I really enjoined this talk because of Dr. Gnidovec’s enthusiasm; You could tell that he really cared about his work! Being able to hold fossilized teeth and shells was a fun experience! Also, seeing how Ohio’s fossils and minerals are in overseas museums is cool! The last thing I would expect to see in a London or Paris museum would be a mineral from Ohio! Also, being in a different setting than the usual classroom was nice! I never noticed some of the small details that Dr. Gnidovec pointed out in Orton hall.
Learning about Georges Cuvier was quite interesting in all my biology based classes, we only talk about how he didn’t believe in evolution; Learning about how he named a couple different fossils acutely surprised because I never would have associated Cuvier with fossils. I was also really interested in learning about Thomas Jefferson. It’s quite humoring to think that Jefferson warned Lewis and Clark about Ground Sloths and other already extinct animals. You would assume that since these two scientists found fossils of animals they have never seen before and start processing the idea of extinction.