DinoFest: Underwater Worlds — Saturday

Have you ever wondered what lurked beneath the surface of oceans, rivers, and streams during the age of dinosaurs? At NHMU's ninth-annual DinoFest on January 25-26, 2025, we will explore these Underwater Worlds and examine how dinosaurs interacted with them.

We’ll be joined by a lineup of world-class paleontologists who specialize in the diverse creatures that lived underwater alongside dinosaurs, including ichthysaurs, plesiosaurs, crocodilians, turtles, and fish. These experts will offer DinoFest guests a rare, insider look at the latest and most groundbreaking discoveries from the world of paleontology.

DinoFest guests will also enjoy special access to the Paleo Preparation Lab and Paleontology Collections to get up close with incredible fossils. And community partners in the Museum's Canyon will highlight the region's many dinosaur research and educational communities.

Don’t delay, prebook your tickets in advance of NHMU’s most popular weekend event!

DinoFest Speaker Lineup

Please note, there is free child care at the Dino Drop off Zone in the community room during the talks.

Saturday, January 25, 2025

• 12 p.m. Keynote by Laura E. Wilson, Ph.D. 
  Surviving Hell’s Aquarium
   
• 1 p.m. DinoBite by Neil Patrick Kelley, Ph.D.
  Here Be Monsters: Giant Ichthyosaurs and Their World
   
• 1:30 p.m. DinoBite by Saana El-Sayed
  Prehistoric Giants From Egypt
   
• 2 p.m. DinoBite by Andrew Milner
  Swimming With Dinosaurs: What Traces and Traces Tell Us About Aquatic Behaviors of Dinosaurs
   
• 2:30 p.m. DinoBite by Kate Ritterbush, Ph.D.
  Bringing Fossils to Life With Robots and Video Games