Christian A. Sidor is an American biologist and paleontologist, Associate Professor of the Department of Biology, University of Washington

University of Washington

University of Washington is a public research university, founded in 1861 in Seattle, Washington, United States. The UW is the largest university in the Northwest and the oldest public university on the West Coast. The university has three campuses, with its largest campus in the University...

, Seattle, WA, curator of vertebrate paleontology in the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture

Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture

The Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture has been a Washington state museum since 1899. It is located at the University of Washington campus at the intersection of N.E. 45th Street and 17th Avenue N.E. in Seattle, Washington, USA, in the University District. It is the only major natural...

, member of the editorial board of the Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

The Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology was founded in 1980 at the University of Oklahoma by Dr. Jiri Zidek. It is a scientific journal that publishes original contributions on all aspects of the vertebrate paleontology, including vertebrate origins, evolution, functional morphology, taxonomy,...

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He is a discoverer of a number of extinct animals; see, e.g., 2004 in paleontology

2004 in paleontology

-New taxa:-newly named:-newly named:-New taxa:-Newly named dinosaurs:Data courtesy of George Olshevsky's dinosaur genera list and Dr. Jeremy Montague's dinosaur genus database.-New taxa:-New taxa:-Non-mammalian:...

 or 2006 in paleontology

2006 in paleontology

-Insects:-Tetrapodomorphs:-Newly named temnospondylians:-Newly named amphibians:-Ichthyosaurs:-Newly named basal lepidosauromorphs:-Newly named plesiosaurs:-Newly named squamates:-Newly named crurotarsans:-Newly named dinosaurs:...

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He is the 2001 recipient of the Romer Prize from the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology

Society of Vertebrate Paleontology

The Society of Vertebrate Paleontology was founded in 1940 for individuals with an interest in vertebrate paleontology. SVP now has almost 2,000 members. The society's website states that SVP "is organized exclusively for educational and scientific purposes...

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Career

• 2005- Assistant Professor of Biology and Curator of Vertebrate Paleontology, University of Washington
• 2001-2004 Assistant Professor of Anatomy, New York College of Osteopathic Medicine, Old Westbury, NY
• 2001 Postdoctoral Fellow, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC
• 2000 Ph.D., Department of Organismal Biology and Anatomy, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
• 1996 M.S., Department of Organismal Biology and Anatomy, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
• 1994 B.S. (with Honors in Biology), Trinity College, Hartford, CT

External links

• "Toothy 'Crocamander' Was Top Triassic Predator", the Discovery Channel
  Discovery Channel
  Discovery Channel is an American satellite and cable specialty channel , founded by John Hendricks and distributed by Discovery Communications. It is a publicly traded company run by CEO David Zaslav...
  
  discusses one the finds of Sidor's team