Emma Dunne
Dr. Emma Dunne
I am a paleobiologist and my research focuses on understanding the drivers that shaped patterns of evolution and biodiversity through geological time. I am particularly interested in the macroevolution of vertebrates, such as dinosaurs and other reptiles, and uses a broad range of computational and quantitative tools. Some of my current work includes investigating how past climate change played a role in dinosaur evolution and examining how fossil record (sampling) biases impact our understanding deep-time biodiversity patterns.
I am also interested in the intersection between paleontological research and society, especially the historical and socio-economic context of fossil collecting and study. I co-founded and now co-lead the Pal(a)eoscientometrics Research Collective, a transdisciplinary international group of academics and allied workers that conducts data-driven analyses of how ethical issues, socio-economic factors, and the legacy of colonialism influence paleontological research.
At the Geozentrum Nordbayern, I work as a lecturer and researcher, and I also coordinate the MSc program in Paleobiology. For more information, see our dedicated webpage here.
- PhD Quantitative Paleobiology – University of Birmingham (2019)
- MSc Taxonomy and Biodiversity – Imperial College London (2015)
- BA(Mod.) Natural Sciences (Zoology) – Trinity College Dublin (2014)
Journal Articles
The role of climate on the emergence of giant caimanines (Crocodylia, Alligatoroidea) from the Miocene western Amazonian region
In: Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 656 (2024), Article No.: 112582
ISSN: 0031-0182
DOI: 10.1016/j.palaeo.2024.112582
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Impact of environmental barriers on temnospondyl biogeography and dispersal during the Middle–Late Triassic
In: Palaeontology 67 (2024), Article No.: e12724
ISSN: 0031-0239
DOI: 10.1111/pala.12724
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Academic publishing requires linguistically inclusive policies
In: Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, Series B: Biological Sciences 291 (2024), Article No.: 20232840
ISSN: 0962-8452
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2023.2840
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Rise and diversification of chondrichthyans in the Paleozoic
In: Paleobiology (2024)
ISSN: 0094-8373
DOI: 10.1017/pab.2024.1
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Increasing the equitability of data citation in paleontology: capacity building for the big data future
In: Paleobiology (2023)
ISSN: 0094-8373
DOI: 10.1017/pab.2023.33
URL: https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/paleobiology/article/increasing-the-equitability-of-data-citation-in-paleontology-capacity-building-for-the-big-data-future/5DE206ED3B51F7064E8FD60CA77E8D73
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Challenges and directions in analytical paleobiology
In: Paleobiology (2023)
ISSN: 0094-8373
DOI: 10.1017/pab.2023.3
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Climatic controls on the ecological ascendancy of dinosaurs
In: Current Biology 33 (2023), p. 206-+
ISSN: 0960-9822
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2022.11.064
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Mechanistic neutral models show that sampling biases drive the apparent explosion of early tetrapod diversity
In: Nature Ecology & Evolution (2023)
ISSN: 2397-334X
DOI: 10.1038/s41559-023-02128-3
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Ethics, law, and politics in palaeontological research: The case of Myanmar amber
In: Communications Biology 5 (2022), Article No.: 1023
ISSN: 2399-3642
DOI: 10.1038/s42003-022-03847-2
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Sampling biases obscure the early diversification of the largest living vertebrate group
In: Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, Series B: Biological Sciences 289 (2022), p. 20220916-
ISSN: 0962-8452
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2022.0916
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The early diversification of ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii): hypotheses, challenges and future prospects
In: Biological Reviews (2022)
ISSN: 1464-7931
DOI: 10.1111/brv.12907
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Digging deeper into colonial palaeontological practices in modern day Mexico and Brazil
In: Royal Society Open Science 9 (2022)
ISSN: 2054-5703
DOI: 10.1098/rsos.210898
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Author Correction: Colonial history and global economics distort our understanding of deep-time biodiversity (Nature Ecology & Evolution, (2021), 10.1038/s41559-021-01608-8)
In: Nature Ecology & Evolution (2022)
ISSN: 2397-334X
DOI: 10.1038/s41559-022-01682-6
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Scleromochlus and the early evolution of Pterosauromorpha
In: Nature (2022)
ISSN: 0028-0836
DOI: 10.1038/s41586-022-05284-x
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Colonial history and global economics distort our understanding of deep-time biodiversity
In: Nature Ecology & Evolution (2021)
ISSN: 2397-334X
DOI: 10.1038/s41559-021-01608-8
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The apparent exponential radiation of Phanerozoic land vertebrates is an artefact of spatial sampling biases
In: Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, Series B: Biological Sciences 287 (2020)
ISSN: 0962-8452
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2020.0372
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Cranial anatomy and taxonomy of the erythrosuchid archosauriform ‘Vjushkovia triplicostata’ Huene, 1960, from the Early Triassic of European Russia
In: Royal Society Open Science 6 (2019), Article No.: 191289
ISSN: 2054-5703
DOI: 10.1098/rsos.191289
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Diversity dynamics of Phanerozoic terrestrial tetrapods at the local-community scale
In: Nature Ecology & Evolution 3 (2019), p. 590-597
ISSN: 2397-334X
DOI: 10.1038/s41559-019-0811-8
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Diversity change during the rise of tetrapods and the impact of the ‘carboniferous rainforest collapse’
In: Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, Series B: Biological Sciences 285 (2018), Article No.: 20172730
ISSN: 0962-8452
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2017.2730
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Physical and environmental drivers of Paleozoic tetrapod dispersal across Pangaea
In: Nature Communications 9 (2018)
ISSN: 2041-1723
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-07623-x
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Book Contributions
Fossil Trafficking, Fraud, and Fakery
In: Naomi Oosterman, Donna Yates (ed.): Art Crime in Context, Springer, 2022, p. 61-79 (Studies in Art, Heritage, Law and the Market, Vol.6)
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-14084-6_5
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Conference Contributions
Scientometric trends in Burmese amber research
Paleontological Association Annual Meeting (Online, 16. December 2020 - 18. December 2020)
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The overlooked realities of sampling bias
GSA Annual Meeting 2020 (Online, 26. October 2020 - 30. October 2020)
DOI: 10.1130/abs/2020AM-356351
URL: https://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2020AM/webprogram/Paper356351.html
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Miscellaneous
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