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Canadian paleontologist

Scott D. Sampson Born Scott Donald Sampson (1961-04-22) April 22, 1961 (age 65)[1] Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Citizenship Canadian · American Alma mater University of Toronto, University of British Columbia Scientific career Fields Paleontology, Science Communication Institutions California Academy Of Sciences Website calacademy.org

**Scott Donald Sampson** (born April 22, 1961)[2][3] is a [Canadian-American](/source/Canadian-American) [paleontologist](/source/Paleontologist) and science communicator. Sampson was the Executive Director of [California Academy of Sciences](/source/California_Academy_of_Sciences) in San Francisco, California from September 2019 to May 2026. He was previously Vice President of Research & Collections and Chief Curator at the [Denver Museum of Nature & Science](/source/Denver_Museum_of_Nature_and_Science).[4][5] Sampson is notable for his work on the carnivorous [theropod](/source/Theropod) dinosaurs *[Majungasaurus](/source/Majungasaurus)* and *[Masiakasaurus](/source/Masiakasaurus)* and his extensive research into the Late Cretaceous Period, particularly in [Madagascar](/source/Madagascar).[6][7] He is also known as the host of the “Dinosaur Discoveries” segments on the [PBS Kids](/source/PBS_Kids) show *[Dinosaur Train](/source/Dinosaur_Train)*.

## Background

Sampson was born in the neighborhood of [Dunbar-Southlands](/source/Dunbar-Southlands) in Vancouver, [British Columbia](/source/British_Columbia). He attended [Point Grey Secondary School](/source/Point_Grey_Secondary_School).[1] Sampson studied for a Ph.D. in [Zoology](/source/Zoology) from the [University of Toronto](/source/University_of_Toronto). For his doctorate he produced a thesis on two newly found species of [ceratopsids](/source/Ceratopsid), dated to the [Late Cretaceous](/source/Late_Cretaceous) period in [Montana](/source/Montana) and the growth and function of ceratopsid horns and frills.[8] Sampson graduated from the University of Toronto in 1993 and worked for a year at the [American Museum of Natural History](/source/American_Museum_of_Natural_History) in New York City. Then he worked for five years as an assistant professor of anatomy at the [New York College of Osteopathic Medicine](/source/New_York_College_of_Osteopathic_Medicine) on [Long Island](/source/Long_Island).[8] In 1999 he accepted positions as assistant professor in the Department of Geology and Geophysics and curator of vertebrate paleontology at the [Utah Museum of Natural History](/source/Natural_History_Museum_of_Utah) (nowadays called the Natural History Museum of Utah and relocated in the new Rio Tinto Center as of 2011). Sampson resided in California at this time, but continued his research with the Utah museum as a research curator.[8] In February 2013, Sampson took a position as Vice President of Research and Collections at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science.[9]

[Utah Museum of Natural History](/source/Natural_History_Museum_of_Utah) where Sampson has been a curator since 1999. As seen in the photograph these former exhibits were dismantled in 2011 when the museum moved to the new Rio Tinto Center and changed name to Natural History Museum of Utah.

Sampson is featured as the host of the “Dinosaur Discoveries” segments on the [PBS](/source/Public_Broadcasting_Service) television series, *[Dinosaur Train](/source/Dinosaur_Train)*. In one segment, he mentions that he discovered some of *Masiakasaurus*’ first bones and named it. In 2003, he hosted *[Dinosaur Planet](/source/Dinosaur_Planet_(TV_series))*, a series of four animated nature documentaries which aired on the [Discovery Channel](/source/Discovery_Channel).[10] The series was narrated by [Christian Slater](/source/Christian_Slater). His first book, *Dinosaur Odyssey: Fossil Threads in the Web of Life* was published by [University of California Press](/source/University_of_California_Press) in 2009.[11] The book, aimed at the general public reconstructs the odyssey of the dinosaurs from their origins on the supercontinent of [Pangaea](/source/Pangaea), and explores the way in which dinosaurs ecologically interacted in an expansive web of relationships with other organisms and their natural environment, underscoring "paradigm shifts", which conceptualize the nature of the dinosaurian world.[12][13]

