The Dinosaur Trackers Research Group
Martin Lockley
Biography
Martin Lockley is currently a Professor of Geology and curator of the CU Denver Fossil Footprint collection. Primary research interests are fossil footprints, especially dinosaur tracks, and morphological trends in evolution. Other research interest range from brachiopods to the history of paleontology and evolution-creation debates.
Author of five books, including "the Eternal Trail"(1999) and Tracking Dinosaurs" (1991), and more than 150 scientific papers, and many miscellaneous reports on fossil footprints (see bibliography).
Research areas include Colorado, Utah and the Rocky Mountain West, Europe (Wales, England, Spain, Portugal, France Germany, Switzerland), and east and central Asia (especially Korea, Japan and China).
- Education:
- BSc Geology Queens University, Belfast, Northern Ireland, 1974
PhD Geology/Paleontology, Birmingham University, England, 1977
Reserach appointments at Glasgow University, Scotland (1976-1980).
- Teaching:
- Introductory courses include "History of Life"
Advanced courses include, "Paleontology," "Dinosaurs," "Tracking Dinosaurs," and "Evolution of Consciousness" (see CU Denver catalog and schedule).
- Public education and community activity.
- Co-founder and board member of the "Friends of Dinosaur Ridge" with special interests in writing user friendly guidebooks: e.g., "A field Guide to Dinosaur Ridge." Also author of "Dinosaur Lake: the story of the Purgatory valley dinosaur tracksite area." (see bibliography)
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Last updated February 3, 2000.