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John A. Wilson Professor and HHMI Professor

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January 13, 2015

Methods for the Quantitative Comparison of Molecular Estimates of Clade Age and the Fossil Record→

January 13, 2015/ ScienceSites

J.A. Clarke and C. Boyd (2014). Systematic Biology. Online first. October.

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2014, journal article
fossils-of-bird-lineages, methods-and-taxonomy
January 13, 2015

Phylogeny and Forelimb Disparity in Waterbirds→

January 13, 2015/ ScienceSites

X. Wang and J.A. Clarke (2014). Evolution. Online first. DOI: 10.1111/evo.12486

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2014, journal article
novel-locomotor-strategies, flight-stroke-for-underwater-propulsion
January 13, 2015

A Falconid From the Late Miocene of Northwestern China Yields Further Evidence of Transition in Late Neogene Steppe Communities→

January 13, 2015/ ScienceSites

Z. Li, Z. Zhou, Li Deng, J.A. Clarke (2014). The Auk. 131(3), 335-350.

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2014, journal article
fossils-of-bird-lineages
January 13, 2015

Stratigraphy and Vertebrate Paleoecology of Upper Cretaceous–Lowest Paleogene Strata on Vega Island, Antarctica→

January 13, 2015/ ScienceSites

E.M. Roberts, M. Lamanna, J.A. Clarke, J. Sertich, J. Meng, E. Gorscak, P. O’Connor, K. Claeson, and R. MacPhee (2014). Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology. 402, 55-72.

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

Melanosome Evolution Indicates a Key Physiological Shift Within Feathered Dinosaurs (PDF)→

November 12, 2014/ ScienceSites

Q. Li, J.A. Clarke, K-Q Gao, C-F Zhou, Q. Meng, D. Li, L. D’Alba, and M.D. Shawkey (2014). Nature, 507, 350–353.

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

A New Specimen of Large-Bodied Basal Enantiornithine Bohaiornis from the Early Cretaceous of China and the Inference of Feeding Ecology in Mesozoic Birds (PDF)→

November 12, 2014/ ScienceSites

Z. Li , Z. Zhou , M. Wang , and J.A. Clarke (2014). Journal of Paleontology, 88(1):99-108.

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journal article, 2014
early-evolution-of-birds
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
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Highlighted Articles

Publications
Apr 17, 2025
New U-Pb constraints and geochemistry of the East Kirkton Quarry, Scotland: Implications for early tetrapod evolution in the Carboniferous
Apr 17, 2025

H.K. Garza, E.J. Catlos, T.J. Lapen, J.A. Clarke, M.E. Brookfield (2025). PLOS ONE 20:e0321714.

Apr 17, 2025
Apr 8, 2025
Geoscience ambassadors: An extracurricular college-level program for transforming relationships to the geosciences through student-crafted stories
Apr 8, 2025

K.K. Ellins, L.J. Legendre, A.S. Papendieck, J.A. Clarke (2025). Journal of Geoscience Education 73:117–132.

Apr 8, 2025
Mar 20, 2025
Mesozoic mammaliaforms illuminate the origins of pelage coloration
Mar 20, 2025

R. Li, L. D’Alba, G. Debruyn, J.L. Dobson, C.-F. Zhou, J.A. Clarke, J. Vinther, Q. Li, M.D. Shawkey (2025). Science 387:1193–1198.

Mar 20, 2025
Feb 25, 2025
Cretaceous Antarctic bird skull elucidates early avian ecological diversity
Feb 25, 2025

C.R. Torres, J.A. Clarke, J.R. Groenke, M.C. Lamanna, R.D.E. MacPhee, G.M. Musser, E.M. Roberts, P.M. O’Connor (2025). Nature 638:146–151.

Feb 25, 2025
Feb 25, 2025
Evolution of the syrinx of Apodiformes, including the vocal-learning Trochilidae (Aves: Strisores)
Feb 25, 2025

L.J. Legendre, C.A. Rodríguez-Saltos, C.M. Eliason, J.A. Clarke (2024). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 202:zlae001.

Feb 25, 2025

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.

Recommended Sites

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  • Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation ⇢
  • Science Advances ⇢
  • Journal of Anatomy ⇢
  • Evolution ⇢
  • Paleobiology ⇢
  • Cornell Lab of Ornithology ⇢
  • CUREnet ⇢

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