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Invertebrate Paleontology Staff and Research Associates
Mary Stecheson, Curatorial Assistant
M.S. Geology: California State University, Northridge
M.L.S.: University of California at Los Angeles
B.A. English: University of California at Berkeley
Mary Stecheson joined the Department of Invertebrate Paleontology in 2003. She completed a Master's Degree in geology from California State University, Northridge, studying Late Cretaceous gastropods from the Simi Hills in Southern California. At the Museum she has been responsible for cataloging and curating the Department's extensive holdings of Pleistocene fossils from the West Coast of North America, under a grant from the National Science Foundation.
Edward C. Wilson, Curator Emeritus and Research Associate
Ph.D. Paleontology: University of California, Berkeley
B.A. and M.A.: University of California, Berkeley
Edward was Invertebrate Paleontology curator from 1967 to 1994. He was responsible for consolidating the major invertebrate fossil collections of Los Angeles. These included the nuculeus NHMLAC collection and those of the California Institute of Technology, the University of California, Los Angeles and the University of Southern California. His major research work described Permian age corals of North and South America. Secondary papers were about some mollusks (rostroconchs, gastropods, cephalopods, bivalves), miscellaneous other fossils, Recent reef corals of Mexico, and a variety of related subjects. His publication list is available here.
LouElla R. Saul, Research Associate
M.S.Geology: University of California, Los Angeles
B.A. Music: University of California, Los Angeles
Prior to joining the Invertebrate Paleontology staff in 1985, LouElla Saul taught at the University of California, Los Angeles, and maintained their invertebrate fossil collections. These large collections were moved to the Natural History Museum in 1985, and Ms. Saul became Collections Manager in the Department. She became a Research Associate in 1992, after retirement, and continues to study Cretaceous and Paleocene mollusks. LouElla Saul's recent publications list is available here.
Richard L. Squires, Research Associate
Ph.D. Geology: California Institute of Technology
B.S. and M.S. Geology: University of New Mexico
Richard Squires is Professor of Geology at California State University, Northridge. His research focus is on the paleontology and biostratigraphy of Late Cretaceous and early Cenozoic gastropods and bivalves from the Pacific slope of North America. Richard Squires' publications list is available here.
Robert J. Stanton, Research Associate
Ph.D.: Geology: California Institute of Technology
M.S. Geology: Harvard University
B.S. Geology: California Institute of Technology
Bob Stanton joined the Museum as a Research Associate in 2000 after retiring from Texas A&M University. He is coninuing his research into the Neogene biota of western North America. Bob's publications list is available here.
John Alderson, Research Associate
B.A. Philosophy and B.S. Geology: California State University, Northridge
John's main research interests are: Cretaceous ammonites of California and the west coast, Cretaceous stratigraphy of the Santa Monica Mountains, Miocene mollusks of the Santa Monica Mountains, and detailed mapping of Cretaceous, Paleocene, and Miocene rocks of the Santa Monica Mountains. John Alderson's publications list is available here.