New paper in Climate of the Past

It's been a few months since the paper was published, but hopefully it's still fresh enough to mention. A collaborative study with a number of colleagues, including my former student Karolina Bryłka (presently a PhD student at Lund University), Elżbieta Mydłowska (University of Szczecin), Bridget Wade (University College London), Steven Bohaty (University of Southampton), and …

Czytaj dalej New paper in Climate of the Past

Pseudoloculate valve structure

There are several types of valve structure in diatoms, and one of them is termed pseudoloculate. The pseudoloculate valve structure is an ancient evolutionary feature, found in numerous early diatom groups, including such bizarre genera as Gladius or Gladiopsis. In more recent lineages, Stephanopyxis and Triceratium (but only in the strict sense!) are good examples of pseudoloculate valve …

Czytaj dalej Pseudoloculate valve structure

The Micropalaeontological Society 50th Anniversary Conference 2020 keynote talk video

Earlier this year, I had the pleasure to give a keynote talk as part of TMS 50th Anniversary Conference 2020. The talk title was "What next for Palaeogene marine diatoms? Lessons from the western North Atlantic". TMS has just made the recordings available online. If you're interested to watch and listen, please follow the link …

Czytaj dalej The Micropalaeontological Society 50th Anniversary Conference 2020 keynote talk video