Steve Brusatte is a paleontologist at the University of Edinburgh and a specialist on the evolution of dinosaurs. He has traveled the world digging up dinosaurs, named over 15 new species (including the tyrannosaur 'Pinocchio rex'), and published ground-breaking studies on the origin and extinction of dinosaurs. He has a Bachelor's from the University of Chicago, a Master's from the University of Bristol, and a PhD from Columbia University. He appears frequently on television and his work is covered often by the popular press. He has written several books for children and the leading textbook Dinosaur Paleobiology. The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs is his first full-length book for adults. A native of Ottawa, Illinois, he now lives in Edinburgh, Scotland.
