Blaire Van Valkenburgh

Blaire Van Valkenburgh
Born (1952-10-13) October 13, 1952
Washington, D.C.
CitizenshipUnited States
EducationPh.D.
Alma mater
Known forquantitative analysis of ecological guild structure in fossil carnivores
Awards
Scientific career
FieldsVertebrate Paleontology, Paleobiology, Paleoecology
InstitutionsUniversity of California Los Angeles (1986-Present)
Thesis (1984)
Doctoral advisorRobert Bakker
Websitehttp://www.eeb.ucla.edu/indivfaculty.php?FacultyKey=1620

Blaire Van Valkenburgh is an American paleontologist and holds the Donald R. Dickey Chair in Vertebrate Biology in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at University of California Los Angeles. She is a former president of Society of Vertebrate Paleontology.