The Paleobiology Laboratory The laboratory is directed by Dr. Joseph Pachut, Associate Professor of Geology BA 1972 - State University of New York, Oneonta PhD 1977 - Michigan State University. Specialties: Invertebrate Paleontology, Paleoecology, Bryozoology, Biometrics, and Evolution. My research has focused on four different aspects of the paleobiology of bryozoans: 1, paleogenetics; 2, ...