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Palaeopoems is a project that brings together the world’s palaeontology poetry in one place for the first time. We seek out poetry by real palaeontologists and share them with short biographies of the authors, natural history context, and original artwork.

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Category: Botany

Botany

‘Twas the Eve of the Cretaceous by Leo J. Hickey

'Twas the Eve of the Cretaceous - by Leo J. Hickey This seasonal poem spans from the Jurassic to the Paleocene, and describes the rise of angiosperms and the effect that had on primate evolution. Guest artwork by Megan Leslie

December 23, 2019March 22, 2020Botany, christmas, cretaceous, hickey, holiday, Palaeobotany, paleobotany, yale
Botany

The Petrified Fern by Mary Bolles Branch

The Petrified Fern - by Mary Bolles Branch This Palaeo-Botany poem is about how context may change the meaning of fossils. This poem also fits into the capitalist and colonial mentality that everything and everyone must be useful in some way, and that finding that use is a noble cause. Guest artwork by Fatema.

September 26, 2019January 30, 2020Botany, branch, Palaeobotany, victorian, womeninscience

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