Vertebrate Paleontology

Current Research

Research interests in the Division of Vertebrate Paleontology include:

Jacques Gauthier
Amniote Evolution, Systematic Theory

Elisabeth Vrba
Mammal Evolution, Evolutionary Theory, and Macroevolution

Christopher Norris
Mammal Systematics and Evolution

Daniel Brinkman
Systematics, Functional Morphology, and Taphonomy

Marilyn Fox
Fossil Preparation Techniques

Graduate Student Research

Brian Andres
Faysal Bibi
Matthew Benoit
Stephen Chester
Jason P. Downs
Alana Kawakami
Tyler Lyson
Krister Smith
John VandenBrooks

Faculty Affiliate

Günther Wagner

Curatorial Affiliates

Leon Claessens, College of the Holy Cross
Reptile Morphology and Function

Peter M. Galton, Emeritus Professor, University of Bridgeport
Reptile Systematics and Evolution

Walter Joyce
Turtle Systematics, Paleobiology, and Nomenclature

Cynthia Marshall-Faux
Bird Evolution

Amy R. McCune, Cornell University
Evolution of Fish Biodiversity

Nicholas Grant McDonald
Fossil Fish from the Connecticut Valley

John S. McIntosh, Emeritus Professor, Wesleyan University
Sauropod Dinosaurs

The honorary titles of Faculty Affiliate and Curatorial Affiliate are given to individuals who give some of their time and expertise to the Division. Affiliates are appointed by a vote of the Board of Curators and typically serve a 5-year renewable term.

Research in Vertebrate Paleontology by Researchers in other Yale Peabody Museum Divisions

Derek Briggs, Division of Invertebrate Paleontology
Taphonomy and Fossil Lagenstätten

Andrew Hill, Division of Anthropology
Paleoecology of the East African Rift System

Eric J. Sargis, Curator, Division of Vertebrate Zoology
Mammalian Systematics and Evolution

Richard O. Prum, Division of Vertebrate Zoology
Evolution and Origin of Birds

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