Stephen Wroe
Australian palaeontologist, YouTuber
Stephen Wroe (also known as Steve Wroe) is an Australian vertebrate palaeontologist, biomechanist, YouTuber, and science communicator.
As a researcher, he is best known for his work describing and evaluating carnivores, especially measuring their bite force quotient.
Currently, he is Professor in Evolutionary Biology at the University of New England (Australia)'s School of Environmental and Rural Science.
01Education
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.
02Career
Wroe worked briefly as a research fellow at the Australian Museum before taking up a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Sydney. In 2005 he was awarded a Queen Elizabeth II Fellowship and an Australian Research Council Discovery Outstanding Researcher Award in 2013.
Below is a list of taxa that Wroe has contributed to naming:
| Year | Taxon | Authors |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Joculusium muizoni gen. et sp. nov. | Wroe |
| 2001 | Maximucinus muirheadae gen. et sp. nov. | Wroe |
| 1999 | Djarthia murgonensis gen. et sp. nov. | Godthelp, Wroe, & Archer |
| 1999 | Barinya wangala gen. et sp. nov. | Wroe |
| 1998 | Badjcinus turnbulli gen. et sp. nov. | Muirhead & Wroe |
| 1998 | Ganbulanyi djadjinguli gen. et sp. nov. | Wroe |
| 1996 | Ekaltadeta jamiemulvaneyi sp. nov. | Wroe |
| 1996 | Muribacinus gadiyuli gen. et sp. nov. | Wroe |
03Publications
Popular Science
- Attard, M.; Wroe, S. (June 2012). "The thylacine myth". Australasian Science. 33 (5): 19, 22. ISSN 1442-679X.
- Wroe, S. (2005). "On little lizards and the big extinction blame game" (PDF). Guest Editorial. Quaternary Australasia. 23 (1): 8, 12. ISSN 0811-0433.
- Wroe, Stephen (May 1999). "Killer Kangaroos and Other Murderous Marsupials". Scientific American. 280 (5): 68, 74. ISSN 0036-8733. JSTOR 26058244.
- Wroe, Stephen (2004). "Factors behind the rarity of large mammalian carnivores". Australasian Science: 21, 23. ISSN 1442-679X.
- Wroe, Stephen; Field, Judith; Fullagar, Richard (Winter 2002). "Lost Giants" (PDF). Nature Australia. 27 (5). Australian Museum: 54, 61. ISSN 1324-2598.
04Media
Wroe was quoted by BBC News on the issue of whether Neanderthals could speak.
TV Shows
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
05Honours
Wroe has had the species Protamalleus stevewroei named after him.
Sources and credits
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