Diving into the deep past
Life in Deep Time
How did rainforests and reefs respond to changes in temperature and carbon dioxide in the past? How did species evolve as a result of geological changes? What were tropical ecosystems like before humans? Our scientists address these questions using a rich fossil record. Their investigations look at the rise of the first tropical forests tens of millions of years ago; how marine species diverged after being isolated on either side of the Isthmus of Panama a few million of years ago; and how reefs and forests have changed over thousands of years in response to climate change and human impact.
Modern computational tools may open a new era for fossil pollen research
Unequal migration across the land-bridge millions of years ago
Animated maps of sea level rise: the Isthmus of Panama during the last 26,000 years
Fossil trees on Peru’s Central Andean Plateau tell a tale of dramatic environmental change
New fossil catfish species identified through 3D visualization technology
