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Catherine 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 Madagascar, as well as research on ornithischians and other fossil reptiles. She is a useful reference for readers interested in dinosaur classification, Gondwanan fossil faunas, and the evolutionary history of birds.
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Who is Cathy Forster in paleontology?
Cathy is the commonly used name of Catherine A. Forster, an American paleontologist and Professor Emerita of Biology at George Washington University. Her work focuses on dinosaur systematics, phylogeny, and field studies of Mesozoic vertebrates.
What did Catherine Forster study in Madagascar?
Forster worked on Late Cretaceous bird fossils from Madagascar's Maevarano Formation with Patrick O'Connor and other researchers. The material includes isolated bones representing a diverse bird fauna collected from the Mahajanga Basin.
What was the South African dinosaur project associated with Forster?
Forster and W. de Klerk studied a new iguanodontian from the Early Cretaceous Kirkwood Formation of South Africa. The site contained at least 26 small juvenile individuals, raising the possibility that it represented a nesting or nursery setting.
What is Catherine Forster's academic background?
She earned undergraduate degrees at the University of Minnesota, a master's degree at the University of Pennsylvania in 1985, and a Ph.D. from Pennsylvania in 1990. Her research has also included birds, cynodonts, crocodilians, turtles, and ornithischian dinosaurs.
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