Dr Stephen Brusatte

Steve is a professor and palaeontologist at the University of Edinburgh and the author of the book The Rise And Reign Of The Mammals (£20, Picador), a 325-million-year odyssey of mammalian evolution and the people who study mammal fossils.

Recent articles by Dr Stephen Brusatte

Did the T. Rex actually have feathers? © Dan Bright

Did T. Rex actually have feathers?

Inside the mind of a dinosaur © Magic torch

Why did none of the dinosaurs develop sentience?

Rise of the mammals: How our ancestors thrived in the apocalypse © Magic Torch

Rise of the mammals: How our ancestors thrived in the apocalypse

7 of the weirdest mammals that roamed the ancient Earth

7 of the weirdest mammals that roamed the ancient Earth

How did dinosaurs sleep? © Getty Images

How did dinosaurs sleep?

Does fossilised dinosaur poo exist? © Dan Bright

Does fossilised dinosaur poo exist?

How long did it take dinosaur eggs to hatch? © Alamy

How long did it take dinosaur eggs to hatch?

What were the spinal plates on Stegosaurus for? © Shutterstock

What were the spinal plates on Stegosaurus for?

Inside the mind of a dinosaur © Magic torch

Were the dinosaurs cold-blooded?

When did dinosaurs become birds? © Getty Images

When did dinosaurs become birds?

Could dinosaurs have caught COVID-19? © Getty

Everyday science

Could dinosaurs have caught COVID-19?

Would dinosaurs have gotten even bigger if they weren't wiped out? © Getty Images

Would dinosaurs have gotten even bigger if they weren’t wiped out?

Top 5 biggest (and smallest) theropod dinosaurs © Daniel Bright

Top 5 biggest (and smallest) theropod dinosaurs

Why aren’t pterosaurs classed as dinosaurs? © Getty Images

Why aren’t pterosaurs classed as dinosaurs?

Would the dinosaurs have eaten us if we were alive at the same time? © Daniel Bright

Would the dinosaurs have eaten us if we were alive at the same time?