Dr. Margaret L. Fraiser
Evolutionary Paleoecology
Recent News:
September, 2008: Conducted Field Trip Course to San Salvador, Bahamas announced.
September, 2008: Bottjer, D.J., Clapham, M.E., Fraiser, M.L., and Powers, C.M., 2008,
Understanding mechanisms for the end-Permian mass extinction and the protracted
Early Triassic aftermath and recovery. GSA Today, v. 18 (9), p. 4-10. [PDF]
August, 2008: NSF-funded field work in western Argentina on extent, duration, and biotic
response to the Late Paleozoic Ice Age.
July, 2008: OISE-IRES grant awarded by the National Science Foundation: "Collaborative
IRES: Integrated Research & Educational Training of Geoscience Students in Deep-
Time Paleoclimatology, Western South America," 2008-2011.
May-June, 2008: Field work in Tasmania on extent, duration, and biotic response to the
Late Paleozoic Ice Age.
May, 2008: International Geoscience Programme (IGCP) 527 funded: "Restoration of Marine
Ecosystems Following the Permian-Triassic Mass Extinction," Website.