Fossil Friday 7/31/15: A sundial snail
The subject of this week’s Fossil Friday is the sundial snail Architectonica nobilis. This particular specimen is late Miocene in … Continued
Fossil Friday: A camel tooth
This Fossil Friday, we have a tooth from the camelid Floridatragulus dolichanthereus. This specimen was found by Stanley J. Olsen … Continued
Invertebrate Paleontology in the mid-Miocene: A trip to Lago Alajuela
A visit to Panama City by paleontologists Cristina Robins and Ian Cannon from the University of Florida this past week meant several field … Continued
7/17/15: A peccary tooth
For this Fossil Friday I would like to present an upper tooth of a peccary (Family Tayassuidae). This specimen was … Continued
Fossil Friday 7/10/15: A flat sand dollar
This Fossil Friday I would like to focus on the genus Mellita, a group of flat sand dollars (Class Echinoidea, … Continued
Bedrock Quest: Reflections on Fieldwork in the Azuero Peninsula
Delicate and intricate, the complexity of ecology and climate in the tropics presents a challenge for any scientist wishing to study more … Continued
Fossil Friday 7/3/15: An otolith
For this week’s Fossil Friday we have an otolith from a fish called Paralonchurus trinidadensis. This specimen was found at … Continued