The Early Vertebrate Evolution Research-Lab (EVER) aims to shed light into the evolution and diversification of the early vertebrates using a multidisciplinary approach. In this sense, our group tries to answer questions related to the origin and early evolution of several groups of early vertebrates (i.e. non-tetrapod vertebrates), as well as the timing and tempo of the appearance of the different tissues and skeletal structures that identify our lineage. Thus, our research combines traditional palaeontology (systematics, biodiversity and phylogeny) with studies of comparative anatomy and developmental biology in extant organisms. All this is combined with the application of some of the most advanced tomographic and computational techniques applied to the study of the vertebrate fossil record.
We are proud to announce that Carlos has been recently awarded with the Hinde Medal of the Pander Society, an international assotiation of palaeontologists with a common interest in the study of conodonts. The Hinde Medal recognised young conodont workers who have made a particularly contribution in the early part…
Humberto Ferrón, one of our PhD student, was awarded in the 16th edition of the International Awards of Palaeontological research by the Fundación Conjunto Paleontológico de Teruel-Dinópolis for his recently paper “Regional endothermy as a trigger for gigantism in some exctinct macropredatory sharks” published in PLOS ONE. If you want…
Our new paper on Miocene Sharks and the Messinian Crisis is in the news. Our team has recently published a new work focused on the diversity of abyssal sharks in the Mediterraenean area during the Miocene, prior the Messinina Crisis, discussing the importance of these new material on the understanding of…
Carlos is working with Professor Philip Donoghue in Bristol (UK) until September founded by the Vicerectorat d’Investigacio i Politica Cientifica from the Univesity of Valencia. He is going to work on several projects focused on the functional morphology of the skeleton of several groups of early vertebrates.
