Hi, I'm Eli!
DFG Postdoc
(German Research Foundation, own research position)
Museum für Naturkunde
Müller's Lab

About Me

Doctorate in Palaeontology, supervised by Christian De MUIZON, co-supervised by Christine ARGOT, Centre de Recherches sur la Paléobiodiversité et les Paléoenvironnements (CR2P), Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle (MNHN), Université Pierre et Marie Curie (UPMC), CNRS, Sorbonne Universités; best distinction

Master of Science and Technology, speciality Universe Sciences, Environment, Ecology, sub-speciality Systematics, Evolution, Palaeobiodiversity, UPMC (with distinction)

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Publications

Evolutionary adaptation to aquatic lifestyle in extinct sloths can lead to systemic alteration of bone structure (Amson et al., 2018; Proc. B)

Painting credits: Oliver Demuth, ©Oliver Demuth (odemuth.wordpress.com)

3D models related to the publication: Evolutionary Adaptation to Aquatic Lifestyle in Extinct Sloths Can Lead to Systemic Alteration of Bone Structure. (Amson et al., 2018; MorphoMuseuM)

Longevity and life history of cave bears - a review and novel data from tooth cementum and relative emergence of permanent dentition. (Veitschegger et al., 2018; Historical Biology)

The Neogene record of northern South american native ungulates. Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology. (Carrillo et al., in press; Contributions to Paleobiology)

Trabecular architecture in the sciuromorph femoral head: Allometry and functional adaptation (Mielke et al., 2018; Zoological Letters)

Trabecular architecture in the forelimb epiphyses of extant xenarthrans (Mammalia) (Amson et al., 2017; Frontiers in Zoology)

The southernmost occurrence of the aquatic sloth Thalassocnus (Mammalia, Tardigrada) from two new Pliocene localities in Chile (de los Arcos et al., 2017; Ameghiniana)

The postcranial musculoskeletal system of xenarthrans: Insights from over two centuries of research and future directions (Amson & Nyakatura, 2017; J. Mamm. Evol)

Differential scaling patterns of vertebrae and the evolution of neck length in mammals (Arnorld et al., 2017; Evolution)

Reappraisal of the extinct seal “Phoca” vitulinoides from the Neogene of the North Sea Basin, with bearing on its geological age, phylogenetic affinities, and locomotion (Dewaele et al., 2017; PeerJ)

Orientation of the lateral semicircular canal in Xenarthra and its links with head posture and phylogeny (Coutier et al., 2017; J. Morphology)

Fossil Cetaceans (Mammalia, Cetacea) from the Neogene of Colombia and Venezuela (Aguirre-Fernández et al., 2017; J. Mamm. Evol.)

Hermann Karsten (1817-1908): A German naturalist in the Neotropics and the significance of his paleovertebrate collection (Carrillo-Briceño et al., 2016; Fossil Record)

Scaling effect on the mid-diaphysis properties of long bones—the case of the Cervidae (deer) (Amson & Kolb, 2016; The Science of Nature)

Exceptional skull of Huayqueriana (Mammalia, Litopterna, Macraucheniidae) from the Late Miocene of Argentina: anatomy, systematics, and paleobiological implications (Forasiepi et al., 2016; Bulletin of the AMNH)

Neogene sloth assemblages (Mammalia, Pilosa) of the Cocinetas Basin (La Guajira, Colombia): implications for the Great American Biotic Interchange (Amson et al., 2016; Palaeontology)

3D models related to the publication: Neogene sloth assemblages (Mammalia, Pilosa) of the Cocinetas Basin (La Guajira, Colombia): implications for the Great American Biotic Interchange (Amson et al., 2016; MorphoMuseuM)

A reappraisal of the phylogeny of the Megatheria (Mammalia: Tardigrada), with an emphasis on the relationships of the Thalassocninae, the marine sloths. (Amson et al., 2016; Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society)

Growth and life history of Middle Miocene deer (Mammalia, Cervidae) based on bone histology (Amson et al., 2015; C. R. Palévol)

A New Large Hyainailourine from the Bartonian of Europe and Its Bearings on the Evolution and Ecology of Massive Hyaenodonts (Mammalia) (Solé et al., 2015; PLOS One)

Mammalian bone palaeohistology: a survey and new data with emphasis on island forms (Kolb et al., 2015; PeerJ)

Osteology and Functional Morphology of the Axial Postcranium of the Marine Sloth Thalassocnus (Mammalia, Tardigrada) with Paleobiological Implications (Amson et al., 2015; J. Mamm. Evol.)

Osteology and Functional Morphology of the Hind Limb of the Marine Sloth Thalassocnus (Mammalia, Tardigrada) (Amson et al., 2015; J. Mamm. Evol.)

Osteology and Functional Morphology of the Forelimb of the Marine Sloth Thalassocnus (Mammalia, Tardigrada) (Amson et al., 2015; J. Mamm. Evol.)

Bone histology as a clue for resolving the puzzle of a dugong rib in the Pisco Formation, Peru. (Amson et al., 2015; JVP)

Gradual adaptation of bone structure to aquatic lifestyle in extinct sloths from Peru. (Amson et al., 2014; Proc. B)

A new durophagous phocid (Mammalia: Carnivora) from the late Neogene of Peru and considerations on monachine seals phylogeny (Amson & Muizon, 2014; J. Sys. Pal.)

On the affinities of Tetraceratops insignis, an Early Permian synapsid (Amson & Laurin, 2011; Ac. Pal. Pol.)

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Evolution Taxonomy Vertebrate Paleontology Cladistics Phylogenetics Palaeoecology Mammals Comparative Anatomy Functional Morphology Morphological Analysis Biological Evolution Animal Anatomy Fossils Osteology Vertebrates Collection Carnivora Neogene mammals Gross Anatomy Cenozoic Xenarthra Marine Mammals Sloths Aquatic sloths Bone histology Bone microstructure Comparative methods

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