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Dr. Kimberley (Kimi) ChapelleAssistant ProfessorAnatomical Sciences
Biography
Dr. Kimi Chapelle is a South African vertebrate paleontologist who studies dinosaur growth and development. Her research has mainly focused on early sauropodomorph dinosaurs, the ancestors to well-loved giants like Diplodocus. She explores how these creatures grew, moved, and evolved using a multidisciplinary toolkit. She has prospected and excavated fossils in South Africa, Lesotho, Zimbabwe and the United States.
Education
- BSc, Zoology and Ecology, University of the Witwatersrand
- BSc, Honours Palaeontology (distinction), Evolutionary Studies Institute, University of the Witwatersrand
- PhD, Palaeontology Evolutionary Studies Institute, University of the Witwatersrand
- Postdoctoral Fellowship, American Museum of Natural History, 2021 (Jan) – 2022 (June)
- Postdoctoral Fellowship, Evolutionary Studies Institute, University of the Witwatersrand, 2020 (Jan – Dec) and 2022 (Aug) – 2023 (Oct)
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News Highlights
December 1, 2025NY professor discovered dinosaur fossil in ZimbabwePIX 11Read ArticleJune 5, 2024Stony Brook University professor part of team to find new dinosaur speciesNewsdayRead ArticleDinosaursNational GeographicRead ArticleApril 9, 2020The most detailed look inside the world's oldest dinosaur eggsNatural History MuseumRead Article