Morphology & Ecology Across Time Lab
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John Orcutt and the students of the MEAT Lab explore mammal evolution and paleoecology using the fossil record of the Great Northwest and beyond.
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Hello from the Morphology & Ecology Across Time Lab at @gonzagauniversity.bsky.social! We use the fossil record to explore the evolution of mammals and the forces that drive it. Follow us for research updates, news, and fossil photos (like this one of the rhino Teleoceras in the Carnegie Museum)!
Our undergrad researchers have been doing some great work in the field, museum, and lab on the paleoenvironments of Oligocene marine mammals from the Northwest Coast. And now it's confirmed that they'll be presenting that work at the @geosociety.bsky.social meeting in October!
August 26, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Our undergrad researchers have been doing some great work in the field, museum, and lab on the paleoenvironments of Oligocene marine mammals from the Northwest Coast. And now it's confirmed that they'll be presenting that work at the @geosociety.bsky.social meeting in October!
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As of this #FossilFriday, I'm officially hosting a symposium on Afrotheria at next year's IPC in Cape Town! There's still a lot to work out, but if you work on elephants, sea cows, aardvarks or any of their relatives (and can make it to South Africa) please consider being a part of this session!
April 4, 2025 at 7:09 PM
As of this #FossilFriday, I'm officially hosting a symposium on Afrotheria at next year's IPC in Cape Town! There's still a lot to work out, but if you work on elephants, sea cows, aardvarks or any of their relatives (and can make it to South Africa) please consider being a part of this session!
One of the perks of doing research at John Day Fossil Beds National Monument is getting to stroll through the exhibits afterwards. Besides telling a great story about climate change and evolution, they are a textbook example of how great paleoart can elevate a paleontology display.
March 14, 2025 at 2:35 AM
One of the perks of doing research at John Day Fossil Beds National Monument is getting to stroll through the exhibits afterwards. Besides telling a great story about climate change and evolution, they are a textbook example of how great paleoart can elevate a paleontology display.
The lab is working on describing some carnivores from Oregon's John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, so I had an excuse to run down to one of our planet's more dramatic fossiliferous landscapes (and my old stomping grounds) over our Spring Break.
March 12, 2025 at 7:25 PM
The lab is working on describing some carnivores from Oregon's John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, so I had an excuse to run down to one of our planet's more dramatic fossiliferous landscapes (and my old stomping grounds) over our Spring Break.
Hello from the Morphology & Ecology Across Time Lab at @gonzagauniversity.bsky.social! We use the fossil record to explore the evolution of mammals and the forces that drive it. Follow us for research updates, news, and fossil photos (like this one of the rhino Teleoceras in the Carnegie Museum)!
March 5, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Hello from the Morphology & Ecology Across Time Lab at @gonzagauniversity.bsky.social! We use the fossil record to explore the evolution of mammals and the forces that drive it. Follow us for research updates, news, and fossil photos (like this one of the rhino Teleoceras in the Carnegie Museum)!