## Research

Aside from his research conducted in museums, Sampson has undertaken paleontological fieldwork in countries such as [Zimbabwe](/source/Zimbabwe), South Africa and [Madagascar](/source/Madagascar) as well as the United States and Canada.[8] His specialist fields of research include [phylogenetics](/source/Phylogenetics), functional morphology, and evolution of Late Cretaceous dinosaurs.[8] Sampson is particularly notable for his work on the carnivorous [theropod](/source/Theropod) dinosaur *[Majungasaurus](/source/Majungasaurus)* and his studies into the paleobiogeography of [Gondwana](/source/Gondwana).[14][15][16][17][18] In 1995 he made a phylogenetic analysis of the [Centrosaurinae](/source/Centrosaurinae) and [Ceratopsidae](/source/Ceratopsidae) in the state of [Montana](/source/Montana) and produced two papers on these horned dinosaurs of the Late Cretaceous. Sampson also published a paper documenting the discovery of the first *[Tyrannosaurus](/source/Tyrannosaurus)* specimen found in Utah, as well as the first evidence of coexistence between *Tyrannosaurus* and sauropods.[19]

*[Majungasaurus](/source/Majungasaurus)*. Sampson has studied fossils of this dinosaur in [Madagascar](/source/Madagascar)

In 1998 he conducted thorough paleontological studies into the Cretaceous period in Madagascar and published several papers on it. These include *Predatory dinosaur remains from Madagascar: Implications for the Cretaceous biogeography of Gondwana.* and *The theropodan ancestry of birds: New evidence from the Late Cretaceous of Madagascar*, both published in 1998. In 2001 he returned to Madagascar and conducted some important research into the evolution of Gondwanan theropods, publishing a paper on it, entitled *A bizarre predatory dinosaur from Madagascar: implications for the evolution of Gondwanan theropods*. In 2007 he published *Dental morphology and variation in Majungasaurus crenatissimus (Theropoda: Abelisauridae) from the Late Cretaceous of Madagascar*.[14]

Sampson stresses the importance of evolution in understanding the dynamics of ecology in everyday life and that is underplayed in modern society:

"The web of life is composed of two distinctly different kinds of threads‹those that link organisms at any given moment in time through the flow of energy (ecology), and those that link all lifeforms through deep time via genetic information and shared common ancestry (evolution). Seen from this dual and complementary perspective, the two themes are inseparable. Without evolution, our vision is severely limited to the present day and we cannot begin to fathom the blossoming of life's diversity from single-celled forebears. Without ecology, the intricate interconnections we share with the current panoply of lifeforms cannot truly be envisioned. United in a single theme, evolution and ecology provide a powerful lens through which to view life's web, forming the foundation of an integrated and underutilized perspective on nature. In short, we need dramatic increases in levels of both ecological literacy, or "ecoliteracy," and evolutionary literacy, or "evoliteracy," with this dynamic pair of concepts reinforcing each other."[10]

Below is a list of taxa that Sampson has contributed to naming:

Year Taxon Authors 2024 Lokiceratops rangiformis gen. et sp. nov. Loewen, Sertich, Sampson, O'Connor, Carpenter, Sisson, Øhlenschlæger, Farke, Makovicky, Longrich, & Evans[20] 2013 Nasutoceratops titusi gen. et sp. nov. Sampson, Lund, Loewen, Farke, & Clayton[21] 2010 Kosmoceratops richardsoni gen. et sp. nov. Sampson, Loewen, Farke, Roberts, Forster, Smith, & Titus[22] 2010 Utahceratops gettyi gen. et sp. nov. Sampson, Loewen, Farke, Roberts, Forster, Smith, & Titus[22] 2010 Coahuilaceratops magnacuerna gen. et sp. nov. Loewen, Sampson, Lund, Farke, Aguillón-Martínez, De Leon, Rodríguez-de la Rosa, Getty, & Eberth[23] 2007 Gryposaurus monumentensis sp. nov. Gates & Sampson[24] 2007 Velafrons coahuilensis gen. et sp. nov. Gates, Sampson, Delgado De Jesús, Zanno, Eberth, Hernandez-Rivera, Aguillón Martínez, & Kirkland[25] 2005 Hagryphus giganteus gen. et sp. nov. Zanno & Sampson[26] 2005 Falcarius utahensis gen. et sp. nov. Kirkland, Zanno, Sampson, Clark, & DeBlieux[27] 1998 Vorona berivotrensis gen. et sp. nov. Forster, Chiappe, Krause, & Sampson[28]

## Bibliography

Year Title Publisher ISBN Pages Note 2009 Dinosaur Odyssey: Fossil Threads in the Web of Life University of California Press 978-0-5202-4163-3 352 2015 How to Raise a Wild Child: The Art and Science of Falling in Love with Nature Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 978-0-5442-7932-2 352 2017 You Can Be A Paleontologist!: Discovering Dinosaurs with Dr. Scott National Geographic Kids 978-1-4263-2728-5 32 Illustrated

## Selected publications

- Sampson, S. D. 1995. Two new horned dinosaurs from the Upper Cretaceous Two Medicine Formation of Montana; with a phylogenetic analysis of the Centrosaurinae (Ornithischia: Ceratopsidae). Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, 15(4): 743–760.

