Sterling Nesbitt Explained

Sterling Nesbitt (born March 25, 1982, in Mesa, Arizona) is an American paleontologist best known for his work on the origin and early evolutionary patterns of archosaurs. He is currently an associate professor at Virginia Tech in the Department of Geosciences.[1]

Biography

Sterling Nesbitt received his B.A. in integrative biology with a minor in geology from the University of California Berkeley in 2004. He received his PhD from Columbia University in 2009, completing the majority of his research at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City.[2] He subsequently held postdoctoral researcher positions at the University of Texas at Austin, the University of Washington, and the Field Museum. He is currently an associate professor in the Department of Geosciences at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Virginia. He is also a research associate/affiliate of the American Museum of Natural History, the Vertebrate Paleontology Lab at The University of Texas at Austin, the Virginia Museum of Natural History, the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, and the National Museum of Natural History.

Nesbitt appears in the 2007 IMAX movie Dinosaurs Alive! and the re-worked 2008 version of Walking With Dinosaurs on the Discovery Channel.

Academic contributions

Nesbitt has over 100 publications in peer-reviewed journals with over 7,700 citations (per Google Scholar[3]) and numerous papers in high-profile scientific journals, including Current Biology, Earth-Science Reviewss, Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B: Biological Sciences, Science, and Scientific Reports.

Below is a list of taxa that Nesbitt has contributed to naming:

YearTaxonAuthors
2023Mambachiton fiandohana gen. et sp. nov.Nesbitt, Patellos, Kammerer, Ranivoharimanana, Wyss, & Flynn[4]
2022Mbiresaurus raathi gen. et sp. nov.Griffin, Wynd, Munyikwa, Broderick, Zondo, Tolan, Langer, Nesbitt, & Taruvinga[5]
2022Mambawakale ruhuhu gen. et sp. nov.Butler, Fernandez, Nesbitt, Leite, & Gower[6]
2020Kongonaphon kely gen. et sp. nov.Kammerer, Nesbitt, Flynn, Ranivoharimanana, & Wyss[7]
2020Dynamosuchus collisensis gen. et sp. nov.Müller, Von Bacsko, Desoko, & Nesbitt[8]
2019Suskityrannus hazelae gen. et sp. nov.Nesbitt, Denton, Loewen, Brusatte, Smith, Turner, Kirkland, McDonald, & Wolfe[9]
2018Mandasuchus tanyauchen gen. et sp. nov.Butler, Nesbitt, Charig, Gower, & Barrett[10]
2017Avicranium renestoi gen. et sp. nov.Pritchard & Nesbitt[11]
2017Teleocrater rhadinus gen. et sp. nov.Nesbitt et al.[12]
2016Litorosuchus somnii gen. et sp. nov.Li, Wu, Zhao, Nesbitt, Stocker, & Wang[13]
2016Triopticus primus gen. et sp. nov.Stocker, Nesbitt, Criswell, Parker, Witmer, Rowe, Ridgely, & Brown[14]
2016Vivaron haydeni gen. et sp. nov.Lessner, Stocker, Smith, Turner, Irmis, & Nesbitt[15]
2015Lepidus praecisio gen. et sp. nov.Nesbitt & Ezcurra[16]
2015Carnufex carolinensis gen. et sp. nov.Zanno, Drymala, Nesbitt, & Schneider[17]
2014Nundasuchus songeaensis gen. et sp. nov.Nesbitt, Sidor, Angielczyk, Smith, & Tsuji[18]
2013Lutungutali sitwensis gen. et sp. nov.Peecook, Sidor, Nesbitt, Smith, Steyer, & Angielczyk[19]
2013Asperoris mnyama gen. et sp. nov.Nesbitt, Butler, & Gower[20]
2012Nyasasaurus parringtoni gen. et sp. nov.Nesbitt, Barrett, Werning, Sidor, & Charig[21]
2011Diodorus scytobrachion gen. et sp. nov.Kammerer, Nesbitt, & Shubin[22]
2011Albinykus baatar gen. et sp. nov.Nesbitt, Clarke, Turner, & Norell[23]
2011Daemonosaurus chauliodus gen. et sp. nov.Sues, Nesbitt, Berman, & Henrici[24]
2010Azendohsaurus madagaskarensis sp. nov.Flynn, Nesbitt, Parrish, Ranivoharimanana, & Wyss[25]
2010Aisilisaurus kongwe gen. et sp. nov.Nesbitt, Sidor, Irmis, Angielczyk, Smith, & Tsuji[26]
2009Limusaurus inextricabilis gen. et sp. nov.Xu et al.[27]
2009Kol ghuva gen. et sp. nov.Turner, Nesbitt, & Norell[28]
2009Tawa hallae gen. et sp. nov.Nesbitt, Smith, Irmis, Turner, Downs, & Norell[29]
2007Effigia okeeffeae gen. et sp. nov.Nesbitt & Norell[30]
2005Redondavenator quayensis gen. et sp. nov.Nesbitt, Irmis, Lucas, & Hunt[31]
2004Ammorhynchus navajoi gen. et sp. nov.Nesbitt & Whatley[32]

