The Florida Museum of Natural History’s “Cruisin’ Deep Time” Talk and Book Signing will feature two people who will share from their fossil-hunting trips across North America.  

The free event will run from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at 3215 Hull Rd. in Gainesville. Registration is required by clicking here.

Alaskan artist Ray Troll and Sant Director of the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History Kirk Johnson will present photographs, artwork and stories from their fossil-hunting travels across North America. The presentation will be followed by a Q&A with the audience and book signing.

“It’s hard not to be amazed by the extraordinary record of life that once roamed over the landscapes we live on, including extinct relatives of elephants, rhinos and sabertoothed cats right here in this part of Florida,” said Florida Museum curator of vertebrate paleontology Jon Bloch said in a press release. “Together, Ray Troll and Kirk Johnson have bridged a gap between science and art that transforms our world of old bones into stories that stimulate the imagination of communities around the world.” 

Johnson and Troll have collaborated on three books, “Cruisin’ the Fossil Freeway,” “Cruisin’ the Fossil Coastline” and their latest title published last month, “Alaska Dinosaurs, Mammoths and More,” using a combination of science and art to both inform and entertain readers about fossils around North America. They also contributed to the creation of the traveling exhibit “Cruisin’ the Fossil Freeway with artist Ray Troll and paleontologist Kirk Johnson,” which the Florida Museum displayed in 2012.

Copies of “Cruisin’ the Fossil Freeway,” and “Alaska Dinosaurs, Mammoths and More” will be available for sale at the event, through The Lynx Books.