Guess who’s back for a second round with the PCP-PIRE project! Yes, this time I find myself here in scenic … Continue
For this week’s Fossil Friday, we have a newly identified protoceratid called Paratoceras orarius. This protoceratid is the smallest member … Continue
This Fossil Friday, we have a tooth from the camelid Floridatragulus dolichanthereus. This specimen was found by Stanley J. Olsen … Continue
For this Fossil Friday I would like to present an upper tooth of a peccary (Family Tayassuidae). This specimen was … Continue
For this week’s Fossil Friday we have an otolith from a fish called Paralonchurus trinidadensis. This specimen was found at … Continue
This Fossil Friday we have a caiman (Family Alligatoridae, Subfamily Caimaninae) named Culebrasuchus mesoamericanus. This specimen was found by PCP … Continue
Identifying extinct species is like solving mysteries (but these mysteries can be more than 56 million years old) and the … Continue
Let’s imagine for a moment the great western plains of North America. The sky is blue, up above seems to … Continue
For this rendition of Fossil Friday we have the upper tooth of a lemon shark, Negaprion brevirostris. It was collected … Continue
This Fossil Friday I’m presenting an oreodont humerus that was prepared by PCP PIRE preparator Rachel Narducci. This specimen was … Continue
This Fossil Friday we have the dental plate of a cownose ray (genus Rhinoptera). This fossil is from the Gatún … Continue
For this Fossil Friday we have a whale of a discovery to share, specifically the skull of a kogiid whale. … Continue
PCP PIRE Fall 2015 Museum Internship Application Now Available!
PCP PIRE’s museum internship application for Fall 2015 is now available! Fall 2015 museum interns will be able to explore … Continue
Lately Ariel and myself have been working on identifying specimens that were recovered from the Nebraska All Hands trip last … Continue
This week’s Fossil Friday is the subject of a paper recently published by former PCP PIRE Post Doc Aaron Wood … Continue