François Therrien

Dr. François Therrien is the curator of dinosaur palaeoecology at the Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology in Drumheller, Alberta. He holds a BSc in geology from the Université de Montréal, a Master’s degree in geosciences from the University of Rhode Island, and a PhD in functional anatomy and evolution from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Therrien’s primary research interests focus on the study of faunal and environmental changes that occurred just before the extinction of the dinosaurs, as well as the study of dinosaur behavior, particularly the feeding behavior and bite force of extinct predators.

Articles by François Therrien

Edmontosaurus Regalis
Article
Edmontosaurus
Thanatotheristes Habitat
Article
Dinosaurs Found in Canada
Saurornitholestes Skeleton
Article
Saurornitholestes
Lambeosaurus Skeletons
Article
Lambeosaurus
Devil's Coulee Site
Article
Dinosaur Eggs
Thanatotheristes
Article
Thanatotheristes
Albertosaurus Skeleton
Article
Albertosaurus
Ornithomimus Herd
Article
Ornithomimus
Cryodrakon
Article
Cryodrakon
Centrosaurus
Article
Centrosaurus

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