Megalosaurus Month 2024
February 2024 was Megalosaurus Month at The Geological Society; a festival celebrating the 200th anniversary of the first scientific description of a non-avian dinosaur by our very own former president and first Oxford Professor of Geology, William Buckland (1784-1856). His paper “Notice on the Megalosaurus or great Fossil Lizard of Stonesfield" was presented at a meeting of the Geological Society on 20 February 1824.
We celebrated this important moment in the history of science with an exhibition based around a replica Megalosaurus skeleton, hosted in our Upper Library.
Accompanying the Megalosaurus was a plethora of dino-related activities across the month, in which we welcomed over 3,200 people into our historic Burlington House building.
Each day saw something new as activities appealed to a range of interests and age-levels. From lino-printing workshops and life drawing classes, half-term children’s activities and school’s workshops, a recreation of Buckland’s teaching room from Oxford University, networking receptions for students and an incredibly popular Public Lecture that saw more than 500 people register - it was a month to remember!
Click through each picture below to read more about each activity and find out future opportunities to get involved!