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Nicolás Campione serves as Senior Lecturer in Palaeobiology within the School of Environmental and Rural Science at the University of New England (UNE), Australia. His academic career bridges traditional paleontological practices with quantitative techniques to explore biological patterns in the fossil record, with particular expertise in dinosaur body size evolution, dental morphology, and Mesozoic vertebrate ecosystems.
Dr. Campione's research interests focus on understanding anatomical variation through time, combining field-based studies with morphometric and phylogenetic analyses. His primary research areas include Palaeontology, Mesozoic studies, Vertebrate Paleontology, Dinosauria, and Quantitative Palaeobiology. Current projects investigate dinosaur body size estimation, dental evolution for dietary reconstruction, and vertebrate diversity across multiple Australian and Canadian formations including the Griman Creek, Winton, and Wapiti Formations.
His recent publications reveal strong trends in quantitative paleobiology, with particular emphasis on morphometric approaches to dinosaur anatomy, body mass estimation methodologies, and the evolutionary patterns of both terrestrial and marine vertebrates across major extinction events. The research demonstrates increasing integration of digital methods and cross-taxon comparisons in paleontological analysis.
- Australian Research Council (ARC) Discovery Early Career Research Award (2019-2024) - Revealing the diets of dinosaurs through the complexity and shape of teeth [AUD 370,000]
- Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery (TMAG) Jayne Wilson Bequest Bursary (2023-Present) - Revealing the Early Triassic Vertebrates of Tasmania [AUD 5,000]
- Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO) Australian Synchrotron (2024) - Early Triassic Vertebrates of Australia
Dr. Campione supervises multiple graduate students working on diverse projects including ornithopod evolution, microvertebrate analysis, shark paleontology, and tyrannosaurid dental growth. He leads field programs in Boreal Alberta, Australia's mid-Cretaceous sites, and Early Triassic locations in Tasmania. As Chair of Australasian Palaeontologists and Editor of Paleobiology, he maintains significant professional engagement within the paleontological community.
