Joshua X. Samuels. Center of Excellence in Paleontology, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, Tennessee, 37614, USA and Department of Geosciences, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, Tennessee 37614, USA. samuelsjx@etsu.edu
Joshua Samuels received his bachelor’s in biology from the College of Idaho and a PhD in biology from UCLA. From 2010 to 2016 Josh was Museum Curator/Chief of Paleontology at John Day Fossil Beds National Monument in Oregon. He is now Associate Professor of Geosciences at East Tennessee State University and Head Curator at the Gray Fossil Site & Museum. His research has mainly focused on the paleoecology and evolution of mammals, primarily rodents and carnivorans, as well as systematics, biochronology, and biostratigraphy.
Olivia R. Williams. Department of Geosciences, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, Tennessee 37614, USA. williamsor@etsu.edu
Olivia Williams received her bachelor's degree from East Tennessee State University while working as a collections assistant at the Gray Fossil Site & Museum. Her research focuses on the evolution and paleoecology of deer (Cervidae) and other fossil artiodactyls.
Shay Maden. Center of Excellence in Paleontology, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, Tennessee, 37614, USA. madens@etsu.edu
Shay Maden received her bachelor's and master's degrees from East Tennessee State University and now serves as assistant collections manager at the Gray Fossil Site & Museum. Her research focuses on fossil freshwater fish, cave paleontology, and fossil artiodactyls.
Blaine W. Schubert. Center of Excellence in Paleontology, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, Tennessee, 37614, USA and Department of Geosciences, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, Tennessee 37614, USA. schubert@etsu.edu
Blaine Schubert received his bachelor's from the University of Central Missouri, master’s degree from the Northern Arizona University, and a PhD from the University of Arkansas. In 2006 he became a faculty member and museum curator at East Tennessee State University (ETSU). Blaine is now the Executive Director of the Center of Excellence in Paleontology, which oversees the Gray Fossil Site & Museum. He is also a professor in the Department of Geosciences at ETSU. His research has mainly focused on the paleoecology and evolution of mammals, reptiles, and amphibians, as well as cave and karst paleontology.
