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Department of Paleobiology

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Administrative Staff

Nicholas Pyenson: Lead Curator, Chair, and Curator of Fossil Marine Mammals
Nicholas Pyenson

Paleobiology Chair and Co-Lead; Curator of Fossil Marine Mammals

Paleobiology

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Holly Little

Paleobiology Co-Lead, Informatics Manager

Paleobiology

Collections Staff

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Nicholas Drew

Collections Specialist Invertebrate Paleontology and Micropaleontology

Paleobiology

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Alex Lawrence

Data Specialist

Paleobiology

Holly Little in front of drawers in the paleobiology collections
Holly Little

Paleobiology Co-Lead, Informatics Manager

Paleobiology

Skip Lyles
Skip Lyles

Collections Management Logistics, Shipping Officer and Property Control

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Matthew Miller

Collections Services Manager

Paleobiology

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Amanda Millhouse

Acting Lead Collections Manager

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Jessica Nakano

Assistant Registrar

Paleobiology

Carlita Sanford
Carlita Sanford

Research & Collections Assistant, Ostracods

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Jon Wingerath

Deputy Collections Manager, Paleobotany

Paleobiology

Research Staff

Anna K. Behrensmeyer: Senior Research Geologist and Curator of Vertebrate Paleontology
Anna K. Behrensmeyer

Curator of Vertebrate Paleontology

Paleobiology

Matthew Carrano: Research Geologist and Curator of Dinosauria
Matthew Carrano

Curator of Dinosauria

Paleobiology

Bill Dimichele: Research Geologist and Curator of Paleobotany
Bill Dimichele

Curator of Paleobotany

Paleobiology

Stewart Edie: Research Geologist, Curator of Fossil Mollusca
Stewart Edie

Curator of Fossil Mollusca

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Robert Emry

Curator of Cenozoic Mammals (Emeritus)

Paleobiology

Brian Huber: Research Geologist, Curator of Foraminifera
Brian Huber

Curator of Foraminifera

Paleobiology

Gene Hunt: Research Geologist and Curator of Ostracoda
Gene Hunt

Curator of Ostracoda

Paleobiology

Conrad Labandeira: Senior Research Geologist and Curator of Fossil Arthropods
Conrad Labandeira

Curator of Fossil Arthropods

Paleobiology

Nicholas Pyenson: Lead Curator, Chair, and Curator of Fossil Marine Mammals
Nicholas Pyenson

Paleobiology Chair and Co-Lead; Curator of Fossil Marine Mammals

Paleobiology

Hans Sues: Senior Research Geologist and Curator of Vertebrate Paleontology
Hans Sues

Senior Research Geologist and Curator of Fossil Vertebrates

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Thomas Waller

Curator of Cenozoic Mollusca (Emeritus)

Paleobiology

Scott Wing: Research Geologist and Curator of Paleobotany
Scott Wing

Curator of Fossil Plants

Paleobiology

Affiliated Research Staff

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Richard Barclay

Research Geologist

Paleobiology

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Dave DeMar

Research Associate

Paleobiology

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Dale Greenwalt

Resident Research Associate

Paleobiology

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Carol Hotton

Resident Research Associate

Paleobiology

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Kelsey Jenkins

Postdoctoral Fellow

Paleobiology

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Advait Jukar

Research Associate

Paleobiology

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Ben Kligman

Postdoctoral Fellow

Paleobiology

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Scott Lakeram

Predoctoral Fellow

Paleobiology

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Sarah Leventhal

Postdoctoral Fellow

Paleobiology

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Alex Lowe

Postdoctoral Fellow

Paleobiology

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Finnegan Marsh

Research Assistant

Paleobiology

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Ingrid Romero

Research Fellow

Paleobiology

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Cecilia Sanders

Postdoctoral Fellow

Paleobiology

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Steven Stanley

Research Associate

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Katherine Turk

Postdoctoral Fellow

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Paleobiology Preparation Lab

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Adam Behlke

Fossil Preparator

Paleobiology

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Diana Boudreau

Fossil Preparator

Paleobiology

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Myria Perez

Fossil Preparator

Paleobiology

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Michelle Pinsdorf

Fossil Preparator

Paleobiology

Abby Telfer
Abby Telfer

FossiLab Manager

Paleobiology