K. Christopher Beard

K. Christopher Beard

University of Kansas

H-index: 45

North America-United States

About K. Christopher Beard

K. Christopher Beard, With an exceptional h-index of 45 and a recent h-index of 16 (since 2020), a distinguished researcher at University of Kansas, specializes in the field of primate evolution, vertebrate paleontology, mammalian evolution.

His recent articles reflect a diverse array of research interests and contributions to the field:

Rapid colonization and diversification of a large-bodied mammalian herbivore clade in an insular context: New embrithopods from the Eocene of Balkanatolia

A new dryolestid fossil from the Late Jurassic illuminates molar root structure of dryolestids

Phylogeny and systematics of early Paleogene bats

Dental anatomy, phylogenetic relationships and paleoecology of Orhaniyeia nauta (Metatheria, Anatoliadelphyidae), a Gondwanan component of the insular Eocene mammal fauna of …

The geodynamic implications of passive margin subduction in northwest Turkey

Oldest record of Apatemyidae (Mammalia, Apatotheria) from Spain and the taxonomic status of Spanish paromomyids (Mammalia, Primatomorpha)

Additions to the late Eocene Süngülü mammal fauna in Easternmost Anatolia and the Eocene-Oligocene transition at the periphery of Balkanatolia

Basal Primatomorpha colonized Ellesmere Island (Arctic Canada) during the hyperthermal conditions of the early Eocene climatic optimum

K. Christopher Beard Information

University

Position

Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology and Biodiversity Institute

Citations(all)

5859

Citations(since 2020)

1075

Cited By

5094

hIndex(all)

45

hIndex(since 2020)

16

i10Index(all)

101

i10Index(since 2020)

33

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K. Christopher Beard Skills & Research Interests

primate evolution

vertebrate paleontology

mammalian evolution

Top articles of K. Christopher Beard

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Rapid colonization and diversification of a large-bodied mammalian herbivore clade in an insular context: New embrithopods from the Eocene of Balkanatolia

Journal of Mammalian Evolution

Grégoire Métais

Pauline Coster

Mustafa Kaya

Alexis Licht

Kristen Miller

...

2024/6

A new dryolestid fossil from the Late Jurassic illuminates molar root structure of dryolestids

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Isaac Magallanes

K Christopher Beard

Thomas Martin

Zhe-Xi Luo

2024/4/2

Phylogeny and systematics of early Paleogene bats

Journal of Mammalian Evolution

Matthew F Jones

K Christopher Beard

Nancy B Simmons

2024/6

Dental anatomy, phylogenetic relationships and paleoecology of Orhaniyeia nauta (Metatheria, Anatoliadelphyidae), a Gondwanan component of the insular Eocene mammal fauna of …

Journal of Mammalian Evolution

K Christopher Beard

Pauline MC Coster

Faruk Ocakoğlu

Alexis Licht

Grégoire Métais

2023/12

The geodynamic implications of passive margin subduction in northwest Turkey

Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems

CF Campbell

MA Mueller

MH Taylor

F Ocakoğlu

A Möller

...

2023/1/25

Oldest record of Apatemyidae (Mammalia, Apatotheria) from Spain and the taxonomic status of Spanish paromomyids (Mammalia, Primatomorpha)

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

K Christopher Beard

Grégoire Métais

2023/12/28

Additions to the late Eocene Süngülü mammal fauna in Easternmost Anatolia and the Eocene-Oligocene transition at the periphery of Balkanatolia

Comptes Rendus Palevol

Grégoire MÉTAIS

Pauline COSTER

Alexis LICHT

Faruk OCAKOĞLU

K Christopher BEARD

2023/12/11

Basal Primatomorpha colonized Ellesmere Island (Arctic Canada) during the hyperthermal conditions of the early Eocene climatic optimum

Plos one

Kristen Miller

Kristen Tietjen

K Christopher Beard

2023/1/25

Phylogeny and paleobiogeography of the enigmatic North American primate Ekgmowechashala illuminated by new fossils from Nebraska (USA) and Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region (China)

Journal of Human Evolution

Kathleen Rust

Xijun Ni

Kristen Tietjen

K Christopher Beard

2023/11/6

Nyctitheriidae (Mammalia,? Eulipotyphla) from the Late Paleocene of Big Multi Quarry, Southern Wyoming, and a Revision of the Subfamily Placentidentinae

Annals of Carnegie Museum

Matthew F Jones

K Christopher Beard

2023/9

Balkanatolia: The insular mammalian biogeographic province that partly paved the way to the Grande Coupure

Alexis Licht

Grégoire Métais

Pauline Coster

Deniz İbilioğlu

Faruk Ocakoğlu

...

2022/3/1

Sedimentary provenance from the evolving forearc‐to‐foreland Central Sakarya Basin, western Anatolia reveals multi‐phase intercontinental collision

Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems

Megan A Mueller

Alexis Licht

Clay Campbell

Faruk Ocakoğlu

Gui G Akşit

...

2022/3

The Surface Response to Cenozoic Drip Tectonics in Central Anatolia

AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts

Clay Campbell

Michael Taylor

Megan Mueller

Alexis Licht

Faruk Ocakoglu

...

2021/12

A new parapithecine (Primates: Anthropoidea) from the early Oligocene of Libya supports parallel evolution of large body size among parapithecids

Journal of Human Evolution

Spencer G Mattingly

K Christopher Beard

Pauline MC Coster

Mustafa J Salem

Yaowalak Chaimanee

...

2021/4/1

New dentaries of Chiromyoides (Primatomorpha, Plesiadapidae) and a reassessment of the “mammalian woodpecker” ecological niche

Geobios

Doug M Boyer

LM Schaeffer

KC Beard

2021/7/1

An omomyid primate from the Pontide microcontinent of north-central Anatolia: Implications for sweepstakes dispersal of terrestrial mammals during the Eocene

Geobios

K Christopher Beard

Grégoire Métais

Faruk Ocakoğlu

Alexis Licht

2021/7/1

The earliest Asian bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera) address major gaps in bat evolution

Biology Letters

Matthew F Jones

Qiang Li

Xijun Ni

K Christopher Beard

2021/6/30

Closing the Neotethys Ocean in western Anatolia: Insights from forearc and foreland sedimentary basin records

EGU General Assembly Conference Abstracts

Megan Mueller

Alexis Licht

Clay Campbell

Faruk Ocakoğlu

Gui Akşit

...

2021/4

A sedimentary basin record of multi-phase continental collision in western Anatolia

AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts

Megan Mueller

Alexis Licht

Faruk Ocakoglu

Clay Campbell

Gui Aksit

...

2020/12

A new carnivoraform from the early Oligocene of Libya: Oldest known record of Carnivoramorpha in Africa

Journal of African Earth Sciences

Spencer G Mattingly

K Christopher Beard

Pauline MC Coster

Mustafa J Salem

Yaowalak Chaimanee

...

2020/12/1

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Jean-Jacques Jaeger

Université de Poitiers

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Peter Wilf

Peter Wilf

Penn State University

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Yaowalak Chaimanee

Yaowalak Chaimanee

Université de Poitiers

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Michael Taylor

Michael Taylor

University of Kansas

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