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Dr. Joseph Frederickson is the Lead Paleontologist and Manager of the Natural Science Collection at The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis. His primary research focuses on the paleoecology of Mesozoic ecosystems, specifically understudied species living at the feet of dinosaurs. He received his BA in Geosciences in 2011 from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, a MSc in Earth Science from Temple University in 2013, and a PhD in Zoology from the University of Oklahoma in 2018. His research has been featured by a variety of national news outlets, including CNN, NPR, and National Geographic.