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Renowned Paleontologist Mark Norell Passes Away at 68

9/14/2025

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Mark Norell, a renowned paleontologist, passed away from heart failure at 68 in Manhattan on September 14, 2025.
He researched the evolutionary connections between dinosaurs and birds at the American Museum of Natural History.
Norell led fossil expeditions in Mongolia, uncovering well-preserved dinosaur skeletons in the Gobi Desert.
He held a Ph.D. from Yale and chaired the museum's paleontology division.
Norell is survived by his daughter, Inga Pan Norell, and was previously married to Vivian Pan, who died in 2023.

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Mark Norell, a renowned paleontologist, passed away from heart failure at 68 in Manhattan on September 14, 2025.
He researched the evolutionary connections between dinosaurs and birds at the American Museum of Natural History.
Norell led fossil expeditions in Mongolia, uncovering well-preserved dinosaur skeletons in the Gobi Desert.
He held a Ph.D. from Yale and chaired the museum's paleontology division.
Norell is survived by his daughter, Inga Pan Norell, and was previously married to Vivian Pan, who died in 2023.