About
Dr. Jim I. Mead is the Director of Research at The Mammoth Site. He earned his PhD (1983) and MS (1979) in Geosciences at the University of Arizona where he specialized in Ice Age paleontology. His over 160 published articles focus on lizards, snakes, mammals, dried-preserved ancient dung, and environmental reconstructions, with many of these fossils coming from cave deposits. Dr. Mead’s role is to conduct research on Ice Age deposits from in and around the Black Hills along with localities as far south as northern Mexico and then organize the results from these projects to be utilized in education and outreach at The Mammoth Site.
Joined
February 2019