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Owen Davis Professor, Palynology

Palynology is the branch of science dealing with microscopic, decay-resistant remains of certain plants and animals. My research focuses on Palynology and plant fossil analysis of lakes, marshes, caves, coprolites, and packrat middens in western North America.

Research Projects

• Southwestern Palynology and Paleoecology
• Neogene Palynology and Paleoecology

Courses

I teach the following classes:

• Geos 462/562 Introduction to Quaternary Ecology
• Geos 481/581 Quaternary Palynology and Macrofossils
• Nats 104 Life on Earth

Recent CV

Office: Gould-Simpson Bldg. 344
Phone: 520-621-7953
Fax: 520-621-2672
Email: odavis@email.arizona.edu

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