Marcus R. Ross

Marcus R. Ross (born 1976) is an American young earth creationist and vertebrate paleontologist. He is an Associate Professor of Geology and Assistant Director of the Center for Creation Studies at Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia. He is also the Assistant Director of the Center for Creation Studies.

Education

He earned a B.S. in Earth Science from Pennsylvania State University, an M.S. in Paleontology from the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, and a Ph.D. in Environmental Science (Geosciences) from the University of Rhode Island.

Discovery Institute

As a graduate student, Ross was a fellow of the Discovery Institute's Center for Science and Culture.

Selected bibliography

• Ross, Marcus R.; Meyer, Stephen C.; Nelson, Paul; Chien, Paul (2004). "The Cambrian Explosion: Biology's Big Bang". Darwinism, Design and Public Education. Michigan State University Press. p. 323–402. ISBN 0-87013-675-5. http://www.discovery.org/scripts/viewDB/filesDB-download.php?command=download&id=639. 
• Ross, Marcus R. (2004). "Who Believes What? Clearing up Confusion over Intelligent Design and Young-Earth Creationism". Journal of Geoscience Education 53 (3): 319–323. http://serc.carleton.edu/files/nagt/jge/abstracts/Ross_v53n3p319.pdf. 
• Ross, Marcus R.; Fastovsky, David E. (22–25 October 2006). "Resolving Mosasaur (Diapsida, Squamata) Extinction Across The Atlantic". Philadelphia Annual Meeting of the Geological Society of America annals. http://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2006AM/finalprogram/abstract_111760.htm. 
• Ross, Marcus R.; Cuffey, Roger J. (March, 2003). "Chondrichthyan And Reptilian Fossils From The Upper Cretaceous Peedee Formation At Elizabethtown, Southeastern North Carolina, And Comparison To New Jersey Faunas". Geological Society of America Joint Annual Meeting annals. http://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2003SC/finalprogram/abstract_48835.htm. .