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Dr Phil Manning
I am a Reader in Palaeobiology and head the Palaeontology Research Group in the School of Earth, Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences (SEAES) at the University of Manchester. The STFC have appointed me as their Science in Society Fellow and I am also an Adjunct Associate Professor in the Department of Earth & Environmental Science at the University of Pennsylvania. I have always believed that classic approaches in palaeontology are unable to resolve many key biological questions about extinct vertebrates. My team and I have used techniques as diverse as evolutionary robotics, high performance computing, finite element modelling, LiDAR, high-resolution x-ray tomography, nanoindentation, as well as recently published work using synchrotron light sources. These cutting edge approaches have provided significant advances across the whole subject, generating high-profile international interest.
Contact
Email: phil.manning@manchester.ac.uk
Tel: +44 (0)161 275 3824
Blog
http://dinosaursabbatical.blogspot.com/
Qualifications
- PhD. Dinosaur track formation, preservation and interpretation: field and laboratory studies.
- MSc. Palaeoecology of eurypterids from the Upper Silurian of the Welsh Borderlands (by research).
- FAETC (Further and Adult Education Teachers Certificate).
- BSc (Hons.). Combined Studies (Earth Sciences, meteorology, applied climatology and remote sensing).
Honorary Positions & Appointments
Dec. 2010-present Honorary Research Scientist, Zhucheng Dinosaur Museum, Shandong Province, China.
April 2010-present Adjunct Associate Professor, University of Pennsylvania, Department of Earth and Environmental Science, Philadelphia, USA.
Jun. 2010-present Research Champion (promoting cross-faculty research), University of Manchester, UK.
Jan. 2009-Apr. 2010 Research Associate, University of Pennsylvania (USA), Department of Earth and Environmental Science, Philadelphia, USA.
Jan. 2009-June 2010 Chair of Outreach Committee, International Year of Planet Earth (UNESCO and United Nations duel initiative).
Oct. 2008-present Research Associate, Denver Museum of Nature & Science, Denver, USA.
Oct. 2003-Oct.2004 Research Associate, Department of Earth Science, University of Bristol, UK.
Jun. 2000-Jun. 2006 Council Member (Publicity Officer), The Palaeontological Association, (London), UK.
Jun. 1998-Jun. 2000 Council Member, Yorkshire Geological Society, York, UK.
Authored books published
Manning. P. L. 2008. Grave Secrets of Dinosaurs: soft tissues and hard science. National Geographic Books, Washington D.C. 320pp.
Manning, P. L. 2007. Dinosaur Mummy; the life, death and discovery of Dakota, A dinosaur from Hell Creek. Kingfisher (UK: ISBN:978 0 7534 1402 6) and Houghton & Mifflin, (USA: ISBN978-0-7534-6047-4) 64pp.
Selected Publications
1. Manning, P. L., Coria, R., Wogelius, R. A., Barden, H., Edwards, N. P., Sellers, W. I., Larson, P. L. Rosenthal, K., Barrett, P., Egerton, V. M., Schwarz-Wings, D., Webb, S. M., and Bergmann, U. . In preparation.
2. Manning, P. L., Purslow, T. and Bates, T. 2011. Surveying with Dinosaurs: The application of laser imaging and 3D computer modelling to dinosaurs. Professional Surveyor Magazine, in-review.
3. Manning, P. L., Wogelius, R. A., Barden, H., Edwards, N. P., Sellers, W. I., Larson, P. L. Rosenthal, K., Barrett, P., Schwarz-Wings, D., Webb, S. M., and Bergmann, U. in-review.
4. R. A. Wogelius, P. L. Manning, P. Larson, H. Barden, N. P. Edwards, S. M. Webb, W. I. Sellers, K. G. Taylor, P. Dodson, H. You, L. Da-qing and U. Bergmann. Trace metals as biomarkers for eumelanin pigment in the fossil record, in-press.
5. Manning, P. L., Sellers, W. I., Wogelius, R. A., van Dongen, B. E., Lyson, T., Webb, S. and Bergman, U. A multi-technique approach to identifying endogenous organic compounds and the taphonomy of a Hadrosaur dinosaur from the Hell Creek Formation, North Dakota (USA), in-review
6. Barden, H. E., Wogelius, R. A., Manning, P. L., Edwards, N. P., You, H., van Dongen, B. E., in review.
7. Vila, B., Oms, O., Galobart, A., Bates, K. T., Egerton, V. M. and Manning, P. L. Isometric growth in Titanosaurids. Ichnological evidence from Funmanya Tracksite (Southern Pyrenees), in-review.
8. Schachner, E. R. and Manning, P. L. Dinosaur Physiology (Chapter #), New Book on Dinosaurs, Allwon, W. and Dodson, P. (eds), Princeton University Press, in-review.
