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Renowned Curator Mark Norell, Pioneer of Dinosaur Research, Dies at 68

10/10/2025

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Mark Norell died at age 68, serving as a curator at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City.
His work argued that birds are living dinosaurs, linking them to theropods such as Velociraptor and Tyrannosaurus.
He advanced fossil dating with ghost lineages and pioneered imaging and chemical techniques to study dinosaur growth, including embryo and brooding evidence.

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Mark Norell died at age 68, serving as a curator at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City.
His work argued that birds are living dinosaurs, linking them to theropods such as Velociraptor and Tyrannosaurus.
He advanced fossil dating with ghost lineages and pioneered imaging and chemical techniques to study dinosaur growth, including embryo and brooding evidence.