External links

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Nesbitt, Sterling. geos.vt.edu. en. 2020-01-22.
  2. Web site: Sterling Nesbitt. globalchange. en-US. 2020-01-22.
  3. Web site: Sterling Nesbitt - Google Scholar Citations. scholar.google.com. 2020-01-22.
  4. Nesbitt . Sterling J. . Patellos . Emily . Kammerer . Christian F. . Ranivoharimanana . Lovasoa . Wyss . Andre´ R. . Flynn . John J. . 2023-07-25 . The earliest-diverging avemetatarsalian: a new osteoderm-bearing taxon from the Triassic (?Earliest Late Triassic) of Madagascar and the composition of avemetatarsalian assemblages prior to the radiation of dinosaurs . Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society . 199 . 2 . en . 327–353 . 10.1093/zoolinnean/zlad038 . 0024-4082.
  5. Griffin . Christopher T. . Wynd . Brenen M. . Munyikwa . Darlington . Broderick . Tim J. . Zondo . Michel . Tolan . Stephen . Langer . Max C. . Nesbitt . Sterling J. . Taruvinga . Hazel R. . 2022-08-31 . Africa's oldest dinosaurs reveal early suppression of dinosaur distribution . Nature . en . 609 . 7926 . 313–319 . 10.1038/s41586-022-05133-x . 0028-0836 . 36045297 . 251977824.
  6. Butler . R.J. . Fernandez . V. . Nesbitt . N.J. . Leite . J.V. . Gower . D.J. . 2022 . A new pseudosuchian archosaur, Mambawakale ruhuhu gen. et sp. nov., from the Middle Triassic Manda Beds of Tanzania . The Royal Society . 9 . 2 . 10.1098/rsos.211622 . free. 10919/111401 . free .
  7. Kammerer . Christian F. . Nesbitt . Sterling J. . Flynn . John J. . Ranivoharimanana . Lovasoa . Wyss . André R. . 2020-07-02 . A tiny ornithodiran archosaur from the Triassic of Madagascar and the role of miniaturization in dinosaur and pterosaur ancestry . Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences . en . 117 . 30 . 17932–17936 . 10.1073/pnas.1916631117 . 0027-8424 . 7395432 . 32631980 . free.
  8. Müller . Rodrigo T. . Von Baczko . M. Belén . Desojo . Julia B. . Nesbitt . Sterling J. . 31 January 2020 . The first ornithosuchid from Brazil and its macroevolutionary and phylogenetic implications for Late Triassic faunas in Gondwana . Acta Palaeontologica Polonica . 65 . 10.4202/app.00652.2019 . free. 10919/98583 . free .
  9. Nesbitt. Sterling J.. Denton. Robert K.. Loewen. Mark A.. Brusatte. Stephen L.. Smith. Nathan D.. Turner. Alan H.. Kirkland. James I.. McDonald. Andrew T.. Wolfe. Douglas G.. 2019-05-06. A mid-Cretaceous tyrannosauroid and the origin of North American end-Cretaceous dinosaur assemblages. Nature Ecology & Evolution. 3. 6. 892–899. 10.1038/s41559-019-0888-0. 31061476. 146115938. 2397-334X. 20.500.11820/a6709b34-e3ab-416e-a866-03ba1162b23d. free.
  10. Butler. Richard J.. Nesbitt. Sterling J.. Charig. Alan J.. Gower. David J.. Barrett. Paul M.. 2017-11-29. Mandasuchus tanyauchen, gen. et sp. nov., a pseudosuchian archosaur from the Manda Beds (?Middle Triassic) of Tanzania. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. en. 37. sup1. 96–121. 10.1080/02724634.2017.1343728. 90164051. 0272-4634.
  11. Pritchard. Adam C.. Nesbitt. Sterling J.. A bird-like skull in a Triassic diapsid reptile increases heterogeneity of the morphological and phylogenetic radiation of Diapsida. Royal Society Open Science. 4. 10. 170499. 10.1098/rsos.170499. 5666248. 29134065. 2017. 2017RSOS....470499P.
