Vertebrate Evolution and Palaeontology from an African Perspective

Author Biography

Julien Benoit is a Senior Researcher in palaeontology at the Evolutionary Studies Institute of the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. He is a specialist in fossil mammals and their ancestors, which he studies using state of the art X-ray imaging in order to understand their ancient behaviour, the anatomy of their brain, and their biology. Viktor Radermacher is a PhD candidate at the University of Minnesota and an affiliate of the Evolutionary Studies Institute at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. His research interests focus on using X-ray imaging to study dinosaur anatomy, biology, and macroevolution. He has been on numerous field trips, excavated new dinosaur specimens, produced artwork for multiple species, and recently found a new dinosaur ancestor in South Africa from the early Triassic rocks of the Free State.