Matt Wedel

Mathew John Wedel is an American paleontologist. 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.[1] He has authored papers naming Aquilops (2014), Brontomerus (2011), and Sauroposeidon (2000).[2]

Mathew J. Wedel
Wedel beside the dorsal vertebra of Argentinosaurus
NationalityAmerican
Scientific career
FieldsPaleontologist
InstitutionsWestern University of Health Sciences

Along with paleontologists Darren Naish and Mike P. Taylor, he founded the paleontology blog Sauropod Vertebrae Picture of the Week[3].

References

  1. Wedel, M.J. "Profile - Mathew Wedel". PeerJ.
  2. Wedel, M.J. "CV and Publications". Mathew John Wedel.
  3. "About SV-POW!". Sauropod Vertebra Picture of the Week. 1 October 2007. Retrieved 2020-03-30.


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