| Catherine Forster | |
| Nationality: | American |
| Field: | Paleontology |
| Work Institution: | George Washington University |
| Alma Mater: | University of Minnesota, University of Pennsylvania,University of Chicago |
| Known For: | Dinosaur-bird evolution theories |
Catherine Ann Forster is an American paleontologist, taxonomist and expert in ornithopod evolution and Triceratops taxonomy.[1] She is a Professor in the Geological Sciences Program and the Department of Biological Sciences at George Washington University. She obtained a B.A. and B.S. from the University of Minnesota in 1982, followed by an M.Sc. in 1985 and a Ph.D. in 1990 from the University of Pennsylvania. She then completed post-doctoral work at the University of Chicago between 1990 and 1994 in their department of Organismal Biology.[2] She is known in part for unique bird fossils she and her colleagues have found and described from Madagascar.[3] [4] [5]