  12. Nesbitt. Sterling J.. Butler. Richard J.. Ezcurra. Martín D.. Barrett. Paul M.. Stocker. Michelle R.. Angielczyk. Kenneth D.. Smith. Roger M. H.. Sidor. Christian A.. Niedźwiedzki. Grzegorz. Sennikov. Andrey G.. Charig. Alan J.. 2017. The earliest bird-line archosaurs and the assembly of the dinosaur body plan. Nature. 544. 7651. 484–487. 10.1038/nature22037. 28405026. 0028-0836. 2017Natur.544..484N. 9095072 .
  13. Li. Chun. Wu. Xiao-chun. Zhao. Li-jun. Nesbitt. Sterling J.. Stocker. Michelle R.. Wang. Li-Ting. 2016-11-09. A new armored archosauriform (Diapsida: Archosauromorpha) from the marine Middle Triassic of China, with implications for the diverse life styles of archosauriforms prior to the diversification of Archosauria. The Science of Nature. 103. 11–12. 95. 10.1007/s00114-016-1418-4. 27830290. 0028-1042. 2016SciNa.103...95L. 11147562.
  14. Stocker. Michelle R.. Nesbitt. Sterling J.. Criswell. Katharine E.. Parker. William G.. Witmer. Lawrence M.. Rowe. Timothy B.. Ridgely. Ryan. Brown. Matthew A.. 2016. A Dome-Headed Stem Archosaur Exemplifies Convergence among Dinosaurs and Their Distant Relatives. Current Biology. 26. 19. 2674–2680. 10.1016/j.cub.2016.07.066. 27666971. 0960-9822. free.
  15. Lessner. Emily J.. Stocker. Michelle R.. Smith. Nathan D.. Turner. Alan H.. Irmis. Randall B.. Nesbitt. Sterling J.. 2016-09-06. A new rauisuchid (Archosauria, Pseudosuchia) from the Upper Triassic (Norian) of New Mexico increases the diversity and temporal range of the clade. PeerJ. 4. e2336. 10.7717/peerj.2336. 27651983. 5018681. 2167-8359. free.
  16. Nesbitt. Sterling. Ezcurra. Martín. 2015. The early fossil record of dinosaurs in North America: A new neotheropod from the base of the Upper Triassic Dockum Group of Texas. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica. 60. 10.4202/app.00143.2014. 0567-7920. free.
  17. Zanno. Lindsay E.. Drymala. Susan. Nesbitt. Sterling J.. Schneider. Vincent P.. 2015-03-19. Early crocodylomorph increases top tier predator diversity during rise of dinosaurs. Scientific Reports. 5. 1. 9276. 10.1038/srep09276. 25787306. 4365386. 2045-2322. 2015NatSR...5E9276Z.
  18. Nesbitt. Sterling J.. Sidor. Christian A.. Angielczyk. Kenneth D.. Smith. Roger M. H.. Tsuji. Linda A.. 2014-09-19. A new archosaur from the Manda beds (Anisian, Middle Triassic) of southern Tanzania and its implications for character state optimizations at Archosauria and Pseudosuchia. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 34. 6. 1357–1382. 10.1080/02724634.2014.859622. 129558756. 0272-4634.
  19. A New Silesaurid from the Upper Ntawere Formation of Zambia (Middle Triassic) Demonstrates the Rapid Diversification of Silesauridae (Avemetatarsalia, Dinosauriformes) (project). Peecook. R. Sidor. A. 2014. Nesbitt. J. Smith. M. Steyer. S. Anigelczyck. D. 10.7934/p1046.
  20. Nesbitt. Sterling J.. Butler. Richard J.. Gower. David J.. 2013-09-27. A New Archosauriform (Reptilia: Diapsida) from the Manda Beds (Middle Triassic) of Southwestern Tanzania. PLOS ONE. 8. 9. e72753. 10.1371/journal.pone.0072753. 24086264. 3785487. 1932-6203. 2013PLoSO...872753N. free.
  21. Nesbitt. S. J.. Barrett. P. M.. Werning. S.. Sidor. C. A.. Charig. A. J.. 2012-12-05. The oldest dinosaur? A Middle Triassic dinosauriform from Tanzania. Biology Letters. 9. 1. 20120949. 10.1098/rsbl.2012.0949. 23221875. 3565515. 1744-9561.
