Rochelle A Lawrence

Summary

Róchelle is a palaeontologist specialising in fossil preparation and digital conservation at Queensland Museum. She completed a Bachelor Degree in Archaeology and Palaeoanthropology with Palaeontology from the University of New England. Her fine skills in technical work have assisted with the testing and development of new methods for integrating digital technologies into the conservation of Queensland Museum’s vast fossil collection, our natural heritage.

Róchelle has worked in cultural heritage, natural history museums and palaeotourism with a number of organisations across Queensland. She has coordinated palaeontological excavations, assisted with salvage operations and taken part in many new fossil discoveries. Róchelle works on fossils ranging from the Cretaceous through the Tertiary and Quaternary Periods, studying palaeoecology, and the evolution and extinction of Australia’s unique fauna. Her focus is on tropical Ice Age megafauna and small fauna representing a variety of biodiverse living groups such as marsupial gliders and possums. Róchelle is also assisting with research looking at evolutionary responses to climate change in Australia’s frog and lizard communities. She has an interest in fossils from birds of prey and other small fauna, such as fish, from Pleistocene springs and Eocene coastal waterways
. Róchelle is also contributing to works on Queensland’s dinosaurs and their trackways.

Biodiversity Evolutionary Studies Paleontology Taxonomy Zoology