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I found a meteorite! (Probably not)

Near midnight on Thursday, March 27, 2003, as I was preparing for bed, I noticed a bright flash outside. I did not think more about it at…

Mar 14, 2022

I found a meteorite! (Probably not)

Mar 14, 2022

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A Fossil Park for Illinois

One of the greatest challenges I face in teaching paleontology in Chicago is finding a place to bring my classes on field trips. I also am…

Apr 1, 2019

A Fossil Park for Illinois

Apr 1, 2019

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What is a fossil?

In a Peanuts comic that had a place of honor on my dorm door, Peppermint Patty is taking an exam and is asked to: “Explain World War II.”…

Jan 27, 2020

What is a fossil?

Jan 27, 2020

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I found a fossil!! (or did I?)

You are walking along a creek bed when you see an oddly shaped and colored rock. You pick it up and think “this must be a fossil!” So, you…

Dec 14, 2021

I found a fossil!! (or did I?)

Dec 14, 2021

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What are fossils worth?

$2.36 million dollars. That’s how much a private seller paid for a nearly complete skeleton of a carnivorous dinosaur sold at auction in…

Jun 14, 2018

What are fossils worth?

Jun 14, 2018

Curious City: Did Dinosaurs Roam Chicago?

I recently had the privilege of being interviewed by host Susie An of the podcast Curious City, produced by the WBEZ, the local NPR…

Jun 12

Jun 12

Introduction to Palaeontology: A Podcast

Thought I would share this just released podcast on the site Palaeocast (https://www.palaeocast.com/category/podcast/), long run by Dave…

Feb 25

Feb 25

Paleontology Is Far More Than New Fossil Discoveries: Understanding the ancient past is critical to…

Roy E. Plotnick, Brendan M. Anderson, Sandra J. Carlson, Advait M. Jukar, Julien Kimmig and Elizabeth Petsios

Dec 1, 2023

Paleontology Is Far More Than New Fossil Discoveries: Understanding the ancient past is critical to…

Dec 1, 2023

I’m Sorry I Missed Your Talk! (and yours, and yours…)

I just returned from the annual meeting of the Geological Society of America (GSA) in Pittsburgh. At this point in my career, I have lost…

Oct 25, 2023

I’m Sorry I Missed Your Talk! (and yours, and yours…)

Oct 25, 2023

The Continuing Importance of Paleontology

As my-coauthors and I argue in a recently published opinion piece in Scientific American, paleontology is far more than new fossil…

Oct 8, 2023

The Continuing Importance of Paleontology

Oct 8, 2023

Roy Plotnick

Roy Plotnick

Paleontologist, geologist, ecologist, educator. Professor at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Author of Explorers of Deep Time.

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