Ugly Fossil Syndrome

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Other| June 01, 2000 Ugly Fossil Syndrome CAROL M. TANG CAROL M. TANG 1Carol Tang is an evolutionary paleoecologist who is interested in the dynamics of paleocommunity change in response to environmental and ecological changes. She is one of the last Americans to receive a bachelor's degree in Paleontology (from U.C. Berkeley). She received an M.S. in paleoceanography and a Ph.D. in paleoecology from the University of Southern California. She was a Chancellor's Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Integrative Biology at U.C. Berkeley before becoming an assistant professor in the Department of Geology at Arizona State University. She has been active in professional and educational service such as serving as the chair of the Paleontological Society-Cordilleran Section and writing Jurassic articles for the Encyclopaedia Britannica. She currently is pursuing research in the Neogene of the Domincan Republic, the Paleogene of the West Coast, and is a principal investigator in NASA's Astrobiology Institute. Here, she is pictured in her favorite time period and her favorite Jurassic Park, Zion National Park. Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information CAROL M. TANG 1Carol Tang is an evolutionary paleoecologist who is interested in the dynamics of paleocommunity change in response to environmental and ecological changes. She is one of the last Americans to receive a bachelor's degree in Paleontology (from U.C. Berkeley). She received an M.S. in paleoceanography and a Ph.D. in paleoecology from the University of Southern California. She was a Chancellor's Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Integrative Biology at U.C. Berkeley before becoming an assistant professor in the Department of Geology at Arizona State University. She has been active in professional and educational service such as serving as the chair of the Paleontological Society-Cordilleran Section and writing Jurassic articles for the Encyclopaedia Britannica. She currently is pursuing research in the Neogene of the Domincan Republic, the Paleogene of the West Coast, and is a principal investigator in NASA's Astrobiology Institute. Here, she is pictured in her favorite time period and her favorite Jurassic Park, Zion National Park. Publisher: SEPM Society for Sedimentary Geology First Online: 03 Mar 2017 Online Issn: 1938-5323 Print Issn: 0883-1351 Society for Sedimentary Geology PALAIOS (2000) 15 (3): 175–176. https://doi.org/10.1669/0883-1351(2000)015<0175:UFS>2.0.CO;2 Article history First Online: 03 Mar 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation CAROL M. TANG; Ugly Fossil Syndrome. PALAIOS 2000;; 15 (3): 175–176. doi: https://doi.org/10.1669/0883-1351(2000)015<0175:UFS>2.0.CO;2 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyPALAIOS Search Advanced Search Beautiful fossils draw people to paleontology—they entice people to attend museums, buy coffee-table books, watch documentaries on cable channels and, of course, spend large sums of money on fossil specimens. Some are so drawn to fossils that they become paleontologists, either avocational or professional ones. But the emphasis on good-looking and well-preserved fossils can prevent us from exploring important scientific questions and understanding the complete record of life on Earth. It is clear that much of our understanding of ancient life comes from fossil conservation-Lagerstätten where the preservation is exceptional. The reconstruction of organisms that usually are disarticulated or soft-bodied... You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.