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Associate
Professor Chris J. Bell
Assistant Professor and John A. Wilson Fellow
in Vertebrate Paleontology
Ph.D., University of California
at Berkeley, 1997
Field of Study:
Vertebrate Paleontology
Short Biography:
Dr. Bell's research centers on understanding
the complex dynamics of vertebrate faunal communities during the Quaternary
Period. Chris is interested in investigating patterns of vertebrate
evolution, biodiversity and biogeography throughout the Quaternary, and
the responses of different vertebrate groups to the various changes in
climate that took place during the last two million years. Two major
current research areas are: 1) the study of early and middle Pleistocene
(Irvingtonian) North American arvicoline rodent biochronology, and 2)
the study of anatomy and systematics of extant and fossil turtles and
squamate reptiles (lizards, snakes, and amphisbaenians).
Contact Information:
Office: 3.314A
Phone: 512-471-7301
FAX: 512-471-9425
Email: cjbell@mail.utexas.edu
Vertebrate Paleontology Lab Group
Office Hours: by appointment only
Mailing Address:
The University of Texas at Austin
Geol Science Dept
1 University Station C1100
Austin, TX 78712-0254
