David J. Bottjer

  • Professor of Earth sciences and biological sciences, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
Office: (213) 740-6100

Expertise Summary

Expert on fossils, origin of animal life, mass extinctions and evolution in the oceans

Expertise

  • fossils
  • fossil history of life
  • evolution and the oceans
  • invertebrate paleontology
  • mass extinctions
  • paleoecology
  • paleobiology

Additional Information

  • Co-editor, Exceptional Fossil Preservation: A Unique View on the Evolution of Marine Life (2002) and Evolutionary Paleoecology (2001)
  • Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science
  • Fellow, Geological Society of America
  • Editor-in-Chief, Palaeogeography; Palaeoclimatology; Palaeoecology (2000-present)
  • President, The Paleontological Society (2004-2006)