Bio
Phylogeny and Evolution of Reptiles, including Birds
Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy and Vertebrate Paleontology
Phylogenetic Systematics and Taxonomy
Education
1973 B.S. (Zoology) San Diego State University.
1980 M.S. (Biology) San Diego State University.
1984 Ph.D. (Paleontology) University of California, Berkeley.
Courses
G&G 631 Vertebrate Paleontology
G&G 703 Systematics Discussion Group
G&G 125 History of Life
G&G 800a Turtle Systematics
G&G 800b Evolution of Lizards
G&G 800a Origin of Snakes
Contact Info
+1(203) 432-3150
Office Address: 264 ESC
Mailing address: PO Box 208109, New Haven CT 06520-8109
Street address: 210 Whitney Ave, New Haven CT 06511
Selected Publications
Gauthier, J. and L.F. Gaul, (eds.) 2001. New perspectives on the origin and early evolution of birds: proceeding of the international symposium in honor of John H. Ostrom. Special Publication of the Peabody Museum of Natural History, Yale University, New Haven, CT. 613pp.
Vicario, S., A. Caccone, and J. Gauthier, 2003. Xantusiid Night lizards: a puzzling phylogenetic problem revisited using Likelihood-based Bayesian methods on mtDNA sequences. Journal of Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 26(2003), 243-261.
Joyce, W. and J. Gauthier, 2004. Paleoecology of Triassic stem turtles sheds new light on turtle origins. Transactions of Royal Society of London B. 271:1-5.
Donoghue, M.J. and J.A. Gauthier, 2004. Implementing the PhyloCode. Trends in Ecology & Evolution19(6):281-282.
Joyce, W.G., J.F. Parham, J.A. Gauthier, 2004. Developing a protocol for the conversion of rank-based taxon names to phylogenetically defined clade names, as exemplified by turtles. Journal of Paleontology 78(5):989-1013.