James Neenan
Dr. James Neenan
Postdoc
Evolutionary Studies Institute
University of the Witwatersrand
1 Jan Smuts Avenue
Johannesburg
South Africa
Phone: +27 (0)11 717 1000
Key Publications of James Neenan (up to ten) :
Neenan, J. M., N. Klein & T. M. Scheyer. 2013. European origin of placodont marine reptiles and the evolution of crushing dentition in Placodontia. Nature Communications 4:1621. doi:10.1038/ncomms2633
Neenan, J. M., M. Ruta, J. A. Clack & E. J. Rayfield. 2014. Feeding biomechanics in Acanthostega and across the fish-tetrapod transition. Proceedings of the Royal Society B, Biological Sciences 281(1781). doi: 10.1098/rspb.2013.2689
Neenan, J. M., C. Li, O. Rieppel, F. Bernardini, C. Tuniz, G. Muscio & T. M. Scheyer. 2014. Unique method of tooth replacement in durophagous placodont marine reptiles, with new data on the dentition of Chinese taxa. Journal of Anatomy 224(5):603-613. doi: 10.1111/joa.12162
Neenan, J. M. & T. M. Scheyer. 2012. The braincase and inner ear of Placodus gigas (Sauropterygia, Placodontia) - a new reconstruction based on µCT data. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 32:1350-1357. doi:10.1080/02724634.2012.695241
Scheyer, T. M., J. M. Neenan, S. Renesto, F. Saller, H. Hagdorn, H. Furrer, O. Rieppel & A. Tintori. 2012. Revised paleoecology of placodonts - with a comment on 'The shallow marine placodont Cyamodus of the central European Germanic Basin: its evolution, paleobiogeography and paleoecology' by C.G. Diedrich (Historical Biology, iFirst article, 2011, 1-19, doi: 10.1080/08912963.2011.575938). Historical Biology 24(3): 257-267. doi: 10.1080/08912963.2011.621083
Expertise of James Neenan:
| Expertise Category | Specific Expertise |
|---|
| Expert Type | Expert Type |
| Scientific / Fundamental Research |
| Topic Biosphere | Biosphere |
| Animals |
| Biodiversity |
| Topic Ecosystems | Terrestrial Ecosystems |
| Methods | Data Collection |
| Literature Study |
| Modeling |
Specialties of James Neenan:
Vertebrate Palaeontology
Last update: 2/16/21
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