Matt Wedel
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Mathew J. Wedel | |
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 Wedel beside the dorsal vertebra of Argentinosaurus | |
| Nationality | American |
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| Fields | Paleontologist |
| Institutions | Western University of Health Sciences[1] |
Mathew John Wedel is an American paleontologist. He is associate professor at the Western University of Health Sciences Department of Anatomy in California. Wedel studies sauropods and the evolution of pneumatic bones in dinosaurs. At Western University, Wedel teaches gross anatomy.[2] He has authored papers naming Aquilops (2014), Brontomerus (2011),[3] and Sauroposeidon (2000).[4] He has published research exploring how some dinosaurs achieved large sizes.[5] In 2016, he co-authored the book "The Sauropod Dinosaurs."[6]
Along with paleontologists Darren Naish and Mike P. Taylor, he founded the paleontology blog Sauropod Vertebrae Picture of the Week.[7]
References
- ^ Smith, Dave (July 24, 2012). "Archosaurs: A new online exhibit". UC Museum of Paleontology.
- ^ Wedel, M.J. "Profile - Mathew Wedel". PeerJ.
- ^ Dell'amore, Christine (February 25, 2011). ""Thunder Thighs" Dinosaur Thrashed Predators to Death?". National Geographic News.
- ^ Wedel, M.J. "CV and Publications". Mathew John Wedel.
- ^ Heeren, Fredric (July 2011). "Dinosaurs: Rise of the titans". Nature. 475 (7355): 159–161. doi:10.1038/475159a.
- ^ Hallett, Mark. The sauropod dinosaurs : life in the age of giants. Baltimore. ISBN 1421420287.
- ^ "About SV-POW!". Sauropod Vertebra Picture of the Week. 1 October 2007. Retrieved 2020-03-30.
Further reading
- Kraatz, BP; Sherratt, E; Bumacod, N; Wedel, MJ (2015). "Ecological correlates to cranial morphology in Leporids (Mammalia, Lagomorpha)". PeerJ. 3: e844. doi:10.7717/peerj.844. PMID 25802812.
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