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Dino Stats (tm) Name: Phillip J. Currie Age: Legnth: Weight: Favorite Food: Family: Genus: Species: Place of Origin: Habitat: Favorite Movie: Favorite TV Show: Favorite Dinosaur: Favorite Sport: Exercise:swimming,hiking Hobbies: reading and cooking Distinguishing Features: Dr. Currie was the Paleontologist of the Month on Dinosaur Interplanetary Gazette Dino Dish from October 1-21, 1998 Vera Velociraptor's Very Vast, Verbose, Voracious Vocabulary
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of Dinosaurs (Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology), Adjunct Associate
Professor (University of Calgary), and Adjunct Professor (University of
Saskatchewan).
BSc (Toronto, 1972), MSc (McGill, 1975), PhD (McGill, 1981). Works on dinosaurs, focusing on problems with growth and variation, the anatomy and relationships of carnivorous dinosaurs, and the origin of birds. Has a long term goal of understanding the rich Cretaceous ecosystem of Dinosaur Park, and contemporaneous faunas and habitats of other sites in western North America. Is also interested in what can be learned about dinosaurian behaviour, including annual and intercontinental migrations. Interested in dinosaurs since childhood, he finds that the excitement of discovery (fossils in the field, and ideas in the "lab") constantly renews his interest. Fieldwork connected with his research has been concentrated in Alberta, British Columbia, the Arctic, Argentina and China. Work on the Centrosaurus bonebed, the origin of birds, "feathered" dinosaurs, hadrosaur nesting sites and the Canada-China Dinosaur Project have attracted the greatest international attention. He has published 62 scientific articles, 75 popular articles and five books. Sir Frederick Haultain Award (for significant contributions to science in Alberta), 1988. Commemorative Medal, 125th Anniversary of Canadian Confederation, 1993. He currently co-supervises two MSc students and two PhD students at the University of Calgary, one MSc student at the University of Saskatchewan, and one MSc and one PhD student through the University of Copenhagen. He has given more than 200 lectures in Australia, Canada, China, Denmark, Germany, Japan, Kazakhstan, Korea, Mexico, Poland, Romania, Singapore, and the United States, and the venues include the American Museum of Natural History (New York), the Explorer's Club (New York) and the National Geographic Society (Washington). To date, over 30,000 people have attended his lectures. He has appeared in more than 500 newspaper, magazine, radio, film and television articles and programs, including Canadian Geographic, Equinox, National Geographic Magazine, New York Times, Time, Discovery Channel's Paleoworld, PBS's Nova series, and a CBS primetime program on dinosaurs. Hobbies include swimming, hiking, reading and cooking. February 18, 1998
Related Resources:
Royal Tyrell Museum Dinosaur ExhibitsBooks by Dr. Currie (sometimes with others) 101 Questions Answered About Dinosaurs; Eva B. Koppelhus, Philip J. Currie; Paperback; $1.60 |
