N a t a l i a R y b c z y n s k i, P h. D.
Paleobiologist
01 About
Affiliations:
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Research Associate with the Canadian Museum of Nature (Ottawa), Palaeobiology
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Adjunct Research Professor with Carleton University, Department of Earth Sciences
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Adjunct Research Professor with Carleton University, Department of Biology
My fieldwork-driven research focusses on fossils from the Neogene High Arctic, including the ancient bear, Protarctos, the Miocene proto-seal, Puijila, and the Pliocene High Arctic camel. Some of my research investigates functional morphology in fossil vertebrates including specializations associated with swimming and feeding systems.
Note I am currently not accepting students
Frozen in Time
directed by Niobe Thompson (Handful of Films)
Appearing on CBC Nature of Things, Nov 19, 2025, this documentary talks about my research and life - caught between worlds after a life-altering concussion.
02 Projects
Beavers
Artwork credit: C. Grimes
Puijila - a transitional fossil seal
Artwork credit: A. Tirabasso (CMN)
High Arctic camel
Artwork credit: Julius Csotonyi
Haughton Crater rhino
