Dr. Gerald Grellet-Tinner, assistant professor of geology and geological engineering and assistant curator of vertebrate paleontology, has been featured in recent article by the prestigious journal Nature.
The article focuses on the presumed first paleontological field school conducted by a tribe in the nation. The dig, held on the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation and led by Grellet-Tinner, is credited as a step for tribes and paleontologists to work together and avoid ownership disputes.
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