Sterling Nesbitt
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Sterling Nesbitt is an American
paleontologist.
in 2009, completing the majority of his research at the American Museum of Natural History
in New York City. He is widely regarded for his research on the rise of dinosaurs and Triassic archosaurs.
Nesbitt is also known for his rediscovery of the archosaur Effigia okeeffeae
that had remained unrecognized, encased in a plaster block at the American Museum of Natural History since its collection in the 1940s. This specimen was not described as a new species until recognized and prepared by Nesbitt in 2006.
Nesbitt has appeared in the 2007 IMAX movie “Dinosaurs Alive!
” and the re-worked 2008 version of “Walking With Dinosaurs
” on the Discovery Channel.
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paleontologist.
Biography
Sterling Nesbitt received his B.A. in integrative biology with a minor in geology from University of California Berkeley in 2004. He received his Ph.D from Columbia UniversityColumbia University
Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
in 2009, completing the majority of his research at the American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History
The American Museum of Natural History , located on the Upper West Side of Manhattan in New York City, United States, is one of the largest and most celebrated museums in the world...
in New York City. He is widely regarded for his research on the rise of dinosaurs and Triassic archosaurs.
Nesbitt is also known for his rediscovery of the archosaur Effigia okeeffeae
Effigia okeeffeae
Effigia was an archosaur that lived in what is now New Mexico. The 2 meter fossil was collected by Edwin H. Colbert in blocks of rock from the Ghost Ranch Quarry, which were excavated in 1947 and 1948...
that had remained unrecognized, encased in a plaster block at the American Museum of Natural History since its collection in the 1940s. This specimen was not described as a new species until recognized and prepared by Nesbitt in 2006.
Nesbitt has appeared in the 2007 IMAX movie “Dinosaurs Alive!
Dinosaurs Alive!
Dinosaurs Alive! is a 2007 IMAX documentary produced by Giant Screen Films about various dinosaurs that inhabited the Earth between 251 and 65 Ma...
” and the re-worked 2008 version of “Walking With Dinosaurs
Walking with Dinosaurs
Walking with Dinosaurs is a six-part documentary television miniseries that was produced by BBC, narrated by Kenneth Branagh, and first aired in the United Kingdom, in 1999. The series was subsequently aired in North America on the Discovery Channel in 2000, with Branagh's voice replaced with that...
” on the Discovery Channel.