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The Partners
This project was supported by the following partners:
The Canadian Museum of Nature provided funding for the field work, as well as research space and resources for working on the specimen. The Puijila darwini specimen is housed and curated by the museum on behalf of the Government of Nunavut.
The Carnegie Museum of Natural History provided funding for Mary Dawson's travel to the Arctic and also research support.
The American Museum of Natural History provided access to collections and loaned casts of fossil skulls for comparative work.
The Naturhistorisches Museum Basel assisted with access to fossil specimens.
Arius3D provided the 3D laser scanning in the creation of the digital Puijila skeleton.
The Polar Continental Shelf Program of Natural Resources Canada provided logistical support and flying time (Twin Otter, helicopter) for the field work.
The cost of student travel to the North was offset by the Northern Scientific Training Program of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada.
The Government of Nunavut's Department of Culture, Language, Elders and Youth provided the palaeontology permits.
The Qikiqtani Inuit Association, with the support of the hamlet of Grise Fiord, Nunavut, kindly allowed the field team to work in the Haughton Crater.
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) provided funding for student training.
