Michael P. Taylor

Michael Paul Taylor (born 12 March 1968) is a British computer programmer with a Ph.D. in palaeontology.^[1] To date, he has published 31 paleontological papers^[2] 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).^[3][4]

Born (1968-03-12) 12 March 1968 (age 58)

Bishop's Stortford, England

Education

• Warwick University
• University of Portsmouth

Fields

• Paleontology
• Computer programming

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Michael P. Taylor
Born	(1968-03-12) 12 March 1968 (age 58) Bishop's Stortford, England
Education	Warwick University University of Portsmouth
Scientific career
Fields	Paleontology Computer programming

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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.^[5]