Ricardo Araújo is a researcher at CERENA where he develops research on X-ray synchrotron microtomography applied to paleontology. He has used the synchrotron and nanotomography technology to help address physiological, developmental and anatomical questions with relevance for paleontology. He is the leader of the PaleoMoz project, an international research endeavor that aims to promote, value and protect the Mozambican paleontological heritage and create the first generation of Mozambican paleontologists. He has helped building the first fossil preparation lab of the country, trained multiple students a collected many fossils mostly from the Niassa and Tete Provinces.