Prof. Bruce Rubidge is Distinguished Professor at the Evolutionary Studies Institute at the University of the Witwatersrand. Passionate about fossils, he is an authority on the formation of the Karoo Basin and the evolution of its fauna, especially the therapsid mammal-like reptiles and the stories they tell us about the ancestry of mammals. He currently lives in Graaff-Reinet where he has established the Karoo Origins fossil centre.