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Lawrence
J. Flynn
Peabody Museum
Harvard University
Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138
USA
An
evolutionary biologist with primary interest in the geological context of
multiple, superposed fossil horizons, I have focused on field projects in the
rich vertebrate deposits of Pakistan and China. Inspired by Rep’s legacy of
monumental work, I specialize on microvertebrate biostratigraphy of the Neogene
Siwalik sequence of Pakistan, primarily the Potwar Plateau of the northern part
of that country, and in various basins of China. Will Downs (left in the photo)
and I worked with Chinese colleagues to develop the local biostratigraphy of
Yushe Basin, which is what stimulated study of the Frick Collection rodents from
China. Frick had supported field work in Yushe Basin in the early part of the
20th century, which produced several specimens, including the two microtine jaws
studied here. Will and I worked the Nan Zhuang Gou area, operating out of the
Yushe hotel, where this photo was taken. My interests include systematics of the
fossils recovered, especially study of the rodents in the paleocommunities
sampled, and biochronological correlation, an area of endeavor developed to a
fine scale by Rep. |