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Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Instituto de Biociências (IB) (Institutional affiliation from the last research proposal) Birthplace: Brazil
Pedro is a vertebrate paleontologist and evolutionary biologist currently working as an Assistant Professor at the University of São Paulo (Department of Zoology, Institute of Biosciences). Pedro is also an editorial board member of the Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology (acting as a "Phylogenetic Editor" as well as an Associate Editor). He has obtained his BSc in Biological Sciences at the University of Sao Paulo, Brazil) (2011) and his MSc in Comparative Biology at the same institution (2014). Pedro holds a PhD in Earth Sciences (Palaeobiology) completed at the University of Birmingham, UK (2018). Pedro's research interests include macroevolution, systematics and osteology of reptiles, with particular interest in evolutionary patterns and processes, phenotypic evolution and comparative phylogenetic methods. Contact: pedro-godoy@usp.br (Source: Lattes Curriculum)
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One of the central goals of Paleontology is to reconstruct the biology, physiologies, and ecologies of extinct animals. Unfortunately, the information retained in soft tissues is often lost during the fossilization process, leaving only mineralized tissues, which are subject to modifications in structure and composition. After the deposition in a sedimentary environment, mineralized tissu…
The origin of Amniota, about 325 million years ago, marks the definitive transition to terrestrial habitats by vertebrates. Since then, the group has diversified significantly, with its two sister lineages, Synapsida and Sauropsida, becoming highly successful. Currently, both lineages are represented by almost 30 thousand living species, divided between mammals and reptiles (including bir…
Serpentes is one of the most diverse groups of terrestrial vertebrates, with more than four thousand living species, significant morphological disparity and impressive ecological diversity. Despite this, the relationships between snakes and other squamates are still not consensual, with conflicting hypotheses diverging mainly in relation to the sister group to Serpentes. Additionally, the…
The Tremembé Formation was a lacustrine system currently inserted in the Taubaté Basin, playing a significant role in the understanding of the fauna and flora of the Brazilian Paleogene (Oligocene), with several important discoveries that contribute to a better interpretation of the environment during this rare period in the fossil records of our country. An essential piece for this contr…
The global and rapid extinction of megafaunal mammals at the end of Pleistoceneattracts the attention of both the general public and paleontological research. This hasled to the formulation of multiple hypotheses about its causes, with the main onespointing out to the impact of climate change or the human influence over these animals,such as excessive hunting (known as overkill hypothesis…
Crocodylia is the crown-group formed by the most recent common ancestor of living crocodiles, alligators, caimans and gharials and all of its descendants. It is a currently depauperate group, with only nearly 30 extant species. This low diversity is particularly outstanding when compared to the high number of living tetrapod groups, such as mammals, birds and lepidosaurs. Nevertheless, th…
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Commonly known as turtles, the Testudines are a group present in most fossiliferous locations, having an extensive fossil record starting in the Mesozoic. Turtles found in the Tremembé Formation, an important site for the understanding of Brazil's Oligocene fauna and environment in general, have been attributed to a single living species, Phrynops geoffroanus, which is unusual when taking…
Serpentes is one of the most diverse groups of terrestrial vertebrates, with more than four thousand living species, significant morphological disparity and impressive ecological diversity. Debates surrounding relationships between snakes and other squamates, with conflicting hypotheses diverging mainly in relation to the sister group to Serpentes, and the origin of the group itself, high…
Along with the recent extinction of a great part of group species, sloths (Folivora) are remarkable for the significant loss of diversity along their evolutionary history, with the extinct diversity far exceeding that of living species. This loss of diversity may result from extinction events over geological time, such as the extinction of large mammals (collectively known as megafauna) d…
The discovery of fossil vertebrates containing elements, eaten alive, still preserved in its abdominal cavity is an event of major importance in paleontology. These findings are extremely rare due to it preservation difficulty, and allow a series of discussions in various fields such as paleobiology and paleoecology. Despite of the great morphological diversity during the Mesozoic, yet no…
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