Paleontology MS

at South Dakota School of Mines & Technology

The Department of Geology and Geological Engineering offers advanced study leading to an MS degree in Paleontology. Resources available to graduate students in paleontology include the extensive collections of the Museum of Geology.At South Dakota Mines, the paleontological research conducted spans diverse subject areas including paleobiology, paleoecology, taphonomy, biostratigraphy, biogeography, and phylogenetics. Faculty and students combine field research in both modern and ancient settings with museum studies and laboratory analyses to reconstruct past paleoenvironmental conditions and reveal their ecological and evolutionary consequences through geologic time.