Tuesday, May 28, 2019

Suzanne Hand

Cygnis insignis: an honour


'''Suzanne Hand''' is an associate professor at the University of New South Wales, where she teaches geology and biology, who has a special interest in vertebrate palaeontology and modern mammals. Her research has been published in over a hundred articles, and is especially focused on the subjects of evolutionary biology, functional morphology, phylogenetics, and biogeography. Hand is a co-leader of the research team investigating the [[Riversleigh World Heritage Area]], regarded as one of the four most important site of fossil-bearing formations in the world.<ref name="wakaleo"></ref>

Amongst the recognitions of Hand's contributions is a specific epithet of a fossil species of bird, ''[[Eoanseranas handae]]'', discovered in the Riversleigh fossil sites.<ref></ref>

== References ==


[[Category:Australian paleontologists]]



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