Research |
Paleontology
Paleontology at the University of Arizona focuses on the processes
of fossilization (taphonomy) and on the late Cenozoic history of life
and environments. Special strengths are in the use of proxy indicators
such as stable isotopes, pollen and variation in growth rings (in clams,
corals, cave deposits, and trees) to reconstruct rates and patterns
of environmental and climate change in the recent past. Conservation
paleobiology – the use of fossil remains and proxy indicators
to assess human impact and to guide restoration – is an active
area of research.
Faculty
Karl
Flessa -
Paleobiology, paleoecology, conservation paleobiology
Faculty with related interests
Andy
Cohen - Paleolimnology, Stratigraphy, Paleobiology
Julia Cole - Paleoecology, Paleoclimatology
Owen Davis - Quaternary Paleoecology
Jonathan Overpeck - Paleoclimatology, Paleoecology, Climate Dynamics
Jay Quade - Soil Geochemistry
Adjunct faculty
Kay
Behrensmeyer – National Museum of Natural History/Smithsonian Institution
Julio Betancourt – U.S. Geological Survey
Faculty in other departments
Malcolm Hughes – Laboratory of Tree-Ring research
Tom Swetnam - Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research
Connie Woodhouse - Geography
Researchers
David
Dettman - Isotope Geochemistry
Allister Rees - Paleoecology,
paleontology
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