paleontology
![Mary Schweitzer and research team in her molecular paleontology lab](https://sciences.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/schweitzer_mary-2001-1.jpg)
Dino Pioneer
![](https://sciences.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Siats-Lacerda-Illustration-Copy-1.png)
Quiz: Do You Know Your Dinos?
![Elena Schroeter](https://sciences.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Patagonia-09_Elena-argentina-1.jpg)
Schroeter Wins Arnold O. Beckman Postdoctoral Fellowship
![](https://sciences.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/femur-1500-scaled.jpg)
80-Million-Year-Old Dinosaur Collagen Confirmed
![](https://sciences.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/best-belltower-ftr-1.jpg)
Keratin and Melanosomes Preserved in 130-Million-Year-Old Bird Fossil
![](https://sciences.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/best-belltower-ftr.jpg)
Original Dinosaur Claw Sheath Proteins Preserved for 75 Million Years
![](https://sciences.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/theropodshorizontal.jpg)
Outrageous Heads Led to Outrageously Large Dinosaurs
![Pregnant T.rex](https://sciences.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/preggorex711.jpg)
Pregnant T. Rex Could Aid in Dino Sex-Typing
![Blood vessels from deminineralized bone of B. canadensis](https://sciences.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/brachyvessels.jpg)
Researchers Confirm Original Blood Vessels in 80 Million-Year-Old Fossil
![Gateway](https://sciences.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/gateway-001-e1455307847221.jpg)