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Professor
Timothy Rowe
Professor and J. Nalle Gregory Regents Professor
in Geological Sciences
Director - Vertebrate Paleontology Laboratory
Ph.D., University of California
at Berkeley, 1986.
Field of Study:
Vertebrate Paleontology
Short Biography:
Dr. Rowe's primary research focuses on the
evolution and development of the vertebrate skeleton. In this work,
Dr. Rowe uses phylogenetic systematics to study the evolution of skeletal
form as well as the evolution of skeletal development in the ontogeny
of living species. This work is directed mostly at the early history
of mammals and their extinct relatives among Synapsida, and on the history
of birds and their extinct relatives among Dinosauria, and on other amniotes.
An important tool for this research is high-resolution X-ray computed
tomography, which has become a secondary research focus. This breakthrough
technology permits the non-destructive inspection of internal structure
in even the smallest and most delicate of vertebrate specimens.
In collaborative research with scientist from many countries, Dr. Rowe
is scanning and studying the anatomy of
some of the world’s most significant fossils. An interest in
publishing these exquisite digital datasets has also carried him into
the realm of informatics. Tim maintains an active program in field
paleontology that explores Mesozoic terrestrial sediments of Texas and
the American Southwest.
Contact Information:
Office: 6.106
Phone: 512-471-1725
FAX: 512-471-9425
Email: rowe@mail.utexas.edu
Office Hours:
M,W,F -
T, TH -
Mailing
Address:
The University
of Texas at Austin
Geol Science Dept
1 University Station C1100
Austin, TX 78712-0254
