Dueling Dinosaurs

Dueling Dinosaurs

Activate the SECU DinoLab

Lab staffed and active (3 hours): Visitors can explore the entire DD gallery including entering the flex space and interacting directly with paleontology staff. Opportunity to interact with lab scientists, learn about their research, and get close to the Dueling Dinosaurs fossils.

  • General experience ($500): includes paleontology staff members interacting with visitors.
  • Premium experience ($800): includes one lead researcher on the Dueling Dinosaurs project to discuss the latest findings: Dr. Lindsay Zanno, Eric Lund, Dr. Jennifer Anné, or Lisa Herzog.

Behind-the-scenes tours of the paleontology labs and world-class fossil collections

Private Group Tours with Paleontologists ($200 per tour) typically 1 hour, 15-20 individuals per group, can include one or two of the following spaces: Paleontology Research Lab, SECU DinoLab, Paleontology Research Collections.

Special opportunities with our paleontologists

Presentation about the Dueling Dinosaurs project or new dinosaur discoveries on-site at the NC Museum of Natural Sciences.

  • Eric Lund, SECU DinoLab Manager ($300)
  • Dr. Jennifer Anné, SECU DinoLab Assistant Manager ($300)
  • Lisa Herzog, Paleontology Operations Manager ($300)
  • Dr. Lindsay Zanno, Head of Paleontology, President of the Jurassic Foundation, speaker for NationalGeographic Live ($500)
  • NCSU early career paleontologists ($100)

Presentation about the Dueling Dinosaurs project or new dinosaur discoveries at an offsite location.

  • Eric Lund, SECU DinoLab Manager ($500)
  • Dr. Jennifer Anné, SECU DinoLab Assistant Manager ($500)
  • Lisa Herzog, Paleontology Operations Manager ($500)
  • Dr. Lindsay Zanno, Head of Paleontology, President of the Jurassic Foundation, speaker for NationalGeographic Live ($1,000)
  • NCSU early career paleontologists ($200)

Opportunities subject to availability. Please contact Maria Cardeno at maria.cardeno@naturalsciences.org if you’re interested in adding one of these experiences to your rental.

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