Christopher T. Griffin

Christopher T. Griffin is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Geosciences at Princeton University, affiliated with the High Meadows Environmental Institute. His research bridges vertebrate paleontology, quantitative evolutionary analysis, and developmental biology to study the evolution of vertebrate form across deep time. He leads the Griffin Lab, focusing on unifying fossil records with developmental mechanisms to explain morphological evolution. His work involves global fieldwork, museum collections analysis, and cutting-edge developmental techniques.

• Office: 151 Guyot Hall
• Lab Website: The Griffin Lab

Education: B.S. in Biology, Geology, and Molecular & Cellular Biology from Cedarville University; M.S. and Ph.D. in Geosciences from Virginia Tech; postdoctoral research at Yale University. His courses include GEO 381 Vertebrate Paleontology and GEO 506 Fundamentals of the Geosciences II.

Research interests emphasize paleoclimate impacts, dinosaur ontogeny, and the evolutionary transitions between dinosaurs and birds. Fieldwork focuses on the Triassic Period in regions like the American Southwest, Zimbabwe, and the Canadian Arctic. Recent publications explore dinosaur growth patterns, avian pelvic evolution, and early African dinosaur distribution.

Lab members include advisee Lauren N. Wilson. No scientific awards explicitly listed in the provided texts.