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Nikos Solounias is affiliated with the New York Institute of Technology in the United States. Their research focuses primarily on the fields of Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science, with a considerable emphasis on Paleontology and Ecology as subfields. Their scholarly output spans studies in Evolution and Paleontology, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, and Animal Ecology and Behavior, among other topics.

Their recent publications cover a range of paleontological and evolutionary biology subjects. Notable papers include "On the Unnecessary and Misleading Taxon 'Cetartiodactyla'" published in 2021 in the Journal of Mammalian Evolution, "Distinction of Sivatherium from Libytherium and a new species of Libytherium (Giraffidae, Ruminantia, Mammalia) from the Siwaliks of Pakistan (Miocene)" from 2022 in Geobios, and "Giraffoids from the Siwaliks of Pakistan" published in 2023 in bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory). Other recent works include "The five digits of the giraffe metatarsal", 2020, Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, and "Comment on 'Sexual selection promotes giraffoid head-neck evolution and ecological adaptation'", 2023, Science.

These publications reflect ongoing research interests in paleontological taxonomy, evolutionary studies, and the ecological adaptations of mammals, particularly giraffoids and related taxa.

Frequent coauthors contributing to collaborative research projects with Solounias include María Ríos, Sukuan Hou, Qinqin Shi, Michael J. Benton, and Sayyed Ghyour Abbas. Their collective publishing efforts indicate engagement in multidisciplinary approaches within the evolutionary biology and paleontology communities.

Their research has been disseminated through various academic venues, including Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), Journal of Mammalian Evolution, Geobios, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), and Science. These outlets showcase their work across both specialized paleontological forums and broader scientific publications.

  • Main fields of study: Earth and Planetary Sciences, Environmental Science
  • Subfields of study: Paleontology, Ecology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Anthropology, Urology
  • Main topics of work: Evolution and Paleontology Studies, Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology, Bat Biology and Ecology Studies, Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies, Comparative Animal Anatomy Studies
  • Recent papers: "On the Unnecessary and Misleading Taxon 'Cetartiodactyla'" (2021, Journal of Mammalian Evolution), "Distinction of Sivatherium from Libytherium and a new species of Libytherium (Giraffidae, Ruminantia, Mammalia) from the Siwaliks of Pakistan (Miocene)" (2022, Geobios), "Giraffoids from the Siwaliks of Pakistan" (2023, bioRxiv), "The five digits of the giraffe metatarsal" (2020, Biological Journal of the Linnean Society), "Comment on 'Sexual selection promotes giraffoid head-neck evolution and ecological adaptation'" (2023, Science)
  • Frequent coauthors: María Ríos, Sukuan Hou, Qinqin Shi, Michael J. Benton, Sayyed Ghyour Abbas
  • Frequent publication venues: Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), Journal of Mammalian Evolution, Geobios, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Science

Best Publications

  • Functional Characterization of Ungulate Molars Using the Abrasion-Attrition Wear Gradient: A New Method for Reconstructing Paleodiets

    Mikael Fortelius;Nikos Solounias

  • Advances in the Reconstruction of Ungulate Ecomorphology with Application to Early Fossil Equids

    Nikos Solounias;Gina Semprebon

  • Interpreting the diet of extinct ruminants; the case of a non-browsing giraffid

    Nikos Solounias;Mark Teaford;Alan Walker

  • Dietary Change and Evolution of Horses in North America

    Matthew C. Mihlbachler;Matthew C. Mihlbachler;Florent Rivals;Nikos Solounias;Nikos Solounias;Gina M. Semprebon

  • Can Low-Magnification Stereomicroscopy Reveal Diet

    Gina M. Semprebon;Laurie R. Godfrey;Nikos Solounias;Michael R. Sutherland

  • Ancient Diets, Ecology, and Extinction of 5-Million-Year-Old Horses from Florida

    Bruce J. MacFadden;Nikos Solounias;Thure E. Cerling

  • The Hyaenidae: Taxonomy, Systematics and Evolution

    Lars Werdelin;N. Solounias

  • Dietary and environmental reconstruction with stable isotope analyses of herbivore tooth enamel from the Miocene locality of Fort Ternan, Kenya

    Thure E. Cerling;John M. Harris;Stanley H. Ambrose;Meave G. Leakey

  • Extending the tooth mesowear method to extinct and extant equids

    Thomas M. Kaiser;Nikos Solounias

  • The Late Miocene paleoenvironment of Afghanistan as inferred from dental microwear in artiodactyls

    Gildas Merceron;Cécile Blondel;Michel Brunet;Sevket Sen

  • Evidence for geographic variation in the diets of late Pleistocene and early Holocene Bison in North America, and differences from the diets of recent Bison

    Florent Rivals;Nikos Solounias;Nikos Solounias;Matthew C. Mihlbachler;Matthew C. Mihlbachler

  • New methods of tooth microwear analysis and application to dietary determination of two extinct antelopes

    N. Solounias;Lee-Ann C. Hayek

  • EFFECT OF ONTOGENETIC-AGE DISTRIBUTION IN FOSSIL AND MODERN SAMPLES ON THE INTERPRETATION OF UNGULATE PALEODIETS USING THE MESOWEAR METHOD

    Florent Rivals;Matthew C. Mihlbachler;Nikos Solounias

  • Dietary adaptations and paleoecology of the Late Miocene ruminants from Pikermi and Samos in Greece

    Nikos Solounias;Beth Dawson-Saunders

  • Dietary adaptation of some extinct ruminants determined by premaxillary shape

    Nikos Solounias;Sonja M. C. Moelleken

  • Stable isotopic evidence from paleosol carbonates and fossil teeth in Greece for forest or woodlands over the past 11 Ma

    Jay Quade;Nikos Solounias;Thure E Cerling

  • Palaeoecology of the Mammoth Steppe fauna from the late Pleistocene of the North Sea and Alaska: Separating species preferences from geographic influence in paleoecological dental wear analysis

    Florent Rivals;Matthew C. Mihlbachler;Matthew C. Mihlbachler;Nikos Solounias;Nikos Solounias;Dick Mol

  • Dental use wear in extinct lemurs: evidence of diet and niche differentiation.

    Laurie R. Godfrey;Gina M. Semprebon;William L. Jungers;Michael R. Sutherland

  • Preliminary studies of hipparionine horse diet as measured by tooth microwear

    L.-A. C. Hayek;R. L. Bernor;N. Solounias;P. Steigerwald

  • Patterns of faunal turnover and diversity in the Neogene Siwaliks of northern Pakistan

    John C. Barry;Michele E. Morgan;Lawrence J. Flynn;David Pilbeam

Frequent Co-Authors

Florent Rivals
Florent Rivals Rovira i Virgili University
Lars Werdelin
Lars Werdelin Swedish Museum of Natural History
Mikael Fortelius
Mikael Fortelius University of Helsinki
Thure E. Cerling
Thure E. Cerling University of Utah
William L. Jungers
William L. Jungers Stony Brook University
Everett H. Lindsay
Everett H. Lindsay University of Arizona
Elwyn L. Simons
Elwyn L. Simons Duke University
Jay Quade
Jay Quade University of Arizona
Sevket Sen
Sevket Sen French National Museum of Natural History
Lawrence M. Witmer
Lawrence M. Witmer Ohio University

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