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Dr. Lacovara is a world-renowned paleontologist, best known for his discovery of the giant plant-eating dinosaur Dreadnoughtus, which weighed more than nine T. rex. He was the founding Dean of the School of Earth & Environment and is founding Director of the Jean and Ric Edelman Fossil Park of Rowan University, where he and his team are investigating the mass extinction of the dinosaurs and 75% of life on Earth that occurred 65 million years ago. His work is featured in television documentaries, newspapers around the world and his TED has have been viewed by over one and a half million people. His book, Why Dinosaurs Matter, is available in bookstores around the globe and is an Amazon best-seller.