9. Gize, A.P., Speak, R., Hall, K., Hall, P.A., Simpson, M. and Manning, P. L. Amber: a biological and palaeoenvironmental log, in-review.
10. Schachner, E. R., Rothchild, B. M., Mummery, P. M. Withers, P. J. and Manning, P. L., X-ray Microtomography analysis of pathological bone in Tenontosaurus tilletti (Dinosauria: Ornithopoda), in-review.
11. Schachner, E. R., Manning, P. L., and Dodson, P. Pelvic and hindlimb myology of the basal archosaur Poposaurus gracilis (Archosauria: Poposauridaea), in-press.
12. Manning, P. L. and Falkingham, P. L. 2011. Communicating science with dinosaurs. In New Applications in High Performance Computing, in-press.
13. Edwards, N. P., Barden, B. E., Dongen, B. E. van., Manning. P. L., Bergman, U., Sellers, W. I., and Wogelius, R. A. 2011. Infra-Red mapping resolves soft-tissue preservation in 50 Million year old reptile skin. Proceedings of the Royal Society, Series B., doi: 10.1098/rspb.2011.0135
14. Falkingham, P. L., Bates, K. T., Margetts, L. and Manning, P. L. 2011. The ‘Goldilocks’ effect: Preservation bias in vertebrate track assemblages. Journal of the Royal Society Interface, doi: 10.1098/rsif.2010.0634
15. Johnson, M. R., Manning, P. L., Margetts, L., Withers, P. J. and Mummery, P. M. 2010. Virtual repair of fossil CT scan data. The Geological Curator 9 (3): 193 - 198.
16. Falkingham, P. L., Bates, K. T., Margetts, L. and Manning, P. L. 2010. Simulating sauropod manus-only trackway formation using finite-element analysis. Biology Letters, doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2010.0403, 1-4.
17. Falkingham, P. L., Margetts, L. and Manning, P. L. 2010. Fossil vertebrate tracks as palaeopenetrometers: confounding effects of foot morphology. Palaios, 25, 356–360.
18. Falkingham, P. L., Milan, J. and Manning, P. L. 2010. A Crocodilian trace from the Lance Formation (Upper Cretaceous) of Wyoming. New Mexico Museum Special Publication, Bulletin 51, 171-174.
19. Bates, K. T., Falkingham, P. L., Rarity, F., Hodgetts, D., Purslow, A. and Manning, P. L. 2010. Application of high-resolution laser scanning and photogrammetric techniques to data acquisition, analysis and interpretation in palaeontology. International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing, and Spatial Information Sciences, XXXVIII, Part 5: 68-73.
20. Bergmann, U., Morton, R. W., Manning, P. L., Sellers, W. I., Farrar, S., Huntley, K. G., Wogelius, R. A, and Larson, P. 2010. Archaeopteryx feathers and bone chemistry fully revealed via synchrotron imaging, Proceeding of the National Academy of Sciences, 107 (20), 9060-9065.
21. Bates, K. T., Manning, P. L., Margetts, L. and Sellers, W. I. 2010. Sensitivity analysis in evolutionary robotic simulations of bipedal dinosaur running. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, 30(2) 458-466.
22. Falkingham, P. L., Agenbroad, L. D., Thompson, K. and Manning, P. L. 2010. Bird tracks at the Hot Springs Mammoth Site, South Dakota. Ichnos, 17, 34-39.
23. Bates, K. T., Falkingham, P. L., Breithaupt, B. H., Hodgetts, D., Sellers, W. I. and Manning, P. L. 2010. How big was ‘Big Al’. Palaeontologica Electronica, 12 (3), 33p.
24. Sellers, W., Manning, P. L., Lyson, T, Stevens, K., Margetts, L. 2009. Virtual palaeontology: gait reconstruction of extinct vertebrates using high performance computing. Palaeontologica Electronica. 12(3), 26p.
25. Manning, P. L., Morris, P. M., McMahon, A., Jones, E., Gize, A., Macquaker, J. H. S., Marshall, J., Lyson, T., Wolff, G., Buckley, M. and Wogelius, R. A. 2009. Preserved soft-tissue structures and organic molecules in a mummified hadrosaur dinosaur from the Hell Creek Formation, North Dakota (USA). Proceedings of the Royal Society Series B., 276 (1672), 3429-3437.
26. Bates, K. T., Manning, P. L., Hodgettts, D., and Sellers, W. I. 2009. Estimating mass properties of dinosaurs using laser imaging and 3D computer modelling. PLoS One, 4 (2), 1-26.
27. Bates, K. T., Falkingham, P. L., Farlow, J. O., Briethaupt, B. H., O’Brien, M., Matthews, N., Hodgetts, D., Sellers, W. I., and Manning, P. L. 2009. Digital Imaging and Public Engagement in Palaeontology. Geology Today, 25:95-100.
