I come from a small, rural area called Broadfields in Canterbury, New Zealand, with a background in geology and biological sciences, which I studied at University of Canterbury. Upon completing my Master of Science there, which focused on the description, comparison, palaeobiology and phylogenetics relating to Paleocene fossil penguins from Chatham Island, I moved to South Australia in 2018 to pursue my lifelong objective of studying palaeontology.
I am currently studying towards a Ph.D in vertebrate palaeontology at Flinders University, Australia, with a focus on Oligocene-Miocene members of the avian family Rallidae, and their evolution. My research interests relate to palaeoornithology, avian taxonomy, systematics, and phylogenetic methods.
Experience
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2018–presentVertebrate Palaeontology PhD Candidate , Flinders University
Education
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2017University of Canterbury, Master of Science (First Class Honours)
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2013University of Canterbury , Bachelor of Science (Biology and Geology)
Publications
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2022Geobios, A new species of Manuherikia (Aves: Anatidae) provides evidence of faunal turnover in the St Bathans Fauna, New Zealand
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2019Palaeontologia Electronica, Chatham Island Paleocene fossils provide insight into the palaeobiology, evolution, and diversity of early penguins (Aves, Sphenisciformes)
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