Professor
Dept. of Earth
Sciences,
University of California,
Riverside,
CA 92521
Telephone: |
951 827-3797 |
Fax: |
951 827-4324 |
E-mail: |
| Mary L. Droser Professor Dept. of Earth
Sciences,
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Education |
|
B.S. |
University of Rochester, Geology, 1977-1981 |
M.A. |
SUNY Binghamton, Geology, 1981-1984 |
Ph.D. |
University of Southern California, Geology, 1984-1987 |
Appointments |
| Assistant Professor, Oberlin College, 1987-1989. |
| Assistant Professor, University of California, Riverside, 1989-1993. |
| Associate Professor, University of California, Riverside, 1993-1996. |
| Research Scientist, White Mountain Research Station, 1/3FTE, 1990-1996. |
| Visiting Associate Professor, University of Cincinnati, 1995-1996. |
| Professor, University of California, Riverside, 1996- |
Selected Refereed Publications: |
| Hughes N.C. and
Droser M.L. 1992 Trace fossils from the Phe Formation (Lower Cambrian), Zanskar valley, northwestern India. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum32:139-144. |
| Droser M.L.,
Hughes N.C. and Jell P.A. 1994 Palaeoecology of Cambro-Ordovician nearshore sandstones: trace fossil evidence from Mootwingee, New South Wales, Australia. Lethaia27:273-283. |
| Droser, M.L.,
1995 Field Paleobiology: Analyzing significant biotic trends from the stratigraphic record Palaios10:507-516. |
| Fortey, R.A., and
Droser, M.L., 1996 Trilobites at the base of the Middle Ordovician, Western U.S.A. Journal of Paleontology70:73-99. |
| Bottjer, D.J.,
Schubert, J.K., and Droser, M.L., 1996 Comparative evolutionary palaeoecology: assessing the changing ecology of the past, in Hart, M., ed., Biotic Recoveries from Mass Extinctions, Geol. Soc. London Spec. Publ, No.102:1-13. |
| Droser, M.L.,
Fortey, R.A., and Li, X., 1996 The Ordovician Radiation American Scientist84:122-132. |
| Droser, M.L.,
Bottjer, D.J., and Sheehan, P.M., 1997 Evaluating the ecological architecture of major events in the history of marine invertebrate life, Geology25:167-170 |
| Li, X. and
Droser, M.L., 1997 The Nature and Distribution of Cambrian Shell concentrations: Evidence from the Great Basin, CA, NV, UT Palaios12:111-126 |
| Droser, M.L. and
Sheehan, P.M. 1997 Palaeoecology of the Ordovician Radiation: Resolution of Large-Scale Patterns with individual clade histories, palaeogeography and environments Geobios Memoire Special No.20:221-229. |
| Anderson, B. and
Droser, M.L., 1998 Ichnofabrics and geometric configurations of Ophiomorpha within a sequence stratigraphic framework: an example from the Upper Cretaceous US western interior Sedimentology45:379-396. |
| Jensen, S., Gehling, G. G., and Droser, M.L., 1998 Ediacara-type fossils in Cambrian sediments Nature393:567-569. |
Fortey,
R.A. and Droser, M.L., 1999, Trilobites and correlation of the base of the |
| Li, X. and Droser, M.L., 1999,
The Nature and Distribution of Ordovician Shell Beds: Evidence from the Great
Basin of Nevada, Utah, and California, PALAIOS,
v. 14, p. 215-233. |
Droser, M.L., Li, X., Johns, R., and
Sheehan, P., 1999, The Ordovician radiation: evidence from carboante biofabrics of the
Great Basin, western USA, Acta Universitatis Carolinae – Geologica v. 43, p. 455-458. |
Professional Service and Awards: |
|
1990-93 |
GeologyEditorial Board |
1991 |
Co-organizer 2-day Paleoecology workshop in association with GSA, sponsored by Paleontological Society |
1992-93 |
President, Pacific section, Paleontological Society |
1992-93 |
Paleontological Society Distinguished Lecturer |
1994-96 |
GSA Student Research Grants Committee |
1995 |
Co-organizer, International Symposium on the Ordovician System, Las Vegas |
1996 |
Chair, GSA Student Research Grants Committee |
1996- |
Program Coordinator, Paleontological Society |
1996- |
PalaiosAssociate Editor |
1997 |
Paleontological Society Schuchert Award |
1997 |
Co-organizer IGCP 410 "The Great Ordovician Biodiversification" |
For information on Mary's research in Evolutionary Paleoecology, click the holotherian
