Grimaldi, David A.

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David Grimaldi is a Curator at the American Museum of Natural History Division of Invertebrate Zoology. Grimaldi is also a professor at the Richard Gilder Graduate School. Dr. Grimaldi’s research addresses 400 million years of insect evolutionary history, from species-level diversity in drosophilid and other flies, to the earliest Devonian fossil hexapods. He is particularly interested in fossils preserved in amber and in the paleobiology of fossilized resins, and has developed the world’s most scientifically important collection of amber fossils. He has conducted field work on five continents in over 40 countries, collecting Recent species and excavating fossils. Research is primarily based on morphology, which is analyzed phylogenetically for optimal interpretation of evolutionary patterns and past events. Other specific interests include the nature of evolutionary radiations, the role of paleoclimate in evolution, the origins and evolution of modern tropical forest ecosystems; science writing, illustration and imaging, and the history of science. (source: AMNH website)

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