We Did It!

 

Our funding campaign officially closed last night, and we have met–and even exceeded–our funding goal! The extra donations will be applied to additional field costs during our first season, or applied to future fieldwork. Any funds remaining after that will be applied to cover open access publication charges when we eventually publish our results in a peer-reviewed scientific journal.

We are deeply indebted to all of our amazing supporters for their help and their interest. They are in good company. The first vertebrate paleontology expeditions to Shasta County at the turn of the 20th Century were possible thanks to the vision, generosity and, most importantly, the irrepressible curiosity of Annie Montague Alexander. Alexander (shown in the photo above) was a fossil hunter, amateur naturalist, philanthropist and all around amazing human. She once wrote,

"I like it more and more, this study of our old, old world and the creatures to whom it belonged in the past, just as much as it does to us today. Perhaps the study is all the more interesting because it is incomplete, there is so much yet to find out..."

We look forward to sharing our progress here, as we work to add more pieces to the puzzle of the past.