Carl Mehling is collections manager for Fossil Amphibians, Reptiles, and Birds at the American Museum of Natural History. The collections he oversees include the largest collection of dinosaur fossils in the world as well as early synapsids and tetrapods, pterosaurs, crocodiles, turtles and marine reptiles. His work is similar to that of a librarian, and fossils are the “books” from which scientists read the history of life on Earth. He is interested in all aspects of paleontology, especially the fringe areas that normally get little attention, including bizarre modes of fossil preservation, anomalous discoveries, and oddities within the history of paleontology. Carl has collected fossils of all kinds always with an eye towards the next new thing. His fossil hunting has taken him to the Canadian Arctic, the Gobi Desert, Patagonia, and all over the United States. He has written or edited a number of books on fossils, including those for children, as well as scientific papers.
2015 Program
- Brad BAKER
- Rishon BLUMBERG
- Christian BOER
- Majora CARTER
- Sarah CHAYES
- Brian S. COHEN
- Supermodel EMME
- Diandra FORREST
- Robert GALINSKY
- Kimball GALLAGHER
- IMPACT Repertory
- Laura KLAHRE
- Dennis KNEALE
- Peter LAUGHTER
- Magda LOVE
- Amanda PARKES
- Nathaniel RAYMOND
- Bruce ROSENBAUM
- Jen ROZENBAUM
- Debi SILBER
- Richard STRATTON
- C. J. YEH
2014 Program
- James BEACHAM
- Elisabeth CARDIELLO
- Lori CHEEK
- Denny DANIEL
- Kim DEMPSTER
- Kinja DIXON
- Randy Joy EPSTEIN
- Robert GALINSKY
- Yehuda HANANI
- 13 HANDS
- Kevin HARRINGTON
- Brad HIRSCHFIELD
- Jamal JOSEPH
- Jason JOSEPH
- George KOHLRIESER
- Zak KOSTURA
- Dennis KNEALE
- Mike MICHALOWICZ
- Chris NICKERSON
- Chongtul RINPOCHE
- Xavier ROUX
- Mark E. SACKETT
- Gerard SCHWARZ
- Stacey SCHIEFFELIN
- Barbara STEHLE
- Charles STRYKER
- Vivek J. TIWARY
- Hank WEGHORST