Duke Economics

Paleontology

Specialists

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  • Steven Churchill
  • Associate Professor
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  • Richard Kay
  • Professor
  • I have several areas of research. The first encompasses the evolution of primates and mammalian faunal evolution, especially in South America. I also have written extensively on the subject of the evolutionary origins of the Anthropoidea (monkeys and apes). More generally, I am interested in the use of primate anatomy to reconstruct the phylogenetic history ...
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  • Blythe Williams
  • Associate Professor of the Practice
  • I'm interested in the evolutionary relationships and ecological adaptations of primates, with particular focus on the initial diversification of the order Primates, the origin of the Anthropoidea, and the early hominoid radiation. I am also interested in the effects of climate change on the evolution of primates.
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