Renowned paleontologist Philip Currie's new research paper, published on Thursday, found that ankylosaurs protect themselves from predators by digging.
Canada's famed dinosaur hunter and one of the inspirations for the "Jurassic Park" phenomenon turned 75 earlier this year and has no plans to drop his chisel and rock hammer.Renowned paleontologist Philip Currie turned 75 earlier this year. The museum that bears his name in Alberta will soon celebrate its 10th anniversary.
And he says before he does go, he hopes to find an intact specimen in Alberta of his favourite dinosaur — Troodon formosus.It's a brainy, big-eyed dinosaur that resembles the nasty, two-legged, big-tailed and sharp-toothed velociraptor made famous in the "Jurassic Park" movie series. "We still haven't got a complete specimen anywhere in the Western North America. It's crazy," he said.Backyard dino dig 'all I need,' says world-renowned palaeontologist Philip Currie
The Wembley centre is among several museums Currie has helped build in Canada and around the world, including China and Japan, as dinosaur research boomed over the course of his career. He worked at the Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology in Drumheller, but his expertise has taken him to dinosaur bonebeds all over the world, including regularly to Mongolia and China, along with the University of Alberta in Edmonton, where he teaches.
From the 1960s through the '80s, paleontology grew a bit, aided by advances in technology, but remained in the shadows of popular science.Director Steven Spielberg released "Jurassic Park." Based on the book by Michael Crichton, it told a story of paleontologists pursuing — and being pursued by — dinosaurs brought back to life.
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