Gregory M. Erickson


Gregory M. Erickson, Ph.D. in paleobiology at Florida State University.
Erickson has published many papers on the ontogeny and growth patterns of alligators and dinosaurs, especially on the theropod Tyrannosaurus rex. Erickson has also been contributing when naming and describing some dinosaur genera, like Guanlong and Limusaurus. He is a strong proponent to the idea of a dinosaurian origin of birds.
Erickson has been featured in BBC's program The Truth About Killer Dinosaurs, in which he estimates the bite force of Tyrannosaurus rex. He was also featured in an episode of Science Of Sex Appeal, which discuss how dinosaurs reproduced.
Below is a list of taxa that Erickson has contributed to naming:
YearTaxonAuthors
2023Sikuomys mikros gen. et sp. nov.Eberle, Clemens, Erickson, & Druckenmiller
2019Unnuakomys hutchisoni gen. et sp. nov.Eberle, Clemens, McCarthy, Fiorillo, Erickson, & Druckenmiller
2019Psittacosaurus amitabha sp. nov.Napoli, Hunt, Erickson, & Norell
2016Eotrachodon orientalis gen. et sp. nov.Prieto-Marquez, Erickson, & Ebersole
2014Aorun zhaoi gen. et sp. nov.Choiniere, Clark, Forster, Norell, Eberth, Erickson, Chu, & Xu
2010Beishanlong grandis gen. et sp. nov.Makovicky, Li, Gao, Lewin, Erickson, & Norell
2009Limusaurus inextricabilis gen. et sp. nov.Xu, Clark, Mo, Chorniere, Forster, Erickson, Hone, Sullivan, Eberth, Nesbitt, Zhao, Hernandez, Jia, Han, & Guo
2009Alioramus altai sp. nov.Brusatte, Carr, Erickson, Bever, & Norell
2006Guanlong wucaii gen. et sp. nov.Xu, Clark, Forster, Norell, Erickson, Eberth, Jia, & Zhao