Brian Switek

has been a fossil fanatic since the time he was knee-high to a Stegosaurus. He is an amateur paleontologist and science journalist based out of Salt Lake City. 

Articles by Brian Switek

Paleontology and Private Fossil Collecting Can Be at Odds in the Hills of Wyoming
April 17, 2018 — With commercial demand for fossils high, scientists worry valuable discoveries from the bird-rich Green River Formation are being lost.
News
The Year in Big Ancient-Bird Discoveries
December 23, 2016 — For many reasons, 2016 was a standout year for researchers. Fishy prehistoric puke is just one of them.
News
Risking Life and Limb in Antarctica to Find the Frozen Ancestors of Birds
August 04, 2016 — Extreme fossil hunting on the icy outcrops at the bottom of the world.
Ornitho-logic
Hoot Goes the T. Rex?
July 14, 2016 — Scientists may have found a surprising parallel between bird and dinosaur sounds.
Dino-Birds
Get This: Ancient Ostrich Relatives Used to Strut Across the American West
July 07, 2016 — New fossils hint that the U.S. was once home to an exotic group of birds.
Dino-Birds
How Did Bird Ancestors Survive the Apocalypse?
April 27, 2016 — Some avian dinosaurs were able to find food after the asteroid hit, thanks to one key adaptation.
Dino-Birds