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Dr. Eva Koppelhus is an Assistant Professor and Curator of Palaeobotany and Palynology at the Department of Biological Sciences of the University of Alberta.   


Her research concentrates on floras of the Upper Cretaceous of northwestern North America. She primarily works with material from dinosaur bearing formations such as the Pachyrhinosaurus bonebed in Pipestone Creek, the Albertosaurus bonebed in Dry Island Park, and the Danek bonebed in Edmonton.

Her work has taken her to all corners of the world, including Antarctica, Madagascar, Mongolia, New Zealand, and many more countries. In June of 2011 she received the Stefansson Medal of the Explorers Club for outstanding contributions to paleontological field research and in March 2012 she received the Antarctica Service Medal of the United States of America in recognition of valuable contributions to both exploration and scientific achievement under the U.S. Antarctic Program.

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