Paleontology

Dr. Reese Barrick
visiting assistant professor
(919) 515-7648
reese_barrick@ncsu.edu
Paleobiology, dinosaurs, fossils and paleoecology. Researches dinosaur metabolism using studies of bone chemistry.


Dale A. Russell
visiting professor
919/515-1339
dale_russell@ncsu.edu
www.meas.ncsu.edu/faculty/russell/russell.html
Headed the research team that found Willo, the first dinosaur fossil ever discovered with a heart. Also serves as senior curator at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences. Current research focuses on trends in the evolution of life on Earth; the biogeography of Southern dinosaurs; and how dinosaur-dominated ecosystems differed from other ecosystems.