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\u201919 PhD, PDF<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"Greg completed a PhD and a postdoctoral fellowship as part of the Currie Lab. He studied the anatomy and relationships of oviraptorosaurs, an odd group of pennaraptoran theropods found in Asia and North America. Although they evolved from carnivorous ancestors, they lost their teeth, and developed beaks instead. The group shows remarkable convergence with modern birds\u2014some crested forms resembling modern palaeognaths like cassowaries\u2014and studying their fossil record may shed light on why birds became so successful. Using osteology, comparative anatomy, and functional morphology, his research has demonstrated evidence for an omnivorous diet in caenagathids. Description of several new specimens of oviraptorosaurs has provided anatomical data required to reconstruct their relationships and approach broader evolutionary questions including taxonomy, digit reduction, and body mass to name a few. Greg\u2019s participation in fieldwork has contributed to the discovery and recovery of new oviraptorosaur material, especially in Alberta and Mongolia. He led several seasons of fieldwork in the Red Deer River valley and has also joined Currie Lab crews in Dinosaur Provincial Park, Edmonton, and Argentina.<\/p>\n

Originally from Yellowknife, NWT, Greg completed a BSc in Paleontology (2013), a PhD with Specialization in Systematics and Evolution (2019), and an appointment as a Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Alberta. His undergrad thesis involved description, functional morphology, and biomechanics on a caenagnathid jaw used to evaluate diet in this group of toothless dinosaurs. He\u2019s been involved in a number of other projects throughout his studies that include work on brachiopods, troodontid tooth morphology, dinosaur eggshells, and ornithurine bird material. In 2020, Greg joined the Brusatte Lab at University of Edinburgh.<\/p>\n

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LAB-RELATED PUBLICATIONS<\/strong><\/p>\n

Funston, G.F.<\/strong>, Powers, M.J., Whitebone, S.A., Brusatte, S.L., Scannella, J.B., Horner, J.R., and Currie, P.J. 2021. Baby tyrannosaurid bones and teeth from the Late Cretaceous of western North America. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences<\/em> (In Press). DOI: 10.1139\/cjes-2020-0169<\/a><\/p>\n

Funston, G.F.<\/strong>, Currie, P.J., Tsogtbaatar, C., and Khishigjav, T. 2021. A partial oviraptorosaur skeleton suggests low caenagnathid diversity in the Late Cretaceous Nemegt Formation of Mongolia. PLoS ONE<\/em> 16(7): e0254564. DOI: 10.1371\/journal.pone.0254564<\/a><\/p>\n

Funston, G.F.<\/strong>, Chinzorig, T., Tsogtbaatar, K., Kobayashi, Y., Sullivan, C, and\u00a0Currie, P.J.\u00a02020. A new two-fingered dinosaur sheds light on the radiation of Oviraptorosauria.\u00a0Royal Society Open Science<\/em>\u00a07: 201184. DOI:\u00a010.1098\/rsos.201184<\/a><\/p>\n

Mohr, S.R.,\u00a0Currie, P.J., Acorn, J.H., and Funston, G.F.<\/strong> 2020. An ornithurine bird coracoid from the Late Cretaceous of Alberta, Canada.\u00a0Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences\u00a0<\/em>58: 134\u2013140. DOI:\u00a010.1139\/cjes-2019-0202<\/a><\/p>\n

Rhodes, M.M., Funston, G.F.<\/strong>, and\u00a0Currie, P.J.\u00a02020. New material reveals the pelvic morphology of Caenagnathidae (Theropoda, Oviraptorosauria).\u00a0Cretaceous Research<\/em>\u00a0114: 104521. DOI:\u00a010.1016\/j.cretres.2020.104521<\/a><\/p>\n

Funston, G.F.<\/strong> and\u00a0Currie, P.J.\u00a02020. New material of\u00a0Chirostenotes pergracilis<\/em>\u00a0(Theropoda, Oviraptorosauria) from the Campanian Dinosaur Park Formation of Alberta, Canada.\u00a0Historical Biology\u00a0<\/em>[published online 2020-02-17]. DOI:\u00a010.1080\/08912963.2020.1726908<\/a><\/p>\n

Funston, G.F.<\/strong>, Currie, P.J., Ryan, M.J., and Dong, Z.-M. 2019. Birdlike growth and mixed-age flocks in avimimids (Theropoda, Oviraptorosauria). Scientific Reports<\/em> 9: 18816. DOI: 10.1038\/s41598-019-55038-5<\/a><\/p>\n

Funston, G.F.<\/strong>, Wilkinson, R.D., Simon, D.J., LeBlanc, A.H., Wosik, M., and\u00a0Currie, P.J.\u00a02019. Histology of caenagnathid (Theropoda, Oviraptorosauria) dentaries and implications for development, ontogenetic edentulism, and taxonomy.\u00a0Anatomical Record<\/em>\u00a0303(4): 918\u2013934. DOI:\u00a010.1002\/ar.24205<\/a><\/p>\n

Funston, G.F.<\/strong> and\u00a0Currie, P.J.\u00a02018. A small caenagnathid tibia from the Horseshoe Canyon Formation (Maastrichtian): Implications for growth and lifestyle in oviraptorosaurs.\u00a0Cretaceous Research<\/em>\u00a092: 220\u2013230. DOI:\u00a010.1016\/j.cretres.2018.08.020<\/a><\/p>\n

