Larry Martin
Larry Martin
Larry Dean Martinwas an American vertebrate paleontologist and curator of the Natural History Museum and Biodiversity Research Center at the University of Kansas. Among Martin's work is research on the Triassic reptile Longisquama and theropod dinosaurCaudipteryx and Dakotaraptor. According to the University of Kansas, he "has been a leading opponent of the theory that birds are 'living dinosaurs.'" He has also appeared in a few television documentaries about dinosaurs, including Jurassic Fight Club...
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