- Sampson, S. D. (1995). "Horns, herds, and hierarchies". *Natural History*. **104** (6): 36–40.

- Forster, C. A.; Chiappe, L. M.; Krause, D. W.; Sampson, S. D. (1996). ["The first Cretaceous bird from Madagascar"](http://dinosaurs.nhm.org/staff/pdf/1996Forster_Chiappe.PDF) (PDF). *[Nature](/source/Nature_(journal))*. **382** (6591): 532–534. [Bibcode](/source/Bibcode_(identifier)):[1996Natur.382..532F](https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1996Natur.382..532F). [doi](/source/Doi_(identifier)):[10.1038/382532a0](https://doi.org/10.1038%2F382532a0). [S2CID](/source/S2CID_(identifier)) [4364184](https://api.semanticscholar.org/CorpusID:4364184).

- Sampson, S. D.; Krause, D. W.; Dodson, P.; Forster, C. A. (1996). "The premaxilla of *Majungasaurus* (Dinosauria: Theropoda), with implications for Gondwanan paleobiogeography". *Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology*. **16** (4): 601–605. [Bibcode](/source/Bibcode_(identifier)):[1996JVPal..16..601S](https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1996JVPal..16..601S). [doi](/source/Doi_(identifier)):[10.1080/02724634.1996.10011350](https://doi.org/10.1080%2F02724634.1996.10011350). [JSTOR](/source/JSTOR_(identifier)) [4523759](https://www.jstor.org/stable/4523759).

- Sampson, S. D.; Ryan, M. J.; Tanke, D. H. (1997). ["Craniofacial ontogeny in centrosaurine dinosaurs (Ornithischia: Ceratopsidae): taxonomic and behavioral implications"](https://doi.org/10.1111%2Fj.1096-3642.1997.tb00340.x). *Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society*. **121** (3): 293–337. [doi](/source/Doi_(identifier)):[10.1111/j.1096-3642.1997.tb00340.x](https://doi.org/10.1111%2Fj.1096-3642.1997.tb00340.x).

- Sampson, S. D.; Witmer, L. M.; Forster, C. A.; Krause, D. W.; O'Connor, P. M.; Dodson, P.; Ravoavy, F. (1998). ["Predatory dinosaur remains from Madagascar: implications for the Cretaceous biogeography of Gondwana"](http://www.oucom.ohiou.edu/dbms-oconnor/Research/PDFs/Sampson%20et%20al%201998%20Majungatholus.pdf) (PDF). *[Science](/source/Science_(journal))*. **280** (5366): 1048–1051. [Bibcode](/source/Bibcode_(identifier)):[1998Sci...280.1048S](https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1998Sci...280.1048S). [doi](/source/Doi_(identifier)):[10.1126/science.280.5366.1048](https://doi.org/10.1126%2Fscience.280.5366.1048). [PMID](/source/PMID_(identifier)) [9582112](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9582112).

- Forster, C. A.; Sampson, S. D.; Chiappe, L. M.; Krause, D. W. (1998). ["The theropod ancestry of birds: new evidence from the Late Cretaceous of Madagascar"](http://dinosaurs.nhm.org/staff/pdf/1998Forster_et_al.PDF) (PDF). *[Science](/source/Science_(journal))*. **279** (5358): 1915–1919. [Bibcode](/source/Bibcode_(identifier)):[1998Sci...279.1915F](https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1998Sci...279.1915F). [doi](/source/Doi_(identifier)):[10.1126/science.279.5358.1915](https://doi.org/10.1126%2Fscience.279.5358.1915). [PMID](/source/PMID_(identifier)) [9506938](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9506938).