28. Manning, P. L. 2009, Spotlight: Dinosaur Hunting, Biological Sciences Review, 22(2), 26-28.
29. Manning, P. L., Margetts, L., Johnson, M. R., Withers, P., Sellers, .W. I., Falkingham, P. L., Mummery, P. M., Barrett, P. M. and Raymont, D. R. 2009. Biomechanics of dromaeosaur dinosaur claws: application of x-ray microtomography, nanoindentation and finite element analysis. Anatomical Record, 292, 1397-1405.
30. Bates, K. T., Breithaupt, B. H., Falkingham, P. L., Hodgetts, D., Matthews, N. and Manning., P. L. 2009. Integrated LiDAR and photogrammetric documentation of the Red Gulch Dinosaur Tracksite (Wyoming, USA). In: S.E. Foss, J.L. Cavin, T. Brown, J.I. Kirkland & V.L. Santucci (eds), Proceedings of the Eighth Conference on Fossil Resources, pp. 101-103.
31. Falkingham, P. L., Margetts, L., Smith, I. M. and Manning, P. L. 2009. Reinterpretation of palmate and semi-palmate (webbed) fossil tracks: Insights from finite element modelling. Paleogeography, Paleoclimatology, Paleoecology, 271(1-2), 69-76.
32. Manning, P. L., Ott, C. and Falkingham, P. L. 2008. The first tyrannosaurid track from the Hell Creek Formation (Late Cretaceous), Montana, U.S.A. Palaios, 23, 645-647.
33. Manning, P. L. 2008. T. rex speed trap. In Carpenter K. and Larson, P. L. (eds.), Tyrannosaurus rex: the tyrant king, Indiana University Press, 204-231.
34. Bates, K. T., Manning, P. L., Hodgetts, D. and Villa, B. 2008. Three-dimensional modelling of dinosaur tracks. Palaeontology. 51 (4), 999-1010.
35. Bates, K. T., Rarity, F., Manning, P. L., Hodgetts, D., Vila, B., Oms, O., Galobart, À. and Gawthorpe, R. L. 2008. High-resolution LIDAR and photogrammetric survey of the Fumanya dinosaur tracksites (Catalonia): Implications for the conservation and interpretation of geological heritage sites. Journal of the Geological Society, London, 165, 115-127.
36. Codd, J. R., Manning, P. L., Perry, S. F. and Norell, M. 2008. Avian-like breathing mechanics in maniraptoran dinosaurs. Proceedings of the Royal Society Series B., 275, 157-61.
37. Sellers, W. I. and Manning, P. L. 2007. Estimating maximum running speeds using evolutionary robotics. Proceedings of the Royal Society Series B., 274, 2711-2716.
38. Manning, P. L., Payne, D., Pennicott, J., Barrett, P. and Ennos, R. A. 2006. Dinosaur killer claws or climbing crampons? Biology Letters, 2 (1), 110-112.
39. Bates, K. T., Rarity, F., Manning, P. L. Hodgetts, D., Villa, B., Oms, O and Gawthorpe, R. L. 2006. High-resolution light detection and range (LIDAR) and digital photography of the Fumanya dinosaur track sites (SE Pyrenees): Implications for the conservation and interpretation of palaeontological heritage sites. In Barrett, P.M. & Evans, S.E. (eds), 9th Symposium on Mesozoic Terrestrial Ecosystems and Biotas. Short Papers. Cambridge Publications.
40. Manning, P. L., Whyte, M. A., Romano, M, and Barrett, P. M. 2006. Britain’s earliest sauropod dinosaur. In Barrett, P.M. & Evans, S.E. (eds), 9th Symposium on Mesozoic Terrestrial Ecosystems and Biotas. Short Papers. Cambridge Publications.
41. Margetts, L., Smith I. M., Leng, J., Manning, P.L. 2006. Parallel three-dimensional finite element analysis of dinosaur trackway formation. Numerical Methods in Geotechnical Engineering, Graz University of Technology, 1-6.
42. Margetts, L., Smith, I. M., Leng, J., and Manning, P. 2005. Simulating Dinosaur Track Formation. In: Oñate, E. and Owen, D.R.J. (Editors), Extended Abstracts, VIII International Conference on Computational Plasticity (COMPLAS), CIMNE, Barcelona,1-4.
43. Manning, P. L. 2004. A new approach to the analysis and interpretation of tracks: examples from the dinosauria. In McIlroy, D. (ed), The Application of Ichnology to Palaeoenvironmental and Stratigraphic Analysis. Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 228, 93-123.
