Richard K. Stucky, PhD

Curator of Paleoecology & Evolution
PhD, 1982, University of Colorado at Boulder
303.370.6434
richard.stucky@dmns.org

Dr. Stucky explores the nature of evolution through the study of the fossil record of Eocene mammals from 57 to 33 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.

• Dr. Stucky's Curriculum Vitae (PDF | 35KB)

• Eocene Mammals

2009. Climate directly influences Eocene mammal faunal dynamics in North America.  Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 106:13399-13403. (with M.O. Woodburne and G.G. Gunnell)

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).

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.