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John Day Fossil Beds National MonumentImage of Sheep Rock and a rainbow.
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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 fossilized amynodont skulls.  

Did You Know?
The best place to see the monument's fossils is inside the Thomas Condon Paleontology Center at the Sheep Rock Unit.

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