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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

Work in progress surface scan of fossil turtle.

Digital Paleontology

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

Visitors of the Panama Canal Zone during the All Hands meeting on Saturday September 17th, 2011. © Photo by Gary Liljegren.

First huddle of 2015

Jan 7, 2015

PCP PIRE had its first huddle of 2015 yesterday and there are a lot of exciting things in store this … Continue

The four Fall 2014 field interns preparing a marlin jacket with Jorge Moreno Bernal. Photo by Daniel Mercado.

Changes Coming to PCP PIRE

Dec 17, 2014

PCP PIRE has experienced a lot of change this December. Our Fall 2014 cohort of field interns will be finishing … Continue

Great #Panama discussion at #AGU14 PP poster session. Reuniting members of @PCPPIRE team from Colombia, France & US!!

NSF Post-doc Amanda Waite at AGU

Dec 16, 2014

Currently Amanda Waite (featured in the September eNewsletter) as well as several other PCP PIRE affiliates are at the American … Continue

Intern Lillian Pearson preparing a piece of rhino vertebra with a carbide pick at a prep lab station. (Photograph © Dawn Mitchell)

Welcome back, Field Interns!

Dec 10, 2014

We would like to welcome the Fall 2014 cohort of PCP-PIRE field interns back to the Florida Museum of Natural … Continue

Preparing a fossil requires a variety of tools, some of which are shown here. Top left to bottom right: spray water bottle, lubricating oil for airscribes, acetone, PVA, carbide picks, brushes, a PaleoAro and a microjack (airscribes of different sizes and strengths), dust mask, goggles, and ear muffs for noise protection.

Preparing a Fossil Dugong from the Panama Canal

Nov 17, 2014

The first project I got started on at FLMNH was preparing a fossil dugong from the Culebra formation of the … Continue

Wesley von Dassow at GSA

Oct 22, 2014

Summer 2014 PCP PIRE intern Wes von Dassow presents this morning on the field course in the Azuero Peninsula in … Continue

Michal Kowalewski at GSA 2014 Vancouver

Oct 21, 2014

Michal Kowalewski of the FLMNH presents on his research on the Po Plain in Italy. Troy Dexter, former FLMNH Postdoc, … Continue

Brendan Anderson and Panamanian turritellid snails

Oct 21, 2014

Brendan Anderson, who traveled to Panama with Austin Hendy last spring, is presenting on his research on turritellid snails – … Continue

Victor Perez and fossil sharks

Oct 20, 2014

Victor Perez of FOSSIL and PCPPIRE will present a poster on the fossil sharks he has been studying at booth … Continue

Robyn Henderek with her poster presentation

Robyn Henderek and Lake Alajuela

Oct 19, 2014

Summer 2014 intern Robyn Henderek is at poster booth 358 today (Sunday) showcasing the stratigraphic efforts currently being undertaken to … Continue

Panoramic view of Puente Centenario by Rob Hoffman.

Postdoctoral Fellowship is available with PCP-PIRE!

Oct 10, 2014

A 2-year postdoctoral fellowship is available starting January 2015! PCP-PIRE is seeking a strong field paleontologist or geologist to join … 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

Bruce MacFadden serves BBQ meat to Dena Smith, Roger Portell, and Michal Kowalewski at the Paleo Potluck Party held as part of Dena Smith’s visit to the Florida Museum of Natural History. Photo by Adiel Klompmaker.

Paleo Potluck with Dena Smith

Sep 11, 2014

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