July 2014 Archives

Jul 25, 2014

This is the lower jaw of “Cynorca” occidentale UF234400, early to middle Miocene, 19-14.8 mya. This extinct peccary was part … Continue

Jul 22, 2014

This past Monday, Bruce McFadden, principal investigator of the PCP PIRE program, arrived with a group of 10 middle school … Continue

Jul 18, 2014

On Monday of this week, I was fortunate to make several interesting fossil finds along the shores of Lake Alajuela, … Continue

Jul 8, 2014

As week 2 begins in Panama we shifted our field schedule slightly earlier into the day (morning) in order to … Continue

Jul 8, 2014

Hola! My name is Robyn Henderek and I am one of the four PCP-PIRE Summer 2014 interns. I am a … Continue

Jul 5, 2014

This morning I had the privilege to go birdwatching in one of the world’s most famous Neotropical rainforest locations: Pipeline … Continue

Jul 5, 2014

Greetings and Happy (belated) American Independence Day from the Summer 2014 PCP PIRE Intern cohort! Last night we celebrated the … Continue

Jul 4, 2014

A follow up to yesterday’s post. As mentioned yesterday, large bones and fragments are easy (relatively) to find in the … Continue

Jul 4, 2014

In a few weeks a group of teachers will arrive with Principal Investigator Dr. Bruce McFadden to gain hands-on research … Continue

Jul 3, 2014

You may all be wondering why you’re only just hearing from us in July although we’ve been in Panama since … Continue

Jul 3, 2014

It was great to meet and work alongside other scientists, interns, and students from the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (Ancón, … Continue

Jul 3, 2014

While Evan, Jorge, and Aldo ventured out into the field as per usual, Wesley, Robyn, and myself took a detour … Continue

Jul 1, 2014

A national holiday has come and gone. Yesterday marked the inauguration of the new Panamanian president. Stores and services closed … Continue

Jul 1, 2014

Dr. John M. Turner, an optometrist from Hattiesburg, MS, grew up in the Panama Canal Zone. As a youth he … Continue

Month: July 2014