John Huntley

Recreating Mazon Creek’s 300-million-year-old ecosystem A new study from the University of Missouri sheds light on how exceptional fossil preservation at Mazon Creek captured the diversity of life across land, delta and sea.

Here is the press release for our latest paper in Paleobiology!

showme.missouri.edu/2025/recreat...

Eight types of plate boundaries are illustrated. Each type points to a different place on the world map. The world map shows outlines for the plate boundaries.

I created this map to celebrate different types of plate boundaries.

#geology #platetectonics #map #illustration

Oh wow! Those were definitely some design choices.

It’s blocked! Maybe they didn’t like your take?

As I age, I can totally relate to Stephen Jay Gould’s decision to not engage in email. Of course, if I did that, I would have to talk on the phone.

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We can’t control the timing of things appearing on the NSF Earth Sciences website but finally the announcement, FAQ, and full solicitations for our realignment are out!
DCL: www.nsf.gov/pubs/2025/ns...
FAQ: www.nsf.gov/pubs/2025/ns...
All EAR programs: new.nsf.gov/geo/ear

Thanks for the clear synopsis, Gabe!

Here’s the latest from the PARADIVE team and friends (including me)!

Fossil constraints on the origin and evolution of Platyhelminthes are surprisingly concordant with modern molecular phylogenies ABSTRACT Trace fossils preserved with fossil worm-shaped remains suggest the presence of...

doi.org/10.1590/S198...

Welcome to our new social media account. From today we will also provide you with the latest information here. 😃

True story and I’m still kicking myself for not trying them.

Can confirm.

Congratulations on publishing this great project, @gsjphd.bsky.social ! This was a collaborative effort with Sarah Jacquet, Tara Selly, and Jim Schiffbauer with support from NSF and Mizzou Geology.

That stage in writing where you have to read five papers to write three lines.

Hi everyone! It has taken me a little while to engage here but I’m excited to join. My name is John and I’m a paleoecologist at the University of Missouri. I’m really in to studying parasite-host and predator-prey interactions and conservation paleobiology!