Stephen Wroe

Stephen Wroe (also known as Steve Wroe) is an Australian vertebrate palaeontologist,^[1] biomechanist,^[2] YouTuber, and science communicator.

Stephen Wroe
Alma mater	University of New South Wales
Known for	Carnivores, marsupials
Scientific career
Fields	Biomechanics, Palaeontology, Physical anthropology, Zoology
Institutions	University of New England (Australia)

As a researcher, he is best known for his work describing and evaluating carnivores, especially measuring their bite force quotient.^[3]

Currently, he is Professor in Evolutionary Biology at the University of New England (Australia)'s School of Environmental and Rural Science.^[4]

Education

He obtained a science degree with honors at the University of New South Wales in 1991 and obtained a Ph.D. in paleontology at the same university in 1999.^[5]

Career

Wroe worked briefly as a research fellow at the Australian Museum before taking up a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Sydney.^[5] In 2005 he was awarded a Queen Elizabeth II Fellowship ^[6] and an Australian Research Council Discovery Outstanding Researcher Award in 2013 ^[7][8].

Publications

Popular Science

• Attard, M.; Wroe, S (June 2012). "The thylacine myth". Australasian Science. 33 (5): 19–22. ISSN 1442-679X.
• Roe, S. (2005). "On little lizards and the big extinction blame game" (PDF). Guest Editorial. Quaternary Australasia. 23 (1): 8–12. ISSN 0811-0433.
• Wroe, Stephen (May 1999). "Killer Kangaroos and Other Murderous Marsupials". Scientific American. 280 (5): 68–74. ISSN 0036-8733. JSTOR 26058244.
• Wroe, Stephen (2004). "Factors behind the rarity of large mammalian carnivores". Australasian Science: 21–23. ISSN 1442-679X.
• Wroe, Stephen; Field, Judith; Fullagar, Richard (Winter 2002). "Lost Giants" (PDF). Nature Australia. 27 (5). Australian Museum: 54–61. ISSN 1324-2598.

Media

Wroe was quoted by BBC News on the issue of whether Neanderthals could speak.^[9]

TV Shows

He has appeared in:

Year	Title	Season	Episode No.	Series Title	Network
2001	Marsupial Carnivores	1	9	Killer Instinct with Rob Bredl	Amazon Prime
2002	What Killed the Mega Beasts?	-	-	-	Discovery Channel
2009	Death of the Mega Beasts	-	-	-	Discovery Channel
2009	Monster Shark	1	5	Prehistoric Predators	National Geographic Channel

YouTube Channel

Wroe's YouTube channel is called "Real Paleontology".

Honours

Wroe has had the species Protamalleus stevewroei named after him.^[3]