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M. A. Norell

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Approach:statistical model· 2 Research Focus:benchmarking· 1 Research Focus:chromatin & epigenetic regulation· 1 Approach:comparative / phylogenetic analysis· 1 Research Focus:development & morphogenesis· 1 Organism:human· 1 Assay:imaging· 1 Organism:non-human primate· 1

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Sinking a giant: quantitative macroevolutionary comparative methods debunk qualitative assumptions

M. Fabbri, G. Navalon, R. B. Benson, D. Pol, J. O'Connor, B.-A. S. Bhullar, G. Erickson, M. A. Norell, A. Orkney, M. C. Lamanna, S. Zouhri, J. Becker, C. Dal Sasso, G. Bindellini, S. Maganuco, , N. Ibrahim

The paper responds to criticisms of their subaqueous foraging inferences for spinosaurids, showing that additional analyses do not alter their original conclusions.

bioRxiv · May 5, 2022 · PreprintPaleontology

Novel neuroanatomical integration and scaling define avian brain shape evolution and development

A. Watanabe, A. M. Balanoff, P. M. Gignac, M. E. L. Gold, M. A. Norell

This study examines brain shape evolution in birds and their dinosaur relatives, finding that brain morphology evolved through both integrated and mosaic processes, with distinct scaling relationships in different regions.

bioRxiv · Apr 20, 2021Evolutionary Biology

Selection for Decreased BRCA2 Functional Activity in Homo sapiens After Divergence from the Chimpanzee-Human Last Common Ancestor

C. A. Iacobuzio-Donahue, J. Huang, Y. Zhong, A. P. Makohon-Moore, T. White, M. Jasin, M. A. Norell, W. C. Wheeler

The paper identifies a human-specific BRCA2 variant that reduces DNA repair ability, suggesting positive selection for decreased BRCA2 function in human evolution.

bioRxiv · Nov 16, 2020 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology

Powered flight potential approached by wide range of close avian relatives but achieved selectively

R. Pei, M. Pittman, P. A. Goloboff, T. A. Dececchi, M. B. Habib, T. G. Kaye, H. C. Larsson, M. A. Norell, S. L. Brusatte, X. Xu

The paper uses phylogenetic analysis and ancestral state reconstruction to estimate flight potential in early birds and their relatives, finding that powered flight potential emerged multiple times from ancestors with high potential.

bioRxiv · Apr 17, 2020 · PreprintPaleontology