44. Manning, P. L. and McIlroy, D. 2004. Scratching the surface of speeding, bipedal dinosaurs in the Jurassic. In Buatois, L. A. and Mangano, M. G. (eds), First International Congress on Ichnology. Museo Paleontologico Egidio Feruglio, Trelew, Patagonia, Argentina, 51.
45. Manning, P. L. 2001. Partnerships in palaeontology. In Parkinson, N. (ed.), A future for fossils. English Nature and National Museums & Galleries of Wales Publication, Geological Series No. 19, 91-95.
46. Manning, P. L. 2001. John Phillips (1800-1874), In Yorkshire People and Places. The Yorkshire Philosophical Society, 112-129.
47. Manning, P. L. 2000. ‘A pleasant, modest, sensible man’ John Phillips (1800-1874). Yorkshire Philosophical Society Annual Report, 1999, 67-70.
48. Romano, M., Whyte, M. A., and Manning, P. L. (1999). New sauropod dinosaur prints from the Saltwick Formation (Middle Jurassic) of the Cleveland Basin, Yorkshire. Proceedings of the Yorkshire Geological Society, 52 (4), 361-369.
49. Manning, P. L. and Dunlop, J. A. 1995. Respiratory organs of eurypterids. Palaeontology, 38 (2), 287-297.
50. Manning, P. L.1995. Dinosaur Tracking: Past, Present and Future. The Dinosaur Society Quarterly, 1, 4-10.
51. Manning, P. L. 1994. Clitheroe Castle Museum, Manchester Region History Review, 8, 87-89
Published Abstracts
1. Manning, P. L., Sellers, W.I., Bergmann, U., Barden, H.E., Edwards, N.P. and Wogelius, R.A. 2011. Shedding synchrotron light on the preservation of Archaeopteryx: Trace metal mapping with Synchrotron Rapid Scanning X-Ray Fluorescence. Frontiers in Geoscience, Mineralogical Society Annual Meeting, University of Aberystwyth.
2. Wogelius, R.A., Sellers, W.I., Bergmann, U., Barden, H.E., Edwards, N.P. and. Manning, P. L. 2011. X-Ray and Infra-Red Methods Provide Clues to Protein Preservation over Geological Time. Frontiers in Geoscience, Mineralogical Society Annual Meeting, University of Aberystwyth.
3. Oct 2010. Manning, P. L., Milan, J. and Falkingham, P. L. Dinosaurs Walk Tall: A crocodilian trace from the Lance Formation (Upper Cretaceous) of Wyoming. Society of Vertebrate Paleontology Annual Meeting, Pittsburgh, USA, 28(3), 128A
4. Oct 2010. Edwards, N., Bergmann, U., Larson, P. L., Manning, P. L. and Wogelius, R. Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR) of soft-tissue preservation from the Eocene Green River Formation (Colorado, USA). Society of Vertebrate Paleontology Annual Meeting, Pittsburgh, USA, 28(3), 84A.
5. Oct 2010. Falkingham, P. L., Margetts, L. and Manning, P. L. Muddying the water: Track features typical of limb kinematics formed through normal substrate deformation, as shown by finite element experimentation. Society of Vertebrate Paleontology Annual Meeting, Pittsburgh, USA, 28(3), 87A.
6. Oct 2010. Margetts, L., Manning, P. L., Mustansar, Z. and Johnson, M. Reliability of image-based finite element modeling in vertebrate palaeontology. Society of Vertebrate Paleontology Annual Meeting, Pittsburgh, USA, 28(3), 129A.
7. Oct 2010. Dongen, B. van., Wogelius, R., Buckley, M., Lyson, T. and Manning, P. L. Preservation of organic molecules in a hadrosaur dinosaur from the Hell Creek Formation, North Dakota (USA). Society of Vertebrate Paleontology Annual Meeting, Pittsburgh, USA, 28(3), 180A.
8. Oct 2010. Wogelius, R., Bergmann, U., Sellers, W., Larson, P. L. and Manning P. L. Archaeopteryx chemistry revealed via synchrotron rapid scanning x-ray fluorescence. Society of Vertebrate Paleontology Annual Meeting, Pittsburgh, USA, 28(3) 189A.
9. July 2010. Bardon, H. B., van Dongen, B. E., Wogelius, R. A. and Manning, P. L. 2010. The use of Fourier Transform Infrared spectroscopy in palaeobiochemistry. British Organic Geochemistry Society, Manchester, UK.
10. July 2010. Johnson, M. R., Mummery, P. M., Manning, P. L. Image Based Modelling of American Alligator hindlimb bones. Biomedical Imaging Institute Imaging Methods Showcase, University of Manchester, UK.
11. June 2010 Mustansar, Z., Margetts, L., Johnson, M. R., Mummery, P. M., Manning, P. L. Design and Evaluation of a Virtual Rig for Performing Mechanical Tests on Fossilised Bones. Simpleware Users’ Meeting, The Arup Campus, Solihull, UK.
