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Dinosaur named by Prof. Thomas Carr makes top dino fossils of New Mexico
A tyrannosaur named by Prof. Thomas Carr and his co-author Thomas Williamson made the list of most significant dinosaur fossils of New Mexico.
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Prof. Thomas Carr participates in recital and lecture on bird evolution
Prof. Thomas Carr participated as a lecturer in a recital hosted by the American Guild of Organists Milwaukee chapter.
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Carthage Institute of Paleontology gets spotlight in ‘Hidden Gem’ featurette
Prof. Thomas Carr and Megan Seitz were included in a Uniquely Wisconsin featurette on the paleontological highlights in southeastern Wisconsin.
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Prof. Thomas Carr featured in PBS documentary series
Professor Thomas Carr was featured in “Secrets of the Dead,” a PBS history and science documentary series.
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Carthage Institute of Paleontology hires new part-time preparator
The Carthage Institute of Paleontology is proud to report the hire of their new part-time fossil preparator, Andrew Goebel.
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Joseph Krakora ’26 and Maverick Leer ’26 participate in SURE 2023 paleontology research
Joseph Krakora ’26 and Maverick Leer ’26 participated in this year’s Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) program.
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Carthage paleontology preparator lands position in the heart of Canadian dinosaur country
Carthage alum, Brady Holbach ’20, was hired as a full-time preparator at Canada’s top dinosaur museum.
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Dinosaur found during Carthage expedition debuts in scientific article
Prof. Thomas Carr published a comparative study of tyannosaur legs and feet that includes a fossil discovered last summer.
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Nathan Cochran ’23 cleans Triceratops snout in paleo lab
Nathan Cochran ’23 is a biology fellow who, during this academic year, has been uncovering and conserving a Triceratops snout that was collected from public land in Montana back in 2015.
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Paleontology student’s research on mammoth ivory trade highlighted on Science.org
Andy Huynh ’25 gave a presentation on the illegal elephant ivory trade and how mammoth tusks are used to implement the decreasing elephant ivory stock.
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Andy Huynh ’25, Nathan Cochran ’23, and Prof. Thomas Carr present at international conference
Prof. Thomas Carr and undergraduate students Andy Huynh ’25 and Nathan Cochran ’23 presented original research at the annual meeting of the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology in Toronto, Canada.
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A Carthage Institute of Paleontology expedition has discovered hundreds of fossils in the badlands of southeastern Montana, including part of a Tyrannosaurus rex. Read more
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Carthage Institute of Paleontology featured in multiple news outlets for recent expedition
The successful 2022 field expedition of the Carthage Institute of Paleontology has netted stories in multiple news outlets.
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Carthage students involved in a major fossil discovery of a juvenile T. rex.
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During a four-week expedition in Montana, Professor Thomas Carr and his team (including Carthage students and other volunteers) discovered many dinosaur fossils, which are planned to go to the Dinosaur Discovery Museum in Kenosha.
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Carthage expedition finds T. rex and triceratops bones
The Carthage Institute of Paleontology had another successful field season to the badlands of southeastern Montana, where significant fossils of T. rex and triceratops were found.
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Paleontology students present original research at this year’s Celebration of Scholars
Juniors Nathan Cochran and Chloe Harper presented original research on extinct monsters and ancient people at Carthage’s 2022 Celebration of Scholars.
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Prof. Thomas Carr disagrees with the recent argument that Tyrannosaurus rex should be split into three separate species.
Amelia Zietlow ’20 talks about her scientific research on mosasaurs with the Kenosha News.
Prof. Thomas Carr interviewed by National Geographic
Thomas Carr, professor of biology and director of the Carthage Institute of Paleontology, appears in a recent National Geographic article about social behavior in tyrannosaurs.
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Carthage Paleo-track professor and students interviewed on 91.1 WGTD
Carthage paleo-track professor and students were interviewed on 91.1 WGTD about their trip to Australia to present their research of the growth and development of prehistoric animals.
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