Aaron Camens
Lecturer in Palaeontology
Expertise
- Functional morphology
- Fossil footprints
- Palaeoecology
Mike Lee
Professor of Evolutionary Biology
Expertise
- Phylogenetics & macroevolution
- Herpetology
- Palaeontology
Gavin Prideaux
Professor in Palaeontology
Expertise
- Australian mammals
- Kangaroo evolution
- Palaeoecology
Vera Weisbecker
Associate Professor in Evolutionary Biology
Expertise
- Marsupial evolution
- Geometric morphometrics
Trevor Worthy
Vice-Chancellor’s Post-doctoral Research Fellow
Expertise
- Fossil birds
- Australian, New Zealand & Pacific faunas
Post-doctoral researchers
Alice Clement
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Expertise
- Early vertebrates
- Fish evolution
- Brain evolution
Research support staff
Carey Burke
Technical Officer in Palaeontology
Expertise
- Fossil preparation
- Molding & casting
- Fieldwork management
Elen Shute
Research Assistant
Expertise
- Australian Quaternary bird fossils
- Palaeoecology
- Conservation
Research students
Jacob Blokland
PhD candidate
Project title: A phylogenetic investigation of Oligocene-Miocene fossil ralloids (Aves, Ralloidea), and the origins of crown group Rallidae
Arthur Crichton
PhD candidate
Project title: Pwerte Marnte Marnte: Characterising an Oligocene vertebrate fauna of central Australia
Diana Fusco
PhD candidate
Project title: Impacts of environmental change on the late Quaternary mammalian fossil fauna at Cathedral Cave, Wellington Caves, central eastern Australia

Grant Gully
PhD candidate
Project title: Dietary evolution and palaeoecology of the extinct diprotodontoid marsupials
Isaac Kerr
PhD candidate
Project title: Systematics and palaeobiology of kangaroos of the late Cenozoic genus Protemnodon
Aubrey Kiernan
Honours student
Project title: Endocranial comparison of the nocturnal Letter-winged Kite to other raptors
Ellen Mather
PhD candidate
Project title: Relationships of the fossil Accipitridae (eagles and kin) of Australia and the origins of the extant fauna
Phoebe McInerney
PhD candidate
Project title: Reconstruction of Genyornis newtoni crania and semicircular canals for palaeoecological and phylogenetic inference
Corinne Mensforth
PhD candidate
Project title: Brain endocast relationships in living and extinct vertebrates
Lisa Nink
PhD candidate
Project title: Comparing the early Pleistocene mammalian faunas of inland and coastal southeastern Australia
Rachel Oertel
Honours student
Project title: The Pliocene mammalian fauna from Corra-Lynn Cave, SA and its implications for Australia’s faunal evolution
Jacob van Zoelen
PhD candidate
Project title: Systematics and evolution of late Cenozoic diprotodontid marsupials