Topic: fossil evidence

The congress brings palaeontologists together to examine fossil evidence for the history of life, changing environments and the development of biodiversity. Research presentations and interdisciplinary discussion connect Asian discoveries with broader evolutionary questions. Organized with Thailand’s Department of Mineral Resources, Geological Society and partner universities under the Asian Palaeontological Association, it welcomes established researchers, students and early-career scientists. Optional excursions investigate marine and terrestrial fossil records across Thailand.

Steve Brusatte discusses the dinosaurs that survived the end-Cretaceous asteroid impact: birds. The episode follows fossil evidence for feathered dinosaurs and the emergence of avian traits, then considers how surviving bird lineages diversified after the extinction. Publisher illustrations connect fossils, anatomy and evolutionary relationships.