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Catherine A. Forster is an American vertebrate paleontologist whose research concerns dinosaur evolution, anatomy, and relationships, with particular attention to ornithischians and fossils from the Southern Hemisphere. She participated in major paleontological work in Madagascar and co-described Rahonavis, a small feathered theropod from the Late Cretaceous, in 1998. Her publications are used by researchers studying dinosaur systematics, biogeography, and the evolutionary history of birds.
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What does Catherine A. Forster study?
Catherine A. Forster is an American vertebrate paleontologist who studies dinosaur evolution, anatomy, and relationships. Her work has paid particular attention to ornithischian dinosaurs and fossils from the Southern Hemisphere.
What was Catherine Forster's Madagascar research?
She participated in major paleontological work in Madagascar. That research helped document dinosaur and other vertebrate fossils from the Late Cretaceous of the island.
What kind of dinosaurs are ornithischians?
Ornithischians are one of the two major dinosaur groups and include animals such as stegosaurs, ankylosaurs, and hadrosaurs. Their relationships are studied through features of the skeleton and skull.
Why are Madagascar fossils important to dinosaur research?
Madagascar was part of the southern landmasses that formed Gondwana, so its fossils can reveal how dinosaur lineages evolved in isolation. The island's Late Cretaceous record includes distinctive vertebrate communities.
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