Trevor Valle

Trevor Valle (born 27 October 1975) is a well known American paleontologist and wildlife biologist specializing in Pleistocene megafauna (specifically mammoths) and reptiles of Southern California. In addition to his extensive career in paleontology he has also served as personality on several notable paleontology and wildlife television programs and documentaries.^[1]

Trevor Valle
Born	(1975-10-27) October 27, 1975 (age 49) Los Angeles, California, United States
Nationality	American/Canadian
Known for	Paleontology lab supervisor at the La Brea Tar Pits
Scientific career
Fields	Paleontology
Institutions	Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County

Some of Valle's most notable appearances in the media were: Dirty Jobs (2009), Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (2009), Mysteries at the Museum (2010), Life After People (2010, 2011), Big History (2013), Doomsday: 10 Ways The World Will End (2016), and National Geographic's Mammoths Unearthed (2015).^[2] One of his more recognized appearances came when he was a guest of The Joe Rogan Experience podcast in 2014 and 2016. During his 2016 appearance he debunked numerous dinosaur conspiracy theories.^[3] Shortly after he made his appearance, Valle made public statements that he was embarrassed of the appearances, and is staunchly opposed to the "Transphobes. Racists. Pseudoscientists. Anti-scientists. Anti-Semitics. Holocaust deniers. Sexists. Conspiracists." he states are given a platform on the podcast.^[4]

Throughout Valle's long paleontology career he has worked with the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County and other non-profit organizations in Southern California.^[5] He has been on numerous digs throughout the United States, Siberia, and South America.^[6] He is currently a part-time mitigation paleontologist, assisting in the finding and recovery of fossils from construction sites throughout California. Most recently, he has moved his career into being an FAA licensed drone pilot.^[7]

On 20 October 2020, Valle live-tweeted from Los Angeles, California during his experience of having a hemorrhagic stroke caused by a brain tumor. His mobility on his right-side, as well as his speech, were affected.

Valle was most recently seen on S7 E4 ("Crowd Control") of the Dropout series GameChanger.^[8]

Media

Television and film

Year	Work	Role	Notes
2009	Dirty Jobs	Himself
2009	Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs	Himself
2009– 2010	Attack of the Show!	Himself
2010	Mysteries at the Museum	Himself
2010– 2011	Life After People	Himself
2011	History of the World in 2 Hours	Himself
2013	Titans of the Ice Age	Himself
2013	Ice Age Giants	Himself
2013	Big History	Himself	Co-host and narrator
2013	Career Day	Himself
2014	Secrets of the Earth	Himself
2016	Doomsday: 10 Ways the World Will End	Himself

Podcasts

Year	Podcast	Notes
2013	The Mutant Season
2014	The Joe Rogan Experience	Discussed fossil hunting in Siberia
2016– 2017	The Science Enthusiast	Himself — Host
2016	The Joe Rogan Experience	Debunked internet conspiracy theories
2018	Kalyn's Coffee Talk
2019	The Common Descent
2019	The NonSequitur Show
2019	The Hey Human Podcast
2020	Paulogia	"Young Earth, Juvenile Science" episode
2020	The ShannonQ Podcast	Debunking "Dinosaurs Didn't Exist" pseudoscience
2020	The Blaney Philosophy
2020	Modern-Day Debate	Argued against the motion, "Are Dinosaurs Fake?"

See also

• List of paleontologists