Michael Pittman

Michael is a multi-disciplinary vertebrate palaeontologist. He leads HKU's Vertebrate Palaeontology Laboratory in the Department of Earth Sciences. He earned a BSc and MSc in geology at UCL and pursued a PhD there on ‘the evolution and biomechanics of dinosaurian tails’ completing in 2012.
Areas of Expertise:
Theropod dinosaurs and bird origins
Evolutionary biomechanics of vertebrates (how dinosaurs and other vertebrates move)
Laser-based fossil imaging that reveals hidden information
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Dinosaur Ecosystems | 恐龙的生态系统 | Los Ecosistemas de los Dinosaurios (edX)

A global adventure to learn how palaeontologists use animal and plant fossils as well as living forms to reconstruct dinosaur ecosystems. 一个环球的探索,了解古生物学家如何运用动植物化石以及现存生物来重建远古恐龙的生态系统。Una aventura global para aprender cómo los paleontólogos utilizan fósiles de animales y plantas, así como organismos vivientes, para reconstruir los ecosistemas en donde vivían los [...]