Brian Atkinson

Fig. 1 Morphology of extant conifer seed cones.

#TansleyReview: Homology and heterochrony in the evolution of #conifer #SeedCones

Kelly K. S. Matsunaga
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Was happy to be greeted by inky caps this am. This mushroom excretes enzymes to digest itself to spread more spores. When the dark spores mix with the digestive fluids, it gives the mushroom an inky appearance. So goth, I love it.

Godzilla vs. Biollante commission!

Department of Botany and Plant Pathology at Oregon State University is hiring a Directory of the Herbarium

The Department of Botany and Plant Pathology at Oregon State University is Hiring!

We are searching for a Director of the Oregon State University Herbarium and applications are welcomed at the ranks of assistant, associate, or full professor.

Thanks to all the authors and reviewers who are contributing to this special issue! 🌿⛏️ Many papers are still in review/in revision but some are already available online: academic.oup.com/aob/search-r...
#paleobotany #FossilFriday

Martinez-Gomez Lab Plant Evo-Devo

A little belated but I've started a faculty position at Ecology, Evolution and Marine Biology department at @ucsantabarbara.bsky.social. I'm absolutely stoked! I'll be recruiting at all levels and will be at #Botany2025

Reach out!

www.martinezgomezlab.com

Credit to @briladwig.bsky.social for creation

Logo of an oval with broad boarder encapsulating the words “Kansas Paleobotany”

Logo with the words “Kansas Paleobotany” with a rock hammer cracking the first “a” in “Kansas”.

New logo(s) just dropped. Self expression in my research endeavors has been important for me lately. Low key, Tony Hawk pro skater logo was an inspo for these

I'll have more info in a few weeks when I get back from fieldwork but I'll be recruiting 2 graduate students to begin in 2026 (1 PhD, 1 MS). My lab investigates macroevolutionary dynamics using phylogenetic methods & the fossil record. Please share with students having strong research interests!

Was greeted by this massive slime mold in my garden this morning. One of my fav organisms

Recently installed a cassette player in my 94 Chevy c1500. Physical media brings me so much joy

Plenty of younger fossil grapes tho

I wish. Modern dolmas still a win

KUPB scoured central KS for 100 million year old plants. Prospects ahead

Dawg 😭

Thanks!

Thanks for y’all’s support!

Round it out with plants

Also special shoutout to the ancestors 🖤

Some good news: I’ve officially been awarded tenure with promotion in rank to Associate Professor and Associate Curator

Thanks to all those who supported me along the way ❤️

Our paper is now published🌲⛏️🇦🇶
#paleobotany #fossil #botany

This is something I’ve done with @briladwig.bsky.social as broader impact activities for grants. I’d love to see more academics make zines.

Epiphytes are drip for the trees

Im so bummed to see this. Cipres had been an incredible computational resource to my research program. As an ECR I depended on it to run so many phylogenetic analyses, many if which ended up in my publications. I’m really sad to see it go. Much gratitude for the people who kept Cipres running

Please share this opportunity widely! Instructors: @fmachado.bsky.social @alencarlrv.bsky.social @joelmcglothlin.bsky.social Jacqueline Sztepanacz, Patrick Carter & Joe Felsenstein (virtually)

@briladwig.bsky.social is finally on bluesky! It’s been a blessing to collab with her on paleo inspired zines. Check her out

What an opportunity to work with an amazing (paleo)botanist!

As a horror fan, I have to share (with permission) this student made zine. It def gives some Junji Ito vibes imo

While some folks understandably argue that grading is not aligned with the spirit of zines, I had to make a compromise as an incentive. So Students do get EC points for this. I made a rubric that served as a compass. I think students appreciated that structure. Almost all got the max amnt of points

I think this gave students the opportunity to connect with the learning material (biodiversity) while conveying meaning in their own individualized ways. Which I think is empowering. Will def make this an integral part of class.