Stephen Wroe

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Stephen Wroe
Alma materUniversity of New South Wales
Known forCarnivores, marsupials
Scientific career
FieldsBiomechanics, Palaeontology, Physical anthropology, Zoology
InstitutionsUniversity of New England (Australia)

Stephen Wroe (also known as Steve Wroe) is an Australian vertebrate palaeontologist,[1] biomechanist,[2] YouTuber, and science communicator.

As a researcher, he is best known for his work describing and evaluating carnivores, especially measuring their bite force quotient.[3]

Currently, he is Professor in Evolutionary Biology at the University of New England (Australia)'s School of Environmental and Rural Science.[4]

Education

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He obtained a science degree with honors at the University of New South Wales in 1991 and obtained a Ph.D. in paleontology at the same university in 1999.[5]

Career

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Wroe worked briefly as a research fellow at the Australian Museum before taking up a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Sydney.[5] In 2005 he was awarded a Queen Elizabeth II Fellowship [6] and an Australian Research Council Discovery Outstanding Researcher Award in 2013 [7][8].

Publications

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Media

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Wroe was quoted by BBC News on the issue of whether Neanderthals could speak.[9]

TV Shows

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He has appeared in:

Year Title Season Episode No. Series Title Network
2001 Marsupial Carnivores 1 9 Killer Instinct with Rob Bredl Amazon Prime
2002 What Killed the Mega Beasts? - - - Discovery Channel
2009 Death of the Mega Beasts - - - Discovery Channel
2009 Monster Shark 1 5 Prehistoric Predators National Geographic Channel

YouTube Channel

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Wroe's YouTube channel is called "Real Paleontology".[1]

Honours

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Wroe has had the species Protamalleus stevewroei named after him.[3]

References

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