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Vertebrate Palaeontology

Investigating how vertebrate animals function and evolve

Dr Fion Waisum Ma 馬慧芯

Palaeontologist 古生物學家

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I am a vertebrate palaeontologist from Hong Kong researching dinosaurs and their close relatives. Some of my favourite past works include projects on theropod dinosaur feeding mechanics, oviraptorosaur dinosaur embryo "Baby Yingliang", and darwinopteran pterosaur "Monkeydactyl". 


Professional experience
Research Associate, Beipiao Pterosaur Museum of China, 2020 - ongoing

Deep Time Peter Buck Postdoctoral Fellow, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, 2022 - 2024



Education
PhD, University of Birmingham, 2019 - 2022
 
MScR, The University of Edinburgh, 2017 - 2018

BSc, The University of Hong Kong, 2013 - 2017

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