Scott Lidgard

Research: Evolution and ecology of cheilostome bryozoans, particularly the relationships of colonial growth and form; evolutionary paleoecology and the resolution of large-scale patterns in the fossil record; angiosperm diversification and Cretaceous floristic trends

Enhancing georeferenced biodiversity inventories: automated information extraction from literature records reveal the gaps.
Enhancing georeferenced biodiversity inventories: automated information extraction from literature records reveal the gaps. PeerJ. 2022; 10:e13921.
PMID: 35999848

When fossil clades 'compete': local dominance, global diversification dynamics and causation.
When fossil clades 'compete': local dominance, global diversification dynamics and causation. Proc Biol Sci. 2021 09 29; 288(1959):20211632.
PMID: 34547910

Chemical signatures of soft tissues distinguish between vertebrates and invertebrates from the Carboniferous Mazon Creek Lagerstätte of Illinois.
Chemical signatures of soft tissues distinguish between vertebrates and invertebrates from the Carboniferous Mazon Creek Lagerstätte of Illinois. Geobiology. 2020 09; 18(5):560-565.
PMID: 32347003

Controlling the error probabilities of model selection information criteria using bootstrapping.
Controlling the error probabilities of model selection information criteria using bootstrapping. J Appl Stat. 2020; 47(13-15):2565-2581.
PMID: 35707440

Text-mined fossil biodiversity dynamics using machine learning.
Text-mined fossil biodiversity dynamics using machine learning. Proc Biol Sci. 2019 04 24; 286(1901):20190022.
PMID: 31014224

Corrigendum: Rethinking Living Fossils.
Corrigendum: Rethinking Living Fossils. Bioscience. 2018 Nov 01; 68(11):926.
PMID: 30464354

Rethinking Living Fossils.
Rethinking Living Fossils. Bioscience. 2018 Oct 01; 68(10):760-770.
PMID: 30385890

Moving Past the Systematics Wars.
Moving Past the Systematics Wars. J Hist Biol. 2018 03; 51(1):31-67.
PMID: 28255641

The 'Tully monster' is a vertebrate.
The 'Tully monster' is a vertebrate. Nature. 2016 Apr 28; 532(7600):496-9.
PMID: 26982721

Matrotrophy and placentation in invertebrates: a new paradigm.
Matrotrophy and placentation in invertebrates: a new paradigm. Biol Rev Camb Philos Soc. 2016 Aug; 91(3):673-711.
PMID: 25925633

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