- Witmer, L. M.; Sampson, S. D.; Solounias, N. (1999). ["The proboscis of tapirs (Mammalia: Perissodactyla): a case study in novel narial anatomy"](http://www.oucom.ohiou.edu/dbms-witmer/downloads/1999_witmer_et_al_tapir_nose.pdf) (PDF). *Journal of Zoology*. **249** (3): 249–267. [doi](/source/Doi_(identifier)):[10.1111/j.1469-7998.1999.tb00763.x](https://doi.org/10.1111%2Fj.1469-7998.1999.tb00763.x).

- Sampson, S. D. (1999). "Sex and destiny: the role of mating signals in speciation and macroevolution". *Historical Biology*. **13** (2–3): 173–197. [Bibcode](/source/Bibcode_(identifier)):[1999HBio...13..173S](https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1999HBio...13..173S). [doi](/source/Doi_(identifier)):[10.1080/08912969909386580](https://doi.org/10.1080%2F08912969909386580).

- Sampson, S. D.; Carrano, M. T.; Forster, C. A. (2001). "A bizarre predatory dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous of Madagascar". *Nature*. **409** (6819): 504–506. [Bibcode](/source/Bibcode_(identifier)):[2001Natur.409..504S](https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2001Natur.409..504S). [doi](/source/Doi_(identifier)):[10.1038/35054046](https://doi.org/10.1038%2F35054046). [PMID](/source/PMID_(identifier)) [11206544](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11206544). [S2CID](/source/S2CID_(identifier)) [205013285](https://api.semanticscholar.org/CorpusID:205013285).

- Carrano, M. T.; Sampson, S. D.; Forster, C. A. (2002). "The osteology of *Masiakasaurus knopfleri*, a small abelisauroid (Dinosauria: Theropoda) from the Late Cretaceous of Madagascar". *[Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology](/source/Journal_of_Vertebrate_Paleontology)*. **22** (3): 510–534. [doi](/source/Doi_(identifier)):[10.1671/0272-4634(2002)022\[0510:TOOMKA\]2.0.CO;2](https://doi.org/10.1671%2F0272-4634%282002%29022%5B0510%3ATOOMKA%5D2.0.CO%3B2). [S2CID](/source/S2CID_(identifier)) [85655323](https://api.semanticscholar.org/CorpusID:85655323).

- Krause, D. W.; O'Connor, P. M.; Rogers, K. C.; Sampson, S. D.; Buckley, G. A.; Rogers, R. R. (2006). ["Late Cretaceous terrestrial vertebrates from Madagascar: implications for Latin American biogeography"](http://www.oucom.ohiou.edu/dbms-oconnor/research/pdfs/krause%20et%20al_2006_mobot.pdf) (PDF). *Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden*. **93** (2): 178–208. [doi](/source/Doi_(identifier)):[10.3417/0026-6493(2006)93\[178:LCTVFM\]2.0.CO;2](https://doi.org/10.3417%2F0026-6493%282006%2993%5B178%3ALCTVFM%5D2.0.CO%3B2). [S2CID](/source/S2CID_(identifier)) [9166607](https://api.semanticscholar.org/CorpusID:9166607).

- Carrano, M. T.; Sampson, S. D. (2008). ["The phylogeny of Ceratosauria (Dinosauria: Theropoda)"](http://si-pddr.si.edu/dspace/bitstream/10088/7641/1/paleo_Carrano_Sampson_08a.pdf) (PDF). *[Journal of Systematic Palaeontology](/source/Journal_of_Systematic_Palaeontology)*. **6** (2): 183–236. [Bibcode](/source/Bibcode_(identifier)):[2008JSPal...6..183C](https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2008JSPal...6..183C). [doi](/source/Doi_(identifier)):[10.1017/S1477201907002246](https://doi.org/10.1017%2FS1477201907002246). [S2CID](/source/S2CID_(identifier)) [30068953](https://api.semanticscholar.org/CorpusID:30068953).

- Sampson, S. D.; Loewen, M. A.; Farke, A. A.; Roberts, E. M.; Forster, C. A.; Smith, J. A.; Titus, A. L.; Stepanova, Anna (2010). Stepanova, Anna (ed.). ["New Horned Dinosaurs from Utah Provide Evidence for Intracontinental Dinosaur Endemism"](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2929175). *[PLOS ONE](/source/PLOS_ONE)*. **5** (9) e12292. [Bibcode](/source/Bibcode_(identifier)):[2010PLoSO...512292S](https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2010PLoSO...512292S). [doi](/source/Doi_(identifier)):[10.1371/journal.pone.0012292](https://doi.org/10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0012292). [PMC](/source/PMC_(identifier)) [2929175](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2929175). [PMID](/source/PMID_(identifier)) [20877459](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20877459).

