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Richard L. Cifelli

Richard L. Cifelli

American Museum of Natural History
United States

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

Genus
Paleontology
Cretaceous

His primary areas of study are Zoology, Cretaceous, Mammal, Paleontology and Marsupial. His study in the field of Metatheria is also linked to topics like Theria. His research integrates issues of Taxon and Anatomy in his study of Cretaceous.

His Mammal research integrates issues from Fauna and Biogeography. His research is interdisciplinary, bridging the disciplines of Genus and Paleontology. The study incorporates disciplines such as Mammaliaformes, Eutriconodonta and Monophyly in addition to Australosphenida.

His most cited work include:

Mammals from the Age of Dinosaurs: Origins, Evolution, and Structure (590 citations)
In quest for a phylogeny of Mesozoic mammals (228 citations)
Dual origin of tribosphenic mammals (212 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

His primary areas of investigation include Paleontology, Cretaceous, Zoology, Taxon and Mammal. His research combines Genus and Paleontology. His Cretaceous study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Marsupial, Fauna, Mesozoic and Anatomy.

His work on Metatheria as part of general Zoology research is frequently linked to Theria and Eutheria, thereby connecting diverse disciplines of science. His Metatheria research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Australosphenida and Deltatheroida. His Mammal research includes themes of Holotype and Biogeography.

He most often published in these fields:

Paleontology (58.33%)
Cretaceous (52.78%)
Zoology (25.93%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2014-2021)?

Cretaceous (52.78%)
Paleontology (58.33%)
Morrison Formation (8.33%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

His main research concerns Cretaceous, Paleontology, Morrison Formation, Taxon and Mesozoic. He combines subjects such as Zoology, Mammal, Genus, Anatomy and Fauna with his study of Cretaceous. Eutriconodonta is closely connected to Tooth eruption in his research, which is encompassed under the umbrella topic of Mammal.

Richard L. Cifelli conducts interdisciplinary study in the fields of Paleontology and Ceratodus through his research. The Morrison Formation study combines topics in areas such as Sedimentology and Archaeology. His Ecology research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Cedar Mountain Formation and Cloverly Formation.

Between 2014 and 2021, his most popular works were:

The mandible and dentition of the Early Cretaceous monotreme Teinolophos trusleri (20 citations)
Tribosphenic mammals from the Lower Cretaceous Cloverly Formation of Montana and Wyoming (13 citations)
100 years of continental drift (12 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

Paleontology
Genus
Cretaceous

Richard L. Cifelli focuses on Cretaceous, Paleontology, Continental drift, Ceratodus and Mesozoic. His Cretaceous research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Dentition, Anatomy, Monotreme, Teinolophos and Mandible. His work in Paleontology is not limited to one particular discipline; it also encompasses Crocodyliformes.

Richard L. Cifelli interconnects Classics and Subject in the investigation of issues within Continental drift. His work in Ceratodus incorporates the disciplines of Group, Potamoceratodus, Cenomanian, Morrison Formation and Genus.

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Best Publications

Mammals from the Age of Dinosaurs: Origins, Evolution, and Structure

Zofia Kielan-Jaworowska;Richard L. Cifelli;Zhe-Xi Luo.
(2004)

873 Citations

In quest for a phylogeny of Mesozoic mammals

Z.X. Luo;Z. Kielan-Jaworowska;R.L. Cifelli.
Acta Palaeontologica Polonica (2002)

389 Citations

Dual origin of tribosphenic mammals

Zhe-Xi Luo;Richard L. Cifelli;Zofia Kielan-Jaworowska.
Nature (2001)

303 Citations

Osteology, paleobiology, and relationships of the sauropod dinosaur Sauroposeidon

Mathew J. Wedel;Richard L. Cifelli;R. Kent Sanders.
Acta Palaeontologica Polonica (2000)

194 Citations

High-precision 40Ar/39Ar geochronology and the advent of North America’s Late Cretaceous terrestrial fauna

Richard L. Cifelli;James I. Kirkland;Anne Weil;Alan L. Deino.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (1997)

185 Citations

Mammals from the age of dinosaurs

Zofia Kielan-Jaworowska;Richard L. Cifelli;Zhe-Xi Luo.
(2004)

162 Citations

Dinosaur Body Temperatures Determined from Isotopic (^(13)C-^(18)O) Ordering in Fossil Biominerals

Robert A. Eagle;Robert A. Eagle;Thomas Tütken;Taylor S. Martin;Aradhna K. Tripati.
Science (2011)

157 Citations

Earliest known Australian Tertiary mammal fauna

Henk Godthelp;Michael Archer;Richard Cifelli;Suzanne J. Hand.
Nature (1992)

140 Citations

The Campanian Terlingua local fauna, with a summary of other vertebrates from the Aguja Formation, Trans-Pecos Texas

Timothy Rowe;Richard L. Cifelli;Thomas M. Lehman;Anne Weil.
Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology (1992)