University of Washington paleontologist Christian Sidor excavating fossils in Antarctica in 2017.

Paleontologists searching for fossils in Antarctica in 2017.

Megan Whitney, then a University of Washington doctoral student, excavating fossils in Antarctica in 2017. Whitney is now a paleontologist at Harvard University.

Megan Whitney, then a University of Washington doctoral student, excavating fossils in Antarctica in 2017. Whitney is now a paleontologist at Harvard University.

Megan Whitney, then a University of Washington doctoral student, excavating fossils in Antarctica in 2017. Whitney is now a paleontologist at Harvard University.