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Riley Black

Riley Black
Riley Black has been heralded as “one of our premier gifted young science writers” and is the critically-acclaimed author of Skeleton Keys, My Beloved Brontosaurus, Written in Stone, and When Dinosaurs Ruled. An online columnist for Scientific American, Riley has become a widely-recognized expert on paleontology and has appeared on programs such as Science Friday, HuffingtonPost Live, and All Things Considered. When not writing about fossils, Riley joins museum crews to find new fossils across the American west.


Winter is Coming: The Changing of the Seasons Through a Mastodon’s Eyes

Riley Black Chronicles Migratory Patterns and Seasonal Cycles in a World Before Humans
February 24, 2025  By Riley Black
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How the Disappearance of the Dinosaurs Created an Hospitable World for Humans

Riley Black on the Causes and Consequences of the Great Extinction
April 26, 2022  By Riley Black
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