Funston, G.F.<\/strong> and\u00a0Currie, P.J.\u00a02018. The first record of eggshell from the Horseshoe Canyon Formation (Maastrichtian) of Alberta, Canada.\u00a0Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences<\/em>\u00a055(4): 436\u2013441. DOI:\u00a010.1139\/cjes-2017-0273<\/a><\/p>\n

Funston, G.F.<\/strong>, Mendonca, S.E.,\u00a0Currie, P.J., and Barsbold, R. 2018. A dinosaur community composition dataset for the Late Cretaceous Nemegt Basin of Mongolia.\u00a0Data in Brief<\/em>\u00a016: 660\u2013666. DOI:\u00a010.1016\/j.dib.2017.11.086<\/a><\/p>\n

Funston, G.F.<\/strong>, Mendonca, S.E.,\u00a0Currie, P.J., and Barsbold, R. 2018. Oviraptorosaur anatomy, diversity and ecology in the Nemegt Basin.\u00a0Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology<\/em>\u00a0494: 101\u2013120. DOI:\u00a010.1016\/j.palaeo.2017.10.023<\/a><\/p>\n

Funston, G.F.<\/strong>, Martin-Silverstone, E., and\u00a0Currie, P.J.\u00a02017. The first pterosaur pelvic material from the Dinosaur Park Formation (Campanian) and implications for azhdarchid locomotion.\u00a0Facets<\/em>\u00a02: 559\u2013574. DOI:\u00a010.1139\/facets-2016-0067<\/a><\/p>\n

Funston, G.F.<\/strong>,\u00a0Currie, P.J., Eberth, D.A., Ryan, M.J., Chinzorig, T., Badamgarav, D., and Longrich, N.R. 2016. The first oviraptorosaur (Dinosauria: Theropod) bonebed: evidence of gregarious behaviour in a maniraptoran theropod.\u00a0Scientific Reports<\/em>\u00a06: 35782. DOI:\u00a010.1038\/srep35782<\/a><\/p>\n

Funston, G.F.<\/strong> and\u00a0Currie, P.J.\u00a02016. A new caenagnathid (Dinosauria: Oviraptorosauria) from the Horseshoe Canyon Formation of Alberta, Canada, and a reevaluation of the relationships of the Caenagnathidae.\u00a0Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology\u00a0<\/em>36(3): e1160910. DOI:\u00a010.1080\/02724634.2016.1160910<\/a><\/p>\n

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Funston, G.F.<\/strong>,\u00a0Currie, P.J.\u00a0and Burns, M.E. 2016. New elmisaurine specimens from North America and their relationship to the Mongolian\u00a0Elmisaurus rarus.\u00a0Acta Palaeontologica Polonica<\/em>\u00a061: 159\u2013173. DOI:\u00a010.4202\/app.00129.2014<\/a><\/p>\n

Currie, P.J., Funston, G.F.<\/strong>, and Osm\u00f3lska, H. 2016. New specimens of the crested theropod\u00a0Elmisaurus rarus<\/em>\u00a0from Mongolia.\u00a0Acta Palaeontologica Polonica<\/em>\u00a061: 143\u2013157.\u00a010.4202\/app.00130.2014<\/a><\/p>\n

Funston, G.F.<\/strong>, Persons, W.S., Bradley, G.J., and\u00a0Currie, P.J.\u00a02015. New material of the large-bodied caenagnathid\u00a0Caenagnathus collinsi<\/em>\u00a0from the Dinosaur Park Formation of Alberta, Canada.\u00a0Cretaceous Research<\/em>\u00a054: 179\u2013187. DOI:\u00a010.1016\/j.cretres.2014.12.002<\/a><\/p>\n

Persons, W.S., Funston, G.F.<\/strong>,\u00a0Currie, P.J., and Norell, M.A. 2015. A possible instance of sexual dimorphism in the tails of two oviraptorosaur dinosaurs.\u00a0Scientific Reports<\/em>\u00a05: 9472: DOI:\u00a010.1038\/srep09472<\/a><\/p>\n

Torices, A., Funston, G.F.<\/strong>, Kraichy, S.T., and\u00a0Currie, P.J.\u00a02014. The first appearance of\u00a0Troodon<\/em>\u00a0in the Upper Cretaceous site of Danek Bonebed, and a reevaluation of troodontid quantitative tooth morphotypes.\u00a0Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences\u00a0<\/em>51: 1039\u20131044. DOI:\u00a010.1139\/cjes-2014-0071<\/a><\/p>\n

Funston, G.F.<\/strong> and\u00a0Currie, P.J.\u00a02014. A previously undescribed caenagnathid mandible from the late Campanian of Alberta, and insights into the diet of\u00a0Chirostenotes pergracilis<\/em>\u00a0(Dinosauria: Oviraptorosauria).\u00a0Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences<\/em>\u00a051: 156\u2013165. DOI:\u00a010.1139\/cjes-2013-0186<\/a><\/p>\n

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Funston, G.F.<\/strong> 2019. Anatomy, systematics, and evolution of Oviraptorosauria (Dinosauria, Theropoda) [doctoral dissertation]. University of Alberta Education and Research Archive<\/em>. DOI: 10.7939\/r3-2w53-m477<\/a><\/p>\n

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