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Two paleontologists wearing field hats examine a tiny fossil in rolling rocky cliffs shaded red, pink, and gray.

Duke graduate student Julia Stone and paleontologist Matt Borths, Ph.D., examine a tiny fossil in Utah.

An important part of the Duke Lemur Center’s mission is to inspire and train the next generation of scientists and environmental stewards. To do that, the DLC offers as many opportunities as possible for students to work side-by-side withe the Lemur Center’s researchers, science educators, animal care and veterinary staff, and conservationists.

Here, Duke Evolutionary Anthropology student Julia Stone and DLC Museum Curator Matt Borths, Ph.D., search for fossils near Bryce Canyon National Park in Utah. The 34 million year old rocks record the catastrophic climate change that drove North American primates to extinction.

Read more on pages 16-21 of the 2023 DLC Magazine.

An undergraduate paleontologist wearing a field hat, field pants, backpack, and checked shirt chisels into a rock face looking for fossils.

Julia searches for early primate fossils in Utah, where she was accompanied by DLC Museum Curator Matt Borths and Collections Manager Catherine Riddle.

A paleontologist dressed in field gear is barely visible against the backdrop of a gray rocky cliff face in Wyoming.

Julie in Wyoming with the DLC fossil team.