Matthew C. Mihlbachler
Matthew Christian Mihlbachler (* 1972 ) is an American vertebrate paleontologist .
Life
From 1991 Mihlbachler studied at Southern Illinois University , where he obtained a Bachelor of Arts in anthropology in 1996 . In 2001 he graduated with a Master of Science degree from the University of Florida , Gainesville . In 2005 he was with the dissertation Phylogenetic Systematics of the brontotheriidae (Mammalia, Perissodactyla) at Columbia University for Ph.D. PhD in geo- and environmental sciences .
Mihlbachler spent his PhD years at the Department of Vertebrate Paleontology at the American Museum of Natural History , where he carried out a systematic revision of the Brontotheriidae (excluding the North American terminal form Megacerops ) and began his investigations into the evolutionary paleoecology of mammals , which continues to this day. He has conducted research in institutions around the world including Mongolia , Japan , China , Kenya , Russia , Canada, and the United States . Mihlbachler has also conducted field studies in Mongolia, Kenya (specifically Maboko Island), Canada, Wyoming , Oregon , Illinois , Florida , New Jersey, and Nova Scotia . From 1995 to 1998, in collaboration with a group of archaeologists, he carried out underwater excavations of 32,000-year-old deposits in the Latvis / Simpson sinkhole in North Florida in order to investigate the early contact between humans and the late Pleistocene fauna. For this work Mihlbachler won the 1998 Bryan Patterson Award of the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology .
Mihlbachler's research laboratory deals with the evolution of the anatomical systems of mammals in the context of paleo-ecological changes and the development of adaptation through previous environmental changes. An important aspect of his work is the study of tooth wear and the role of diet change in the development of ungulate bites, particularly hypsodontia and other adaptations related to the different mechanical properties of food and food contaminants. Other ongoing research includes studies of the evolution and functional morphology of the limbs and joints of extinct cloven-hoofed ungulates , odd- toed ungulates and other ungulates and their relationship to body size, movement patterns and changing environments, as well as the development of the peripheral nervous system in humans and other mammals.
In his dissertation, published in 2008, Mihlbachler presented his new systematic structure of the Brontotherien. He succeeded for the first time in coherently uniting the forms of North America with those of Eurasia. Previously, the Brontotherien of the two regions were mostly considered separately from each other. The genera first described by Mihlbachler include Parvicornus , Aktautitan , Eubrontotherium and Xylotitan .
Web links
- Profile at the New York Institute of Technology
- Literature by and about Matthew C. Mihlbachler in the bibliographic database WorldCat
Individual evidence
- ^ Matthew Mihlbachler wins Patterson Award
- ^ Matthew C. Mihlbachler: Species taxonomy, phylogeny, and biogeography of the Brontotheriidae (Mammalia: Perissodactyla). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 311, 2008, ISSN 0003-0090 , pp. 1-475
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| SURNAME | Mihlbachler, Matthew C. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Mihlbachler, Matthew Christian (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American vertebrate paleontologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1972 |