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Biography
Justin W. Adams, PhD is a Senior Lecturer in the Centre for Human Anatomy Education of the Department of Anatomy and Developmental Biology. Since 2003, Dr Adams has led fieldwork and faunal analysis at multiple sites in and around the Cradle of Humankind UNESCO World Heritage Site. His ongoing research projects and collaborations address outstanding questions on the palaeobiology of Pliocene and early Pleistocene South African mammalian faunas and the taphonomy and palaeoecology of palaeocave sites. His Integrated Morphology and Palaeontology lab brings together comparative methods and advanced 3D imaging resources to the study of living and fossil mammal anatomy, with an increasing focus on Australian marsupial adaptation and evolution.
Related Links:
- Research Web Page: http://sapalaeo.com/
Research interests
Neogene and Quarternary mammal palaeontology and evolution, Australian marsupial anatomy and evolution, South African faunal palaeoecology and taphonomy, human and comparative anatomy, comparative methods, imaging studies, biochronology
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
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External positions
Research Associate, University of Johannesburg
1 Jan 2017 → …
Research area keywords
- Comparative mammalian anatomy
- Neogene mammal palaeontology
- Comparative methods
- Imaging studies
- Biochronology
- Palaeoecology
- Taphonomy
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Projects
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Marsupial development on a megafaunal scale: seasonal and developmental records in the teeth of wombats and diprotodons
Evans, A., Parker, W. & Adams, J.
21/02/20 → 24/02/20
Project: Research
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Marsupial development on a megafaunal scale – evolutionary trends in the life history of macropods
Evans, A., Parker, W., de Jonge, M. & Adams, J.
14/02/19 → 17/02/19
Project: Research
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Evolving landscapes of our early South African ancestors
Herries, A. I. R., Adams, J., Strait, D. S., Fink, D., Joannes-Boyau, R., Menter, C. G. & Birkett-Rees, J.
6/10/17 → 31/12/20
Project: Research
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Revealing the Biology of Fossil Megafauna using Tooth XFM Imaging
Evans, A., Adams, J. & Fitzgerald, E.
28/07/17 → 30/07/17
Project: Research
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Inferring the palaeobiology of palorchestid marsupials through analysis of mammalian humeral and femoral shape
Richards, H. L., Rovinsky, D. S., Adams, J. W. & Evans, A. R., 2023, In: Journal of Mammalian Evolution. 30, p. 47–66 20 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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True seals achieved global distribution by breaking Bergmann's rule
Rule, J. P., Marx, F. G., Evans, A. R., Fitzgerald, E. M. G. & Adams, J. W., Jun 2022, In: Evolution. 76, 6, p. 1260-1286 27 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access1 Citation (Scopus) -
A Novel 3-Dimensional Printing Fabrication Approach for the Production of Pediatric Airway Models
Weatherall, A. D., Rogerson, M. D., Quayle, M. R., Cooper, M. G., McMenamin, P. G. & Adams, J. W., Nov 2021, In: Anesthesia and Analgesia. 133, 5, p. 1251-1259 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access1 Citation (Scopus) -
A universal power law for modelling the growth and form of teeth, claws, horns, thorns, beaks, and shells
Evans, A. R., Pollock, T. I., Cleuren, S. G. C., Parker, W. M. G., Richards, H. L., Garland, K. L. S., Fitzgerald, E. M. G., Wilson, T. E., Hocking, D. P. & Adams, J. W., Dec 2021, In: BMC Biology. 19, 1, 14 p., 58.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access5 Citations (Scopus) -
Colonization of the ancient southern oceans by small-sized Phocidae: New evidence from Australia
Rule, J. P., Adams, J. W. & Fitzgerald, E. M. G., Apr 2021, In: Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 191, 4, p. 1160-1180 21 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
8 Citations (Scopus)
Prizes
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Monash BDI Awards for Outstanding Achievement
Adams, Justin (Recipient) & Fiorenza, Luca (Recipient), 2019
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Poster Presentation Award
Richards, H. (Recipient), Adams, Justin (Recipient) & Evans, Alistair (Recipient), Sep 2017
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Press/Media
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Early humans breastfed their young for a year, study says
Renaud Joannes-Boyau, Ian Moffat, Justin Adams, Luca Fiorenza & Alistair Evans
15/07/19 → 16/07/19
18 items of Media coverage, 2 Media contributions
Press/Media: Article/Feature