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Overview

Douglas H. Erwin is affiliated with the National Museum of Natural History in the United States. Their research primarily belongs to the field of Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a significant focus on Paleontology. The subfields of study relevant to their work include Paleontology, Oceanography, Atmospheric Science, Geology, and Molecular Biology.

The main topics of Douglas H. Erwin's research cover:

  • Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils
  • Marine Biology and Ecology Research
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • Evolution and Paleontology Studies
  • Geological and Geophysical Studies
  • Marine Invertebrate Physiology and Ecology

Their recent publication record includes papers published between 2020 and 2021 in prominent scientific journals. Notable papers include:

  • "A high-resolution summary of Cambrian to Early Triassic marine invertebrate biodiversity," 2020, Science
  • "On the co-evolution of surface oxygen levels and animals," 2020, Geobiology
  • "Felsic volcanism as a factor driving the end-Permian mass extinction," 2021, Science Advances
  • "The origin of animal body plans: a view from fossil evidence and the regulatory genome," 2020, Development
  • "A conceptual framework of evolutionary novelty and innovation," 2020, Biological Reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society

Frequent co-authors in their research include Shu-zhong Shen, Mary L. Droser, Hua Zhang, Yichun Zhang, and Dong-xun Yuan. The counts of collaborative works range from 6 to 11 publications with these colleagues.

Douglas H. Erwin's work appears regularly in several publication venues. The most frequent journals and series include:

  • Science Advances
  • Trends in Ecology & Evolution
  • Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America
  • Journal of Paleontology
  • Science

Best Publications

  • The Cambrian conundrum: Early divergence and later ecological success in the early history of animals

    Douglas H. Erwin;Douglas H. Erwin;Marc Laflamme;Sarah M. Tweedt;Sarah M. Tweedt;Erik A. Sperling

  • Gene Regulatory Networks and the Evolution of Animal Body Plans

    Eric H. Davidson;Douglas H. Erwin

  • The Permo–Triassic extinction

    Douglas H. Erwin

  • Pattern of Marine Mass Extinction Near the Permian-Triassic Boundary in South China

    Y. G. Jin;Y. Wang;W. Wang;Q. H. Shang

  • Calibrating the End-Permian Mass Extinction

    Shu-zhong Shen;James L. Crowley;James L. Crowley;Yue Wang;Samuel A. Bowring

  • The origin and evolution of cell types

    Detlev Arendt;Jacob M. Musser;Clare V. H. Baker;Aviv Bergman;Aviv Bergman

  • Snowball Earth climate dynamics and Cryogenian geology-geobiology

    Paul F. Hoffman;Paul F. Hoffman;Dorian S. Abbot;Yosef Ashkenazy;Douglas I. Benn

  • The evolution of hierarchical gene regulatory networks

    Douglas H. Erwin;Eric H. Davidson

  • A high-resolution summary of Cambrian to Early Triassic marine invertebrate biodiversity

    Jun-xuan (樊隽轩) Fan;Jun-xuan (樊隽轩) Fan;Shu-zhong (沈树忠) Shen;Shu-zhong (沈树忠) Shen;Douglas H. Erwin;Douglas H. Erwin;Peter M. Sadler

  • Niche Construction Theory: A Practical Guide for Ecologists

    John Odling-Smee;Douglas H. Erwin;Eric P. Palkovacs;Marcus W. Feldman

  • Lessons from the past: Biotic recoveries from mass extinctions

    Douglas H. Erwin

  • Abrupt and Gradual Extinction Among Late Permian Land Vertebrates in the Karoo Basin, South Africa

    Peter D. Ward;Jennifer Botha;Roger Buick;Michiel O. De Kock

  • DISPARITY: MORPHOLOGICAL PATTERN AND DEVELOPMENTAL CONTEXT

    Douglas H. Erwin

  • The last common bilaterian ancestor

    Douglas H. Erwin;Eric H. Davidson

  • End-Permian mass extinctions: A review

    Douglas H. Erwin;Samuel A. Bowring;Jin Yugan

  • Fossils, molecules and embryos: new perspectives on the Cambrian explosion

    James W. Valentine;David Jablonski;Douglas H. Erwin

  • The end and the beginning: recoveries from mass extinctions

    Douglas H Erwin

  • Macroevolution of ecosystem engineering, niche construction and diversity

    Douglas H. Erwin;Douglas H. Erwin

  • AUTECOLOGY AND THE FILLING OF ECOSPACE: KEY METAZOAN RADIATIONS

    Richard K. Bambach;Andrew M. Bush;Douglas H. Erwin

  • The end of the Ediacara biota: Extinction, biotic replacement, or Cheshire Cat?

    Marc Laflamme;Simon A.F. Darroch;Sarah M. Tweedt;Sarah M. Tweedt;Kevin J. Peterson

Frequent Co-Authors

Shu-zhong Shen
Shu-zhong Shen Chinese Academy of Sciences
Peter M. Sadler
Peter M. Sadler University of California, Riverside
Yue Wang
Yue Wang Guizhou University
Eric H. Davidson
Eric H. Davidson California Institute of Technology
Alexander Nützel
Alexander Nützel Bayerische Staatssammlung für Paläontologie und Geologie
Changqun Cao
Changqun Cao Chinese Academy of Sciences
Charles M. Henderson
Charles M. Henderson University of Calgary
James W. Valentine
James W. Valentine University of California, Berkeley

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