12. June 2010. Johnson, M. R., Manning, P. L., Margetts, L., Withers, P. J. and Mummery, P. M. Virtual repair of fossil CT scan data. Simpleware Users’ Meeting, The Arup Campus, Solihull, UK.
13. May 2010. Johnson, M. R., Mummery, P. M., Manning, P. L. Finite Element Modelling of American Alligator hindlimb bones. The 5th North West Biomechanics Research Day, University of Liverpool, UK.
14. Dec. 2009. Falkingham, P. L., Manning, P. L. and Margetts, L. The effects of pedal geometry and morphology on track depth: taking steps toward using fossil tracks as palaeopenetrometers using finite element analysis and physical experimentation. Palaeontological Association Annual Meeting, Glasgow, UK.
15. Nov. 2009. Johnson, M. R., Mustansar, Z., Margetts, L., Mummery, P. M., Manning, P. L. Image Based Modelling of Dinosaurs. Biomedical Imaging Institute Showcase, University of Manchester, UK.
16. Oct. 2009. Mustansar Z., Margetts L., Manning P.L., Kuglar. H, and Sellers W.I., Computer aided insights biomechanics of Dinosaurs. University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, USA.
17. Sept. 2009. Manning, P., Margetts, L., Johnson, M., Mustansar, Z., and Mummery, P. A Finite element approach to the biomechanics of dromaeosaurid dinosaur claws. Society of Vertebrate Paleontology Annual Meeting, Bristol, UK, 29(3), 141A.
18. Sept. 2009. Buckley, M., Ostrom, P., Manning, P., Thomas-Oates, J., Collins, M. Fossil collagen: a molecular barcode for paleontologists? Society of Vertebrate Paleontology Annual Meeting, Bristol, UK, 29(3), 72A.
19. Sept. 2009. Johnson, M., Mustansar , Z., Manning, P., Margetts, L., Mummery, P. Virtual repair of fossil CT scan data. Society of Vertebrate Paleontology Annual Meeting, Bristol, UK, 29(3), 123A.
20. June 2009. Manning, P. L. and Margetts, L. 450 Billion-voxel finite element model of the terminal ungula phalanx of pedal digit II of Deinonychus antirrhopus. North American Paleontological Congress, Cincinnati, USA, 3, 108.
21. June 2009. Manning, P. L. and Sellers, W. I. S. Trunk recoil: a new model for the exploitation of elastic strain energy in bipedal dinosaur locomotion. North American Paleontological Congress, Cincinnati, USA, 3, 81.
22. May 2009. Mustansar Z., Johnson M., Margetts L., Manning P.L. and Sellers W.I. Reverse Engineering Dinosaurs. Progressive Palaeontology Association, University of Birmingham UK.
23. May 2009. Johnson, M. R., Mustansar, Z., Manning, P. L., Margetts, L., and Mummery, P. M. Breathing new life into old fossils. Progressive Palaeontology Association, University of Birmingham, UK.
24. May 2009. Johnson, M. R., Manning, P. L., Margetts, L., and Mummery, P. M. Biomechanics of Natural Composites. School of Materials Postgraduate student conference, University of Manchester, UK.
25. May 2009. Johnson, M. R., Mustansar, Z., Manning, P. L., Margetts, L., and Mummery, P. M. A study of the biomechanics of the terminal ungual phalanx from Velociraptor using computer aided engineering. 4th North-West Biomechanics Research Day, University of Salford, UK.
26. Dec. 2008. Falkingham, P. L., Manning, P. L. and Margetts, L. Using computer simulation to explain variation in fossil vertebrate tracks. 52nd Palaeontological Association Meeting, Glasgow, UK.
27. Dec. 2008. Bates, K. T., Falkingham, P. L., Breithaupt, B. H., Hodgetts, D., Sellers, W. I., and Manning, P. L. Estimating mass properties of dinosaurs using laser imaging and 3D computer modelling. 52nd Palaeontological Association Meeting, Glasgow, UK.
28. Oct. 2008. Schachner, E. and Manning, P. L. 2008. 3D trauma analysis using x-ray microtomography in Tenontosaurus tilletti, Cloverly Formation (Montana, USA). Society of Vertebrate Paleontology Annual Meeting, Cleveland, USA, 28(3), 136A.
29. Oct. 2008. Hodgetts, D., Bates, K. T., Rarity, F., and Manning, P. L. A light in the museum…applications of Light Detection And Range (LiDAR) Imaging in palaeontology. Society of Vertebrate Paleontology Annual Meeting, Cleveland, USA, 28(3), 91-92A.
