Stephen L. Brusatte

Stephen Louis Brusatte (b. April 24, 1984 in Ottawa, Illinois), is an American paleontologist.

Stephen Brusatte
Nationality	American
Alma mater	University of Chicago (B.A.)
Known for	Creation of TaxonSearch Dinoland
Scientific career
Fields	Paleontologist
Institutions	University of Chicago (2002-2006) University of Bristol (2006-2008)
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Biography

He is the author of the 2002 book Stately Fossils: A Comprehensive Look at the State Fossils and Other Official Fossils and the 2008 book Dinosaurs. Brusatte has additionally authored several scientific papers as well as over 100 popular articles for magazines such as Fossil News, Dino Press, Dinosaur World, and Prehistoric Times. At Chicago, he worked closely with vertebrate paleontologist Paul Sereno and studied allosauroid dinosaur phylogeny. He has also aided in the creation of two databases, TaxonSearch and CharacaterSearch, that organize taxonomic and phylogenetic information.

Upon completion of a B.S. in geophysical sciences at the University of Chicago in 2006, Brusatte was awarded a Marshall Scholarship to study at the University of Bristol in the United Kingdom.