Paul Sereno (born October 11, 1957) is a professor of paleontology at the University of Chicago and who has discovered several new dinosaur species on several continents. His most well known discovery is that of a nearly complete specimen of Sarcosuchus imperator, but he and his team have discovered many new genera along with new material for existing species such as Carcharodontosaurus and Spinosaurus.
Extinct taxa named by Sereno[]
- Sarcosuchus
- Afrovenator
- Deltadromeus
- Eocarcharia
- Aerosteon
- Eoraptor
- Raptorex
- Rugops
- Graciliceratops
- Suchomimus
- Kaprosuchus
- Nigersaurus
- Graciliceratops
- Rajasaurus
- Spinostropheus
- Erliansaurus
- Marasuchus
- Laganosuchus
- Pegomastax
- 3 separate species of Psittacosaurus
- P. gobiensis
- P. xinjiangensis
- P. meileyingensis
In Popular Culture[]
Sereno does occasionally appear in popular media to educate the public on paleontological matters, most notably documentaries.
- Sereno appears in When Crocs Ate Dinosaurs, where he talks about his described reptiles including Sarcosuchus and Kaprosuchus.
- Sereno appears in the 2009 documentary Bizarre Dinosaurs where he discusses his described species Nigersaurus, Raptorex, and Mykocephale.
- He also appears in Bigger Than T. Rex to talk about Spinosaurus and its characteristics.
- Sky Monsters also features Sereno in which he talks about Nigerian pterosaurs.
- Sereno appears in The Ultimate Guide T-Rex, where he talks about Eoraptor, about the size of Tyrannosaurus rex.