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Mason B Meers is a Professor in the Biology Department at The University of Tampa, with contact details including phone (813) 257-3655 and email mmeers@ut.edu, located in Science Wing - Plant Hall Room SC-245.
His educational background includes:
- 1992: B.A. from Indiana University
- 1999: Ph.D. from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Specializing in organismal evolutionary biology, Meers investigates tetrapod evolution through biomechanics, morphometrics, phylogenetic systematics, and ecology. Current research examines crocodilian locomotor biomechanics to infer terrestrial habitat use, American alligator cranial morphometrics related to conservation practices, theropod dinosaur feeding biomechanics, prehensile tail functionality in tetrapods, and fossil non-avian dinosaurs from the Northwest. His work bridges paleontology and herpetology with practical conservation applications.
Meers actively contributes to professional communities as a member of the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology, Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles, American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, and IUCN Crocodile Specialist Group. He serves as faculty for the American Zoo and Aquarium Association's Crocodilian Biology School and provides consulting for television documentaries, museum exhibits, and public educational programs.
