AboutDavid Prus Expertise I can answer any general questions about dinosaurs and on prehistoric mammals in the Cenozoic. I also know a bit about the media's various depictions of dinosaurs and their inaccuracies. I don't know much about "microfauna"-small animals, or about Paleozoic besides some knowledge about Permian animals. Plants are right out, I'm afraid.
Experience I have been interested in dinosaurs for most of my life, own a large collection of scientific papers and books on the subject, and am a member of the Field Museum in Chicago.
Education/Credentials I am in college, but studied biology and geology both in high school and as a personal effort.
Question 1) how can scientists say that troodon was the smartest without having the brain or seeing how it acts
2) is there any palentlogy groups i can contact (or could i contact national geographic)
3)What country would be the best place or the easyest to get a job in palentology
thanks for helping
Answer 1) Intelligence often depends on the ratio of brain size to body size. Troodon has the largest brain in proportion to its body size of any nonavian dinosaur
2) You could try the Dinosaur Mailing List, or search Yahoo!groups. You can contact your nearest university or museum and ask their experts on more details.
3) I'm afraid I don't know. China, Argentina, Kenya India, Canada, Australia, and the USA are all paleontological hotbeds, but every country has its own specialists so there's really no "easiest" place. It's best to look for institutions in particular and the resident specialists. For example, in the UK, Portsmouth University has David Martill and Darren Naish. Over here in Chicago, the resident specialist is Paul Sereno at the University of Chicago (my grades aren't good enough for there, unfortunately)
It's less the country and more the city, and different places have different specialties depending on the fossils.
