David Bord

Background

About David Bord

I am a calcareous nannofossil specialist with over 15 years of paleontological experience, including micropaleontology and invertebrate paleontology. Currently, I work as a biostratigrapher at bp on the Western Hemisphere Specialist Team, where I contribute to exploration and development projects across diverse regions. Before joining bp, I worked as a consultant specializing in Deepwater Gulf of Mexico oil and gas exploration. My expertise spans the biostratigraphy of the Paleocene through Pleistocene, with working knowledge of the Upper and Lower Cretaceous. I have a decade of experience as a rig site biostratigrapher, ensuring the accurate integration of biostratigraphic data in high-stakes environments. I have worked on projects across multiple regions, including: • Gulf of Mexico (USA & Mexico): Cretaceous through Pleistocene • Gulf of Guinea (Cameroon): Maastrichtian through Miocene • Onshore Morocco: Messinian-Tortonian boundary Additionally, my research background includes work on the Paleocene-Eocene of the North Atlantic and onshore New Jersey. I’ve also contributed to studies at Global Standard Stratotype-section and Points (GSSPs), including the Selandian base in Zumaia, Spain, and the Eocene base in Dababiya, Egypt. I specialize in integrating diverse datasets—biostratigraphic, isotopic, morphologic, and wireline logs—to provide comprehensive stratigraphic analyses that drive exploration success. Regions of Expertise • Gulf of Mexico (Early Cretaceous–Pleistocene): • Alaminos Canyon (Eocene–Oligocene) • Atwater Valley (Pleistocene) • Desoto Canyon (Miocene) • East Breaks (Paleocene–Oligocene) • Garden Banks (Paleocene–Oligocene) • Green Canyon (Eocene–Pleistocene) • Mississippi Canyon (Early Cretaceous–Pleistocene) • Onshore Texas (Paleogene) • Cameroon: Maastrichtian–Miocene • Mexico: Salina Basin, Bay of Campeche (Middle to Late Miocene) • Morocco: Late Miocene Research Interests My research focuses on the evolutionary history of calcareous nannoplankton, with a particular interest in morphologic evolution during speciation. Key areas include: • Tempo and mode of speciation in the fossil record • Variation in morphologic rates within lineages • Abiotic vs. biotic influences on coccolithophore evolution • Functional morphology of coccoliths