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Xing Xu
Chinese paleontologist known for his work on feathered dinosaurs and for numerous discoveries of dinosaur species in China, contributing to understanding the evolution of birds from theropod dinosaurs.
Zofia Kielan-Jaworowska
Polish paleontologist who made significant contributions to the understanding of Mesozoic mammals and led many paleontological expeditions to the Gobi Desert, making numerous important discoveries.
Richard Owen
Coined the term 'Dinosauria' and known for his work on the classification of prehistoric reptiles and extensive work on the anatomy of both extinct and extant animals.
Othniel Charles Marsh
American paleontologist who discovered and named numerous dinosaur species, had a famous 'Bone Wars' rivalry with Edward Drinker Cope and made significant contributions to the field of vertebrate paleontology.
Luis Alvarez
Physicist who, along with his son Walter, proposed the Alvarez hypothesis, suggesting that an asteroid impact was the cause of the Cretaceous-Paleogene extinction event.
Jack Horner
American paleontologist known for his contributions to the understanding of dinosaur behavior, nesting practices, and growth. Horner's discovery of Maiasaura provided evidence that some dinosaurs cared for their young.
Stephen Jay Gould
American paleontologist and evolutionary biologist known for the theory of punctuated equilibrium, which he developed with Niles Eldredge, and his prolific writing on science and evolution.
John Ostrom
His work on the dinosaur Deinonychus led to the revolutionary theory that birds are the direct descendants of dinosaurs and his research on the function of dinosaur claws and bird flight was instrumental.
George Gaylord Simpson
American paleontologist and one of the major figures in the modern synthesis of evolutionary biology, known for his work on the tempo and mode of evolution and major contributions to vertebrate paleontology.
Phil Currie
Canadian paleontologist specializing in the Cretaceous period and the behavior and classification of carnivorous dinosaurs, with notable work in both Canadian and Patagonian paleontology.
Edward Drinker Cope
American paleontologist and evolutionary biologist who was a prolific researcher and describer of new species, noted for his role in the 'Bone Wars' and his extensive work on North American fossils.
Robert T. Bakker
An advocate for the theory that many dinosaurs were endothermic (warm-blooded), Bakker has contributed significantly to the modern understanding of dinosaur physiology and behavior.
Gideon Mantell
English paleontologist who discovered several dinosaur genera including Iguanodon and identified fossils using comparative anatomy with modern species.
Mary Anning
Pioneering fossil collector who made important discoveries in the Jurassic marine fossil beds at Lyme Regis in Dorset, England. Known for the discovery of the first ichthyosaur skeleton and important finds of plesiosaurs and pterosaurs.
Barnum Brown
Renowned for the first discovery of Tyrannosaurus rex fossils in 1902, he significantly advanced the knowledge of dinosaur paleontology and brought widespread public attention to dinosaurs.
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