Vertebrate Paleontology

May 29, 2015

This Fossil Friday I’m presenting an oreodont humerus that was prepared by PCP PIRE preparator Rachel Narducci. This specimen was … Continue

May 22, 2015

This Fossil Friday we have the dental plate of a cownose ray (genus Rhinoptera). This fossil is from the Gatún … Continue

May 15, 2015

For this Fossil Friday we have a whale of a discovery to share, specifically the skull of a kogiid whale. … Continue

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

May 7, 2015

Lately Ariel and myself have been working on identifying specimens that were recovered from the Nebraska All Hands trip last … Continue

May 1, 2015

This week’s Fossil Friday is the subject of a paper recently published by former PCP PIRE Post Doc Aaron Wood … Continue

Apr 24, 2015

This Fossil Friday we have a peripheral element of the plastron (ventral surface of the shell) of a kinosternid turtle … Continue

Apr 20, 2015

Last week myself and the other interns took a field trip for two days to dig at the fossil site … Continue

Mar 27, 2015

On this Fossil Friday I would like to present a protoceratid, Paratoceras coatesi. The specimen shown here is a right … Continue

Mar 26, 2015

I think many people these days are familiar with CT scanning, or its cousin, the MRI, even more so. But many … Continue

Mar 13, 2015

This Fossil Friday I would like to show you another shark from the Culebra Formation called Hemipristis serra. This specimen … Continue

Mar 12, 2015

And we’re back! A ton has happened since our last post. A huge group of our scientific partners at the … Continue

Mar 7, 2015

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

Mar 4, 2015

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

Feb 27, 2015

I spent a few days getting some anatomical drawings done. They’re not my first. I have a long history in … Continue