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Mark Norell

Mark Allen Norell (July 26, 1957 – September 9, 2025) was an American vertebrate paleontologist. He was the chairman of paleontology and a research associate at the American Museum of Natural History up until his death in 2025. He is best known as the discoverer of the first theropod embryo and for the description of feathered dinosaurs. Norell is…

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Alma mater
Long Beach State University (AB) · San Diego State University (MS) · Yale University (PhD)
Born
(1957-07-26)July 26, 1957 Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S.
Died
September 9, 2025(2025-09-09) (aged 68) New York City, U.S.
Fields
Paleontology · cladistics · molecular genetics
Workplaces
American Museum of Natural History

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related to Dinosaur Hunters · 9
Mark Norell → AMNH, Dinosaur Hunters, Gobi Desert, Kage Glantz, Kage Kleiner, Michael Carroll, Mike Novacek, Mongolia, National Geographic
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Mark Norell → Cretaceous, He, Norell's, Shuvuuia, Ukhaa Tolgod
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Mark Norell → Long Beach State University (AB), San Diego State University (MS), Yale University (PhD)
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Mark Norell → cladistics, molecular genetics, Paleontology
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Mark Norell → (1957-07-26)July 26, 1957 Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S.
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Mark Norell → September 9, 2025(2025-09-09) (aged 68) New York City, U.S.
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Mark Norell → American Museum of Natural History

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Mark NorellDiedSeptember 9, 2025(2025-09-09) (aged 68) New York City, U.S.1.00infobox
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