## Personal life

He has two daughters and resides in the San Francisco Bay Area with his wife Toni.[29]

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1. **[^](#cite_ref-krauseetal2007_6-0)** Krause, David W.; Sampson, Scott D.; Carrano, Matthew T.; O'Connor, Patrick M. (2007). "Overview of the history of discovery, taxonomy, phylogeny, and biogeography of *Majungasaurus crenatissimus* (Theropoda: Abelisauridae) from the Late Cretaceous of Madagascar". In Sampson, Scott D.; Krause, David W. (eds.). Majungasaurus crenatissimus*(Theropoda: Abelisauridae) from the Late Cretaceous of Madagascar*. Society of Vertebrate Paleontology Memoir **8**. Vol. 27. pp. 1–20. [doi](/source/Doi_(identifier)):[10.1671/0272-4634(2007)27\[1:OOTHOD\]2.0.CO;2](https://doi.org/10.1671%2F0272-4634%282007%2927%5B1%3AOOTHOD%5D2.0.CO%3B2). [S2CID](/source/S2CID_(identifier)) [13274054](https://api.semanticscholar.org/CorpusID:13274054). {{[cite book](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_book)}}: |journal= ignored ([help](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:CS1_errors#periodical_ignored))

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1. **[^](#cite_ref-sampsonetal2001_15-0)** Sampson, Scott D.; Carrano, Matthew T.; Forster, Catherine A. (2001). "A bizarre predatory dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous of Madagascar". *Nature*. **409** (6819): 504–506. [Bibcode](/source/Bibcode_(identifier)):[2001Natur.409..504S](https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2001Natur.409..504S). [doi](/source/Doi_(identifier)):[10.1038/35054046](https://doi.org/10.1038%2F35054046). [PMID](/source/PMID_(identifier)) [11206544](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11206544). [S2CID](/source/S2CID_(identifier)) [205013285](https://api.semanticscholar.org/CorpusID:205013285).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-sampsonetal1996_16-0)** Sampson, Scott D.; Krause, David W.; [Dodson, Peter](/source/Peter_Dodson); Forster, Catherine A. (1996). ["The premaxilla of Majungasaurus (Dinosauria: Theropoda), with implications for Gondwanan paleobiogeography"](https://web.archive.org/web/20070927204236/http://www.vertpaleo.org/publications/jvp/contents-16-4.cfm). *Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology*. **16** (4): 601–605. [Bibcode](/source/Bibcode_(identifier)):[1996JVPal..16..601S](https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1996JVPal..16..601S). [doi](/source/Doi_(identifier)):[10.1080/02724634.1996.10011350](https://doi.org/10.1080%2F02724634.1996.10011350). Archived from [the original](http://www.vertpaleo.org/publications/jvp/contents-16-4.cfm) on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2010-05-22.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-sampsonetal1998_17-0)** Sampson, Scott D.; Witmer, Lawrence M.; Forster, Catherine A.; Krause, David W.; O'Connor, Patrick M.; [Dodson, Peter](/source/Peter_Dodson); Ravoavy, Florent (1998). "Predatory dinosaur remains from Madagascar: implications for the Cretaceous biogeography of Gondwana". *Science*. **280** (5366): 1048–1081. [Bibcode](/source/Bibcode_(identifier)):[1998Sci...280.1048S](https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1998Sci...280.1048S). [doi](/source/Doi_(identifier)):[10.1126/science.280.5366.1048](https://doi.org/10.1126%2Fscience.280.5366.1048). [PMID](/source/PMID_(identifier)) [9582112](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9582112). [S2CID](/source/S2CID_(identifier)) [22449613](https://api.semanticscholar.org/CorpusID:22449613).