报告题目：侏罗纪的恐龙胚胎化石

报告人：  罗伯特.赖兹（Robert Reisz）

          加拿大皇家科学院院士

          加拿大多伦多大学古生物学特聘教授

          吉林大学荣誉教授、唐敖庆讲座教授

          未来科学国际合作联合实验室“古生物化学与生物演化”中外联合科研团队的外方首席科学家

时间：6月3日（星期日）14:00 点

地点：鼎新大讲堂

主办单位：科学技术协会

承办单位：地球科学学院、恐龙演化研究中心

协办单位：研究生院、教务处、科学技术处、宣传部、未来科学国际合作联合实验室、北区综合办、古生物学与地层学研究中心、博物馆

报告人简介：

罗伯特.赖兹（Robert Reisz）院士是加拿大多伦多大学古生物学特聘教授，吉林大学荣誉教授、唐敖庆讲座教授及未来科学国际合作联合实验室“古生物化学与生物演化”中外联合科研团队的外方首席科学家。其主要致力于早期四足动物的演化研究，在羊膜卵动物、双孔类爬行动物及恐龙胚胎演化等方面的研究贡献卓越，曾在NATURE、SCIENCE等顶级刊物上发表过数十篇具有重要影响力的科学论文，已发表的ISI检索论文高达200多篇，被授予过美国科学促进会会士、加拿大皇家科学院院士等诸多学术荣誉，是全世界最著名的古生物学家之一。

报告提要：

主要介绍四足类动物胚胎演化研究的现状，并以恐龙为例介绍了羊膜卵动物胚胎及幼体在中生代时期的演化历史，以及在早侏罗世恐龙化石中发现有机残留物的重大研究成果。

There is a never ending, worldwide fascination with dinosaurs. They extend over 220 million years of earth’s history and include not only living birds, but also the largest and most ferocious looking predators, as well as the largest land dwelling animals of all time. During the last few decades there have been major changes in our understanding of dinosaur biology and evolution, accompanied by a huge explosion of scientific investigations and discoveries.

Today, I will introduce to you the subject of embryonic development and growth in some very early dinosaurs, the oldest known dinosaurs that have preserved eggs, embryos and babies. They have been found in opposite ends of the ancient supercontinent called Pangea, in 195 million year old rocks in China and South Africa. These wonderful fossils tell us a lot about how innovations in their early life led do the success of dinosaurs, and their ability to become giants. We have used various paleontological, chemical, and optical methods to unravel the mysteries of the early life of these dinosaurs.