Paleobotany

Dr. Jacquelyn Gill at UF

Mar 8, 2016

Day 67: I gave a seminar today at @uflorida! I've really enjoyed my visit. #365scienceselfies pic.twitter.com/2j6AxnmXtv — Jacquelyn Gill (@JacquelynGill) … Continue

UF 00621-59109, the holotype of Oreomunnea grahamii. The specimen is shown in a lateral view (A), an apical view (B), and in cross section (C). Figure modified from Herrera et al. 2014.

Fossil Friday 3/4/16: A fossilized fruit (Oreomunnea grahamii)

Mar 4, 2016

For this week’s Fossil Friday post, I would like to show you a fossilized fruit called Oreomunnea grahamii. It was … Continue

calcitic mudstone chock full of fossilized plant material

Field Training at the University of Florida!

Oct 2, 2015

Hi all, I am the new 2015-2016 PCP-PIRE field intern! A little about me: My name is Dipa Desai, and … 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

Two plant fossils belonging to the genus Parinari in the family Chrysobalanaceae

Fossil Friday 8/28/15: A Fossil Fruit and its Tree

Aug 28, 2015

For today’s Fossil Friday, we have two plant fossils belonging to the genus Parinari in the family Chrysobalanaceae. Paleontologists always … 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

Spring-Summer museum intern Ariel Guggino examines leaf fossils in the paleobotany collections at FLMNH.

PCP PIRE Fall 2015 Museum Internship Application Now Available!

May 13, 2015

PCP PIRE’s museum internship application for Fall 2015 is now available! Fall 2015 museum interns will be able to explore … Continue

Fossil Friday 4/17/15: Fossil Plants preservation and Identification

Apr 17, 2015

We all must have had in a point of our life heard about how extinct organisms remains become fossilized, either … Continue

Sweet Home Alabama!

Mar 29, 2015

For the past few day I have been in Alabama with Prof Steven Manchester and his class searching for fossilized … Continue

The Spring Break crew listen to a tour guide explain the details of the architecture of the Biomuseo. Photo © Dawn Mitchell.

Update: Spring Break in Panama

Mar 7, 2015

The members of PCP PIRE that traveled to Panama for Spring Break have been collaborating with the field interns to … Continue

Museum Intern Will Tifft takes a swing at a difficult layer of Las Palmas along the Panama Canal.

Spring Break in Panama

Mar 4, 2015

This week 15 additional people descended on the Panama Canal – the University of Florida Spring Break crew has arrived. … Continue

Plant fossils from the Azuero Peninsula: Dracontomelon

Oct 3, 2014

New fossils from Eocene deposits of Panama on the Azuero peninsula (at arrow) are revealing that ~50 Million years ago, when … Continue