Associate professor, Flinders University
I am a leading vertebrate palaeontologist, specialising in the taxonomic circumscription and phylogenetic analyses of fossil birds of the Australasia - Pacific region with occasional forays into amphibia, reptilia and mammalia.
As a New Zealander, I have about 29 years research experience in New Zealand, Australia and the Pacific, beginning work in the Museum of New Zealand and then was a private investigator for many years funded by the Foundation for Science and Technology, NZ.
In late 2005, I moved to Australia to Adelaide University and obtained a PhD. I then had postdoctoral positions in Sydney (2009-2011) and Adelaide (2012) before moving to Flinders University in 2013.
I have published more than 200 peer-reviewed papers and book chapters, plus several books and numerous other technical publications and been involved as a consultant in several television documentaries.
Giant eagles and scavenging vultures shared the skies of ancient Australia
Nov 19, 2023 05:53 am UTC| Nature
Today, Australia is home to 17 species of hawks and eagles. But the fossil record shows some other, rather special raptors were present in the relatively recent past. Tens of thousands of years ago, Australia was home...
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