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Pedro Godoy
PeerJ Author & Reviewer
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Author 135
Preprint Author 35
Reviewer 105
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Evolutionary Studies
Paleontology
Zoology
Taxonomy

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Evolutionary-studies
Paleontology
Zoology

Pedro L Godoy

PeerJ Author & Reviewer

Summary

I am a vertebrate palaeontologist working on the evolution of reptiles in deep time. I am currently affiliated with Dr. Alan Turner’s lab (at the Department of Anatomical Sciences, Stony Brook University) as an honorary Research Associate.

My research interests include macroevolution and systematics of archosaurs and other reptiles. More specifically, my research has focused on the evolution of Crocodylomorpha, the >200-million-year old group that includes living crocodylians (crocodiles, alligators, caimans and gharials) and their extinct relatives.

Evolutionary Studies Paleontology Zoology

Editing Journals

Past or current institution affiliations

State University of New York at Stony Brook
University of Birmingham

Work details

NSF Postdoctoral Research Associate

State University of New York at Stony Brook
January 2019
Department of Anatomical Sciences
Dr. Godoy's research interests broadly include phenotypic evolution and systematics of extinct reptiles, especially crocodylomorph archosaurs. More specifically, he studies morphological variation to perform phylogenetic and macroevolutionary quantitative analyses. Among the methodological approaches employed by him for studying trait evolution are model-fitting analyses, geometric morphometric techniques, morphological disparity estimation and other comparative phylogenetic methods. Additionally, he is interested in osteological description of fossil, with particular focus on the incredibly diverse and disparate crocodylomorph clade Notosuchia. Dr. Godoy joined the Department in 2019, to work under a NSF grant awarded to Dr. Alan Turner (https://bit.ly/2KxIkfS). During his time at Stony Brook University, he will be investigating morphological changes associated to ecological transitions during crocodylomorph evolutionary history, using a variety of quantitative methods.

Doctoral Researcher

University of Birmingham
October 2014 - December 2018
School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences

Websites

  • Personal website
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PeerJ Contributions

  • Articles 1
  • Preprints 1
  • Reviewed 1
  • Answers 1
May 26, 2016
Postcranial anatomy of Pissarrachampsa sera (Crocodyliformes, Baurusuchidae) from the Late Cretaceous of Brazil: insights on lifestyle and phylogenetic significance
Pedro L. Godoy, Mario Bronzati, Estevan Eltink, Júlio C. de A. Marsola, Giovanne M. Cidade, Max C. Langer, Felipe C. Montefeltro
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2075 PubMed 27257551
August 9, 2017 - Version: 1
Evolution of body size in Crocodylomorpha in a multi-regime evolutionary landscape
Pedro L Godoy, Roger B J Benson, Mario Bronzati, Richard J Butler
https://doi.org/10.7287/peerj.preprints.3134v1

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September 5, 2018
The first Caipirasuchus (Mesoeucrocodylia, Notosuchia) from the Late Cretaceous of Minas Gerais, Brazil: new insights on sphagesaurid anatomy and taxonomy
Agustín G. Martinelli, Thiago S. Marinho, Fabiano V. Iori, Luiz Carlos B. Ribeiro
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5594 PubMed 30202663

1 Answer

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Incorrect citation of Brochu 1996