Meet a woman who has dedicated her life to digging up dinosaur bones - and pushing the boundaries of her profession.

Nothing beats the thrill of finding a fossil for the first time, says Dr Bolortsetseg Minjin, director of the Institute for the Study of Mongolian Dinosaurs:

"I got so excited, I thought, Gosh I've found this ancient creature... That is the moment you never forget."

Bolor joined her first exhibition as a cook, as it was the only option available to her - and she couldn't even cook. "I don't think anyone would enjoy eating what I cook!" She says.

Luckily, she quickly demonstrated her scientific skills and went on to discover 67 dinosaur fossils in the Gobi Desert within just one week.

"It was a really exciting discovery but finding fossils takes time, and patience, and hours of walking," Bolor says. "It's good exercise!"

At first, Bolor faced barriers to entering the profession. People were sceptical of a woman in the field.

"Generally people would think a palaeontologist is a man's profession. Even my mum believed that," she says.

Bolor's mother actually went so far as changing her university major to food science without her knowledge.

"I walked into class and I had no idea what that was," Bolor says.

She was able to change her major back to geology and went on to make many significant discoveries - and to fight the illegal fossil trade in Mongolia, where she has repatriated up to 70 stolen fossils.

Bolor joins palaeontologist Dr Anusuya Chinsamy-Turan from South Africa to discuss the joy of finding fossils, and how the two women overcame barriers to arrive at the top of their field.

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