Catherine Ann Forster is an American paleontologist, taxonomist and expert in ornithopod evolution and Triceratops taxonomy.[1] She is a Professor in the Geological Sciences Program and the Department of Biological Sciences at George Washington University. She obtained a B.A. and B.S. from the University of Minnesota in 1982, followed by an M.Sc. in 1985 and a Ph.D. in 1990 from the University of Pennsylvania. She then completed post-doctoral work at the University of Chicago between 1990 and 1994 in their department of Organismal Biology.[2] She is known in part for unique bird fossils she and her colleagues have found and described from Madagascar.[3][4][5]
Catherine Forster | |
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| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | University of Minnesota, University of Pennsylvania, University of Chicago |
| Known for | Dinosaur-bird evolution theories |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Paleontology |
| Institutions | George Washington University |
References
edit- ^ Farlow, James O.; M. K. Brett-Surmann (1999). The Complete Dinosaur. Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press. p. 16. ISBN 0-253-21313-4.
- ^ "Columbian College of Arts and Sciences: Catherine Forster". George Washington University. Retrieved October 13, 2018.
- ^ "Fossil Discovery Bolsters Birds' Link to Dinosaurs". Los Angeles Times. 18 March 1998.
- ^ "nsf.gov - National Science Foundation (NSF) News - New Sickle-Clawed Fossil From Madagascar Links Birds and Dinosaurs - US National Science Foundation (NSF)". nsf.gov.
- ^ "Unique 'Dino-bird' Fossil Found In Africa". Chicago Tribune.
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