Research: Paleobiology of non-mammalian synapsids (particularly anomodont therapsids), the End-Permian mass extinction, evolutionary morphology of the turtle shell, trophic network-based approaches to understanding extinction and community evolution, geometric morphometrics, the reciprocal relationship between phylogenetics and biostratigraphy, phylogenetic taxonomy
Exceptional preservation informs the paleobiology of tapinocephalid dinocephalians.
Exceptional preservation informs the paleobiology of tapinocephalid dinocephalians. Anat Rec (Hoboken). 2026 Sep 01.
PMID: 42676128
Evolutionary stasis in synapsid encephalization during the end-permian mass extinction.
Evolutionary stasis in synapsid encephalization during the end-permian mass extinction. Sci Rep. 2026 May 15; 16(1).
PMID: 42141026
An aberrant stem tetrapod from the early Permian of Brazil.
An aberrant stem tetrapod from the early Permian of Brazil. Proc Biol Sci. 2026 Mar 04; 293(2066).
PMID: 41784409
Adaptive landscapes unveil the complex evolutionary path from sprawling to upright forelimb function and posture in mammals.
Adaptive landscapes unveil the complex evolutionary path from sprawling to upright forelimb function and posture in mammals. PLoS Biol. 2025 06; 23(6):e3003188.
PMID: 40554496
Synchrotron X-ray micro-computed tomography enhances our knowledge of the skull anatomy of a Late Triassic ecteniniid cynodont with hypercanines.
Synchrotron X-ray micro-computed tomography enhances our knowledge of the skull anatomy of a Late Triassic ecteniniid cynodont with hypercanines. Anat Rec (Hoboken). 2025 11; 308(11):2877-2895.
PMID: 39801379
Early-middle Permian Mediterranean gorgonopsian suggests an equatorial origin of therapsids.
Early-middle Permian Mediterranean gorgonopsian suggests an equatorial origin of therapsids. Nat Commun. 2024 12 17; 15(1):10346.
PMID: 39690157
Raccoons Reveal Hidden Diversity in Trabecular Bone Development.
Raccoons Reveal Hidden Diversity in Trabecular Bone Development. Integr Org Biol. 2024; 6(1):obae038.
PMID: 39440137
Origins of mammalian vertebral function revealed through digital bending experiments.
Origins of mammalian vertebral function revealed through digital bending experiments. Proc Biol Sci. 2024 07; 291(2026):20240820.
PMID: 38981526
Small skeletons show size-specific scaling: an exploration of allometry in the mammalian lumbar spine.
Small skeletons show size-specific scaling: an exploration of allometry in the mammalian lumbar spine. Proc Biol Sci. 2024 04 30; 291(2021):20232868.
PMID: 38628132
Morphological Species Delimitation in The Western Pond Turtle (Actinemys): Can Machine Learning Methods Aid in Cryptic Species Identification?
Morphological Species Delimitation in The Western Pond Turtle (Actinemys): Can Machine Learning Methods Aid in Cryptic Species Identification? Integr Org Biol. 2024; 6(1):obae010.
PMID: 38689939