Personal website for Kiersten Formoso, Vertebrate Paleobiology & Functional Morphology PhD candidate,
Department of Earth Sciences, University of Southern California.
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Media
I was a series consultant for both seasons of Apple TV+'s and BBC's Prehistoric Planet.
For season 2, I appeared in episode 4, Oceans, for the Prehistoric Planet: Uncovered segment at the end of the episode.
Upcoming: Another program appearance to premiere in the coming months.
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Selected Articles & Press
Barney's makeover has dinosaur experts scratching their heads: 'I don't even know where to start with it'
Forbes 30 Under 30, 2023
https://www.forbes.com/profile/kiersten-formoso/?sh=4fb8e5c11250
Godzilla vs. Kong: A functional morphologist uses science to pick a winner
Spinosaurus had penguin-like bones, a sign of hunting underwater
Could dinosaurs swim? A new Fossil reveals an age-old debate.
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/article/swimming-dinosaur-new-fossil-natovenator
When Coronavirus Closes Your Lab, Can Science Go On?
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/23/science/coronavirus-closed-labs.html