Our latest contribution to the study of early Cambrian exceptionally preserved euarthropods from the Chengjiang biota is now available in Current Biology. We investigated the head organization of small juveniles (5 to 7mm long) of the great appendage euarthropod Leanchoilia illecebrosa through microCT. Our results show the head organization of Leanchoilia in unprecedented detail...

The Lab for Invertebrate Paleobiology and Evolution at OEB/MCZ and Harvard  stands firmly with the Statement on Anti-Racism published by the Paleontological Society, the flagship scientific society for our discipline in the United States. Additionally, incoming graduate student Jared C. Richards has produced a comprehensive online document with...

Many congratulations to graduate student Sarah Losso for receiving the Harvard Certificate of Distinction in Teaching , granted by the Office of Undergraduate Education, in recognition of her excellent work as a teaching fellow during Fall 2019, as part of the course OEB 56: Geobiology and History of Life. Well done Sarah!

We are also delighted that our...

In line with the safety recommendations implemented by Harvard University and the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, all members of the Invertebrate Paleobiology and Evolution Lab are required to work remotely until further notice in order to minimize the risk of contagion by the COVID-19 virus.

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We are super excited about our new course offering for Spring 2020, OEB/EPS 150 Exceptional Paleobiological Insights into Animal Evolution. We will learn about the the nature and biases of the fossil record, the mechanisms behind exceptional preservation in biotas ranging from the Precambrian to mid-Phanerozoic, and study some amazing fossils from the MCZ collections along the way! The course is open to both undergraduate and graduate students, and features a week-long trip to the Cambrian of Utah during the spring. You can find...