Leading SoCal Paleontologist to Speak at Casa Romantica

Casa Up Close lecture series presents:

San Diego Natural History Museum’s Curator of Paleontology, Dr. Tom Deméré

Thursday, March 7, 2019 • 6:00 PM • $10–12

Casa Romantica Cultural Center and Gardens, a nonprofit southern California cultural center, welcomes Dr. Tom Deméré to speak as part of the institution’s Casa Up Close lecture series on Thursday, March 7, 2019.

Dr. Deméré is the Curator of Paleontology and Director of PaleoServices at the San Diego Natural History Museum, where he has been on staff since 1994.

Dr. Deméré will talk about his most exciting and noteworthy dig finds, including the discovery in 1992 of a 130,000-year-old mastodon dinosaur skeleton in San Diego County with bones that are believed to have been broken and sharpened with stones onsite by early humans. The discovery has rocked the scientific world, initiating conversations about the presence of human activity in the Americas. Previously, the oldest record of human activity in the area dated back only 15,000 years.

About Dr. Tom Deméré

Dr. Tom Deméré has worked as a professional paleontologist since 1974. Since 1994, Dr. Deméré has served as Curator of Paleontology and Director of PaleoServices at the San Diego Natural History Museum.

He is the author of numerous scientific and popular articles dealing with the paleontological history of southern California and the evolutionary history of marine mammals. Since 1981, Dr. Deméré has also worked as an environmental consultant to various planning firms, municipalities, and land development companies in southern California.