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DinoWight
is run and researched by a qualified palaeontologist,
who is willing to offer his services to any person, company
or organisation that may require information on dinosaurs
or other vertebrates of the Mesozoic Era (the Triassic,
Jurassic and Cretaceous Periods). If you wish to avail
yourself of my services, please feel free to contact me
here.
If you wish to see my qualifications and experience, they
are listed below.
Thankyou,
Simon
M. Clabby BSc (Hons) MSc
DinoWight - The Dinosaurs of the Isle of Wight
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Simon
Clabby 2006
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Qualifications
in Palaeontology;
- MSc
in Palaeobiology
(Thesis title- Dinosaur footprints of the Wessex sub-basin
and correlation with associated faunas)
University of Bristol (October 2002 - September 2003)
- BSc
(Hons.) Palaeobiology and Evolution-
2-2
University of Portsmouth (September 1999 - May 2002)
Previous
Consultancy Work
- Qube
Software Ltd. (Freelance Researcher,
December 2003-present)
Part-time palaeontological researcher, supplying an in-depth
overview of the behaviour and ecology of Early Cretaceous
North America, using the most up-to-date literature.
- Jean-Luc
Sala and
Emmanuelle Zicot,
(Scientific Advisor, November 2003-July 2005)
I was called upon to provide at first basic, and later more
in-depth ecological and behavoural information, as well as
to write a post-face, for a didactic childrens book for children
about Baryonyx and the English Wealden, using up-to-date
information.
Other
Palaeontological work
- Bristol
Dinosaur Project, University of Bristol
(November 2002- September 2003): Preparator, involved in extraction,
preservation and casting of bones belonging to Thecodontosaurus,
a prosauropod dinosaur from the Triassic period of south-west
England, and demonstrating to the public at the WildWalk
@tBristol activity centre, Bristol (17th-28th February,
12th-22nd April, 2003.) I was also a dinosaur expert during
the Bristol Dinosaur Projects Summer School event, 2003, where
I found myself giving an impromptu presentation of the constructive
side of the
Bristol Dinosaur Project. I also demonstrated palaeontological
techniques on behalf of the Project at the Rockwatch
event in Bristol during February 2004.
My
areas of expertise are in the fields of dinosaur palaeobehaviour
and ecology. Although these are mainly speculative fields,
much can be deduced by the usage of trace fossils, body
fossils and inference via phylogenetics and modern analogues.
I prefer working with Early Cretaceous dinosaurs, but I
am willing to diversify.
Personally,
I have a modest organised collection of fossils, from localities
varying from Dorset to Estonia, and I have been a member of
the Palaeontological Association for the past five years.
I also hold subscriptions to many other journals, including
Palaeobiology and Cretaceous Research, and I
am a member of the University of Bristols Earth Sciences library.
I also spent most of summer 2001 on the Isle of Wight, where
I made a study of the dinosaur tracks of the Wessex Formation.
I have many books on the subject, mainly in the field of Mesozoic
vertebrates.
Publications
- CLABBY,
S. 2003. What's in a name? Rockwatch magazine, 35,
16. (PDF copy available via e-mail)
- CLABBY,
S. 2007. "I have a bone to pick with you..." "No,
that's a bit of wood.." Rockwatch Magazine, 45,
14-15.
- ZICOT,
E. 2005. La pêche du Baryonyx. Archimède,
l'école des loisirs, 37pp ISBN 2 211 07944 (consultant
and author of postface) Buy
it on Amazon.fr
- DinoWight
- The Dinosaurs of the Isle of Wight,
http://www.dinowight.co.uk
An internet resource for everybody with an interest in the
spectacular creatures that roamed the Isle of Wight over 100
million years ago. Online since June 2001, DinoWight has received
much praise from most quarters of the palaeontological world,
both academic and private collectors, as well as from the
public
References
Professor
Michael J. Benton
Head of Department,
Department of Earth Sciences
University of Bristol
Wills Memorial Building
Queens Road
Bristol
BS8 1RJ
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Dr
Simon J. Braddy
MSc Tutor
Department of Earth Sciences
University of Bristol
Wills Memorial Building
Queens Road
Bristol
BS8 1RJ
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Dr
David M. Martill
Senior Research Fellow
School of Earth and Environmental Sciences
University of Portsmouth
Burnaby Building
Lion Terrace
Portsmouth
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Remmert
Schouten
Senior Preparator, Bristol Dinosaur Project,
Department of Earth Sciences
University of Bristol
Wills Memorial Building
Queens Road
Bristol
BS8 1RJ |
Simon
Clabby 2006
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