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'''Victoria Megan Arbour''' is a Canadian [[evolutionary biologist]] and [[palaeontologist]] working as the [[Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council|Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada]] postdoctoral fellow at the [[University of Toronto]] and [[Royal Ontario Museum]].<ref name=Zuul/><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20170918-what-if-the-dinosaurs-hadnt-died-out|title=What if dinosaurs hadn’t died out?|last=Pickrell|first=John|date=2017-09-18|website=BBC Future|publisher=[[BBC]]|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=2017-12-28}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2016/10/did-plant-eating-dinosaurs-really-only-eat-plants/503816/|title=Did Plant-Eating Dinosaurs Really Only Eat Plants?|last=Elbein|first=Asher|date=2016-10-12|work=[[The Atlantic]]|access-date=2017-12-28|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|language=en-US}}</ref> |
'''Victoria Megan Arbour''' is a Canadian [[evolutionary biologist]] and [[palaeontologist]] working as the [[Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council|Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada]] postdoctoral fellow at the [[University of Toronto]] and [[Royal Ontario Museum]].<ref name=Zuul/><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20170918-what-if-the-dinosaurs-hadnt-died-out|title=What if dinosaurs hadn’t died out?|last=Pickrell|first=John|date=2017-09-18|website=BBC Future|publisher=[[BBC]]|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=2017-12-28}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2016/10/did-plant-eating-dinosaurs-really-only-eat-plants/503816/|title=Did Plant-Eating Dinosaurs Really Only Eat Plants?|last=Elbein|first=Asher|date=2016-10-12|work=[[The Atlantic]]|access-date=2017-12-28|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|language=en-US}}</ref> |
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Arbour is an "an expert on the armoured dinosaurs known as ankylosaurs".<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/Women-Femmes/Video-Video/Arbour-Arbour_eng.asp|title=L'Oréal For Women in Science 2016: Victoria Arbour|last=|first=|date=August 1, 2017|website=www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca|publisher=Government of Canada, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, Communications|language=en|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=2018-01-02}}</ref> |
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Arbour analyzes fossils and creates 3-D computer models. She named the possible [[pterosaur]] ''[[Gwawinapterus]]'' from [[Hornby Island]], and a partial [[ornithischia]]n dinosaur from Sustut Basin, and has participated in the naming of the ankylosaurs ''[[Zuul]]'',<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":3" /> ''[[Zaraapelta]]'',<ref name=":2" /> ''[[Crichtonpelta]]'',<ref name=":4" /> ''[[Ziapelta]]''.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-science-dinosaur/king-of-clubs-intriguing-tale-of-the-tank-dinosaurs-tail-idUSKCN0R14TN20150901|title=King of clubs: intriguing tale of the 'tank' dinosaur's tail|last=Dunham|first=Will|date=2015-09-01|work=[[Reuters]]|access-date=2017-12-28|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=}}</ref> |
Arbour analyzes fossils and creates 3-D computer models. She named the possible [[pterosaur]] ''[[Gwawinapterus]]'' from [[Hornby Island]], and a partial [[ornithischia]]n dinosaur from Sustut Basin, and has participated in the naming of the ankylosaurs ''[[Zuul]]'',<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":3" /> ''[[Zaraapelta]]'',<ref name=":2" /> ''[[Crichtonpelta]]'',<ref name=":4" /> ''[[Ziapelta]]''.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-science-dinosaur/king-of-clubs-intriguing-tale-of-the-tank-dinosaurs-tail-idUSKCN0R14TN20150901|title=King of clubs: intriguing tale of the 'tank' dinosaur's tail|last=Dunham|first=Will|date=2015-09-01|work=[[Reuters]]|access-date=2017-12-28|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=}}</ref> |
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Doctor Victoria M. Arbour | |
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Nationality | Canadian |
Education | BSc, PhD |
Alma mater | Dalhousie University, University of Alberta |
Known for | Ankylosaurs |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Paleontology |
Institutions | University of Toronto, Royal Ontario Museum |
Thesis | Systematics, evolution, and biogeography of the ankylosaurid dinosaurs (2014) |
Doctoral advisor | Philip J. Currie |
Website | pseudoplocephalus |
Victoria Megan Arbour is a Canadian evolutionary biologist and palaeontologist working as the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada postdoctoral fellow at the University of Toronto and Royal Ontario Museum.[1][2][3]
Arbour is an "an expert on the armoured dinosaurs known as ankylosaurs".[4]
Arbour analyzes fossils and creates 3-D computer models. She named the possible pterosaur Gwawinapterus from Hornby Island, and a partial ornithischian dinosaur from Sustut Basin, and has participated in the naming of the ankylosaurs Zuul,[5][6] Zaraapelta,[5] Crichtonpelta,[7] Ziapelta.[8]
Early life and education