  22. Kammerer. Christian F.. Nesbitt. Sterling J.. Shubin. Neil H.. 2012. The First Silesaurid Dinosauriform from the Late Triassic of Morocco. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica. 57. 2. 277–284. 10.4202/app.2011.0015. 0567-7920. free.
  23. Nesbitt. Sterling J.. Clarke. Julia A.. Turner. Alan H.. Norell. Mark A.. 2011-02-10. A small alvarezsaurid from the eastern Gobi Desert offers insight into evolutionary patterns in the Alvarezsauroidea. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 31. 1. 144–153. 10.1080/02724634.2011.540053. 85283009. 0272-4634.
  24. Sues. Hans-Dieter. Nesbitt. Sterling J.. Berman. David S. Henrici. Amy C.. 2011-04-13. A late-surviving basal theropod dinosaur from the latest Triassic of North America. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 278. 1723. 3459–3464. 10.1098/rspb.2011.0410. 21490016. 3177637. 0962-8452. free.
  25. Flynn. John J.. Nesbitt. Sterling J.. Parrish. J. Michael.. Ranivoharimanana. Lovasoa. Wyss. André R.. 2010. A new species of Azendohsaurus (Diapsida: Archosauromorpha) from the Triassic Isalo Group of southwestern Madagascar: cranium and mandible. Palaeontology. 53. 3. 669–688. 10.1111/j.1475-4983.2010.00954.x. 82341339 . 0031-0239. free.
  26. Nesbitt. Sterling J.. Sidor. Christian A.. Irmis. Randall B.. Angielczyk. Kenneth D.. Smith. Roger M. H.. Tsuji. Linda A.. 2010. Ecologically distinct dinosaurian sister group shows early diversification of Ornithodira. Nature. 464. 7285. 95–98. 10.1038/nature08718. 20203608. 0028-0836. 2010Natur.464...95N. 4344048.
  27. Xu. Xing. Clark. James M.. Mo. Jinyou. Choiniere. Jonah. Forster. Catherine A.. Erickson. Gregory M.. Hone. David W. E.. Sullivan. Corwin. Eberth. David A.. Nesbitt. Sterling. Zhao. Qi. 2009. A Jurassic ceratosaur from China helps clarify avian digital homologies. Nature. 459. 7249. 940–944. 10.1038/nature08124. 19536256. 0028-0836. 2009Natur.459..940X. 4358448.
  28. Turner. Alan H.. Nesbitt. Sterling J.. Norell. Mark A.. 2009-07-25. A Large Alvarezsaurid from the Late Cretaceous of Mongolia. American Museum Novitates. 3648. 1–14. 10.1206/639.1. 0003-0082. 2246/5967. 59459861.
  29. Nesbitt. Sterling J.. Smith. Nathan D.. Irmis. Randall B.. Turner. Alan H.. Downs. Alex. Norell. Mark A.. 2009-12-11. A Complete Skeleton of a Late Triassic Saurischian and the Early Evolution of Dinosaurs. Science. 326. 5959. 1530–1533. 10.1126/science.1180350. 20007898. 2009Sci...326.1530N. 8349110.
  30. Nesbitt. Sterling J. Norell. Mark A. 2006-01-25. Extreme convergence in the body plans of an early suchian (Archosauria) and ornithomimid dinosaurs (Theropoda). Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 273. 1590. 1045–1048. 10.1098/rspb.2005.3426. 16600879. 1560254. 0962-8452.
  31. Nesbitt. Sterling J.. Irmis. Randall B.. Lucas. Spencer G.. Hunt. Adrian P.. 2005. A giant crocodylomorph from the Upper Triassic of New Mexico. Paläontologische Zeitschrift. 79. 4. 471–478. 10.1007/bf02988373. 128541365. 0031-0220.
  32. Nesbitt. Sterling J.. 2004. The first discovery of a rhynchosaur from the upper Moenkopi Formation (Middle Triassic) of northern Arizona. PaleoBios. 24. 3. 1–10.

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