Author Spotlight on Dr. Lawrence M. Witmer
Posted on August 18th, 2010 by
Six million years ago, the Andalgalornis steulleti or “Terror Bird” roamed South America in search of prey. The bird was about half as tall as a modern day ostrich yet its skull was twice as large. There are no counterparts to the terror bird found today – which makes studying this extinct animal all the more interesting to Dr. Witmer, a professor at Ohio University’s College of Osteopathic Medicine, and to the team of international researchers of which he’s a part. To coincide with the team’s publication entitled, Mechanical Analysis of Feeding Behavior in the Extinct “Terror Bird” Andalgalornis steulletti (Gruiformes: Phorushrcidae), Dr. Witmer was kind enough to answer a few questions about himself, his research and his experience with PLoS ONE.
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