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