Interns

Landslides In The Canal

Feb 2, 2016

A few weeks ago, when we were driving to one of our dig sites, we noticed a dip in the … Continue

Isla Barro Colorado

Jan 12, 2016

Last month some visitors from the States and I had the opportunity to take a three hour guided tour of … Continue

UF 223585, the partial skull of Paratoceras coatesi. You can see the orbital where the eye would have been on this specimen. Photo © VP FLMNH.

Fossil Friday 1/8/16: A protoceratid skull

Jan 8, 2016

Welcome to the first Fossil Friday post of 2016! This week we have an exciting specimen to present: a partial … Continue

Studying Panama’s Microfossils

Dec 7, 2015

Hello from the lab! While I spend most of my time in the field looking for new fossils, I also … Continue

New Fossil Finds at Puente Centenario

Dec 4, 2015

This week we had an exciting time in the field, specifically at our site under Puente Centenario. Under the shadow … Continue

Paris Morgan (left) and Jorge Moreno (right) looking from the east side of the Canal across to the new cuts.

Exploring the Panama Canal

Nov 30, 2015

Hello from the Panama Canal! I’ve been in Panama for a little less than two months, but every day we … Continue

Gephen Sadove and Mike Kedenburg at their poster at GSA 2015.

Mike Kedenburg and Gephen Sadove on the thermochronology of the Azuero Peninsula

Nov 2, 2015

Former PCP PIRE geology intern Gephen Sadove and current MS student Mike Kedenburg presented their research on the thermochronology of the … Continue

Dipa Desai explaining her work with ostracods to a GSA attendee.

Dipa Desai at GSA

Nov 2, 2015

Current field intern Dipa Desai presented her research from her internship at the Florissant Fossil beds this past summer. She … Continue

Ariel Guggino at GSA

Nov 2, 2015

Ariel Guggino presented her work today at the GSA conference in Baltimore, MD. For a behind-the-scenes look at her research, … Continue

GSA day 2 preview

Nov 2, 2015

Our paleobotanical researchers are in the spotlight today, with posters anchored by postdoctoral researcher Nathan Jud and former museum intern … Continue

Former PCP PIRE intern Michael Ziegler presents research from the Azuero Peninsula of Panama that he did in concert with Amanda Waite.

GSA 2015

Nov 2, 2015

PCP PIRE has a large contingent here at GSA in Baltimore, MD this year. We hit the ground running with … Continue

Rocking it at the GSA

Nov 1, 2015

Centenario Bridge looking up from the dig site

Last Week at the Canal-Learning to Make a Plaster Jacket

Oct 23, 2015

“It looks as if we have something here,” Jorge our boss exclaimed the minute we got to our Centenario dig … Continue

Dispatch from the field— Lake Alajuela with Nathan Jud

Oct 7, 2015

This is my fifth trip to Panama for paleontological field work. Since I started working with the project a little … 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