30. Oct. 2008. Bates, K. T, Manning, P. L. and Sellers, W. I. Reconstructing the locomotor biology of Acrocanthosaurus atokensis (Dinosauria: Theropoda). Society of Vertebrate Paleontology Annual Meeting, Cleveland, USA, 28(3), 48A.
31. Oct. 2008. Falkingham, P. L., Margetts, L. and Manning, P. L. Novel techniques using finite element analysis to aid interpretation of dinosaur tracks. Society of Vertebrate Paleontology Annual Meeting, Cleveland, USA, 28(3), 76A.
32. Feb. 2008. Margetts, L., Manning, P. L., Sellers, W. I. and Mummery, P. M. Computer methods and the biomechanics of dinosaurs. 8th International Symposium on Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering, Porto, Portugal.
33. Oct. 2007. Manning, P. L., Ali, J., McDonald, S., Mummery, P. and Sellers, W. I. Biomechanics of dromaeosaurid claws: Application of x-ray micro-tomography, nanoindentation and finite element analysis. Society of Vertebrate Paleontology Annual Meeting, Austin, Texas, USA, 27(3), 111-112A.
34. Oct. 2007. Falkingham, P., Manning, P. L. and Margetts, L. Finite element analysis of dinosaur tracks. Society of Vertebrate Paleontology Annual Meeting, Austin, Texas, USA, 27(3), 73A.
35. Oct. 2007. Sellers, W. I. and Manning, P. L. “What if” Testing in dinosaur functional anatomy using evolutionary robotics. Society of Vertebrate Paleontology Annual Meeting, Austin, Texas, USA, 27(3), 144A.
36. Oct. 2007. Codd, J. and Manning, P. L. Uncinate processes: A unique synapomorphy for maniraptoran and avian theropods. Society of Vertebrate Paleontology Annual Meeting, Austin, Texas, USA, 27(3), 60A.
37. Oct. 2007. Falkingham, P. L., Manning, P. L., Agenbroad, L. D., Thompson, K. M., and Schneider, J. M. Vertebrate Tracks and their Significance at the Mammoth Site (Late Pleistocene) of Hot Springs South Dakota. Geological Society of America Annual Meeting, Denver, Colorado, USA.
38. Sept. 2007. Falkingham, P. L., Manning, P. L., Margetts L., and Finch, E. Large-scale computer simulation using high performance computing in studying dinosaur track formation. Computer aided Visualization in Palaeontology, London, UK.
39. May 2007. Bates, K. T., Manning, P. L., Hodgetts, D. and Vila, B. 21st century dinosaur hunters: tracking dinosaurs with LIDAR. Progressive Palaeontology, Bristol, UK.
40. April 2007. Bates, K. T., Manning, P. L. & Hodgetts, D. A light in the museum....applications of Light Detection And Range (LiDAR) imaging in palaeontology. Computer aided visualization in palaeontology, Imperial College, London, UK.
41. Dec.2006. Manning, P. L., Margetts, L., Leng, J. M. and Smith, I. M.. Parallel three dimensional finite element analysis of dinosaur track formation. Parallel three dimensional finite element analysis of dinosaur track formation. 50th Palaeontological Association Meeting, Sheffield, UK, 63, 27.
42. Dec. 2006. Bates, K. T., Manning, P. M., Hodegtts, D., Rarity, F., Vila B., Oms, O. and Gawthorpe, R. L. High Resolution Light Detection And Range (LiDAR) survey of the Fumanya dinosaur tracksites (SE Pyrenees): Implications for the conservation and interpretation of palaeontological heritage sites. 50th Palaeontological Association Meeting, Sheffield, UK, 63, 43.
43. Oct. 2006. Manning, P. L. Dinosaur track 3D geometry and the determination of dimensionless speed. Society of Vertebrate Paleontology Annual Meeting, Ottawa meeting, Canada, 26(3), 95A.
44. Sept. 2006. Margetts, L., Smith I. M., Leng, J., and Manning, P. L. Parallel 3D finite element analysis of dinosaur trackway formation. European Conference on Numerical Methods in Geotechnical Engineering, Graz, Austria.
45. Sept. 2005. Margetts, L., Smith, I. M., Leng, J. and Manning, P. L. Simulating dinosaur trackway formation. VIII International Conference on Computational Plasticity (COMPLAS), Barcelona, Spain.
46. Sept. 2004. Manning, P. L. An in-depth look at dinosaur tracks. Symposium of Vertebrate Palaeontology and Comparative Anatomy, Leicester, UK
47. April 2004. Manning, P. L. Scratching the surface of speeding bipedal dinosaurs in the Jurassic. Ichnia 2004: First International Congress on Ichnology, Trelew, Argentina.
