Paul C. Sereno | |
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![]() At his laboratory in 2010 | |
Born | Aurora, Illinois, USA | October 11, 1957
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 |
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]