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RESEARCH
INTERESTS
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As a mammalian
paleontologist, I am primarily interested in the evolution of mammals
and mammal communities over the past 65 million years
(the Cenozoic Era). Specifically, my research centers on
the mammals that inhabited South America, a continent with a rich
fossil record that was geographically isolated from all others during
most of the Cenozoic. This isolation led to a highly endemic
mammal fauna – a fauna that is particularly well-suited for
testing
models of adaptation, diversification, and community ecology. |
Pachyrukhos
moyani
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My research currently focuses on three areas:
• evolution and adaptation within the Notoungulata (an extinct mammal group) • ecology and paleobiology of mammal communities on large islands • new South American fossil localities in Chile and Bolivia Of course, much of this is collaborative work undertaken in conjunction with colleagues and/or students (both undergraduate and graduate). If you'd like to learn more, feel free to explore some of the links below: |
 Current Projects |
 Publications and Abstracts |
 South American Fossil Mammals |
 Paleontological Fieldwork |
 Other Paleontology Links |
| Take a look at this page to read about various projects I'm currently working on or am interested in starting. | Most of my publications on this list have links allowing you to download abstracts in PDF format. Full text PDF files are available upon request for many of these. | Do you know what a notoungulate is? How about an astrapothere? These are just some of the underpublicized South American fossil mammals discussed in these notes. | When most people think of paleontology, they think of fieldwork - going out into the wilderness to collect fossils. This page includes information on some of the expeditions I've taken. | If you're looking for other South American paleomammalogy links, this is the place to find them. A few more general vertebrate paleontology links are also included. |
