Dr. Stucky explores the nature of evolution through the study of the fossil record of mammals from 55 to 30 million years ago. This is a time when most of the modern groups of mammals such as primates, horses, rhinoceroses, and even-toed ungulates emerged. Along with museum volunteers, Dr. Stucky explores the regions of the western interior of North America where exceptional fossils of Eocene age are discovered. The Eocene age began with a global warming event followed by global cooling. The research examines the biological consequences of climate change and the ecological interaction among species to develop a holistic picture of mammal evolution.
Current Projects
Recent Publications
2006. Prehistoric Journey. Denver Museum of Natural History Press and Roberts Rinehart Publishers (with K. Johnson).
2004. Wasatchian through Duchesnean Biochronology. Late Cretaceous and Cenozoic Mammals of North America. Michael Woodburne ed., UC Press, 106–155 (with P. Robinson and seven others).
1997. Eocene bunodont and bunoselenodont Artiodactyla. Evolution of Tertiary Mammals of North America, C.M. Janis, K.M. Scott, and L.L. Jacobs, eds. Cambridge University Press, 358–374.
1996. Paleontology: The window to science education. Learning from the Fossil Record. J. Scotchmoor and F. McKinney, eds. Paleontological Society, 11–14.
1990. Evolution of land mammal diversity in North America during the Cenozoic. Current Mammalogy, 2:375–432.
