Thomas Richard Holtz, Ph.D.

Affiliations: 
Geology University of Maryland, College Park, College Park, MD 
Area:
Vertebrate Paleontology, Dinosaur Phylogenetics, Functional Anatomy, Paleobiogeography
Website:
http://www.geol.umd.edu/~tholtz/
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Parents

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Steven M Stanley research assistant 1983-1987 Johns Hopkins
 (Undergraduate advisor)
Leo J. Hickey grad student 1987-1992 Yale (Chemistry Tree)
 (Committee member)
John H. Ostrom grad student 1987-1992 Yale
 (Primary advisor)
Charles Lee Remington grad student 1987-1992 Yale
 (Member of committee)
Adolf Seilacher grad student 1987-1992 Yale University and University of Tuebingen
 (Graduate mentor, although not on committee)
Elisabeth S. Vrba grad student 1987-1992 Yale
 (On committee)

Children

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Maria Eugenia Leone Gold research assistant University of Maryland
Susan Drymala research assistant 2005-2009 University of Maryland
Benjamin T Breeden research assistant 2008-2011 University of Maryland
Albert Chen research assistant 2012-2016 University of Maryland
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Holtz TR. (2018) Evolution: New Branches on the Alvarezsaur Tree. Current Biology : Cb. 28: R941-R943
HONE DWE, HOLTZ TR. (2017) A Century of Spinosaurs - A Review and Revision of the Spinosauridae with Comments on Their Ecology Acta Geologica Sinica - English Edition. 91: 1120-1132
Brusatte SL, Carr TD, Williamson TE, et al. (2016) Dentary groove morphology does not distinguish 'Nanotyrannus' as a valid taxon of tyrannosauroid dinosaur. Comment on: "Distribution of the dentary groove of theropod dinosaurs: Implications for theropod phylogeny and the validity of the genus Nanotyrannus Bakker et al., 1988" Cretaceous Research
Plotnick RE, Theodor JM, Holtz TR. (2015) Jurassic Pork: What Could a Jewish Time Traveler Eat? Evolution: Education and Outreach. 8
Holtz TR. (2014) Palaeontology: mystery of the horrible hands solved. Nature. 515: 203-5
France CAM, Zelanko PM, Kaufman AJ, et al. (2007) Carbon and nitrogen isotopic analysis of Pleistocene mammals from the Saltville Quarry (Virginia, USA): Implications for trophic relationships Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology. 249: 271-282
Holtz TR. (2006) Palaeontology: a Jurassic tyrant is crowned. Nature. 439: 665-6
Padian K, Hutchinson JR, Holtz TR. (1999) Phylogenetic definitions and nomenclature of the major taxonomic categories of the carnivorous dinosauria (theropoda) Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 19: 69-80
Holtz TR. (1998) Spinosaurs as crocodile mimics Science. 282: 1276-1277
Holtz TR. (1996) Phylogenetic taxonomy of the coelurosauria (Dinosauria: Theropoda) Journal of Paleontology. 70: 536-538
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