Paul Sereno

Paul Callistus Sereno ( born October 11, 1957 in Naperville, near Chicago ) is an American paleontologist. Sereno published the first scientific description of a number of dinosaurs and other extinct vertebrates. With the formation of higher taxa at the same time he gave a major boost to the modern understanding of the relationships of these animals.

A broader public reached Sereno with a medium-effective production of paleontology, as he poses for the press with a reminiscent of the popular movie character Indiana Jones hat and appropriate gesture in front of dinosaur bones. Sereno is a professor of paleontology and evolutionary theory at the University of Chicago and is explorer- in-residence of National Geographic. He is married to his former student Gabrielle Lyon.

Life

Paul Sereno is the son of a postal carrier, and was not considered very ambitious students. He studied art and biology at Northern Illinois University. In a museum tour with behind the scenes, he discovered his fascination with paleontology. He continued his studies in geology at Columbia University, where he earned his doctorate in 1987, and worked for the American Museum of Natural History in New York City. Since 1988 he teaches at the University of Chicago.

Scientific Work

1988 Sereno began excavations in Argentina, where he discovered a complete skeleton of Herrerasaurus (1988) and the early dinosaurs Eoraptor (1991). Together with Andrea B. Arcucci examined Sereno 1994, the fossil of Lagosuchus lilloensis and presented some anatomical differences from other types of Lagosuchus Determine why he arranged the species in the genus established by him Marasuchus.

From 1990 to 2003 he described ( in part as a co-author ) at a total of six expeditions to Morocco and the Niger genres such Afrovenator, Jobaria, Suchomimus, Deltadromeus and the crocodile relatives Sarcosuchus. 2001, led him to West and Central India, where he discovered included the theft of dinosaur Rajasaurus.

In recent years, he dug in the Gobi Desert in Inner Mongolia ( China) and Tibet. Sereno led expeditions on five continents, and wrote the first scientific description of more than twenty fossil species. His aim, however, is to deepen the knowledge about the relationships of dinosaurs.

Publications

Sereno wrote in addition to scientific publications, a number of popular science articles in the magazines National Geographic Magazine and Natural History as well as several book article. Expression for his efforts to supply his discoveries to the general public, is the non-profit organization founded with his wife in 1998 Project Exploration with this objective.

Awards

Paul Sereno received in recognition of his research a variety of honors, including the Teacher of the Year Award from the Chicago Tribune 1993, 1996 entitled " Chicagoan of the Year" ( " Chicago of the Month" ) of Chicago Magazine, 1997 he was in the added "Century Club" of Newsweek Magazine and in the same year as one of People Magazine's " 50 Most Beautiful People" ( the "50 Most Beautiful People " ) are counted. The Boston Museum of Science awarded him the Walker Prize for extraordinary contributions to paleontology and Columbia University, the University Medal for Excellence.

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