Background
Mader, Bryn John was born on July 29, 1959 in New York City. Son of Walter Richard and Audrey Jeanne (Hargest) Mader.
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Bryn John Mader
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Bryn John Mader, American Vertebrate paleontologist. Achievements include publication of first and only significant reviewof brontotheres in almost 50 years (a major perissodactyl lineage known primarily from the Eocene and Oligocene epochs of North America and Central Asia); description of first pterosaur (extinct flying reptile) cranial material from Africa.
Education
Bachelor of Science, State University of New York, Stony Brook, 1982; Master of Science, U. Massachusetts, 1987; Doctor of Philosophy, U. Massachusetts, 1991.
Career
Curatorial assistant department vertebrate paleontology, American Museum Natural History, New York City, 1982-1983; assistant collection manager, American Museum Natural History, New York City, 1990-1993; collections registrar department mammalogy, American Museum Natural History, New York City, 1993-1997. Founder Long Island Natural History Museum, trustee, since 1994, president of the board, 1994-1999, director, curator, since 1997.
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Membership
Member New York Academy Sciences, Society Vertebrate Paleontology, Paleontological Society, Sigma Xi.
