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
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 Jan 13.
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 Dec 17; 15(1):10346.
PMID: 39690157
Origins of mammalian vertebral function revealed through digital bending experiments.
Origins of mammalian vertebral function revealed through digital bending experiments. Proc Biol Sci. 2024 Jul; 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 Apr 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
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; 613(7945):E2.
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