Stephen Brusatte digging for fossils. (Credit Christophe Hendrickx)
Stephen L. Brusatte is an American paleontologist who works at Edinburgh University. He is the author of The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurus and The Rise and Reign of the Mammals. He was the scientific consultant to Walking with Dinosaurs: The Movie, Jurassic World: Dominion, and Jurassic World: Rebirth.
Biography[]
He was born in Ottawa, Illinois on April 24th 1984. In 2002 he attended the University of Chicago. He currently lives works at Edinburgh in Scotland.
In the Media[]
He has appeared in many documentaries including Alaskan Dinosaurs, Dino Birds and many more. He is one of the scientific consultant for Walking with Dinosaurs (2025), and the in-house Walking With Series consultant.
Taxa Named by Brusatte[]
Qianzhousaurus sinensis, one of the dinosaurs named by Brusatte.
Brusatte, alongside other paleontologists, performed studies and named many extinct taxa. His scientific mentors include Paul Sereno and Michael Benton.
Taxa named by Brusatte and colleagues[]
- Alioramus altai
- Carcharodontosaurus iguidensis sp.
- Kryptops
- Tyrannoneustes
- Qianzhousaurus
- Dearcmhara
- Metoposaurus
- Tamarro
- Dearc
- Enalioetes
Websites[]
- Biography at Edinburgh https://www.research.ed.ac.uk/en/persons/steve-brusatte