Paleoecology
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Vanderbilt researchers bring paleoecology into the 21st century
Feedback from editors and reviewers of academic journals is an often-understated driver of new research directions. Assistant Professor of Earth and environmental sciences Simon Darroch, found this to be the case for his new paper examining the differences between geographic ranges of species historic and living. Read MoreJul 14, 2022
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Newly discovered fossils strengthen proposition that world’s first mass extinction engineered by early animals
New fossil evidence strengthens the proposition that the world’s first mass extinction was caused by ‘ecosystem engineers’ – newly evolved organisms that radically altered the environment. Read MoreJul 29, 2016