I am very excited to see what we can accomplish as we continue our work—Merycoidodon is just one of four species we’re working on. But I’m even more excited for the future of paleo: it’s encouraging knowing three bright stars are about to join our field!

#science #research #fossil #stem

Our project is focused on using daily growth lines in the teeth of fossil mammals to better understand their life histories. Our poster featured the first thin-section we made, of Merycoidodon, a common, small, sheep/camel-like species of “Oreodont” from the Oligocene.

Thanks Graham! Great to meet the CPB group, lots of stimulating questions that gave me food for thought!

Paper here, thread following
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