Matt Lamanna

Last updated January 08, 2026

Matthew Carl Lamanna is a paleontologist and the assistant curator of vertebrate paleontology at the Carnegie Museum of Natural History, where he oversees the dinosaur collection.

Education

Lamanna graduated from Hobart College in Geneva, New York in 1997. He received high honors in biology and geology. Lamanna went on to get his M.A. and Ph.D. in earth and environmental science from the University of Pennsylvania.

External links

Lamanna's CV at Carnegie Museum
Lamanna’s biography at Carnegie Museum
“Remarkable Alum” entry at Hobart and William Smith Colleges website
Ancestor of Modern Birds Believed Found – The Washington Post
Ducklike Fossil Points to Aquatic Origins for Modern Birds – Scientific American

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