Trevor Valle A paleontologist and a featured expert on several science-themed television specials, he is perhaps best known for hosting Mammoths Unearthed […] PaleontologistPosted on: September 23, 2020Updated On: August 6, 2022
Jack Horner American palaeontologist who discovered Maiasaura, which is the evidence that some dinosaurs cared for their young. He also worked as […] PaleontologistPosted on: September 22, 2020Updated On: October 12, 2022
Mary Anning Fossil collector, dealer, and paleontologist famous for discovering the fossils of the first Ichthyosaur and Plesiosaurus. Mary Anning was born […] PaleontologistPosted on: September 22, 2020Updated On: July 16, 2022
Sue Hendrickson American paleontologist who gained national fame in 1990 for discovering Tyrannosaurus rex bones in South Dakota. The skeleton was named […] PaleontologistPosted on: September 22, 2020Updated On: July 16, 2022
Alice Roberts Though she is most famous for hosting science-themed television programs such as Coast,The Incredible Human Journey and Origins of Us, […] PaleontologistPosted on: September 21, 2020Updated On: July 21, 2022
Zeresenay Alemseged Paleoanthropologist and Chair of the Anthropology Department at the California Academy of Sciences who is known for discovering “Lucy’s child”, […] PaleontologistPosted on: September 21, 2020Updated On: December 28, 2022
George Gaylord Simpson Paleontologist who influenced Modern Synthesis, which played a major role in creating a recognized account of evolution. He was also […] PaleontologistPosted on: September 20, 2020Updated On: July 30, 2022
Richard Leakey A paleontologist who studied human origins in Kenya, Africa. His discovery of a Homo erectus skull in 1975 was one […] PaleontologistPosted on: September 20, 2020Updated On: July 16, 2022
Tim White Notable for his paleoanthropological research on an ancient hominid skeleton nicknamed ‘Lucy,’ White is also famous for his 1994 discovery […] PaleontologistPosted on: September 19, 2020Updated On: March 14, 2023
Mary Leakey British paleoanthropologist who worked for most of her career in the Olduvai Gorge, in eastern Africa, uncovering the tools and […] PaleontologistPosted on: September 19, 2020Updated On: July 27, 2022
Donald Johanson Chicago-born paleoanthropologist who was part of the team that, in 1974, discovered the “Lucy,” a hominid australopithecine fossil in Ethiopia. […] PaleontologistPosted on: September 19, 2020Updated On: August 2, 2022
