معرفی
Matthew Jones is an Assistant Professor at Arizona State University's School of Life Sciences, specializing in vertebrate paleontology. His research focuses on mammalian evolution during the Paleocene and Eocene epochs, particularly the origins and diversification of bats and terrestrial behaviors in early mammals.
- Education: Ph.D. and M.S. in Ecology & Evolutionary Biology from University of Kansas
- Expertise: Evolution, Mammalogy, Paleobiology, Phylogenetics, Systematics, Vertebrates
Jones combines fieldwork in North America and Asia with museum collection analyses to investigate placental mammal diversification after the Cretaceous-Paleogene extinction. His work integrates phylogenetic methods and comparative anatomy to reconstruct evolutionary pathways.
Recent publications highlight his contributions to bat systematics (2024), Paleogene mammal biostratigraphy (2024), and fragmented population dynamics (2023). Research spans fossil rediscovery, terrestrial locomotion analysis, and biogeographic dispersal patterns.
- Scientific Awards: Presidential Postdoctoral Fellow at ASU
In 2024, the Jones Lab of Paleomammalogy was established at ASU, with plans to recruit graduate students and postdocs for future research. His teaching includes courses on evolution and vertebrate zoology.
