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Who's on the team? The 2000 Expedition team is a diverse group of 14 students, professional paleontologists and passionate hobbyists. Meet the team through biographies, interviews and photos.

Click on the highlighted names to learn more about the team members.

Also look for the team interviews & stories to learn more about our team members.

Allison Beck

Birthday: July 5, 1974

As a kid I: played soccer, piano, babysat, worked at an ice cream store

I'm looking forward to: being out in the field [because it] really brings people together in a unique way.


Read Allison's Story

David Blackburn

Birthday: September 20, 1979

As a kid I: played lots and lots of baseball and read lots and lots of books

I'm looking forward to: finding the bones of dinosaurs, seeing lots of stars, and being dirty

Read an interview with Dave Blackburn

Moussa Bourahima

Birthday: April 1, 1966

As a kid I: hoped to become a veterinarian

I'm looking forward to: knowing more about a dinosaur's life in the Sahara

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Jack Conrad

Birthday: December 20, 1976

As a kid I: liked swimming, hiking, frog giggin'

I'm looking forward to: everything about this expedition

Didier Dutheil

Birthday: during the Dry Season

As a kid I: liked to turn over rocks and discover the life underneath

I am looking forward to: everything that looks different than a dinosaur

Mike Hettwer

As a kid I: jumped bicycles over large numbers of garbage cans

I am looking forward to: working with the best dinosaur people in the world, the 130-degree heat, not showering, and Paul's famous cooking

Hans Larsson

Birthday: July 15, 1971

As a kid I: hiked, skied, rode horses, canoed, whitewater kayaked, fished, and bows, drew, painted, and played the piano and saxophone

I am looking forward to: crocodiles and carnivorous dinosaurs [because] they are all so much fun to work on

Read an interview with veteran expedition member Hans Larsson

E. Love

Birthday: April 22, 1970

As a kid i was... corn fed.

i'm looking forward to:
dancing! dancing!! dancing!!!

 

Timothy Lyman

Birthday: December 8

As a kid I: liked music, theater, and science

I am looking forward to: the opportunity to participate in this expedition

Read an interview
with Expedition Doctor Tim Lyman

Gabrielle Lyon

Birthday: July 12, 1972

As a kid I: liked to collect butterflies and comics, draw, and read

I am looking forward to: getting into the field, walking my butt off looking for fossils, and finding out if computers will work in the world's largest desert

Rudyard Sadleir

Birthday: October 8, 1977

As a kid I: speed skated, played the piano, chess, and soccer

I am looking forward to: the Sahara

Paul Sereno

Birthday: October 11, 1957

As a kid I: delighted in annoying my four younger sisters and causing trouble in school

I am looking forward to: the great fossil beds that we will be hunting in

Chris Sidor

Birthday: July 4, 1972

As a kid I: I don't think I have stopped being a kid yet

I am looking forward to: prospecting for therapsids

Read Chris' Great Day
A day in the life of Chris Sidor

Greg Wilson

Birthday: February 16, 1973

As a kid I: was fond of causing trouble

I am looking forward to: studying the evolution of African mammals

Read an interview with Greg Wilson


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