Recent study published in Proceedings of the Royal Society B available at http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2016.2839. Funding from the National Science Foundation helped support this research, which was featured in an article by the University of Florida. To assess marine community response to environmental and anthropogenic change, we must understand spatial heterogeneity in present-day and preindustrial ecosystems. As previous studies predominantly utilize single…
Paleontologist explores the ecology and evolution of echinoids
As is probably the case for a lot of paleontologists, Carrie Tyler’s interest in the field began with dinosaurs. “My mom read me dinosaur books and took me to museums and I really just fell in love… Source: Paleontologist explores the ecology and evolution of echinoids
First day of Field Work
On Saturday October 8th, I went out into the field with Dr. Tyler and her class of undergraduate students. We visited the Brookville Causeway and the South Gate localities in Indiana. While Dr. Tyler led her students through the locality information, I was tasked with collecting abundance data from the Liberty formation from the causeway…
GSA Meeting -Graduate Perspective
I had a very enjoyable time at the Geological Society of America Conference. Highlights for this include: The Night at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science Reception This reception allowed for free entrance to the museum and its exhibits. My favorite of these was the Extreme Mammals exhibit which featured a full-scale model of…
GSA Meeting
The annual Geological Society of America national conference was very successful! Below are some highlights: Presenting research Getting to show what Dr. Tyler and I have been working so hard on to fellow scientists was a great opportunity. We had a tremendous amount of positive feedback, and suggestions for expanding our project in the future. 2. Seeing…
Paleontological Society Student Ambassador Program
Great news! Today I was rewarded the position of a Paleontological Society Student Ambassador. I will receive a 1,000$ travel grant to attend GSA in Denver, CO and a free 1-year membership to the Paleontological Society. As a PS Student Ambassador, I will participate in mentoring events at GSA, volunteer at the Paleo Society booth,…
Post-Doctoral Position in Paleobiology (Florida Museum of Natural History)
Dr. Tyler invites applications for a post-doc position in the Invertebrate Paleontology Division at the Florida Museum of Natural History (University of Florida) in paleobiology/paleoecology. We are seeking motivated candidates, preferably with experience in quantitative paleoecology and stratigraphic paleobiology. The successful candidates will be part of two NSF-funded projects focused on marine invertebrate paleobiology. For…
An Update
Our summer research is well underway! Dr. Tyler and I had the pleasure of going to Cincinatti to collect data from the University of Cincinnati’s Paleontology department. UC’s collection is VERY impressive; Ross Geller would’ve been jealous of us. Not only were we able to collect a ton of data for our food web reconstructions…
Getting ‘Sedimental’ About Wet-Sieving…
Hello! Our summer research project is now in full swing. This week I started wet-sieving samples that we collected from the Liberty Formation, the post-Richmondian invasion community. For those not too familiar with geology, a “formation” is just a specific layer of rock in the stratigraphic column that can be traced and studied in multiple…
Shout-out to Stromatolites
Hello! This week my mom, sister and I hiked rim to rim at the Grand Canyon National Park, which was an amazing experience that I HIGHLY recommend. Unfortunately, there is a unconformity (missing time due to the erosion of specific rock layers) that includes the Ordovician time period, the main focus of our summer research….
And so it begins…
Our first day collecting in the field was a success! Dr. Tyler and I collected sediment samples from the Liberty Formation, a preserved rock unit from pre-biotic invasion Ordovician, a time where southwestern Ohio was under a shallow sea and near the tropics, like the modern-day Bahamas! Our glamorous moments: Dr. Tyler started the day…
Women in Paleontology
Portrait day in the field capturing paleontologists in action! Thrilled to be participating in the Bearded Lady Project “..celebrating the work of female paleontologists and highlighting the challenges and obstacles they face.”
Ancient Ecosystem 