Karen Chin
Karen Chin | |
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Chin in 2008 | |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | University of California San Diego (BS) Montana State University (MS) University of California, Santa Barbara (PhD), |
| Known for | Coprolite Research |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Paleontology |
| Institutions | University of Colorado, Boulder, University of Colorado Museum of Natural History |
| Thesis | The paleobiological implications of herbivorous dinosaur coprolites: Ichnologic, petrographic, and organic geochemical investigations (1996) |
| Doctoral advisor | Bruce H. Tiffney |
| Other academic advisors | Jack Horner (MS) |
Dr. Karen Chin is an American paleontologist and taphonomist who is considered one of the world's leading experts in coprolites.