A5055773726- Evolution and Paleontology Studies
- Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology
- Ichthyology and Marine Biology
- Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology
- Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
- Avian ecology and behavior
- Genetic diversity and population structure
- Bat Biology and Ecology Studies
- Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
- Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting Issues
- Medicine and Dermatology Studies History
- Mollusks and Parasites Studies
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Australian Indigenous Culture and History
Australian Museum
2015-2024
Flinders University
2021-2024
Environmental Earth Sciences
2010-2022
UNSW Sydney
2010-2022
Abstract Despite tremendous efforts in the past decades, relationships among main avian lineages remain heavily debated without a clear resolution. Discrepancies have been attributed to diversity of species sampled, phylogenetic method and choice genomic regions 1–3 . Here we address these issues by analysing genomes 363 bird 4 (218 taxonomic families, 92% total). Using intergenic coalescent methods, present well-supported tree but also marked degree discordance. The confirms that Neoaves...
The avian Order Passeriformes is an enormously species-rich group, which comprises almost 60% of all living bird species. This diverse order believed to have originated before the break-up Gondwana in late Cretaceous. However, previous molecular dating studies relied heavily on geological split between New Zealand and Antarctica, assumed occurred 85–82 Mya, for calibrating clock might thus be circular their argument. study provides a time-scale evolution major clades passerines using seven...
Reduced precipitation in the Miocene triggered geographic contraction of rainforest ecosystems around world. In Australia, this change was particularly pronounced; mesic that once dominated landscape transformed into shrublands, grasslands, and deserts today. A lack well-preserved fossils has made it difficult to understand nature Australian before aridification. Here, we report on an exceptionally biota from New South Wales, Australia. This Konservat-Lagerstätte hosts a rich diversity...
ABSTRACT A new species and genus of acanthisittid wren (Aves: Passeriformes: Acanthisittidae) is described from the Early Miocene (19–16 Ma) St Bathans Fauna Otago, New Zealand, based on four fossil bones. The first Tertiary passerine to be it similar in size Zealand's smallest extant bird, Rifleman Acanthisitta chloris. phylogenetic analysis 53 osteological characters 24 terminal taxa, including suboscines, basal corvoids (Menuridae, Atrichornithidae, Climacteridae, Ptilonorhynchidae,...
Passerine birds are among the most diverse and species-rich groups of vertebrates, but timescale their evolution has been difficult to resolve with confidence. The fossil record early passerines is relatively sparse molecular-clock estimates passerine crown age have varied widely, previous studies relying on external calibrations or assumptions relating Gondwanan vicariance. In this study, we estimated evolutionary by incorporating a set 43 fossils selected through detailed assessment, while...
The order Passeriformes comprises the majority of extant avian species. Analyses molecular data have provided important insights into evolution this diverse order. However, estimates evolutionary and demographic timescales passerine species been hindered by a lack reliable calibrations. This has led to reliance on application standard substitution rates mitochondrial DNA data, particularly estimated from analyses gene encoding cytochrome b ( CYTB ). To investigate patterns rate variation...
A complete annotated checklist of all species birds based on fossil material known as 2019 from continental Australia is presented. Taxa range Cretaceous to Holocene in age. It includes synonyms with full bibliographic details and specifics the type cases, such specimen or locality data, source local fauna geological Nomina that are now synonymised under extant taxa also included. The list 95 avian species, which 78 extinct, 66 genera. Five extinct subspecies modern genera recognised. These...
AbstractNguyen, J.M.T., Boles, W.E., Worthy, T.H., Hand, S.J. & Archer, M., 2014. New specimens of the logrunner Orthonyx kaldowinyeri (Passeriformes: Orthonychidae) from Oligo-Miocene Australia. Alcheringa 38, 000–000. ISSN 0311–5518.Logrunners (Orthonychidae) are a family ground-dwelling passerines that endemic to Australo-Papuan region. These peculiar birds part an ancient radiation diverged basally in oscine tree. Here we describe eight fossil tarsometatarsi kaldowinyeri, and distal...
