I’ve just spent two nights in Canberra with my colleagues, John Long and Richard Cloutier. We came to Australian National University (ANU) to scan some spectacular fish fossils Richard brought over from the famous fossil site Miguasha, Canada.
It is always lovely to visit our nation’s capital city as I lived here during the second half of my PhD, some 8 or 9 years ago. It’s a beautiful city and a great opportunity to catch up with old friends and colleagues.
It was a very fishy couple of days as colleagues from The Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology of China (IVPP in Beijing) also happened to be in town, as well as my two ANU-based PhD supervisors, Prof. Tim Senden and Dr. Gavin Young.
Dr Alice Clement (Flinders) with Dr Jing Lu (IVPP) and a model of Gogonasus.
The CT facilities at ANU are some of the best in the country so I can’t wait to see our scan results. And needless to say, there was much talk about fossil fish, but also a few beers enjoyed!
Dr Gavin Young (ANU), Prof Richard Cloutier (UQAR), and Prof John Long (Flinders) enjoying some beers at The Fellows Bar at Australian National University.
Dr Alice Clement 