Donald R. Prothero

5.5k citations
139 papers · 3.3k indexed · h-index 28
Topics
Evolution and Paleontology Studies (70 papers)Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (58 papers)Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (17 papers)
Journals
NatureScienceSHILAP Revista de lepidopterología

In The Last Decade

Donald R. Prothero

127 papers receiving 3.0k citations

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Donald R. Prothero
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  • Paleontology 2.2k
  • Atmospheric Science 1.1k
  • Ecology 979
  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 704
  • Anthropology 464
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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Donald R. Prothero

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All Works

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Magnetic Stratigraphy of the Lower Oligocene Tunnel Point Formation, Coos Bay, Southwestern Oregon
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Magnetic Stratigraphy of the Middle Eocene Santiago Formation, San Diego and Orange Counties, California
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Evolution of the radiolarian species-complex Pterocanium; a preliminary survey
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THE ROLE OF STRATIGRAPHIC AND MORPHOLOGIC DATA IN PHYLOGENY
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Magnetostratigraphy of the early Oligocene Pipestone Springs locality, Jefferson County, Montana
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The oldest mammalian petrosals from North America
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About Donald R. Prothero

Donald R. Prothero is a scholar working on Paleontology, Atmospheric Science and Anthropology, having authored 139 papers that have together received 3.3k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Evolution and Paleontology Studies (70 papers), Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (58 papers) and Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (17 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Paleontology (2.2k citations), Atmospheric Science (1.1k citations) and Anthropology (464 citations). Donald R. Prothero has collaborated with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Peru. Frequent co-authors include William A. Berggren, Michael O. Woodburne, Volker Fahlbusch, Raymond L. Bernor, Timothy H. Heaton, Frederic L. Schwab, Carl C. Swisher, Robert J. Emry, David Lazarus and Gregory S. Paul. Their work appears in journals such as Nature, Science and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

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