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
Derived faunivores are the forerunners of major synapsid radiations.
Derived faunivores are the forerunners of major synapsid radiations. Nat Ecol Evol. 2023 Nov; 7(11):1903-1913.
PMID: 37798433
Diversification of the ruminant skull along an evolutionary line of least resistance.
Diversification of the ruminant skull along an evolutionary line of least resistance. Sci Adv. 2023 03; 9(9):eade8929.
PMID: 36857459
From Fairies to Giants: Untangling the Effect of Body Size, Phylogeny, and Ecology on Vertebral Bone Microstructure of Xenarthran Mammals.
From Fairies to Giants: Untangling the Effect of Body Size, Phylogeny, and Ecology on Vertebral Bone Microstructure of Xenarthran Mammals. Integr Org Biol. 2023; 5(1):obad002.
PMID: 36844392
Author Correction: Inner ear biomechanics reveals a Late Triassic origin for mammalian endothermy.
Author Correction: Inner ear biomechanics reveals a Late Triassic origin for mammalian endothermy. Nature. 2023 Jan 09.
PMID: 36624295
The topography of diet: Orientation patch count predicts diet in turtles.
The topography of diet: Orientation patch count predicts diet in turtles. Anat Rec (Hoboken). 2023 06; 306(6):1214-1227.
PMID: 36458500
Fossil bone histology reveals ancient origins for rapid juvenile growth in tetrapods.
Fossil bone histology reveals ancient origins for rapid juvenile growth in tetrapods. Commun Biol. 2022 Nov 28; 5(1):1280.
PMID: 36443424
Inner ear biomechanics reveals a Late Triassic origin for mammalian endothermy.
Inner ear biomechanics reveals a Late Triassic origin for mammalian endothermy. Nature. 2022 07; 607(7920):726-731.
PMID: 35859179
A Shrewd Inspection of Vertebral Regionalization in Large Shrews (Soricidae: Crocidurinae).
A Shrewd Inspection of Vertebral Regionalization in Large Shrews (Soricidae: Crocidurinae). Integr Org Biol. 2022; 4(1):obac006.
PMID: 35291671
Local Superimpositions Facilitate Morphometric Analysis of Complex Articulating Structures.
Local Superimpositions Facilitate Morphometric Analysis of Complex Articulating Structures. Integr Comp Biol. 2021 11 17; 61(5):1892-1904.
PMID: 33905523
Living fast in the Triassic: New data on life history in Lystrosaurus (Therapsida: Dicynodontia) from northeastern Pangea.
Living fast in the Triassic: New data on life history in Lystrosaurus (Therapsida: Dicynodontia) from northeastern Pangea. PLoS One. 2021; 16(11):e0259369.
PMID: 34739492