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Paleobiology Faculty

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We focus on understanding the nature and interplay of the evolutionary, ecological, and physical environmental forces that have shaped the history of life on geological timescales. Within OEB, we address many aspects of paleobiology, covering all major...

Brian D. Farrell and Colleagues Present Study Of Insect Diversity

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In the August issue of the journal Paleobiology , Brian D. Farrell and colleagues present a scientific study of insect diversity suggesting that it’s seasonality, not heat or light, that drives biodiversity. Full Story.

Earth History and Paleobiology Seminar

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The EHAP seminar series is a joint product of OEB, Earth and Planetary Science, and Anthropology. The series brings in speakers from all over the country and the world. Seminars are held in Geology 102, Haller Hall on Tuesdays at 4 p.m. Posters appear on...

OEB Special Seminar: Javier Ortega-Hernandez

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Special Seminar Co-Sponsored by OEB & EPS Javier Ortega-Hernandez University of Cambridge Developmental and paleobiological insights on the early evolution of Panarthropoda Reception following event

OEB Special Seminar: Jakob Vinther

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Special Seminar Co-Sponsored by OEB & EPS Jakob Vinther University of Bristol Molecular Palaeobiology and exceptional preservation - A palaeontologists’ contribution to macroevolutionary studies Reception following event

Javier Ortega-Hernández awarded a Dean's Competitive Fund for Promising Scholarship

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Congratulations to Javier Ortega-Hernández and Research Scientist Rudy Lerosey-Aubril who were awarded a Dean's Competitive Fund for Promising Scholarship for their project, "A fresh North American view into the Cambrian Explosion - new insights into the...

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Four broad research areas capture the core expertise of the members of OEB. Groundbreaking research in the life sciences is now more interdisciplinary than ever and many OEB faculty work in more than one of these areas. OEB also maintains expertise in a...

MicroCT Reveals New Arthropod Species

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Using microCT Javier Ortega-Hernández and Yu Liu, Professor of Paleobiology, Yunnan University, China discovered Xiaocaris luoi, a new species of fuxianhuiid, an important group of early branching arthropods that are central to discussions concerning the...

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OEB Seminar Series: Anjali Goswami

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Anjali Goswami Honorary Professor in Paleobiology Department of Genetics, Evolution, and Environment, University College London Dean of Postgraduate Education and Research Leader in Life Sciences Natural History Museum, London From development to deep...

MicroCT Reveals Detailed Head Morphology of Arthropod, Leanchoilia illecebrosa

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Javier Ortega-Hernández and Yu Liu, Professor of Paleobiology, Yunnan University, China have collaborated for years in the study of Chengjiang arthropods and their evolutionary significance. Their latest paper in Current Biology shows with unprecedented...

Charles C. Davis

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Faculty Support: Bridget Power

Our research on plant diversity integrates the disciplines of systematics, paleobiology, evolution, ecology, and molecular biology. One major theme that unites these disciplines is phylogenetic theory, which we apply to...