Patrick Druckenmiller

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Patrick Druckenmiller
Druckenmiller on a dig in 2011 (second right)
Born
Fort Collins, Colorado, U.S.
CitizenshipUnited States
SpouseLisa Druckenmiller
Scientific career
FieldsPaleontology
InstitutionsUniversity of Alaska Museum of the North, Paleo Arctic Research Consortium

Patrick S. Druckenmiller is a

Spitrasaurus larseni, and Spitrasaurus wensaasi.[17]

Education

Druckenmiller has served as a curator and as a faculty member in the

University of Alaska, Fairbanks since 2007. Druckenmiller worked at the Museum of the Rockies in Bozeman, Montana, before coming to Alaska. He holds a Ph.D. from the University of Calgary in Alberta and a master's degree from Montana State University in Bozeman, where he worked under paleontologist Jack Horner.[18]

Arctic research

Much of Druckenmiller's work focuses on cold-hardy, high-latitude prehistoric animals.

Ugrunaaluk: "The image of tyrannosaurs, horned dinosaurs, and hadrosaurs walking through the cool forests of ancient Alaska has run so counter to the classic Mesozoic imagery that it’s not surprising that this environment has been the subject of several recent documentaries and even a feature film."[20]

Druckenmiller has worked extensively on ichnofossils,[22] including fossil track sites in Denali National Park and Svalbard.[23] Druckenmiller started a five-year project in Denali in partnership with the Park Service to investigate the surrounding polar dinosaurs. As part of this project, they found the first fossilized bone in the park.[24]

Druckenmiller's expertise in organizing safe and successful expeditions into the Arctic was the subject of a Nature article, where Druckenmiller credits his expedition success to the good food. "Good food — high quality and in copious amounts — is essential...After 30 field seasons, Druckenmiller needs only a dry tent to be happy. But he keeps a sharp eye out for anyone who might be overwhelmed by miserable conditions."[25]

Predator X

In 2009, Druckenmiller was part of the History Channel documentary Predator X,

Tyrannosaurus rex.[27] Druckenmiller and his colleagues were later interviewed by National Geographic,[27] The Link, Live Science,[28] and FoxNews. In the Norwegian Journal of Geology, Druckenmiller and colleagues named the creature Pliosaurus funkei. A fictional movie titled "Extinction: Predator X" was apparently inspired by the documentary and dig.[29]

References

  1. ^ "Dr. Pat Druckenmiller | Museum". www.uaf.edu. Retrieved 2018-12-10.
  2. ^ says, Hannah Foss (2018-07-19). "New director selected for UA Museum of the North". UAF news and information. Retrieved 2018-12-10.
  3. ^ "Patrick Druckenmiller". epicc.berkeley.edu. Retrieved 2018-12-10.
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  16. ^ "Best Job Ever: Hunting for the Bones of a Loch Ness-Like Monster – National Geographic Blog". blog.nationalgeographic.org. 2016-07-28. Archived from the original on December 17, 2018. Retrieved 2018-12-10.
  17. ^ "Patrick Druckenmiller - Google Scholar Citations". scholar.google.com. Retrieved 2018-12-10.
  18. ^ "New Director Selected for UA Museum of the North". www.akbizmag.com. Retrieved 2018-12-10.
  19. ^ "Grant funds study of the Arctic's Cretaceous creatures". UAF news and information. 2017-09-27. Retrieved 2018-12-11.
  20. ^ a b "The Arctic's "Edmontosaurus" Gets a New Name". Science & Innovation. 2015-09-23. Archived from the original on December 17, 2018. Retrieved 2018-12-10.
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  22. ^ News-Miner, Theresa Bakker, For the. "New digs, new discoveries and new dinosaurs in Alaska". Fairbanks Daily News-Miner. Retrieved 2018-12-10.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  23. ^ "Dinosaur Footprints on the Roof… Of the World! – National Geographic Blog". blog.nationalgeographic.org. 2014-08-06. Archived from the original on December 21, 2018. Retrieved 2018-12-10.
  24. ^ "Where the Wild Things Were". National Parks Conservation Association. Retrieved 2018-12-10.
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  26. ^ Predator X, retrieved 2018-12-10
  27. ^ a b "Paleontologists Reveal the Identity of 'Predator X'". Science & Innovation. 2012-10-15. Archived from the original on December 17, 2018. Retrieved 2018-12-10.
  28. ^ Bryner, Jeanna; February 27, Live Science Managing Editor |; ET, 2008 07:00pm (28 February 2008). "Monster Was T. Rex of the Sea". Livescience.com. Retrieved 2018-12-10. {{cite news}}: |first2= has generic name (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  29. ^ Xtinction: Predator X, retrieved 2018-12-10
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