Matt Wedel
Mathew John Wedel is an American paleontologist.
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He is associate professor at the Western University of Health Sciences Department of Anatomy in California. Wedel studies sauropods and the evolution of pneumatic bones in dinosaurs. At Western University, Wedel teaches gross anatomy. He has authored papers naming Aquilops (2014), Brontomerus (2011), and Sauroposeidon (2000). He has published research exploring how some dinosaurs achieved large sizes. In 2016, he co-authored the book The Sauropod Dinosaurs.
Mathew J. Wedel | |
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 Wedel beside the dorsal vertebra of Argentinosaurus | |
| Nationality | American |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Paleontologist |
| Institutions | Western University of Health Sciences |
Along with paleontologists Darren Naish and Mike P. Taylor, he founded the paleontology blog Sauropod Vertebrae Picture of the Week.
References
Further reading
- Kraatz, BP; Sherratt, E; Bumacod, N; Wedel, MJ (2015). "Ecological correlates to cranial morphology in Leporids (Mammalia, Lagomorpha)". PeerJ. 3: e844. doi:10.7717/peerj.844. PMC 4369340. PMID 25802812.
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