invertebrate paleontology

Apr 29, 2016

This week’s Fossil Friday post focuses on a white cockle of the genus Apiocardia. This bivalve specimen was collected from the … Continue

Mar 25, 2016

This week’s Fossil Friday feature is the basket clam Caryocorbula stena. This specimen was found in the Gatún Formation and … Continue

Mar 11, 2016

This week’s Fossil Friday feature is the fossilized corallum, or coral skeleton, of a coral (Phylum Cnidaria, Class Anthozoa) called … Continue

Dec 11, 2015

This week’s Fossil Friday is the Springvale cup and saucer limpet, Crucibulum springvaleense. This specimen was collected from the Gatún … Continue

Nov 6, 2015

For this week’s Fossil Friday we have a Venus clam (family Veneridae) from the Gatún Formation, Chionopsis tegulum. This Venus … Continue

Oct 9, 2015

For this week’s Fossil Friday I am going to send you off to see what invertebrate paleontologists Jonathan Hendricks and … Continue

Sep 11, 2015

On this Fossil Friday, I am presenting a dove snail called Strombina lessepsiana, which is a member of the marine … Continue

Sep 2, 2015

Hi my name is Aly Tucker and I am a new intern and I am studying invertebrates. I graduated in … Continue

Jul 31, 2015

The subject of this week’s Fossil Friday is the sundial snail Architectonica nobilis. This particular specimen is late Miocene in … Continue

Jul 10, 2015

This Fossil Friday I would like to focus on the genus Mellita, a group of flat sand dollars (Class Echinoidea, … Continue

Jun 26, 2015

For this rendition of Fossil Friday, we have a predatory snail called Stigmaulax guppiana. This specimen was found by IVP … Continue

Jun 12, 2015

For the past couple of weeks I’ve been working around the lab unpacking, organizing, and preparing the Panama specimens. I’ve … Continue

Jun 12, 2015

This Fossil Friday we have the shell of an olive snail called Oliva gatunensis. This specimen was found by PCP … Continue

May 20, 2015

Over the past couple of weeks I’ve been working on several smaller projects around the lab that have included identifying … 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

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