GABRIEL S FERREIRA
Palaeobiology and Comparative Morphology
A crocodyliform quadrate from the Late Cretaceous of the Bauru Basin, Brazil
Stress plots resulting from finite element analyses of the shell of Proganochelys quenstedtii, the earliest turtle
Collecting samples for geochemical analyses with Miriam Forancelli
A crocodyliform quadrate from the Late Cretaceous of the Bauru Basin, Brazil
ABOUT ME
I’m interested in the evolution of functional morphology. I am currently a research associate and head of the 3D Imaging Lab of the Senckenberg HEP at the University of Tübingen, Germany.
My research focuses on the use of computational tools and methods, such as micro-computed tomography (µCT), finite element analyses and geometric morphometrics, to explore patterns of morphofunctional evolution in recent and extinct lineages, mostly reptiles.
MY RESEARCH
Exploring shape evolution in the deep time
COMPARATIVE & FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY
MACROEVOLUTION & PALAEONTOLGY
SYSTEMATICS & TAXONOMY OF REPTILES
Highlighted Publications
Ferreira GS, Hermanson G, Kyriakouli C, Dróżdż D, Szczygielski T. 2024. Shell biomechanics suggests an aquatic palaeoecology at the dawn of turtle evolution. Scientific Reports, doi:10.1038/s41598-024-72540-7
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Ferreira GS, Nascimento ER, Cadena EA, Cozzuol MA, Farina BM, Pacheco MLAF, Rizzutto MA, Langer MC. 2024. The latest freshwater giants: a new Peltocephalus (Pleurodira: Podocnemididae) turtle from the Late Pleistocene of the Brazilian Amazon. Biology Letters, doi:10.1098/rsbl.2024.0010
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Farina BM, Godoy PL, Benson RBJ, Langer MC, Ferreira GS. 2023. Turtle body size evolution is determined by lineage-specific specializations rather than global trends. Ecology & Evolution, doi: 10.1002/ece3.10201
Ferreira GS, Werneburg I, Lautenschlager S, Evers SW. 2023. Contrasting brains and bones: neuroanatomical evolution in turtles (Testudinata). In: Paleoneurology of Amniotes, Dozo MT, Paulina-Carabajal A, Macrini TE, Walsh S (Eds). Springer, doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-13983-3_4
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Hermanson G, Benson RBJ, Farina BM, Ferreira GS, Langer MC, Evers SW. 2022. Cranial ecomorphology of turtles and neck retraction as a possible trigger of ecological diversification. Evolution, doi: 10.1111/evo.14629
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Montefeltro FC, Lautenschlager S, Godoy PL, Ferreira GS, Butler RJ. 2020. A unique predator in a unique ecosystem: modelling the apex predator within a Late Cretaceous crocodyliform-dominated fauna from Brazil. Journal of Anatomy, doi: 10.1111/joa.13192
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Ferreira GS, Lautenschlager S, Evers SW, Pfaff C, Kriwet J, Raselli I, Werneburg I. 2020. Feeding biomechanics suggests progressive correlation of skull architecture and neck evolution in turtles. Scientific Reports, doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-62179-5
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Ferreira GS, Bronzati M, Langer MC, Sterli J. 2018. Phylogeny, biogeography and diversification patterns of side-necked turtles (Testudines: Pleurodira). Royal Society Open Science, doi: 10.1098/rsos.171773
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