I am a paleobiogeographer currently working as an Associate Professor in the Dept of Earth and Planetary Sciences at the University of New Mexico. My research investigates the relationships among abiotic environmental change, extinction potential, and macroecology of marine fauna. I specialize in mollusks (especially ammonites) and some vertebrate taxa from the Late Cretaceous Western Interior Seaway (WIS) and Gulf Coastal Plain (GCP) of North America.
I apply data and methods from sedimentology, geochemistry, statistical paleoecology, and ecological niche modeling (ENM) to macroecological and macroevolutionary questions in the WIS and GCP. I am particularly interested in the use of ENM to test hypotheses of abiotic niche stability, niche breadth, and phylogenetic niche conservation, and their impact on species origination, extinction, and distribution patterns.
A second research arm focuses on micro-structural preservation of fossil mollusks. This involves synchrotron- and SEM-based analysis of biomineral and organic remains and how these are impacted by preservation mode and environments.
I apply data and methods from sedimentology, geochemistry, statistical paleoecology, and ecological niche modeling (ENM) to macroecological and macroevolutionary questions in the WIS and GCP. I am particularly interested in the use of ENM to test hypotheses of abiotic niche stability, niche breadth, and phylogenetic niche conservation, and their impact on species origination, extinction, and distribution patterns.
A second research arm focuses on micro-structural preservation of fossil mollusks. This involves synchrotron- and SEM-based analysis of biomineral and organic remains and how these are impacted by preservation mode and environments.
Contact Information:
Dr. Corinne Myers
1 Northrop Hall
Dept. of Earth and Planetary Sciences
University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM 87131
Email: [email protected]
Dr. Corinne Myers
1 Northrop Hall
Dept. of Earth and Planetary Sciences
University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM 87131
Email: [email protected]
