Biodiversity and Ecosystems
Matt Lamanna
Paleontologist and principal dinosaur researcher, Carnegie Museum of Natural History
Areas of focus: Dinosaurs, birds, and crocodilians that lived during the Mesozoic Era
Matt Lamanna is a paleontologist and the principal dinosaur researcher at Carnegie Museum of Natural History, which houses one of the world’s largest dinosaur collections. Within the past 18 years, Lamanna has directed or co-directed field expeditions to Antarctica, Argentina, Australia, China, Egypt, and Greenland that have resulted in the discovery of multiple new species of dinosaurs and other Cretaceous-aged animals. Lamanna and colleagues’ most significant finds include the gigantic new titanosaurian sauropods (long-necked plant-eating dinosaurs) Dreadnoughtus, Notocolossus, and Paralititan. He also led the study of the bizarre bird-like dinosaur Anzu wyliei, also known as the ‘Chicken from Hell,’ and co-discovered dozens of beautifully-preserved fossils of the 120 million-year-old bird Gansus yumenensis in China.
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To schedule an interview, email Sloan MacRae or call him at 412.353.4678.
Tim Pearce
Assistant Curator of Mollusks, Carnegie Museum of Natural History
Areas of focus: Ecology and systematics, especially of mollusks and other invertebrates
Malacologist Tim Pearce cares for the museum’s huge research collection of snails and clams. His area of study focuses on the ecology of land snails, especially in Pennsylvania. He has a master’s degree in snail paleontology coupled with a Ph.D. in snail ecology, which gives him a perspective on how time has affected the makeup of modern snail communities.
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To schedule an interview, email Sloan MacRae or call him at 412.353.4678.