While my "day job" is mapping genes of endangered species and the domestic horse as a technician in a cytogenetics lab at the University of Kentucky, I have supported paleontological research as a volunteer for Mesalands Dinosaur Museum, Florida Museum of Natural History, Cincinnati Museum of Natural History, Petrified Forest National Park, and Fossil Butte National Monument.
Excavating an Anphicyon skull at the Thomas Farm site in Florida, for the Florida Museum of Natural History.
Mapping a layer in a fossil fish quarry for Fossil Butte National Monument in Wyoming.
Excavating dinosaur bones in Montana for the Cincinnati Museum of Natural History.
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Removing rock from an oreodont (mammal) skull for the Cincinnati Museum of Natural History.
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Oreodont
Dinosaur Bone
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Scientific Explorations
Links for amphicyons
The story of the find pdf
American Museum of Natural History webpage
Illustrated Article pdf (scroll down to page 3)
 Amphicyons, known as bear dogs because they have some characteristics of each, were the largest (tiger-sized) terrestrial predator in North America for four million years.  This skull,  18 million years old, was found at the Thomas Farm site near Gainesville, FL.
Abstracts of scientific work
News about our work with chromosome mapping in rhinos