Mr James Rawson
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Research interests
James' PhD project will examine the role of function and development in the evolution of the mammalian jaw and middle ear across the cynodont/mammaliaform transition. James has previously conducted research into chages in skul structure across the water-to-land transition in early tetrapods.
Publications
Recent publications
10/10/2024Brazilian fossils reveal homoplasy in the oldest mammalian jaw joint
Nature
Progressive Palaeontology 2024 conference report
Biology Open
Widespread convergence towards functional optimization in the lower jaws of crocodile-line archosaurs
Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
Early tetrapod cranial evolution is characterized by increased complexity, constraint, and an offset from fin-limb evolution
Science Advances
Osteology and digital reconstruction of the skull of the early tetrapod Whatcheeria deltae
Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology
