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Sterling J. Nesbitt

Sterling J. Nesbitt

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Overview

Sterling J. Nesbitt is a researcher affiliated with Virginia Tech in the United States whose work primarily focuses on Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a strong emphasis on Paleontology. Their research contributes extensively to the understanding of paleontological and evolutionary biology, particularly through studies in paleontology and nature conservation.

The main fields of study associated with their work include:

  • Earth and Planetary Sciences
  • Environmental Science

The subfields Nesbitt has engaged in encompass:

  • Paleontology
  • Nature and Landscape Conservation
  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Geometry and Topology
  • Ecology

Their research covers these principal topics:

  • Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology
  • Evolution and Paleontology Studies
  • Ichthyology and Marine Biology
  • Amphibian and Reptile Biology
  • Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils
  • Morphological variations and asymmetry
  • Geological and Geophysical Studies

Nesbitt has contributed to multiple publications, including the following recent papers:

  • Assessing ontogenetic maturity in extinct saurian reptiles, 2020, Biological Reviews/Biological Reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society
  • Enigmatic dinosaur precursors bridge the gap to the origin of Pterosauria, 2020, Nature
  • Deep evolutionary diversification of semicircular canals in archosaurs, 2021, Current Biology
  • Africa's oldest dinosaurs reveal early suppression of dinosaur distribution, 2022, Nature
  • New reptile shows dinosaurs and pterosaurs evolved among diverse precursors, 2023, Nature

The researcher frequently publishes in venues such as:

  • The Anatomical Record
  • Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology
  • Nature
  • Palaeodiversity
  • Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America

Collaboration plays a significant role in Nesbitt's research output. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Michelle R. Stocker
  • Adam D. Marsh
  • Max C. Langer
  • Ben T. Kligman
  • William G. Parker

This profile demonstrates Nesbitt's extensive involvement in paleontological sciences and evolutionary studies, reflecting a wide interdisciplinary approach spanning environmental sciences, biodiversity, and geomorphological research.

Best Publications

  • The Early Evolution of Archosaurs: Relationships and the Origin of Major Clades

    Sterling J. Nesbitt

  • The origin and early radiation of dinosaurs

    Stephen L. Brusatte;Sterling J. Nesbitt;Randall B. Irmis;Richard J. Butler

  • A Late Triassic dinosauromorph assemblage from New Mexico and the rise of dinosaurs.

    Randall B. Irmis;Sterling J. Nesbitt;Kevin Padian;Nathan D. Smith

  • A Jurassic ceratosaur from China helps clarify avian digital homologies.

    Xing Xu;James M. Clark;Jinyou Mo;Jonah Choiniere

  • A Complete Skeleton of a Late Triassic Saurischian and the Early Evolution of Dinosaurs

    Sterling J. Nesbitt;Sterling J. Nesbitt;Nathan D. Smith;Nathan D. Smith;Randall B. Irmis;Randall B. Irmis;Alan H. Turner

  • Early ornithischian dinosaurs: the Triassic record

    Randall B. Irmis;William G. Parker;Sterling J. Nesbitt;Jun Liu

  • A critical re‐evaluation of the Late Triassic dinosaur taxa of North America

    Sterling J. Nesbitt;Randall B. Irmis;William G. Parker

  • Provincialization of terrestrial faunas following the end-Permian mass extinction

    Christian A. Sidor;Daril A. Vilhena;Kenneth D. Angielczyk;Adam K. Huttenlocker

  • Hindlimb Osteology and Distribution of Basal Dinosauromorphs from the Late Triassic of North America

    Sterling J. Nesbitt;Randall B. Irmis;William G. Parker;Nathan D. Smith

  • The Late Triassic pseudosuchian Revueltosaurus callenderi and its implications for the diversity of early ornithischian dinosaurs

    William G Parker;Randall B Irmis;Sterling J Nesbitt;Jeffrey W Martz

  • The Sail-Backed Reptile Ctenosauriscus from the Latest Early Triassic of Germany and the Timing and Biogeography of the Early Archosaur Radiation

    Richard J. Butler;Stephen L. Brusatte;Stephen L. Brusatte;Mike Reich;Sterling J. Nesbitt

  • Osteology of the Middle Triassic pseudosuchian archosaur Arizonasaurus babbitti

    Sterling J. Nesbitt

  • The oldest dinosaur? A Middle Triassic dinosauriform from Tanzania

    Sterling J. Nesbitt;Paul M. Barrett;Sarah Werning;Christian A. Sidor

  • The osteology and relationships of Vancleavea campi (Reptilia: Archosauriformes)

    Sterling J. Nesbitt;Sterling J. Nesbitt;Michelle R. Stocker;Bryan J. Small;Alex Downs

  • Non-dinosaurian Dinosauromorpha

    Max C. Langer;Sterling J. Nesbitt;Jonathas S. Bittencourt;Jonathas S. Bittencourt;Randall B. Irmis

  • Extreme ecosystem instability suppressed tropical dinosaur dominance for 30 million years

    Jessica H. Whiteside;Sofie Lindström;Randall B. Irmis;Randall B. Irmis;Ian J. Glasspool;Ian J. Glasspool

  • A new species of Azendohsaurus (Diapsida: Archosauromorpha) from the Triassic Isalo Group of southwestern Madagascar: cranium and mandible

    John J. Flynn;Sterling J. Nesbitt;Sterling J. Nesbitt;Sterling J. Nesbitt;J. Michael Parrish;Lovasoa Ranivoharimanana

  • Postcranial Osteology of Azendohsaurus madagaskarensis (?Middle to Upper Triassic, Isalo Group, Madagascar) and its Systematic Position Among Stem Archosaur Reptiles

    Sterling J. Nesbitt;John J. Flynn;Adam C. Pritchard;J. Michael Parrish

  • A sail-backed suchian from the Heshanggou Formation (Early Triassic: Olenekian) of China

    Sterling J. Nesbitt;Jun Liu;Chun Li

  • The Bipedal Stem Crocodilian Poposaurus gracilis: Inferring Function in Fossils and Innovation in Archosaur Locomotion

    Jacques A. Gauthier;Sterling J. Nesbitt;Emma R. Schachner;Gabe S. Bever

  • The femoral ontogeny and long bone histology of the Middle Triassic (?late Anisian) dinosauriform Asilisaurus kongwe and implications for the growth of early dinosaurs

    C. T. Griffin;Sterling J. Nesbitt

  • Arizonasaurus and its implications for archosaur divergence

    Sterling J. Nesbitt

Frequent Co-Authors

Randall B. Irmis
Randall B. Irmis University of Utah
Alan H. Turner
Alan H. Turner Stony Brook University
Kenneth D. Angielczyk
Kenneth D. Angielczyk Field Museum of Natural History
Christian A. Sidor
Christian A. Sidor University of Washington
Martín D. Ezcurra
Martín D. Ezcurra University of Birmingham
Richard J. Butler
Richard J. Butler University of Birmingham
Mark A. Norell
Mark A. Norell American Museum of Natural History
Paul M. Barrett
Paul M. Barrett Natural History Museum
Julia A. Clarke
Julia A. Clarke The University of Texas at Austin
Max C. Langer
Max C. Langer Universidade de São Paulo

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