New material of Barawertornis tedfordi, a dromornithid bird from the Oligo-Miocene Australia, and its phylogenetic implications. In Proceedings VII International Meeting Society Avian Paleontology Evolution, ed. W.E. Boles T.H. Worthy
The Cracticidae (Passeriformes) is an endemic Australo-Papuan family that, for the purposes of this paper, comprises butcherbirds and Australian Magpie (Cracticus), currawongs (Strepera) peltops (Peltops). Here we describe a new genus species cracticid from Early Miocene deposit in Riversleigh World Heritage Area, northwestern Queensland, Australia. Kurrartapu johnnguyeni, gen. nov., sp. nov. described proximal tarsometatarsus that similar size to extant Black Butcherbird (C. quoyi). This...
The hyper-diverse clade Passeriformes (crown group passerines) comprises over half of extant bird diversity, yet disproportionately few studies have targeted passerine comparative anatomy on a broad phylogenetic scale. This general lack research attention hinders efforts to interpret the fossil record and obscures patterns morphological evolution across one most diverse clades vertebrates. Numerous potentially important crown passeriform fossils proven challenging place phylogenetically, due...
The Riversleigh World Heritage Area, north-western Queensland, is one of the richest Cenozoic deposits in Australia for passerine fossils. Most remains derive from late Rackham's Roost Site. Here we describe 38 fossils this site, which represent eight extant families birds. These include oldest records Maluridae (fairywrens and allies), Acanthizidae (acanthizid warblers), Pomatostomidae (Australo-Papuan babblers), Petroicidae (Australasian robins), Estrildidae (estrildid finches),...
The 13th Conference on Australasian Vertebrate Evolution Palaeontology and Systematics (CAVEPS) took place in Perth, Western Australia, from 27 to 30 April 2011. This biennial meeting was jointly hosted by Curtin University, the Australian Museum, Murdoch University of Australia. Researchers diverse disciplines addressed many aspects vertebrate evolution, including functional morphology, phylogeny, ecology extinctions. New additions fossil record were reported, especially hitherto...
The bristlebird family (Passeriformes, Dasyornithidae) constitutes one of the earliest branches in oscine (songbird) tree. A new bristlebird, Dasyornis walterbolesi, sp. nov., is described from lower Miocene deposits Riversleigh World Heritage Area, Australia. This species based on a femur, tibiotarsus, and tarsometatarsus individual, first known instance associated passerine bones pre-Pleistocene record Australia, as well distal part femur second individual. walterbolesi smaller size than...
Quail-thrushes (Passeriformes: Cinclosomatidae: Cinclosoma) are ground-dwelling corvoid songbirds endemic to Australia and New Guinea.Until now, the only known quail-thrush fossils have been from late Quaternary cave deposits in Australia.A new species of quail-thrush, Cinclosoma elachum sp.nov., is described early middle Miocene Riversleigh World Heritage Area, Queensland, second, larger identified Riversleigh.The considerably extend geographic temporal ranges cinclosomatids, indicate...
Lord Howe Island, situated 790 km northeast of Sydney in the Tasman Sea, was first encountered February 1788, and one last islands discovered by humans. Apparently, Polynesians were unaware island. At time discovery, seabirds dominated island, with a terrestrial avifauna comprising five endemic species eight subspecies. The island initially whaling refurbishment station until establishment settlement 1834, which resulted extinction three birds due to over-hunting. accidental invasion black...
The bowerbirds (Passeriformes, Ptilonorhynchidae) are a family of Australo-Papuan songbirds that renowned for their unique bower-building behaviour. Prior to this study, the fossil record Ptilonorhynchidae was limited late Quaternary remains from Victoria, Australia. A new genus and species bowerbird is described here Oligocene (ca 26–23 Ma) deposits Riversleigh World Heritage Area, in Waanyi Country, Queensland, This smaller than most extant bowerbirds, represents earliest known evidence...
Robin M. D. Beck [r.m.d.beck@salford.ac.uk], School of Science, Engineering and Environment, University Salford, Manchester M5 4WT, UK. Julien Louys [j.louys@griffith.edu.au], Australian Research Centre for Human Evolution, Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia. Jacqueline T. Nguyen [jacqueline.nguyen@flinders.edu.au], Museum Institute, 1 William Street, Sydney NSW 2010 Australia; College Science Engineering, Flinders GPO Box 2100, Adelaide SA 5001 South Museum, North Terrace, 5000 Kenny...