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Chris Brochu (Fellow-in-Residence, Spring 2011) has looked at crocodile fossils in Namibia, Italy, and China. Once in Nairobi, the lights went out and he worked by flashlight. During a visit to a collection of crocodile collectors in France, the associate professor in Geoscience photographed fossils in one member’s backyard while enjoying a ...
Jun 3, 2019 · Brochu's lab explores the phylogeny and historical biogeography of crocodyliforms—alligators, crocodiles, gharials, and their close relatives. Their low present diversity (23 recognized species) and rich fossil record give researchers a rare opportunity to integrate the earth and life sciences.
May 4, 2012 · Written by: Gary Galluzzo. A crocodile large enough to swallow humans once lived in East Africa, according to a University of Iowa researcher. "It’s the largest known true crocodile,” says Christopher Brochu, associate professor of geoscience. “It may have exceeded 27 feet in length.
People. Christopher Brochu, Ph.D. Professor, Earth and Environmental Sciences. I’m a vertebrate paleontologist and systematist who applies phylogenetic methods to understand biodiversity.
74,041. Reads. 6,721. Citations. Introduction. Skills and Expertise. Phylogenetic Analysis. Paleontology. Phylogeny. Publications (127) Giant dwarf crocodiles from the Miocene of Kenya and...
People. Christopher Brochu. Professor. I’m a vertebrate paleontologist and systematist who applies phylogenetic methods to understand biodiversity. I’m interested in the reciprocal light morphological, genomic, and fossil data can shed on the phylogeny, distribution, and diversity of groups throughout their evolutionary histories.
