古生物学
Study paleontology from paleontologists
The paleontology program is co-led by 教授. 托马斯·卡尔, assistant professor of biology, 和 Dr. Megan 塞茨, preparator of the Carthage Institute of 古生物学 (CIP). 教授. Carr is a vertebrate paleontologist (studys fossils of animals with back骨头) 和 a recognized expert on tyrannosaurid dinosaurs. Dr. 塞茨 is a paleontologist who trains students in lab techniques on authentic dinosaur fossils.
“The Biology Department at Carthage has strong research opportunities 和 lots of interesting classes to take. The professors are helpful 和 are very good to get to know.”
“Not only a perfectly sized smaller school, but Carthage also offers everything I need to become a paleontologist.”
“There is a variety of specialties 和 skills you can learn as a biology major. I came to Carthage for its paleontology program, which is rare in undergraduate studies 和 even rarer to have it through a biological 和 anatomical perspective.”
教授. Carr is also the senior scientific advisor for the Dinosaur Discovery Museum (DDM) in downtown 出赛该中心由奥巴马博士管理. 塞茨. A noted professional researcher on dinosaurs, 教授. Carr has been featured on the National Geographic Channel, 在流行刊物上, 和 as curator for museum exhibits, including the “Feathered Dinosaur” exhibit at the Royal Ontario Museum. Dr. 塞茨 has co-led the field expeditions since 2011, 和 she has trained numerous students 和 citizen scientists in the lab 和 field.” Dr. 塞茨 runs the lab housed in the DDM.
COLLECT THE BONES OF DINOSAURS SUCH AS T. 雷克斯 & 三角龙
The CIP leads a month-long dinosaur-hunting expedition to southeastern 蒙大拿 led by 教授. 卡尔和博士. 塞茨. Carthage students have the opportunity to discover 和 collect in the Hell Creek Formation, a unit of rock deposited in 蒙大拿 和 adjacent states at the end of the age of dinosaurs. The expeditions take place on public l和s overseen by the Bureau of L和 Management.
Since the expedition started, the crews of 教授. 卡尔和博士. 塞茨 have located dozens of dinosaur skeletons. 到目前为止, 他们已经编目了110种,包括牙齿在内的一万块化石, 骨头, 还有恐龙的鳞片, 鳄鱼, 海龟, 鱼, 鸟, 和哺乳动物. The dinosaurs include rare juvenile 三角龙 和 T. 雷克斯. Bones collected during the expedition are brought back to the CIP, where the fossils are prepared 和 conserved by Dr. 塞茨, student volunteers, 和 citizen scientists. The fossils are stored in the permanent collections of the DDM, which is a federal repository for paleontological resources.
