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Michelle Stocker Research Group
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Request a correction or removal ↗ How did reptile anatomy and diversity change as ecosystems transformed over geological time? The group investigates macroevolution, comparing fossils with living animals to study diversification and convergent evolution. Research uses comparative anatomy, CT imaging, dissection and fieldwork to connect structural differences with evolutionary relationships. A focus on reptiles examines changes in ecology and the origins of modern faunas through extinction and diversification. The work also asks how evolutionary relationships influence interpretations of fossil ages and ancient geographic distributions, linking specimen-level observations with broader patterns in deep time.
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Vertebrate paleontologyReptile evolutionComparative anatomyMacroevolutionCT imaging
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