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Trevor Valle
Born (1975-10-27) October 27, 1975 (age 49)
Los Angeles, California, United States
Nationality American/Canadian
Known for Paleontology lab supervisor at the La Brea Tar Pits
Scientific career
Fields Paleontology
Institutions Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County

Trevor S. Valle (born 27 October 1975) is an American paleontologist and wildlife biologist. In addition to his extensive career in paleontology he has also served as personality on several notable paleontology and wildlife television programs and documentaries.

Some of Valle's most notable appearances in the media were: Dirty Jobs (2009), Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (2009), Mysteries at the Museum (2010), Life After People (2010, 2011), Big History (2013), Doomsday: 10 Ways The World Will End (2016), and National Geographic's Mammoths Unearthed (2015). One of his more recognized appearances came when he was a guest of The Joe Rogan Experience podcast in 2014 and 2016. During his 2016 appearance he debunked numerous dinosaur conspiracy theories. He has since made public statements that he was embarrassed of the appearances, and is staunchly opposed to the "Transphobes. Racists. Pseudoscientists. Anti-scientists. Anti-Semitics. Holocaust deniers. Sexists. Conspiracists." he states are given a platform on the podcast.

Throughout Valle's paleontology career he has worked with the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County and other non-profit organizations in Southern California. He has been on numerous digs throughout the United States, Siberia, and South America. He is currently a mitigation paleontologist, assisting in the finding and recovery of fossils from construction sites throughout California.

On 20 October 2020, Valle live-tweeted from Los Angeles, California during his experience of having a hemorrhagic stroke. His mobility on his right-side, as well as his speech, were affected.

Media

Television and film

Year Work Role Notes
2009 Dirty Jobs Himself
2009 Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs Himself
2009–

2010

Attack of the Show! Himself
2010 Mysteries at the Museum Himself
2010–

2011

Life After People Himself
2011 History of the World in 2 Hours Himself
2013 Titans of the Ice Age Himself
2013 Ice Age Giants Himself
2013 Big History Himself Co-host and narrator
2013 Career Day Himself
2014 Secrets of the Earth Himself
2016 Doomsday: 10 Ways the World Will End Himself

Podcasts

Year Podcast Notes
2013 The Mutant Season
2014 The Joe Rogan Experience Discussed fossil hunting in Siberia
2016–

2017

The Science Enthusiast Himself — Host
2016 The Joe Rogan Experience Debunked internet conspiracy theories
2018 Kalyn's Coffee Talk
2019 The Common Descent
2019 The NonSequitur Show
2019 The Hey Human Podcast
2020 Paulogia "Young Earth, Juvenile Science" episode
2020 The ShannonQ Podcast Debunking "Dinosaurs Didn't Exist" pseudoscience
2020 The Blaney Philosophy
2020 Modern-Day Debate Argued against the motion, "Are Dinosaurs Fake?"

See also

  • List of paleontologists
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