Christian Sidor

Christian Alfred Sidor is an American vertebrate paleontologist. He is currently a Professor in the Department of Biology,

Academic and professional background

Sidor received a B.S. (with honors) in biology from

Sidor is best known for his work on therapsid synapsids;[7]^{[8][9][10][11][12]} the title of his dissertation was "Evolutionary trends and relationships within the Synapsida."^[13] However, Sidor has been involved with research on a diverse array of other Paleozoic and Mesozoic tetrapod clades, including temnospondyl amphibians;^[14][15][16] captorhinid reptiles;^[17][18] pseudosuchian archosaurs;^[19][20][21] and avemetatarsalian archosaurs,^{[22][23][24][25][26][27]} encompassing a wide-ranging research program focusing on descriptive anatomy, taxonomy and phylogenetics, histology and pathology, trends in biogeography, and responses of tetrapods to major climatic perturbations. Sidor has extensive experience collecting and researching fossils from historically less well-sampled geographic regions, including Niger,^[28] Tanzania,^[29] Zambia,^[30] and Antarctica.^[31] Previously he was a member of the editorial board of the Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology (2005-2010).

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

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