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I am happy to announce that this week's speaker of the EOAS colloquium is Dr. Scott Evans of EOAS</div>
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<b class="ContentPasted0">Title</b>: Fresh perspectives on an old question: New species, localities, and patterns of change in the oldest fossil animals</div>
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<div style="margin:0px"><b class="ContentPasted0">Abstract: </b><span style="margin:0px" class="ContentPasted0"></span>The diversification of abundant, complex animals is preserved in soft-bodied fossils belonging to the Ediacara Biota � the oldest macroscopic
communities in the geologic record. While the discovery of such fossils represents a remarkable step in our understanding of metazoan evolution, resolving many longstanding queries (e.g., Darwin�s Dilemma), our view of the Ediacaran is limited by the relatively
few exceptional deposits containing abundant and well-constrained examples of these unique taxa. Further, the relationships between these ancient complex life forms and modern animals are often enigmatic. In this talk I will highlight several new advances
in our understanding of the Ediacara Biota � from an extinction event to new localities and species � that help to contextualize these exceptional fossils within the broader picture of the emergence of animal life on this planet.<span style="margin:0px" class="ContentPasted0"></span></div>
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<div style="margin:0px" class="ContentPasted0"><b class="ContentPasted0">A Note</b>: Colleagues are encouraged to attend the<span class="ContentPasted0"> </span><span data-markjs="true" class="markvqtmwymb0 ContentPasted0" data-ogac="" data-ogab="" data-ogsc="" data-ogsb="" style="margin:0px">colloquium</span><span class="ContentPasted0"> </span>in
person. However, attending online will be feasible. Please request the<span class="ContentPasted0"> </span><span data-markjs="true" class="markvqtmwymb0 ContentPasted0" data-ogac="" data-ogab="" data-ogsc="" data-ogsb="" style="margin:0px">colloquium</span><span class="ContentPasted0"> </span>Zoom
link from Zhaohua Wu (zwu@fsu.edu) if you plan to attend online.</div>
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<div style="margin:0px" class="ContentPasted0">Cheers,</div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(32, 31, 30);">Zhaohua Wu, Professor
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<span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(32, 31, 30);">Florida State University</span><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: "Courier New"; color: rgb(32, 31, 30);"><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"> </span></span></p>
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