Sam Giles

This study examines how extinction patterns varied over time in early vertebrates, showing shifts from clustered to overdispersed extinction during key evolutionary periods.

Birth-death-sampling models of Palaeozoic ray-finned fish occurrences detect no origination increase after the Hangenberg event; cryptic Late Devonian diversification and survival likely explain Carboniferous diversity gains.

This paper describes the oldest known tongue bite apparatus in a 310-million-year-old ray-finned fish, highlighting functional innovation in early actinopterygians.

This study examines the lower jaw morphology of Devonian ray-finned fishes using XCT, revealing new anatomical data and functional diversity.

This paper redescribes a juvenile specimen of Pteronisculus gunnari, revealing new anatomical features and insights into ontogenetic development in early actinopterygians.

This study tests the impact of X-ray computed tomography (XCT) on decay of Danio rerio carcasses in sediment, finding no deviation in decay sequence and validating XCT as a non-destructive visualization method.

This study examines the morphological and mechanical diversity of pelagiarian fish mandibles, finding that habitat depth and tooth type correlate with jaw shape, while mechanical advantage varies independently.

This paper describes new anatomical features of Dorsetichthys bechei using micro-CT scans, clarifying its relationships and ecology within early teleosts.

Chromosome-scale inshore hagfish genome places 1R before the cyclostome-gnathostome split and 2R in the gnathostome stem, and reveals two cyclostome-specific duplications (CR1, CR2).