Stephen Andrew Czerkas | |
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| Born | September 19, 1951 |
| Died | January 22, 2015 (aged 63) |
| Nationality | American |
| Spouse | Sylvia |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Paleontology |
Stephen Andrew Czerkas (born September 19, 1951, in Alhambra, California; died January 22, 2015) was an American sculptor and paleontologist. He frequently worked as a contributor to both museums and the motion picture industry, and was later the director and co-founder of The Dinosaur Museum, which purchased the Archaeoraptor fossil chimera.[1][2] His life-sized replicas of dinosaurs, including members of the Deinonychus and Allosaurus genera, were among the first to incorporate accurate feathering and dorsal spines.[3][4]