Dr. Carrie Schweitzer, Summer 2002
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Research Interests
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Fossil Decapods
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Derived Brachyurans (crabs) |
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Anomurans (hermit crabs, ghost shrimp, etc.) |
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Systematics of decapods |
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Evolution, Extinction, and Recovery |
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Paleobiogeography |
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Fossil Worms |
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Jurassic decapods |
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Education
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Ph.D., Applied Geology, 2000, Kent State University |
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M.S., Geology, 1996, Kent State University |
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B.A., Biology, 1993, Hiram College, Ohio |
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Current Projects
| Decapods of Argentina |
| Decapod Paleobiogeography |
| Decapods of Eastern Europe |
| Decapods of Puerto Rico and the Caribbean |
| Decapods of Mexico |
| Cretaceous/Paleogene Extinctions |
| Phylogeny of the Xanthoidea (stone and mud crabs) |
| Phylogeny of primitive crabs |
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