Claudia Marsicano

My research focuses on the evolution of terrestrial vertebrate ecosystems in southern Gondwana during the Late Paleozoic and Triassic, a time of profound biological and environmental change. I investigate how vertebrate faunas diversified, dispersed, and reorganized across continents, and how these patterns are linked to major climatic shifts and tectonic processes.

My work centers on basal tetrapods and early amniotes, integrating paleobiogeography, bioestratigraphy, and phylogenetic analyses to reconstruct evolutionary relationships and large-scale faunal dynamics. Through the study of skeletal remains and ichnological evidence, I explore how vertebrates adapted to terrestrial environments and how these transitions are recorded in the fossil record.

June 2025