Saturday, April 2 at 12:00 pm
Come join Steve Emma, member and former
president of the Rhode Island Mineral Hunters, Inc., as he introduces our
audience to plant fossils of the Carboniferous Period. The Carboniferous
Period, also known as the “Age of Fossils,” occurred from 320 to 280 million
years ago. Most of the hydrocarbon fuels—coal, oil, and gas—that we use today
come from decaying plants and animals that were alive during that time. Steve
will focus particularly on the remains of some of these plants. His personal
collection of plant fossils include several hundred catalogued specimens
collected throughout Rhode Island and Southern Massachusetts. Our audience
members can go home with a small fossil sample of their very own. Children with
pre-historic interests are very welcome!
Right now
come and see some of Steve’s collection of fossils and minerals on display here
at the library.
Steve Emma
has a background in horticulture and botany and has taught several semesters as
an adjunct professor of Botany at the University of Rhode Island’s College
of Continuing Education. He has a great interest in paleobotany, the
study of plant fossils.