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John Day Fossil Beds National MonumentUp close view of the soil at painted the Painted Hills
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John Day Fossil Beds National Monument
Paleobotanist
Image of Regan Dunn, paleobotanist.

Regan Dunn studies fossil pollen along with fossil plant material.

Regan Dunn

Paleontologist/Paleobotanist

John Day Fossil Beds National Monument

Regan Dunn received a Masters in Botany from the University of Wyoming in 2003, and is currently collecting data to incorporate into a Ph.D. project involving floras of the Eocene–Oligocene transition. Her research interests include the effect of past climate change on floras, ancient plant-insect interactions, Paleogene and Neogene floras in Oregon, early Paleocene floras in Wyoming, Neogene floras in Alaska, refining timescales, applications of biostratigraphy, and palynology.
Image of a cedar hairstreak butterfly  

Did You Know?
The wildflowers at the Painted Hills provide abundant sources of food for the monument's many butterfly species.

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Last Updated: August 31, 2006 at 14:26 EST