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
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
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 11 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