The primary focus of our research is on understanding the environmental pressures faced by early apes in eastern Africa. To do this, we study the ape fossils, the remains of other mammalian fossils found in association with those apes, and multiple paleoenvironmental proxies.
All of our research is carried out in collaboration with either the National Museums of Kenya or the Uganda Museum
All of our research is carried out in collaboration with either the National Museums of Kenya or the Uganda Museum
Current Projects
REACHE: Research on East African Catarrhine and Hominoid Evolution
The REACHE Project began with a 5-year National Science Foundation Interdisciplinary Paleoanthropology Grant to refine the chronology of the East African Early Miocene, conduct extensive paleoecological analyses on fauna and plant remains, and further understand catarrhine and hominoid adaptations. While the grant has ended, the work is ongoing!
Collaborators:
Dr. Kieran McNulty, University of Minnesota
Dr. James Rossie, SUNY Stony Brook
Dr. Laura MacLatchy, University of Michigan
Dr. Daniel Peppe, Baylor University
...and many, many others. See www.reacheproject.com for more information.
The REACHE Project began with a 5-year National Science Foundation Interdisciplinary Paleoanthropology Grant to refine the chronology of the East African Early Miocene, conduct extensive paleoecological analyses on fauna and plant remains, and further understand catarrhine and hominoid adaptations. While the grant has ended, the work is ongoing!
Collaborators:
Dr. Kieran McNulty, University of Minnesota
Dr. James Rossie, SUNY Stony Brook
Dr. Laura MacLatchy, University of Michigan
Dr. Daniel Peppe, Baylor University
...and many, many others. See www.reacheproject.com for more information.
West Turkana Miocene Project
The West Turkana Miocene Project (WTMP) conducts research throughout the Miocene exposures of the Lothidok Range in Kenya. There are both early and middle Miocene fossil localities with abundant apes, other mammals, and beautifully preserved fossil plants. Co-Director: Dr. James Rossie, Stony Brook University |
Describing New Fossils
We routinely describe new fossils of primates and other mammals that are found in the course of the fieldwork. This year, the lab published papers on ruminant teeth and a new creodont skull from Kenya. Ongoing projects include descriptions of primate remains from Tinderet, West Turkana, and Napak, ruminant ecomorpholoy
We routinely describe new fossils of primates and other mammals that are found in the course of the fieldwork. This year, the lab published papers on ruminant teeth and a new creodont skull from Kenya. Ongoing projects include descriptions of primate remains from Tinderet, West Turkana, and Napak, ruminant ecomorpholoy
The Early Miocene in Uganda
We have been collaborating since 2004 with the Uganda Museums on fieldwork and study of early Miocene fossils from the sites of Napak, Moroto, and Bukwa in Uganda. Collaborators: Dr. Robert Kityo, Makerere University Dr. John Kingston, University of Michigan Dr. Laura MacLatchy, University of Michigan Mr. Amon Mugume, Uganda Museum |