48. Sept. 2000. Manning, P. L. Jurassic and Cretaceous tracks: Formation, preservation and interpretation. Symposium of Vertebrate Palaeontology and Comparative Anatomy, York, UK
49. Dec. 1993. Manning, P. L. Respiratory organs of eurypterids, Palaeontological Association Meeting, Leeds, UK.
Keynote and Invited Lectures
1. April 2011. Manning, P. L. 3-Dimensional Dinosaur Tracks: the hidden depths and geometry of vertebrate traces. Obernkirchen Dinosaur Track Symposium, Germany. Keynote lecture.
2. December 2010. Manning, P. L. Formation, preservation and interpretation of Dinosaur Tracks. Zhucheng Dinosaur Symposium, China. Keynote lecture.
3. August 2010. Manning, P. L. An Avian Veterinarians Guide to 'Modern' Dinosaurs. 31st Annual Association of Avian Veterinarians, San Diego, USA. Keynote lecture.
4. May 2010. Manning, P. L. 21st Century palaeontology. Geological Society of America Teachers Association, Wilmington Delaware, USA. Keynote lecture.
5. May 2010. Manning, P. L. Deconstructing dinosaurs: Particles, fossils and biochemistry. University of Pennsylvania, School of Veterinary Science, Philadelphia, USA. Invited lecture.
6. May 2009. Manning, P. L. Dinosaur renaissance? Bollington Science Festival, Bollington, Manchester. Invited lecture.
7. April 2009. Manning, P. L. Physics of being big. Institute of Physics workshop for secondary school teachers, Manchester, UK. Invited lecture.
8. March 2009. Manning, P. L. Secretos enterrados de los dinosaurios: Dinomomia, vida y muerte de Dakota. Symposum de Natura in Spain. Keynote lecture
9. Feb. 2009. Manning, P. L. Hunting Dinosaurs in the 21st Century. Liverpool Geological Society, Distinguished visitor address for 2009, Liverpool, UK. Keynote lecture.
10. Feb. 2009. Manning, P. L. Space shuttles, synchrotrons and dinosaurs. Roscoe Lecture Series at the University of Manchester, Manchester, UK. Invited lecture.
11. Jan. 2009. Manning, P. L. Dinosauria. Leicester Literary and Philosophical Society, Leicester, UK. Invited lecture.
12. Oct. 2008. Manning, P. L. Taphonomy of large vertebrate in the Hell Creek Formation, North Dakota, USA. South Wales Geologists Association, Keynote lecture.
13. Aug. 2008. Manning, P. L. Dinosaur Mummies, Auckland Institute, New Zealand. Invited lecture.
14. Aug. 2008. Manning, P. L. Applied vertebrate paleontology. Department of Geological Sciences, University of Auckland, New Zealand. Invited lecture.
15. March. 2008. Manning, P. L. The bounce has gone from my bungee: reconstructing dinosaur biomaterials. Dynamic Dinosaurs Symposium, University of Leicester. Invited lecture.
16. Jan. 2008. Manning, P. L. Dissecting dinosaurs and making them walk. Department Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Pennsylvania, USA. Invited lecture.
17. Jan. 2008. Manning, P. L. ‘Grave Secrets of Dinosaurs’. National Geographic Society, Washington DC (USA). Invited lecture.
18. Jan. 2008. Manning, P. L. Dinosaur mummies: soft tissue and hard science. American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA. Invited lecture.
19. Sept. 2007. Manning, P. L. Hunting dinosaurs in the 21st Century. Canadian Paleontological Congress, Memorial University, Newfoundland, Canada. Plenary lecture.
20. Nov. 2006. Manning, P. L. Dinosaur locomotion and palaeobiology. British Antarctic Survey Geological Seminar series, Cambridge, UK. Invited lecture.
21. Nov. 2006. Manning, P. L. Making Dinosaurs Walk. the Sedgwick Club, University of Cambridge, UK. Invited lecture.
22. Nov. 2006. Manning, P. L. Skeletons in the closet: Why is palaeontology important? The 2006 World Congress of Science & Factual Producers, Manchester, UK. Invited lecture.
23. June 2005. Manning, P. L. T. rex speed trap. T. rex 100 Symposium, Black Hills Institute of Geological Research, South Dakota, USA. Invited lecture.
24. Dec. 2004. Manning, P. L. Landscape memory. Landscape and Identity: Interdisciplinary research interests themes in the University of Manchester, The Manchester Museum, Manchester, UK. Invited lecture.
25. Nov. 2004. Manning, P. L. Hunting Dinosaurs in the 21st Century. Sir Richard Owen Symposium, University of Lancaster, UK. Invited lecture.
26. Oct. 2003. Manning, P. L. Dinosaur track formation, preservation and interpretation. The Natural Science Museum, Tokyo, Japan. Invited lecture.
