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Jackson Chair in Geobiology and HHMI Professor

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November 12, 2014

Osteological Histology of the Pan-Alcidae (Aves, Charadriiformes): Correlates of Wing-Propelled Diving and Flightlessness (PDF)→

November 12, 2014/ ScienceSites

N.A. Smith and J.A. Clarke (2013). The Anatomical Record, 297, 2, 188–199

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2013, journal article
novel-locomotor-strategies, flight-stroke-for-underwater-propulsion
November 12, 2014

Taxonomy in a Phylogenetic Framework (Book chapter)→

November 12, 2014/ ScienceSites

J.A. Clarke (2013). Princeton Guide to Evolution. Princeton University Press.

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2013, book chapter
methods-and-taxonomy
November 12, 2014

Feathers Before Flight (PDF)→

November 12, 2014/ ScienceSites

J.A. Clarke (2013). Science, 340, 690. doi: 10.1126/science.1235463

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journal article, 2013
early-evolution-of-birds, feathers-and-color
November 12, 2014

Fossil Evidence of Wing Shape in a Stem Relative of Swifts and Hummingbirds (Aves, Pan-Apodiformes)→

November 12, 2014/ ScienceSites

D. Ksepka, J.A. Clarke, S. Nesbitt, F. Kulp, and L. Grande (2013). Proceedings of the Royal Society Series B.

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2012, journal article
novel-locomotor-strategies, fossils-of-bird-lineages
November 12, 2014

A New Species of Threskiornithidae-like Bird (Aves, Ciconiiformes) From the Green River Formation (Eocene) of Wyoming→

November 12, 2014/ ScienceSites

N.D. Smith, L. Grande, and J.A. Clarke (2013). Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology.

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2012, journal article
fossils-of-bird-lineages
November 12, 2014

Endocranial Anatomy of the Charadriiformes: Sensory System Variation and the Evolution of Wing-Propelled Diving (PDF)→

November 12, 2014/ ScienceSites

N.A. Smith and J.A. Clarke (2012). PLOS ONE 7(11): e49584. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0049584.

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2012, journal article
novel-locomotor-strategies, flight-stroke-for-underwater-propulsion
November 12, 2014

Reconstruction of Microraptor and the Evolution of Iridescent Plumage→

November 12, 2014/ ScienceSites

Q. Li., K.Q. Gao, Q. Meng, J.A. Clarke, M.D. Shawkey, L. D’Alba, M. Ellison, R. Pei, M.A. Norell, and J. Vinther (2012). Science. 335: 1215-1219. DOI: 10.1126/science.1213780.

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2012, journal article
feathers-and-color
November 12, 2014

A New Stem Parrot From the Green River Formation and the Complex Evolution of the Grasping Foot in Pan-Psittaciformes (PDF)→

November 12, 2014/ ScienceSites

D.T. Ksepka and J.A. Clarke (2012). Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, 32: 395-406.

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journal article, 2012
fossils-of-bird-lineages
November 12, 2014

An Alphataxonomic Revision of Extinct and Extant Razorbills (Aves, Alcidae): A Combined Morphometric and Phylogenetic Approach (PDF)→

November 12, 2014/ ScienceSites

N.A. Smith and J. A. Clarke (2011). Ornithological Monographs, 72:1-61. doi: 10.1525/om.2011.72.1.1

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2011, journal article
fossils-of-bird-lineages
November 12, 2014

A New Enantiornithine Bird from the Upper Cretaceous La Colonia Formation of Patagonia, Argentina→

November 12, 2014/ ScienceSites

D. Lawver, A.M. deBee, J.A. Clarke, and G. Rougier (2011). Annals of the Carnegie Museum 80: 35-42.

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2011, journal article
early-evolution-of-birds
November 12, 2014

Podargiform Affinities of the Enigmatic Fluvioviridavis Platyrhamphus and the Early Diversification of Strisores ("Caprimulgiformes" + Apodiformes)→

November 12, 2014/ ScienceSites

S. Nesbitt, S. D. Ksepka, and J.A. Clarke (2011). PLOS ONE 6(11): e26350. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0026350

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2011, journal article
fossils-of-bird-lineages
November 12, 2014

Stem Parrots (Aves, Halcyornithidae) from the Green River Formation and a Combined Phylogeny of Pan-Psittaciformes→

November 12, 2014/ ScienceSites

D.T. Ksepka, J.A. Clarke, and L. Grande (2011). Journal of Paleontology, 85:835-852.

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2011, journal article
fossils-of-bird-lineages
November 12, 2014

New Information on the Cranial Anatomy of Acrocanthosaurus Atokensis and Implications for the Phylogeny of Allosauroidea (Dinosauria: Theropoda) (PDF)→

November 12, 2014/ ScienceSites

D. Eddy and J. A. Clarke (2011). PLOS ONE, 6(3): e17932. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0017932.

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2011, journal article
evolution-of-archosaurs
November 12, 2014

Colour-Producing β-Keratin Nanofibres in Blue Penguin (Eudyptula Minor) Feathers (PDF)→

November 12, 2014/ ScienceSites

L. D’Alba, V. Saranathan, J.A. Clarke, J. A. Vinther, R.O. Prum, and M.D. Shawkey (2011). Biology Letters. doi 10.1098/rsbl.2010.1163.

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2011, journal article
feathers-and-color
November 12, 2014

A Small Alvarezsaurid From the Eastern Gobi Desert Offers Insight Into Evolutionary Patterns in the Alvarezsauroidea→

November 12, 2014/ ScienceSites

S. Nesbitt, J.A. Clarke, A.Turner, and M. Norell (2011). Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 31 (1): 144-153.

