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John Bell Hatcher was an American paleontologist and prolific fossil collector active during the late 19th century. He is best known for his work in the American West, where he discovered the first fossils attributed to Triceratops in Wyoming in 1888. Often referred to as the "king of collectors," H...
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Exceptional dinosaur collector and anatomist associated with Triceratops, Diplodocus, and Carnegie Museum expeditions; lasting foundational reputation.
Scoring methodologyCatherine A. Forster is an American paleontologist and professor whose research focuses on the systematics, phylogeny, and field study of Mesozoic vertebrates, especially dinosaurs. At George Washington University, her documented work includes Late Cretaceous birds and predatory dinosaurs from Madag...
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Highly regarded for Madagascar discoveries and foundational work on bird origins, dinosaur evolution, and Gondwanan vertebrate biogeography.
Scoring methodologyJordan Mallon is a Canadian paleontologist who serves as a research scientist at the Canadian Museum of Nature in Ottawa. His primary research focuses on the paleoecology, functional morphology, and diversity of Late Cretaceous dinosaurs, particularly those from the Belly River Group of Alberta. He...
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Prominent ceratopsian specialist known for quantitative ecology, functional morphology, and careful study of dinosaur communities.
Scoring methodologyScott D. Sampson is a Canadian paleontologist and science communicator who has held prominent roles in major scientific institutions, including serving as the executive director of the California Academy of Sciences. His academic research focuses largely on Late Cretaceous dinosaurs, with significan...
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Accomplished dinosaur paleontologist and museum leader with notable discoveries and exceptional public-education reach.
Scoring methodologyMichael J. Ryan is a Canadian vertebrate paleontologist whose research focuses on Late Cretaceous dinosaur faunas, especially ceratopsians, the horned dinosaurs. His work has addressed dinosaur systematics, taphonomy, and paleoecology in western North America and Mongolia, and he has held research a...
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Well-regarded ceratopsian specialist with substantial taxonomic and museum contributions, especially concerning Late Cretaceous horned-dinosaur diversity.
Scoring methodologyDenver W. Fowler is a paleontologist whose research examines dinosaur paleobiology, anatomy, ecology, evolution, and stratigraphy. He has worked with the Badlands Dinosaur Museum and Dickinson Museum Center in North Dakota, where research programs include field collection and specimen-based study of...
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Creative theropod paleobiologist known for influential predation and locomotion hypotheses, but several prominent behavioral interpretations remain contested.
Scoring methodologyPeter Dodson is an American paleontologist who has served as a professor at the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine and Department of Earth and Environmental Science. He is known for research on horned dinosaurs (Ceratopsia) and has described multiple dinosaur genera. He co-edit...
Scott D. Sampson is a Canadian-American paleontologist and science communicator recognized for his research on Late Cretaceous dinosaurs, particularly the ceratopsians of North America. He co-named the bizarre predatory dinosaur *Masiakasaurus knopfleri* in 2001 based on fossils discovered in Madaga...
Michael J. Ryan is a Canadian vertebrate paleontologist whose research focuses particularly on horned dinosaurs, or ceratopsians, from the Late Cretaceous of North America. He named Albertaceratops in 2007 and participated in the description of Wendiceratops. His work uses fossil anatomy, classifica...
Caleb Brown is a Canadian paleontologist and curator at the Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology in Alberta. His research focuses on dinosaur anatomy, systematics, and the interpretation of exceptionally preserved fossils, including armored dinosaurs and ceratopsians. Brown was among the authors wh...
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