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-majungamemoir_18-0)** Sampson, Scott D.; Krause, David W. (2007). "Craniofacial anatomy of *Majungasaurus crenatissimus* (Theropoda: Abelisauridae) from the Late Cretaceous of Madagascar". *Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology*. **27** (supplement 2): 32–102. [doi](/source/Doi_(identifier)):[10.1671/0272-4634(2007)27\[32:CAOMCT\]2.0.CO;2](https://doi.org/10.1671%2F0272-4634%282007%2927%5B32%3ACAOMCT%5D2.0.CO%3B2). [S2CID](/source/S2CID_(identifier)) [129240095](https://api.semanticscholar.org/CorpusID:129240095).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-19)** Sampson, Scott D., and Mark A. Loewen. "Tyrannosaurus Rex from the Upper Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) North Horn Formation of Utah: Biogeographic and Paleoecologic Implications." Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, vol. 25, no. 2, 2005, pp. 469–472. www.jstor.org/stable/4524461.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-20)** Loewen, Mark A.; Sertich, Joseph J. W.; Sampson, Scott Donald; O'Connor, Jingmai Kathleen; Carpenter, Savhannah; Sisson, Brock; Øhlenschlæger, Anna; Farke, Andrew A.; Makovicky, Peter J.; Longrich, Nick; Evans, David Christopher (20 June 2024). ["Lokiceratops rangiformis gen. et sp. nov. (Ceratopsidae: Centrosaurinae) from the Campanian Judith River Formation of Montana reveals rapid regional radiations and extreme endemism within centrosaurine dinosaurs"](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11193970). *[PeerJ](/source/PeerJ)*. **12** e17224. [doi](/source/Doi_(identifier)):[10.7717/peerj.17224](https://doi.org/10.7717%2Fpeerj.17224). [ISSN](/source/ISSN_(identifier)) [2167-8359](https://search.worldcat.org/issn/2167-8359). [PMC](/source/PMC_(identifier)) [11193970](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11193970). [PMID](/source/PMID_(identifier)) [38912046](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38912046).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-21)** Sampson, Scott Donald; Lund, Eric K.; Loewen, Mark A.; Farke, Andrew A.; Clayton, Katherine E. (7 September 2013). ["A remarkable short-snouted horned dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous (late Campanian) of southern Laramidia"](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3730592). *[Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences](/source/Proceedings_of_the_Royal_Society_B%3A_Biological_Sciences)*. **280** (1766) 20131186. [doi](/source/Doi_(identifier)):[10.1098/rspb.2013.1186](https://doi.org/10.1098%2Frspb.2013.1186). [ISSN](/source/ISSN_(identifier)) [0962-8452](https://search.worldcat.org/issn/0962-8452). [PMC](/source/PMC_(identifier)) [3730592](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3730592). [PMID](/source/PMID_(identifier)) [23864598](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23864598).

