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Benjamin Burger is an American vertebrate paleontologist at Utah State University who studies western U.S. fossils and earned his geology Ph.D. in 2009.
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Where does Benjamin Burger teach?
Benjamin John Burger is an Associate Professor of Geology at Utah State University, based at the Uintah Basin campus in Vernal. His university profile lists paleontology among his main interests and teaching areas. [Utah State University](https://www.usu.edu/geo/people/faculty/burger-benjamin)
What did Benjamin Burger study for his geology Ph.D.?
He earned his Ph.D. in Geological Science from the University of Colorado in 2009. His dissertation examined mammalian faunal change across the Paleocene-Eocene boundary in western Colorado's Piceance Creek Basin. [Benjamin Burger CV](https://www.usu.edu/geo/files/faculty-resumes/burger-cv-spring-2016.pdf)
What fossil research does Benjamin Burger do?
His listed research includes Early Cenozoic fossil mammals, the Permian-Triassic mass extinction, Mesozoic research, and science education. His fieldwork has included fossil sites in Colorado, Utah, and Wyoming. [Utah State University](https://www.usu.edu/geo/people/faculty/burger-benjamin)
Did Benjamin Burger work at a museum before joining Utah State?
Yes. His CV records work in the American Museum of Natural History's Division of Paleontology from 1999 to 2004, where he directed databases and network systems. He later worked as a paleontology specialist for SWCA Environmental Consultants from 2009 to 2011. [Benjamin Burger CV](https://www.usu.edu/geo/files/faculty-resumes/burger-cv-spring-2016.pdf)
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