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David E. Fastovsky Professor of Geosciences Ph.D., 1986 University of Wisconsin-Madison M.A., Paleontology, University of California-Berkeley B.A., Biology, Reed College Email: DEFASTOV@URI.EDU Phone: (401) 874-2185 Fax: (401) 874-2190 |
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Research Interests:
- Paleontology of Mesozoic, Terrestrial Vertebrates
- Mesozoic vertebrate-Bearing Terrestrial Paleoenvironments
- Geobiology of Critical Intervals in Earth History
- Pre-Quaternary Paleopedology
Courses:
1. Geological Understanding the Earth (GEO 103)
2. The Evolution and Extinction of the Dinosaurs (GEO 102)
3. History of Life (GEO 240)
4. Evolution (BIO/GEO 350)
5. History Evolution of North America (GEO 488)
6. Sedimentary Petrology (GEO 554)
Five Recent Publications
Sheehan, P.M., Fastovsky, D.E., Barreto,
C., and Hoffmann, R.G., 2000, Dinosaur abundance was not declining in a
“3 m gap” at the top of the Hell Creek Formation, Montana and
North Dakota: GEOLOGY, v. 28, p. 523-526.
Fastovsky, D.E., Badamgarav, D., Ishimoto, H., Watabe, M., and Weishampel,
D.B., 1997, The sedimentary geology of Tugrikin-shireh (Gobi Desert, Mongolia)
and aspects of the taphonomy and paleoecology of Protoceratops (Dinosauria:
Ornithischia): PALAIOS, v. 12, p. 59 - 70.
Fastovsky, D.E., and Weishampel, D.B., 1996, Evolution and Extinction of
the Dinosaurs: Cambridge University Press, New York, 460 p.
Fastovsky, D.E., Clark, J.M., Strater, N.H., Montellano, M., Hernandez R.,
R., and Hopson, J.A., 1995, Depositional environments of a Middle Jurassic
terrestrial vertebrate assemblage, Huizachal Canyon, Mexico: Journal of
Vertebrate Paleontology, v. 15, p. 561-575.
Sheehan, P.M., and Fastovsky, D.E., 1992, Major extinctions of land-dwelling
vertebrates at the Cretaceous-Tertiary boundary, eastern Montana: GEOLOGY,
v. 20, p. 556-560.
Professional Organizations:
Geological Society of America
Paleontological Society
S.E.P.M. (Society for Sedimentary Geology)
Society of Vertebrate Paleontology
Favorite Links:
www.geosociety.org
www.amazon.com