Jul 26, 2008 9:06 AM

A few words from Paul Sereno

I haven’t interviewed Paul Sereno (yet) but there are a few short interview clips up on YouTube where he reflects on his career as a professional paleontologist; https://www.youtube.com/w https://www.youtube.com/w https://www.youtube.com/w

I haven't interviewed Paul Sereno (yet) but there are a few short interview clips up on YouTube where he reflects on his career as a professional paleontologist;

https://www.youtube.com/w

Brian Switek is a freelance science writer and a paleontology volunteer with the Natural History Museum of Utah. He is also author of the books My Beloved Brontosaurus and Written in Stone. ... Read More

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