Michael P. Taylor

Michael Paul Taylor (born 12 March 1968) 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 (''Xenoposeidon'' in 2007 with Darren Naish, ''Brontomerus'' in 2011 with Matt J. Wedel and Richard Cifeli, and ''Haestasaurus'' in 2015 with Paul Upchurch and Phil Mannion).

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. Provided by Wikipedia
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    Quantifying the effect of intervertebral cartilage on neutral posture in the necks of sauropod dinosaurs

    Quantifying the effect of intervertebral cartilage on neutral posture in the necks of sauropod dinosaurs by Michael P. Taylor

    Published 2014-12-01
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    Almost all known sauropod necks are incomplete and distorted

    Almost all known sauropod necks are incomplete and distorted by Michael P. Taylor

    Published 2022-01-01
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    Xenoposeidon is the earliest known rebbachisaurid sauropod dinosaur

    Xenoposeidon is the earliest known rebbachisaurid sauropod dinosaur by Michael P. Taylor

    Published 2018-07-01
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    Novel pneumatic features in the ribs of the sauropod dinosaur Brachiosaurus altithorax

    Novel pneumatic features in the ribs of the sauropod dinosaur Brachiosaurus altithorax by MICHAEL P. TAYLOR, MATHEW J. WEDEL

    Published 2023-12-01
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    Why sauropods had long necks; and why giraffes have short necks

    Why sauropods had long necks; and why giraffes have short necks by Michael P. Taylor, Mathew J. Wedel

    Published 2013-02-01
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