Ceara Purcell

PhD Student

Photo: Ceara Purcell
Education: 
M.S. in Geological Sciences from Ohio University; B.S. in Geology from CSU Chico
Email: 
cpurcell@unm.edu

Research Interests:

My research focuses on biogeography and paleoecology of fossil marine invertebrates in deep time. I am currently researching the biological and environmental relationships of the late Cretaceous (Campanian-Maastrichtian) Western Interior Seaway, using large fossil datasets across the western US. I am primarily interested in understanding how broad-scale biotic associations such as functional diversity, paleobiogeography, and niche occupation are related to changes in environmental conditions and habitats across deep time.