Paul Sereno
Paul Callistus Sereno (born October 11, 1957) is paleontologist who was educated at the University of Chicago who has discovered several new dinosaur species from places such as Inner Mongolia, Argentina, Morocco and Niger.[1] One of his most widely publicized discoveries is that of a nearly complete specimen of Sarcosuchus (known as SuperCroc).[2]
Paul C. Sereno | |
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| File:Paul Sereno Lab Photo.jpg At his laboratory in 2010 | |
| Born | 11 October 1957
(aged 68) Aurora, Illinois, USA |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Northern Illinois University (B.S., Biological Sciences, 1979) Columbia University (M.A., Vertebrate Paleontology, 1981; M. Phil., Geological Sciences, 1981; Ph.D., Geological Sciences, 1987) |
| Known for | Discoveries in paleontology; founder of Project Exploration |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Paleontology (vertebrate) |
| Institutions | University of Chicago |
| Doctoral students | Jeffrey A. Wilson |
| Author abbrev. (zoology) | Sereno |
File:Paul Sereno.jpg
Paul Sereno at a dig in 2010.
Fossil species described by Sereno or his team
Dinosaurs
- Aerosteon
- Afrovenator
- Significant new material of Carcharodontosaurus
- Deltadromeus
- Eocarcharia
- Eodromaeus
- Eoraptor
- Erliansaurus
- Graciliceratops
- Significant new material of Herrerasaurus
- Jobaria
- Kryptops
- Neimongosaurus
- Nigersaurus
- Pegomastax
- Three new species of Psittacosaurus (P. meileyingensis, P. xinjiangensis, P. gobiensis)
- Rajasaurus
- Raptorex
- Rugops
- Significant new material from Spinosaurus
- Spinostropheus
- Suchomimus
Other fossil reptiles
- Marasuchus, an early relative of dinosaurs
- "The African Pterosaur"
- Sarcosuchus imperator or SuperCroc
- Anatosuchus minor or DuckCroc from Niger
- Araripesuchus rattoides or RatCroc from Niger and Morocco
- Kaprosuchus saharicus or BoarCroc from Niger and Morocco
- Laganosuchus thaumastos or PancakeCroc from Niger and Morocco
- Laganosuchus maghrebensis or PancakeCroc from Niger and Morocco
Paul Sereno Media
- Paul Sereno with Sinornithomimus.jpg
Sereno holding a cast of Sinornithomimus
References
- ↑ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Utilities at line 38: bad argument #1 to 'ipairs' (table expected, got nil).
- ↑ Sereno, Paul C.; Larson, Hans C. E.; Sidor, Christian A.; Gado, Boubé (2001). "The Giant Crocodyliform Sarcosuchus from the Cretaceous of Africa". Science. 294 (5546): 1516–9. Bibcode:2001Sci...294.1516S. doi:10.1126/science.1066521. PMID 11679634.