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* Michael J. Benton Professor of Vertebrate Palaeontology, University of Bristol * John Long Strategic Professor in Palaeontology, Flinders University * Stephen Brusatte Chancellor's

Fellow in Vertebrate Palaeontology, University of Edinburgh * Mike Lee Professor in Evolutionary Biology (jointly appointed with South Australian Museum), Flinders University * Nicholas R.

Longrich Senior Lecturer in Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology, Life Sciences at the University of Bath, University of Bath * Stephen Poropat Research Associate, School of Earth and

Planetary Sciences, Curtin University * Nicolas Campione Senior lecturer, University of New England * Julien Benoit Associate professor in Vertebrate Palaeontology, University of the

Witwatersrand * Maria McNamara Professor, Palaeobiology, University College Cork * Phil Bell Palaeontologist, Earth Science Faculty, University of New England * Steven W. Salisbury PhD;

Associate Professor, School of Biological Sciences, The University of Queensland * Gareth Dyke Palaeontologist, University of Southampton * Kimberley E.J. Chapelle Assistant Professor,

University of the Witwatersrand * Lara Sciscio Researcher and curator, Jurassica Museum * Matthew Wills Professor of Evolutionary Palaeobiology at the Milner Centre for Evolution, University

of Bath