Gregory M Erickson
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Gregory M. Erickson, Ph.D.
in paleobiology
at Florida State University
.
Erickson have produced many papers on the ontogeny
and forces alligator
s and dinosaurus, especially on the theropod Tyrannosaurus rex. Erickson has also been contributing when naming and describing some dinosaur genera, like Guanlong
(2006) and Limusaurus
(2009). He is also a strong proponent to the idea of a dinosaurian origin of birds.
Erickson has also been featured in BBC
’s program The Truth About Killer Dinosaurs
, in which he estimates the bite force of Tyrannosaurus rex. He was also featured in an episode of Science Of Sex Appeal (Discovery Channel), which discuss how dinosaurs reproduced.
Ph.D.
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in paleobiology
Paleobiology
Paleobiology is a growing and comparatively new discipline which combines the methods and findings of the natural science biology with the methods and findings of the earth science paleontology...
at Florida State University
Florida State University
The Florida State University is a space-grant and sea-grant public university located in Tallahassee, Florida, United States. It is a comprehensive doctoral research university with medical programs and significant research activity as determined by the Carnegie Foundation...
.
Erickson have produced many papers on the ontogeny
Ontogeny
Ontogeny is the origin and the development of an organism – for example: from the fertilized egg to mature form. It covers in essence, the study of an organism's lifespan...
and forces alligator
Alligator
An alligator is a crocodilian in the genus Alligator of the family Alligatoridae. There are two extant alligator species: the American alligator and the Chinese alligator ....
s and dinosaurus, especially on the theropod Tyrannosaurus rex. Erickson has also been contributing when naming and describing some dinosaur genera, like Guanlong
Guanlong
Guanlong was a genus of proceratosaurid tyrannosauroid dinosaur, one of the earliest known examples of the lineage.-Description and discovery:...
(2006) and Limusaurus
Limusaurus
Limusaurus is a genus of toothless herbivorous theropod dinosaur from the Jurassic Upper Shishugou Formation in the Junggar Basin of western China. Limusaurus is also the first definitely known ceratosaur from Eastern Asia, including China...
(2009). He is also a strong proponent to the idea of a dinosaurian origin of birds.
Erickson has also been featured in BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
’s program The Truth About Killer Dinosaurs
The Truth About Killer Dinosaurs
The Truth About Killer Dinosaurs is a two-part BBC documentary, presented by Bill Oddie, in which a group of scientists test out the strength of dinosaur weaponry using biomechanics. The first episode determines the winner of a battle between Tyrannosaurus and Triceratops, and second compares the...
, in which he estimates the bite force of Tyrannosaurus rex. He was also featured in an episode of Science Of Sex Appeal (Discovery Channel), which discuss how dinosaurs reproduced.