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Robert DePalma is an American paleontologist and field researcher associated with studies of Late Cretaceous fossils. He has led excavations at the Tanis site in North Dakota, part of the Hell Creek Formation, where researchers have reported fossils and sediment features linked to the end-Cretaceous asteroid impact. Tanis has attracted attention because the proposed impact connection may preserve organisms and environmental material from the same geological event.
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What is Robert DePalma known for?
Robert DePalma is an American paleontologist and field researcher associated with Late Cretaceous fossils. He has led excavations at the Tanis site in North Dakota.
What is the Tanis fossil site?
Tanis is a site in North Dakota within the Hell Creek Formation. Researchers have reported fossils and sediment features there that they associate with the end-Cretaceous impact-related event.
What period do Robert DePalma's major field studies examine?
His field research focuses on the Late Cretaceous, the final part of the Cretaceous Period. The Tanis work examines fossils and sediments from the Hell Creek Formation.
Is Robert DePalma a museum curator or a field researcher?
He is described as a paleontologist and field researcher. His work at Tanis is especially associated with excavation and analysis of fossil-bearing deposits.
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