27. Feb. 2003. Manning, P. L. Vertebrate palaeoichnological approaches to palaeoenvironmental and palaeobiological analysis and interpretation of vertebrate ichnocoenoses. Lyell Meeting. Geological Society of London, UK. Invited lecture.
28. Nov. 2001. Manning, P. L. Ecto or Endothermic dinosaurs? Institute of Biology, York, UK. Invited lecture.
29. Oct. 2000. Manning, P. L. The palaeopathology of ‘Big Al’ (Allosaurus fragilis). Association for Environmental Archaeology, York, UK. Invited lecture.
Media
Media exposure for the palaeontology research group in Manchester includes a recent series for National Geographic (‘Jurassic CSI’ six 1 hour episodes in February 2011) that will be transmitted in 180 countries. The new series showcases the application of new technologies and methods to vertebrate palaeontology. The documentary showcases research from the University of Manchester from the Faculty of Life Sciences (from neuroscience to locomotion), Manchester Interdisciplinary Biocentre (from DNA to proteomics), School of Materials (the new Henry Mosey X-Ray Centre), the Manchester Museum (Andrew Grey’s collaborative work with FLS and my work on various aspects of the University Museum collections), Computer Science (Finite element modelling on super computers), Wolfson Molecular Research Centre (proteomic and amino acid work), Williamson Molecular Research Centre (imaging and analysis of biomarkers) and the School of Earth, Atmospheric & Environmental Sciences (palaeontology to geochemistry). The team also contributed to all episodes of a recent BBC series on palaeontology (‘Fossil Detectives’ eight 30 minute episodes in 2009) raising the profile of the Manchester team further. The team plays an active role in the Manchester Museum public outreach program, contributing to open-days, lectures, workshops, fieldwork, etc. Recent media work includes:
• National Geographic Channel, new series in production. It will be transmitted in 180 countries through National Geographic International. I researched, wrote and presented six 1-hour documentaries highlighting advances in palaeontological science around the world.
• The Evolution of Skin (History Channel, December 2008) one-hour documentary with me as a contributor, talking at University of Manchester research.
• Fossil Detectives (BBC2, October-December 2008) & BBC4 (August-October 2008) eight 30 minute programs in a similar format to ‘Coast’. I co-presented seven of the eight programs. The series highlighted the geology and palaeontology of the UK and was co-produced by the Open University.
• Dinosaur Autopsy (National Geographic Television, December 9th 2007) 60 minute, National Geographic Channel special, co-producer Channel 4 (transmitted as an Equinox Special in Summer and Fall 2008). I was the lead scientist on Dinosaur Mummy project and was the main ‘presenter’ in the documentary.
• Tracking Dinosaurs (BBC1, October 2007), 30 minute documentary about my research in the American mid-west and UK. Nominated for a Royal Television Society Award in 2008.
• Dinosaur Face-off: Velociraptor v Ankylosaurus (Discovery Channel, December 2006) 60 minute special, I was a major contributor.
• Politics Show (World Heritage Sites on the Iberian Peninsula), (BBC1, October 2005) I filmed, presented and edited the sequence.
• T. rex schools competition (BBC1, Northwest Tonight, October 2005), series of mini-segments that I presented ten regional BBC news stories about palaeontology over a period of a month.
• The Truth About Killer Dinosaurs (BBC1, late August 2005), 60 minute special, where I was a major contributor to the documentary.
• Quest for Dragons (National Geographic (UK) (50 minutes), The History Channel (USA) (120 minutes) and France 5 (France) (120 minutes), August 2005 till present), I presented the whole documentary.
• T. rex: Black Hills to Manchester (BBC1: October 2004) Northwest tonight special report: I wrote, filmed, presented and narrated the 20 minute report.
• Natural History of Great Britain Users Guide (BBC2 and BBC4, 2004), I co-presented material on glacial geomorphology in Britain.
• British Isles: A Natural History (BBC1 NW Region, 2004), I presented two 10 minute segments for the BBC North West, one on Triassic desserts the other on Bat Ecology.
• Live from Dinosaur Isle (BBC2: July 2001, four 1 hour live broadcasts). Largest outside excavation broadcast in the UK. I co-presented with Ed Sliver, Bill Oddie and Simon King.
• Tomorrows World (BBC1: 2001), I was Contributor to this long-running (weekly) science series.
• Horizon (BBC2 The Mystery of the Jurassic, 28th March 2002), I was a contributor to the BBC’s flagship science series.
• Raising the Sea Dragon (BBC4: 2000), I was a major contributor to this documentary.
• Meet the Dinosaurs (BBC4: 2000), I was a contributor to this live broadcast documentary.
• Top Ten of Everything (Children’s ITV LIVE broadcast: 1998 and 1999), I appeared as a science contributor on this children’s series on two consecutive years.
