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Suture Lab is an independent research group affiliated with, and founded through, the support and collaboration of several students and faculty from the CUNY STEM Research Academy at Brooklyn College and Student Research Mentoring Consortium at the American Museum of Natural History. We maintain collaborative research and mentorship ties with Brooklyn College's STEM Research Institute while operating as an autonomous, open-source initiative.

Our work focuses on the biological, morphological, and environmental study of ammonite sutures, which has included ontogenetic studies, juvenile and adult suture ontogeny, and has recently resulted in the discovery of a novel paleoclimate proxy.

In addition, we fully engage with paleontology's rich tradition of mentorship, including student coauthors on papers, research posters, and conference presentations, and helping emerging scientists begin building their CV. In addition to attending weekly seminars on paleontology (usually lasting no more than an hour), students are instructed in the measurement and collection of paleontological data, most frequently on ontogenetic development of ammonoid cephalopods.

Many of our projects are completed by collecting original data and frequently utilize and build upon the LLS Method or Ammodata, two open-source resources for paleontological researchers to conduct science with minimal access barriers.

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