Alistair R. Evans Created 2026-10-20 Updated 2026-11-05
A paleontologist who investigated three-dimensional tooth complexity and its relationship to diet in different mammalian lineages.[ref]
Amanda J. Kear Created 2026-10-20 Updated 2026-11-05
A paleontologist who coauthored experiments on soft-tissue fossilization, testing how mineral preservation can retain structures that would otherwise decay.[ref]
Andrés I. Lires Created 2026-10-20 Updated 2026-11-05
A paleontologist who studied early frog locomotion, testing how the endoskeleton of an early relative constrains hypotheses about the origin of jumping.[ref]
Andrew H. Knoll Created 2026-10-24 Updated 2026-11-05
Paleontologist whose research includes early life and physiological interpretations of mass extinction.
Portrait of Andrew H. Knoll
. The Royal Society (Royal Society uploader); existing crop by Auguel. CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Source. Benjamin M. Waggoner Created 2026-10-20 Updated 2026-11-05
A paleontologist who coauthored an anatomical interpretation of Kimberella, testing evidence for bilaterian-like organization before the Cambrian.[ref]
Christine M. Janis Created 2026-10-20 Updated 2026-11-05
Daniel J. Field Created 2026-10-20 Updated 2026-11-05
A paleontologist who studied the skull of Ichthyornis, using its mixture of characters to reconstruct the stepwise assembly of the modern avian head.[ref]
Portrait of Daniel J. Field
. External portrait hosted by Christ's College, University of Cambridge. Source. Daryl P. Domning Created 2026-10-20 Updated 2026-11-05
A paleontologist who described a quadrupedal early Sirenia, using its mixture of terrestrial and aquatic characters to reconstruct a transition in locomotion.[ref]
The earliest known fully quadrupedal sirenian by Daryl P. Domning. Author roster and research findings
David Jablonski 2026-10-24
Paleontologist studying large-scale evolution and extinction selectivity, including the marine fossil record.
Portrait of David Jablonski
. Image courtesy of Susan M. Kidwell. Source. David J. Green Created 2026-10-20 Updated 2026-11-05
A paleontologist who investigated scapula development in Australopithecus afarensis, using comparative growth patterns to assess the possible role of climbing.[ref]
David W. Krause Created 2026-10-20 Updated 2026-11-05
A paleontologist who investigated Cretaceous mammals from Madagascar, using complete skeletal evidence to test hypotheses about anatomical specialization and long-term isolation.[ref]
Derek Briggs Created 2026-10-24 Updated 2026-11-05
A paleontologist who investigated taphonomy through experiments on soft-tissue fossilization, connecting observable decay and mineralization to exceptional preservation.[ref]
Portrait of Derek Briggs
. External portrait hosted by Yale University, Department of Earth & Planetary Sciences. Source. D.-G. Shu Created 2026-10-20 Updated 2026-11-05
A paleontologist who studied early Cambrian vertebrates from China; the cited primary publication credits the author with these initials.[ref]
Lower Cambrian vertebrates from south China by D.-G. Shu and others. Author roster and research findings
Eduardo Ascarrunz Created 2026-10-20 Updated 2026-11-05
A paleontologist who investigated Triadobatrachus massinoti using three-dimensional imaging, reassessing its anatomy and the evolution of trunk length in early amphibians.[ref]
Erik A. Sperling Created 2026-10-20 Updated 2026-11-05
Farish Jenkins Created 2026-10-24 Updated 2026-11-05
A paleontologist who coauthored the description of an early Jurassic jumping frog, using comparative anatomy to investigate the evolution of locomotion.[ref]
An Early Jurassic jumping frog by Neil H. Shubin and Farish A. Jenkins Jr.. Author roster and research findings
Frido Welker Created 2026-10-20 Updated 2026-11-05
G. S. Bever Created 2026-10-20 Updated 2026-11-05
A paleontologist who investigated turtle skull evolution, using stem-lineage fossils to test hypotheses about their ancestral temporal openings.[ref]
Evolutionary origin of the turtle skull by G. S. Bever and others. Author roster and research findings
Han Hu Created 2026-10-20 Updated 2026-11-05
A paleontologist who investigated changes in the vomer and their relationship to cranial kinesis in the lineage containing birds.[ref]
Hannah J. O'Regan Created 2026-10-20 Updated 2026-11-05
A paleontologist who investigated the evidence for brown bear presence in Holocene Britain, distinguishing native persistence from possible importation of animals.[ref]
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