Interns

Sep 23, 2015

Hi- I have been looking at samples from Alhajuela and trying to get through that material recently. We have a … Continue

Fossil wood that would later be revealed to be a member of the family Elaeocarpaceae.

Identifying Fossil Wood

Sep 22, 2015

Hello! My name is Carolyn Thornton and I’m a recent graduate from the College of Wooster in Ohio and a … Continue

PCP-PIRE Summer 2015 Intern Isaac Magallanes (foreground) and Gina Roberti (background) dig in the sedimentary sequences of the Panama Canal.

Summer 2015 Field Interns in the News!

Sep 15, 2015

Summer 2015 Field Intern Isaac Magallanes and his work in the Panama Canal were recently featured in the Orange County … Continue

Nebraska Field Conference attendees Miranda Armour-Chelu, Lisa Lundgren and Joseph Boyle walk through Toadstool Geologic Park in Nebraska. Photo courtesy of Cristina Robins.

The August/September edition of the PCP PIRE eNewsletter is here!

Sep 11, 2015

The newest edition of the PCP PIRE eNewsletter just came out yesterday! This issue features articles from the Summer 2015 … Continue

Same old bones, just a different day.

Sep 10, 2015

Guess who’s back for a second round with the PCP-PIRE project! Yes, this time I find myself here in scenic … Continue

Invertebrate- Silicone Molds

Sep 2, 2015

Hi my name is Aly Tucker and I am a new intern and I am studying invertebrates. I graduated in … Continue

PCP-PIRE Summer 2015 Interns, (from left to right) Isaac Magallanes, Michael Zeigler, Paris Morgan and Gina Roberti.

Who’s Fault is it Anyway? Stratigraphy along the Panama Canal.

Aug 23, 2015

Who’s Fault is it Anyway? Recognizing deformation (faults) of rocks within the Canal on three different scales can give context … Continue

A fragment of a fossilized crocodilian tooth, a common find in the PCP Canal Localities.

Who’s Dating Whom, or rather, Who’s Sharing the Same Bed. Stratigraphic relationships along the Panama Canal

Aug 7, 2015

Distinguishing exact stratigraphic relationships between the sedimentary units that outcrop in the Canal remains a question of debate. Here, we … Continue

Invertebrate Paleo. collection team, July 15, 2015, Lago Alajuela. The terraced shorelines and extremely low lake levels reflect record lows in rainfall during June, the third driest June on record in Panama in the last 100 years. So much exposed shoreline makes for fantastic fossil hunting. Starting with the back row and moving left to right, Cristina Robins, project coordinator PCP-PIRE; Michael Ziegler, PCP-PIRE Intern; Ian Cannon, University of Florida; Jorge Moreno, PCP-PIRE Field Leader; Gina Roberti, PCP-PIRE Intern, Summer 2015.

Invertebrate Paleontology in the mid-Miocene: A trip to Lago Alajuela

Jul 20, 2015

A visit to Panama City by paleontologists Cristina Robins and Ian Cannon from the University of Florida this past week meant several field … Continue

Tiny sparkling grains of a blue-green metamorphic mineral (most likely epidote) that forms when volcanic basalts are hydrothermally altered. Notice the thin orange layer (perhaps microbial) on the surface, which shows weathering or breakdown of the rock (‘meteorizado’ in spanish). Oftentimes it requires a rock hammer to break open the rock and see past this superficial rind.

Bedrock Quest: Reflections on Fieldwork in the Azuero Peninsula

Jul 6, 2015

Delicate and intricate, the complexity of ecology and climate in the tropics presents a challenge for any scientist wishing to study more … Continue

Tennessee Road trip!

Jun 23, 2015

This past weekend June 19-21, 2015 I finally had the chance to visit Dawson Clay Pit at Henry County Tennessee, … Continue

Myself navigating ScanStudio on the projector, as Justy describes what I'm doing.

3D Digitization Workshop

Jun 18, 2015

This week I was lucky enough to have attended a workshop titled “3D Digitization of Fossils for Educators and Citizen … Continue

The second stage of the plaster jacket process whereby the tissue paper is dampened and added as a base coat to protect the fossil.

*DEADLINE EXTENDED* Year-long Field Internships in Panama – Applications due July 10!

Jun 17, 2015

Application Deadline *EXTENDED*: 5PM EDT on July 10, 2015 Are you interested in a geology and paleontology? How about traveling … Continue

Clue: solving the mysteries of the teeth

Jun 17, 2015

Identifying extinct species is like solving mysteries (but these mysteries can be more than 56 million years old) and the … Continue

Pocket Horse

Jun 15, 2015

Let’s imagine for a moment the great western plains of North America. The sky is blue, up above seems to … Continue