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journal article, 2011
evolution-of-archosaurs, mongolia
November 12, 2014

An Elaphrocnemus-Like Landbird and Other Avian Remains from the Late Paleocene of Brazil→

November 12, 2014/ ScienceSites

G. Mayr, H. Alvarenga, and J.A. Clarke (2010). APP. doi:10.4202/app.2010.0099 

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2010, journal article
fossils-of-bird-lineages
November 12, 2014

Fossil Evidence for Evolution of the Shape and Color of Penguin Feathers (PDF)→

November 12, 2014/ ScienceSites

J.A. Clarke, D.T. Ksepka, R. Salas-Gismondi, A.J. Altamirano. M.D. Shawkey, L. D’Alba, J. Vinther, T.J. DeVries, and P. Baby (2010). Science 330: 954-957.

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2010, journal article
feathers-and-color, novel-locomotor-strategies, flight-stroke-for-underwater-propulsion
November 12, 2014

New Fossil Mousebird (Aves: Coliiformes) With Feather Preservation Provides Insight Into the Ecological Diversity of an Eocene North American Avifauna→

November 12, 2014/ ScienceSites

D.T. Ksepka and J.A. Clarke (2010). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 160, 685–706.

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journal article, 2010
fossils-of-bird-lineages
November 12, 2014

Exploring the Effects of Phylogenetic Uncertainty and Consensus Trees on Stratigraphic Consistency Scores: A New Program and a Standardized Method→

November 12, 2014/ ScienceSites

C.A. Boyd, T.P. Cleland, N. L. Marrero, and J.A. Clarke (2010). Cladistics 27: 52-60.

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2010, journal article
methods-and-taxonomy
November 12, 2014

The Basal Penguin (Aves: Sphenisciformes) Perudyptes Devriesi and a Phylogenetic Evaluation of the Penguin Fossil Record (PDF)→

November 12, 2014/ ScienceSites

D.T. Ksepka and J.A. Clarke (2010). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, 337: 1-77.

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2010, journal article
novel-locomotor-strategies, flight-stroke-for-underwater-propulsion, Peru
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Highlighted Articles

Publications
The evolution of the eufalconimorph syrinx informed by phylogenetic comparative methods and diceCT imaging of falconiforms, parrots, and passerines
October 19, 2026
The evolution of the eufalconimorph syrinx informed by phylogenetic comparative methods and diceCT imaging of falconiforms, parrots, and passerines
October 19, 2026

Legendre L. Clarke, JA. 2026. The evolution of the eufalconimorph syrinx informed by phylogenetic comparative methods and diceCT imaging of falconiforms, parrots, and passerines. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 207(2) https://doi.org/10.1093/zoolinnean/zlag104

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October 19, 2026
October 18, 2026
High mammalian melanosome diversity exhibits weak correlation with color and environmental variables
October 18, 2026

Li, X. S. Bi, J. A. Clarke, Z. Li, X. Zh, Q. Liu, Y. Peng, L. Zhao, Z. Li, Y. Pan. 2025. High mammalian melanosome diversity exhibits weak correlation with color and environmental variables. Science Advances 11 (43), eadw8707 https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.adw8707

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October 18, 2026
October 18, 2026
Form and function in the developing túngara frog (Physalaemus pustulosus) larynx.
October 18, 2026

Bilger H.T., N. M. Kime, P. S. Wilson, J. A. Clarke, M.J. Ryan, 2026. Form and function in the developing túngara frog (Physalaemus pustulosus) larynx. Bioacoustics. 35 (2) 175–189 https://doi.org/10.1080/09524622.2026.2614675

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October 18, 2026
October 18, 2026
A new dinosaur species from Korea and its implications for early-diverging ornithopod diversity
October 18, 2026

Jung J., M. Kim, H. Jo, J.A. Clarke. 2026. A new dinosaur species from Korea and its implications for early-diverging ornithopod diversity. Fossil Record. 29(1): 87-113.https://doi.org/10.3897/fr.29.178152

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October 18, 2026
October 18, 2026
Neolithic Bird Folk of the Mongolian Gobi Desert: Climate Change, Ecological Knowledge and Intangible Heritage in an Ancient Persistent Place.
October 18, 2026

Rosen AM, Clarke JA, Eighmey J. Farquhar J, S. Dalantai Y. Tserendagva. 2025. Neolithic Bird Folk of the Mongolian Gobi Desert: Climate Change, Ecological Knowledge and Intangible Heritage in an Ancient Persistent Place. Special Issue- the Archaeology of Climate Change. 2025, 8(10), 433;https://doi.org/10.3390/heritage8100433

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October 18, 2026

News

  • ExpeditionAntarctic Peninsula Paleontology Project
    The AP3 conducts expeditions to Antarctica. Follow AP3 on Twitter and read the project’s blog for the latest news, including field updates from Antarctica.

  • PressBirds of a Feather Aren't Necessarily Related
    Julia comments on a series of recent Science studies sequencing and analyzing bird genomes.

  • EssaysMachine Thought Will Never Have More Than A Metaphorical Relationship With Human Thought
    Julia’s response to the 2015 Edge question: What do you think about machines that think?

  • What Scientific Idea Is Ready for Retirement? Urvogel.
    Julia answers the 2014 Edge question.

  • FossilsInkayacu parascensis Featured on Peruvian Postage
    There was also a fantastic exhibit by Rodolfo Salas about the fossil in the Reserva Nacional de Paracas.

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  • Cornell Lab of Ornithology ⇢
  • CUREnet ⇢

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