Prof. Dr. Blaine W. Schubert

Professor of Geosciences and Executive Director of the Don Sundquist Center of Excellence in Paleontology · Department of Geosciences & Gray Fossil Site · East Tennessee State University

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Academic focus & active research

Prof. Schubert leads excavations at the Gray Fossil Site, investigating extinct megafauna, fossil red pandas, sabertooth cats, and Quaternary paleoecology.

Vertebrate Paleontology Miocene-Pliocene Taphonomy Cave Geology Mammalian Carnivore Evolution

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Institution: East Tennessee State University
Department / Faculty: Department of Geosciences & Gray Fossil Site
Primary Field: Vertebrate Paleontology
Campus Location: Johnson City, Tennessee, United States

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