Gregory M. Erickson, Ph.D. in

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. Erickson has published many papers on the

ontogeny Ontogeny (also ontogenesis) is the origination and development of an organism (both physical and psychological, e.g., moral development), usually from the time of fertilization of the ovum, egg to adult. The term can also be used to refer to t ...

and growth patterns of

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s and

dinosaurs Dinosaurs are a diverse group of reptiles of the clade Dinosauria. They first appeared during the Triassic Geological period, period, between 243 and 233.23 million years ago (mya), although the exact origin and timing of the #Evolutio ...

, especially on the

theropod Theropoda (; from ancient Greek , (''therion'') "wild beast"; , (''pous, podos'') "foot"">wiktionary:ποδός"> (''pous, podos'') "foot" is one of the three major groups (clades) of dinosaurs, alongside Ornithischia and Sauropodom ...

Tyrannosaurus rex ''Tyrannosaurus'' () is a genus of large theropoda, theropod dinosaur. The type species ''Tyrannosaurus rex'' ( meaning 'king' in Latin), often shortened to ''T. rex'' or colloquially t-rex, is one of the best represented theropods. It live ...

''. Erickson has also been contributing when naming and describing some dinosaur

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, like '' Guanlong'' (2006) and '' Limusaurus'' (2009). He is a strong proponent to the idea of a dinosaurian

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.''http://www.bio.fsu.edu/erickson/''. Erickson has been featured in

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’s program '' The Truth About Killer Dinosaurs'', in which he estimates the bite force of ''Tyrannosaurus rex''. He was also featured in an episode of ''Science Of Sex Appeal'' (Discovery Channel), which discuss how dinosaurs reproduced. Below is a list of taxa that Erickson has contributed to naming:

References

External links

Gregory M. Erickson's profile at Florida State University's homepage.
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