Jason Head

Jason Head is a Research Fellow at the Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge, specializing in vertebrate paleontology and herpetology. His work bridges the evolution of reptiles with climate change over the past 66 million years, particularly in tropical regions.

• University of Cambridge, Department of Zoology
• Focus on paleoclimate reconstruction, conservation biology, and systematics

His research combines fieldwork in equatorial Africa, Southeast Asia, and South America with museum collections and living species biology to model modern reptile evolution. Techniques include geometric morphometrics, phylogenetic analysis, and evolutionary modeling of traits like body size and locomotion.

Article trends show expertise in Cenozoic reptile evolution, biogeographic dispersal, and climate-ecosystem interactions. Key topics include snake body form evolution, tropical fossil calibration, and Miocene wet-forest ecosystems.

No scientific awards explicitly mentioned. Collaborations span North America, Europe, Kenya, Ethiopia, Colombia, and Southeast Asia.