My research involves the diversification and biodiversity of life forms during the geologic past, especially the Paleozoic; biomineralization in early animals; fossilization processes and exceptional fossil preservation; the relationship between climatic change, sea level change, and biotic change during critical intervals of geologic history; and methods of global stratigraphic correlation. Many of the articles shown here are available online, but pdf copies can be provided upon request.
Here are links to some recent, open-access publications:
Babcock, L.E. 2024. Replacement names for two species of Orthacanthus Agassiz, 1843 (Chondrichthyes, Xenacanthiformes), and discussion of Giebelodus Whitley, 1940, replacement name for Chilodus Giebel, 1848 (Chondrichthyes, Xenacanthiformes), preoccupied by Chilodus Müller & Troschel, 1844 (Actinopterygii, Characiformes). ZooKeys 1188: 219-226. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1188.108571
Babcock, L.E. 2024. Some vertebrate types (Chondrichthyes, Actinopterygii, Sarcopterygii, and Tetrapoda) from two Paleozoic Lagerstätten of Ohio, U.S.A., Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 44, e2308621. DOI: 10.1080/02724634.2024.2308621
Babcock L. E., Feldmann R. M., & Grunow A. M. 2024. Cretaceous–Palaeogene lobsters, Hoploparia stokesi (Weller, 1903), from Antarctica: historical review, and transfer of specimens from the United States Polar Rock Repository. Polar Research, 43. https://doi.org/10.33265/polar.v43.9866
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