Dr. Juan Garcia Massini

Investigador cientifico at CONICET

Research Expertise

Forestry

Plant Science

Paleontology

Earth-Surface Processes

Geology

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

Animal Science and Zoology

Oceanography

Space and Planetary Science

About

Dr. Juan Garcia Massini is a highly educated and experienced scientist in the field of paleobotany. He received his Bachelor's degree in biology with a specialization in paleobotany in 2001 from an the university of buenos aires. He then went on to pursue a Master's degree in biology from the university of Kansas in 2004. In 2008, Dr. Massini completed his PhD in geology from Southern Methodist University. Throughout his academic career, Dr. Massini has gained valuable research and teaching experience. He has worked as a research assistant and teaching assistant at prestigious universities such as the University of Buenos Aires, University of Kansas, and Southern Methodist University. He has also served as an Investigador cientifico (researcher) at CONICET, the national science council of Argentina. Dr. Massini's expertise in paleobotany is highly sought after and he is considered a leading expert in the field. His research has been published in numerous scientific journals and he has presented his findings at international conferences. With his vast knowledge and experience, Dr. Massini is dedicated to advancing the field of paleobotany and sharing his passion for the subject with others.

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Publications

Fossil woods from Corcovado (Eocene?), Argentinean Patagonia: angiosperm diversity and biodeterioration

IAWA Journal

2023

Brachyoxylon fossil woods with traumatic resin canals from the Upper Cretaceous Cerro Fortaleza Formation, southern Patagonia (Santa Cruz Province, Argentina)

Cretaceous Research

2022

Filamentous cyanobacteria and associated microorganisms, structurally preserved in a Late Jurassic chert from Patagonia, Argentina

Journal of South American Earth Sciences

2021

A new species of Liolaemus (Reptilia: Squamata) of the Liolaemus capillitas clade (Squamata, Liolaemini, Liolaemus elongatus-kriegi group) from Sierra de Velasco, La Rioja Province, Argentina

Zootaxa

2021

Coniferous Woods and Wood-Decaying Fungi from the el Freno Formation (Lower Jurassic), Neuquen Basin, Mendoza Province, Argentina

Ameghiniana

2015

Silicified Termite Coprolites in Mesquite-Like Wood from the Miocene of La Rioja, Argentina

International Journal of Plant Sciences

2013

FIRST REPORT OF FUNGI AND FUNGUS-LIKE ORGANISMS FROM MESOZOIC HOT SPRINGS

PALAIOS

2012

Fungal–arthropod–plant interactions from the Jurassic petrified forest Monumento Natural Bosques Petrificados, Patagonia, Argentina

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

2012

The effects of volcanism on Oligocene-age plant communities from the Ethiopian Plateau, and implications for vegetational resilience in a heterogeneous landscape

Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology

2011

Evidence of fungal activity in silicified gymnosperm wood from the Eocene of southern Patagonia (Argentina)

Geobios

2009

A Glomalean Fungus from the Permian of Antarctica

International Journal of Plant Sciences

2007

The Occurrence of the Fern Acrostichum in Oligocene Volcanic Strata of the Northwestern Ethiopian Plateau

International Journal of Plant Sciences

2006

Education

Bachelors biology, paleobotany / May, 2001

Buenos Aires

Ms biology / May, 2004

Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America

PhD / November, 2008

Dallas, Texas, United States of America

Experience

University of Buenos Aires, University of Kansas, Southern Methodist University

research assistant and teaching assistant / May, 2000 — May, 2009

Assist and participate in research projects, teach introductory university courses of biology, geology and paleosols

CONICET (national science council of argentina)

Investigador cientifico (researcher) / September, 2009 — Present

independent lead researcher at argentina's national science courses. Main projects: paleoecology and paleobiology of fossil fungi, biodeterioration wood patterns in the fossil record, and extant vegetation of the Sierra de Velasco (an extra Andean Pampean Sierra in Northwestern Argentina)

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