I’m employed here at the University of Manchester not only in the Department of
Manchester not only in the Department of
Manchester not only in the Department of Earth atmospheric and environmental
Earth atmospheric and environmental
Earth atmospheric and environmental sciences where a lecture as where I
sciences where a lecture as where I
sciences where a lecture as where I teach my courses on vertebrate
teach my courses on vertebrate
teach my courses on vertebrate paleontology and evolution I’m also
paleontology and evolution I’m also
paleontology and evolution I’m also based here at the Manchester Museum and
based here at the Manchester Museum and
based here at the Manchester Museum and here is where I do a lot of my research
here is where I do a lot of my research
here is where I do a lot of my research on the wonderful collections there is
on the wonderful collections there is
on the wonderful collections there is something in a region of 4 million
something in a region of 4 million
something in a region of 4 million objects held within the collections here
objects held within the collections here
objects held within the collections here at the managed Museum it is museum
at the managed Museum it is museum
at the managed Museum it is museum that’s been existent since the latter
that’s been existent since the latter
that’s been existent since the latter half of the 19th century four years ago
half of the 19th century four years ago
half of the 19th century four years ago we brought Stan the t-rex to Manchester
we brought Stan the t-rex to Manchester
we brought Stan the t-rex to Manchester you’d be surprised to know that it came
you’d be surprised to know that it came
you’d be surprised to know that it came in boxes it took us two hours to build
in boxes it took us two hours to build
in boxes it took us two hours to build and it was sort of self-assembly there’s
and it was sort of self-assembly there’s
and it was sort of self-assembly there’s over 200 bones in the skeleton of stan
over 200 bones in the skeleton of stan
over 200 bones in the skeleton of stan and we’ve got to fit them together into
and we’ve got to fit them together into
and we’ve got to fit them together into what is a dynamic running pose this is
what is a dynamic running pose this is
what is a dynamic running pose this is based upon the research that we’re doing
based upon the research that we’re doing
based upon the research that we’re doing here at the University of Manchester we
here at the University of Manchester we
here at the University of Manchester we put the running speed of Tyrannosaurus
put the running speed of Tyrannosaurus
put the running speed of Tyrannosaurus Rex but approximately 18 miles per hour
Rex but approximately 18 miles per hour
Rex but approximately 18 miles per hour that’s as fast as a pro footballer can
that’s as fast as a pro footballer can
that’s as fast as a pro footballer can run that’s quite respectable for an
run that’s quite respectable for an
run that’s quite respectable for an animal that probably weighed in between
animal that probably weighed in between
animal that probably weighed in between five and seven and a half tons
over the past two years we’ve tried very
over the past two years we’ve tried very hard at the University of Manchester to
hard at the University of Manchester to
hard at the University of Manchester to bring in new techniques into
bring in new techniques into
bring in new techniques into paleontology so it’s not so much a bunch
paleontology so it’s not so much a bunch
paleontology so it’s not so much a bunch of folks at the bottom of a hole digging
of folks at the bottom of a hole digging
of folks at the bottom of a hole digging for bones anymore that’s just part of
for bones anymore that’s just part of
for bones anymore that’s just part of the story we want to take it to the next
the story we want to take it to the next
the story we want to take it to the next stage the next level in terms of
stage the next level in terms of
stage the next level in terms of understanding of these wonderful fossils
understanding of these wonderful fossils
understanding of these wonderful fossils we pull from the ground the key thing is
we pull from the ground the key thing is
we pull from the ground the key thing is that these fossils can tell us so much
that these fossils can tell us so much
that these fossils can tell us so much about these extinct organisms and by
about these extinct organisms and by
about these extinct organisms and by studying the bones and studying the
studying the bones and studying the
studying the bones and studying the associated sediments the associated
associated sediments the associated
associated sediments the associated evidence treating I suppose a dig site
evidence treating I suppose a dig site
evidence treating I suppose a dig site like a scene of a crime we were able to
like a scene of a crime we were able to
like a scene of a crime we were able to piece together these shreds of evidence
piece together these shreds of evidence
piece together these shreds of evidence to a much more coherent story of what
to a much more coherent story of what
to a much more coherent story of what life was like in the prehistoric past of
life was like in the prehistoric past of
life was like in the prehistoric past of the planet a lot of the methods that we
the planet a lot of the methods that we
the planet a lot of the methods that we use here at the University of Manchester
use here at the University of Manchester
use here at the University of Manchester are quite unique to this department we
are quite unique to this department we
are quite unique to this department we have tried very hard to have an
have tried very hard to have an
have tried very hard to have an interdisciplinary approach where I’m not
interdisciplinary approach where I’m not
interdisciplinary approach where I’m not just working with other geologists and
just working with other geologists and
just working with other geologists and paleontologists but engineers physicists
paleontologists but engineers physicists
paleontologists but engineers physicists chemists and they’re all bringing their
chemists and they’re all bringing their
chemists and they’re all bringing their own particular skills to the science of
own particular skills to the science of
own particular skills to the science of paleontology
so it’s a very exciting time to be a
so it’s a very exciting time to be a paleontologist for the simple reason
paleontologist for the simple reason
paleontologist for the simple reason we’re looking into areas of science now
we’re looking into areas of science now
we’re looking into areas of science now which we felt the doors previously
which we felt the doors previously
which we felt the doors previously closed firmly shut to our own particular
closed firmly shut to our own particular
closed firmly shut to our own particular field of science it’s becoming very
field of science it’s becoming very
field of science it’s becoming very apparent but this is not the case
apparent but this is not the case
apparent but this is not the case you
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