In the Paleobotanical Laboratory at Weston Observatory we are investigating the origin and early evolution of land plants.
Emphasis is on the collection and description of early land plant fossil remains.
These include microscopic spores and cryptospores, in addition to problematic macrophytes, such as Nematothallus and other nematophyta. Current projects include field work in northern Spain, the central and southern Appalachian region and the Grand Canyon . Please go to the Weston Paleobotanical Laboratory website for further information about our research activities. If you are a prospective student, you get a better feel for what we do at that site. In addition to field work and classical taxonomic and systematic work, the research at Boston College involves innovative approaches to microscopy.