Michael P. Taylor
Michael Paul Taylor is a British computer programmer with a Ph.D. in palaeontology. To date, he has published 31 paleontological papers and is co-credited with naming three genera of dinosaur.
Along with paleontologists Darren Naish and Matt Wedel, he founded the paleontology blog Sauropod Vertebra Picture of the Week, where he blogs as Mike Taylor.
He lives in Ruardean, Gloucestershire, England.