Sentences with phrase «palaeontology research»

McCrea, a paleontologist at the Peace Region Palaeontology Research Centre in Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia, is as quick and nimble as Indiana Jones, but he identifies more closely with Sherlock Holmes.

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Asier Gómez - Olivencia, a doctor in Human Palaeontology, did research at the University of Cambridge and at the Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle in France, until 2014 when he joined the UPV / EHU's Department of Stratigraphy and Palaeontology as an Ikerbasque Researchresearch at the University of Cambridge and at the Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle in France, until 2014 when he joined the UPV / EHU's Department of Stratigraphy and Palaeontology as an Ikerbasque ResearchResearch Fellow.

Christian, who led the study as part of his research degree (MRes) in Vertebrate Palaeontology, adds: «Our results indicate that the number, and the relative thickness, of layers around the circumference of the rachis and along the feather's length are not fixed, and may vary either in order to cope with the stresses of flight particular to the bird or to the lineage that the individual belongs to.»

In addition to its stellar faculty, the institute boasts the largest professional library for palaeontology and stratigraphy in Asia, with journal collections dating back to the 1770s; a collection of 160,000 type specimens (fossils that define a species or subspecies); and a research station in southwest China's Yunnan Province.

Research interests: Dental hard tissue histology, life history evolution, vertebrate palaeontology.

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Although scientific innovation is principally driven by trained scientists, research opportunities often present themselves to others — in palaeontology, this can tie into the strong public interest in famous extinct animals such as dinosaurs and mammoths.

Ancient DNA has grown from a scientific curiosity into a powerful research tool in fields as diverse as molecular evolution, archaeology, palaeontology, conservation genetics and forensic identification.

The ROM is the largest field research institution in the country, and a world leader in research areas from biodiversity, palaeontology, and earth sciences to archaeology, ethnology and visual culture - originating new information towards a global understanding of historical and modern change in culture and environment.