Jump to content

Michael Waldman (palaeontologist)

Add links
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Michael Waldman
Born1950 (age 73–74)
NationalityBritish
OccupationPalaeontologist
Known forWork on fossil fish, mammals, and reptiles

Michael Waldman is a British palaeontologist known for his work on fossil fish, mammals, and reptiles. He also discovered the globally important fossil site of Cladach a'Ghlinne,[1][2][3][4] near Elgol on the Isle of Skye, Scotland. This site exposes the Kilmaluag Formation and provides a valuable record of Middle Jurassic ecosystems.[1] During the 1970s he visited the site several times with fellow palaeontologist Robert Savage.[1] The fossil turtle Eileanchelys waldmani was named after Michael in recognition of his notable contribution to palaeontology.[5][6]

Academic career

[edit]

Michael gained his PhD at Monash University in 1968. He worked as a research assistant at University of Bristol in the early 1970s working alongside Robert Savage. He went on to teach at Stowe School, Buckinghamshire, England, UK.

Michael named several fossil taxa during his research career. These include the fish Wadeichthys oxyops,[7] the theropod dinosaur Duriavenator hesperis,[8] the mammaliaform Borealestes,[9] and the tritylodontid, Stereognathus hebridicus[9] (although S. hebridicus is now thought to be a junior synonym to S. ooliticus[10]).

Michael also contributed to the anatomical understanding of the lepidosauromorph Marmoretta.[11]

Publications

[edit]
  • Waldman, M., 1968. Fish from the freshwater Lower Cretaceous, near Koonwarra, Victoria, Australia: with comments on the palaeo-environment (Doctoral dissertation, Monash University).
  • Waldman, M., 1970. Comments on a Cretaceous coprolite from Alberta, Canada. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences, 7(3), pp. 1008-1012.
  • Waldman, M. 1971. Fish from the freshwater Lower Cretaceous of Victoria, Australia with comments on the palaeo-environment. Special Papers in Palaeontology 9: 1–62.
  • Waldman, M. and Savage, R.J.G., 1972. The first Jurassic mammal from Scotland. Journal of the Geological Society, 128(2), 119-125.
  • Waldman, M. 1974. Megalosaurids from the Bajocian (Middle Jurassic) of Dorset. Palaeontology, 17(2), 325–339.
  • Waldman, M. and Evans, S.E., 1994. Lepidosauromorph reptiles from the Middle Jurassic of Skye. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 112(1-2), 135-150.
  • Evans, S.E. and Waldman, M., 1996. Small reptiles and amphibians from the Middle Jurassic of Skye, Scotland. Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin, 60, 219-226.

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b c Panciroli, Elsa; Benson, Roger B. J.; Walsh, Stig; Butler, Richard J.; Castro, Tiago Andrade; Jones, Marc E. H.; Evans, Susan E. (2020). "Diverse vertebrate assemblage of the Kilmaluag Formation (Bathonian, Middle Jurassic) of Skye, Scotland". Earth and Environmental Science Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. 111 (3): 135–156. doi:10.1017/S1755691020000055. ISSN 1755-6910.
  2. ^ "Ancient salamander was hidden inside mystery rock for 50 years – new research".
  3. ^ "Rare Jurassic mammal fossil from Scotland is new species". 27 January 2021.
  4. ^ "Take to the Skye: New pterosaur discovery". 22 February 2022.
  5. ^ Anquetin, J.; Barrett, P.M.; Jones, M.E.H.; Moore-Fay, S.; Evans, S.E. (2009). "A new stem turtle from the Middle Jurassic of Scotland: new insights into the evolution and palaeoecology of basal turtles". Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 276 (1658): 879–886. doi:10.1098/rspb.2008.1429. ISSN 0962-8452. PMC 2664364. PMID 19019789.
  6. ^ "The Isle of Skye turtle fossils discovery". 21 November 2008.
  7. ^ Waldman, M. Fish from the freshwater Lower Cretaceous of Victoria, Australia: with comments on the palaeo-environment. No. 9. Palaeontological Association, 1971. [1]
  8. ^ Waldman, Michael (1974). "Megalosaurids from the Bajocian (Middle Jurassic) of Dorset". Palaeontology. 17 (2): 325–339.
  9. ^ a b Waldman, M.; Savage, R. J. G. (1972). "The first Jurassic mammal from Scotland". Journal of the Geological Society. 128 (2): 119–125. Bibcode:1972JGSoc.128..119W. doi:10.1144/gsjgs.128.2.0119. S2CID 128622858.
  10. ^ Panciroli, Elsa; Walsh, Stig; Fraser, Nicholas C.; Brusatte, Stephen L.; Corfe, Ian (2017-09-03). "A reassessment of the postcanine dentition and systematics of the tritylodontid Stereognathus (Cynodontia, Tritylodontidae, Mammaliamorpha), from the Middle Jurassic of the United Kingdom". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 37 (5): e1351448. Bibcode:2017JVPal..37E1448P. doi:10.1080/02724634.2017.1351448. hdl:10138/230155. ISSN 0272-4634.
  11. ^ Waldman, M.; Evans, S. E. (1994). "Lepidosauromorph reptiles from the Middle Jurassic of Skye". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 112 (1–2): 135–150. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.1994.tb00315.x.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Michael_Waldman_(palaeontologist)&oldid=1257342038"