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Kosmoceratops_22-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Kosmoceratops_22-1) Sampson, Scott Donald; Loewen, Mark A.; Farke, Andrew A.; Roberts, Eric M.; Forster, Catherine A.; Smith, Joshua A.; Titus, Alan L. (22 September 2010). Stepanova, Anna (ed.). ["New Horned Dinosaurs from Utah Provide Evidence for Intracontinental Dinosaur Endemism"](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2929175). *[PLoS ONE](/source/PLoS_ONE)*. **5** (9) e12292. [Bibcode](/source/Bibcode_(identifier)):[2010PLoSO...512292S](https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2010PLoSO...512292S). [doi](/source/Doi_(identifier)):[10.1371/journal.pone.0012292](https://doi.org/10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0012292). [ISSN](/source/ISSN_(identifier)) [1932-6203](https://search.worldcat.org/issn/1932-6203). [PMC](/source/PMC_(identifier)) [2929175](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2929175). [PMID](/source/PMID_(identifier)) [20877459](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20877459).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Loewen_23-0)** Loewen, M.A., Sampson, S.D., Lund, E.K., Farke, A.A., Aguillón-Martínez, M.C., de Leon, C.A., Rodríguez-de la Rosa, R.A., Getty, M.A., Eberth, D.A., 2010, "Horned Dinosaurs (Ornithischia: Ceratopsidae) from the Upper Cretaceous (Campanian) Cerro del Pueblo Formation, Coahuila, Mexico", In: Michael J. Ryan, Brenda J. Chinnery-Allgeier, and David A. Eberth (eds), *New Perspectives on Horned Dinosaurs: The Royal Tyrrell Museum Ceratopsian Symposium*, Indiana University Press, 656 pp.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-24)** Gates, Terry A.; Sampson, Scott D. (2 October 2007). ["A new species of Gryposaurus (Dinosauria: Hadrosauridae) from the late Campanian Kaiparowits Formation, southern Utah, USA"](https://academic.oup.com/zoolinnean/article-lookup/doi/10.1111/j.1096-3642.2007.00349.x). *[Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society](/source/Zoological_Journal_of_the_Linnean_Society)*. **151** (2): 351–376. [doi](/source/Doi_(identifier)):[10.1111/j.1096-3642.2007.00349.x](https://doi.org/10.1111%2Fj.1096-3642.2007.00349.x). [ISSN](/source/ISSN_(identifier)) [1096-3642](https://search.worldcat.org/issn/1096-3642). Retrieved 2 January 2025 – via Oxford Academic.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-25)** Gates, Terry A.; Sampson, Scott D.; De Jesús, Carlos R. Delgado; Zanno, Lindsay E.; Eberth, David; Hernandez-Rivera, René; Martínez, Martha C. Aguillón; Kirkland, James I. (12 December 2007). ["Velafrons coahuilensis , a new lambeosaurine hadrosaurid (Dinosauria: Ornithopoda) from the late Campanian Cerro del Pueblo Formation, Coahuila, Mexico"](https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1671/0272-4634(2007)27%5b917:VCANLH%5d2.0.CO;2). *[Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology](/source/Journal_of_Vertebrate_Paleontology)*. **27** (4): 917–930. [doi](/source/Doi_(identifier)):[10.1671/0272-4634(2007)27\[917:VCANLH\]2.0.CO;2](https://doi.org/10.1671%2F0272-4634%282007%2927%5B917%3AVCANLH%5D2.0.CO%3B2). [ISSN](/source/ISSN_(identifier)) [0272-4634](https://search.worldcat.org/issn/0272-4634). Retrieved 2 January 2025 – via Taylor and Francis Online.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-26)** Zanno, Lindsay E.; Sampson, Scott D. (30 December 2005). ["A new Oviraptorosaur (Theropoda, Maniraptora) from the Late Cretaceous (Campanian) of Utah"](https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1671/0272-4634(2005)025%5b0897:ANOTMF%5d2.0.CO;2). *[Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology](/source/Journal_of_Vertebrate_Paleontology)*. **25** (4): 897–904. [doi](/source/Doi_(identifier)):[10.1671/0272-4634(2005)025\[0897:ANOTMF\]2.0.CO;2](https://doi.org/10.1671%2F0272-4634%282005%29025%5B0897%3AANOTMF%5D2.0.CO%3B2). [ISSN](/source/ISSN_(identifier)) [0272-4634](https://search.worldcat.org/issn/0272-4634). Retrieved 2 January 2025 – via Taylor and Francis Online.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-:1_27-0)** Kirkland, James I.; Zanno, Lindsay E.; Sampson, Scott Donald; Clark, James M.; DeBlieux, Donald D. (5 May 2005). ["A primitive therizinosauroid dinosaur from the Early Cretaceous of Utah"](https://www.researchgate.net/publication/7865567). *[Nature](/source/Nature_(journal))*. **435** (7038): 84–87. [Bibcode](/source/Bibcode_(identifier)):[2005Natur.435...84K](https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2005Natur.435...84K). [doi](/source/Doi_(identifier)):[10.1038/nature03468](https://doi.org/10.1038%2Fnature03468). [ISSN](/source/ISSN_(identifier)) [0028-0836](https://search.worldcat.org/issn/0028-0836). [PMID](/source/PMID_(identifier)) [15875020](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15875020). [S2CID](/source/S2CID_(identifier)) [4428196](https://api.semanticscholar.org/CorpusID:4428196). Retrieved 6 January 2025 – via ResearchGate.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-28)** Forster, Catherine A.; Chiappe, Luis María; Krause, David W.; Sampson, Scott Donald (8 August 1996). ["The first Cretaceous bird from Madagascar"](https://www.nature.com/articles/382532a0). *[Nature](/source/Nature_(journal))*. **382** (6591): 532–534. [Bibcode](/source/Bibcode_(identifier)):[1996Natur.382..532F](https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1996Natur.382..532F). [doi](/source/Doi_(identifier)):[10.1038/382532a0](https://doi.org/10.1038%2F382532a0). [ISSN](/source/ISSN_(identifier)) [1476-4687](https://search.worldcat.org/issn/1476-4687). Retrieved 1 March 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-29)** ["Scott D. Sampson - Bio"](https://www.calacademy.org/staff-member/scott-d-sampson-phd).

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