Born in about 1984, Arbour calls Halifax, Nova Scotia, her hometown.[9] Her mother, a math teacher, and father, a soil scientist, supported her science interests.[10] Arbour completed a B.Sc. Honours Thesis supervised by Milton Graves, An ornithischian dinosaur from the Sustut Basin, British Columbia, Canada, and graduated from Dalhousie University in 2006.[11] She completed her master's thesis, Evolution, biomechanics, and function of the tail club of ankylosaurid dinosaurs (Ornithischia: Thyreophora) in 2006, and her Ph.D. thesis, Systematics, evolution, and biogeography of the ankylosaurid dinosaurs, in 2008, both advised by paleontologist Philip Currie at the University of Alberta.[12]
Career
She is the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada postdoctoral fellow at the Royal Ontario Museum and University of Toronto.[13]
From 2014 to 2016 she was a postdoctoral researcher working jointly out of the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences and North Carolina State University.[8][14]
Arbour primarily studies dinosaurs in the group Ankylosauria, including biomechanical analyses of tail clubs.[7][15] Arbour has studied microfossils from Nova Scotia.[12] She has also named the possible pterosaur Gwawinapterus from Hornby Island, and a partial ornithischian dinosaur from Sustut Basin, both locations in British Columbia.[12] She has participated in the naming of the ankylosaurs Zuul,[5][6][16] Zaraapelta,[5] Crichtonpelta,[7] Ziapelta,[8][17] as well as resurrecting Dyoplosaurus,[18] and publishing an extensive phylogenetic analysis on the interrelationships of Ankylosauridae.[19]
According to Brian Alary of the University of Alberta, "She’s contributed to history-making research by analyzing fossils and creating 3-D computer models, developed course materials and taught 35,000 students at a time through the Dino 101 MOOC."[9] Philip Currie credits Arbour for involving the paleontology discipline with the University of Alberta's "Women in Scholarship, Engineering, Science & Technology", making study of dinosaurs more appealing to women.[9]
References
- ^ "Digging it: Dr. Victoria Arbour (BSc'06)". Dalhousie University: Alumni Spotlight. May 18, 2017. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
- ^ Pickrell, John (2017-09-18). "What if dinosaurs hadn't died out?". BBC Future. BBC. Retrieved 2017-12-28.
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(help) - ^ Elbein, Asher (2016-10-12). "Did Plant-Eating Dinosaurs Really Only Eat Plants?". The Atlantic. Retrieved 2017-12-28.
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(help) - ^ "L'Oréal For Women in Science 2016: Victoria Arbour". www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca. Government of Canada, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, Communications. August 1, 2017. Retrieved 2018-01-02.
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(help) - ^ a b c d Hamers, Laurel (2017-06-13). "New dinosaur resurrects a demon from Ghostbusters". Science News. Retrieved 2017-12-28.
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(help) - ^ a b Greshko, Michael (2017-11-29). "Stunning Dinosaur Likely Used Armour to Flirt as Well as Fight". National Geographic. Retrieved 2017-12-28.
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(help) - ^ a b c Yong, Ed (2017-05-10). "Meet Zuul, Destroyer of Shins—a Dinosaur Named After the Ghostbusters Monster". The Atlantic. Retrieved 2017-12-28.
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(help) - ^ a b c Dunham, Will (2015-09-01). "King of clubs: intriguing tale of the 'tank' dinosaur's tail". Reuters. Retrieved 2017-12-28.
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(help) - ^ a b c Alary, Brian (9 June 2014). "Dinosaur scholar digs into childhood dreams". Folio. University of Alberta. Retrieved 2017-12-30.
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(help) - ^ Nath, Ishani (2017-05-14). "What It's Like to Dig for Dinosaurs—*Spoiler Alert* It's Pretty Cool". Flare. Retrieved 2017-12-31.
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(help) - ^ Arbour, Victoria M. (April 28, 2006). "An ornithischian dinosaur from the Sustut Basin, British Columbia, Canada" (PDF). Retrieved 30 December 2017.
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(help) - ^ a b c "Faculty of Science – Victoria Arbour". Dalhousie University. 2018. Retrieved 2017-12-30.
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(help) - ^ "Royal Ontario Museum Identifies Spectacular New Species of Armoured Dinosaur". Royal Ontario Museum. Retrieved 2017-12-30.
- ^ Gaines, James (2015-09-14). "How armored dinosaur got its bone-bashing tail". CBS News. Retrieved 2017-12-28.
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(help) - ^ Switek, Brian (2016-06-16). "Sadly, "Ankylosaur Fight Club" Is Probably Wishful Thinking". Smithsonian. Retrieved 2017-12-28.
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(help) - ^ Riva, Nicole (May 9, 2017). "New dinosaur species named after Ghostbusters villain Zuul". CBC News. Retrieved 2017-12-31.
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(help) - ^ Switek, Brian (2014-09-25). "Ziapelta – New Mexico's Newest Dinosaur". Phenomena. National Geographic. Retrieved 2018-01-02.
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(help) - ^ Switek, Brian (5 November 2012). "D is for Dyoplosaurus". Smithsonian. Retrieved 2018-01-02.
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(help) - ^ Arbour, Victoria M.; Currie, Philip J. (2015). "Systematics, phylogeny and palaeobiogeography of the ankylosaurid dinosaurs". Journal of Systematic Palaeontology: 1. doi:10.1080/14772019.2015.1059985.