Nicholas D. Pyenson

5.2k total citations
82 papers, 2.8k citations indexed

About

Nicholas D. Pyenson is a scholar working on Ecology, Paleontology and Nature and Landscape Conservation. According to data from OpenAlex, Nicholas D. Pyenson has authored 82 papers receiving a total of 2.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 69 papers in Ecology, 26 papers in Paleontology and 25 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation. Recurrent topics in Nicholas D. Pyenson's work include Marine animal studies overview (68 papers), Ichthyology and Marine Biology (25 papers) and Cephalopods and Marine Biology (22 papers). Nicholas D. Pyenson is often cited by papers focused on Marine animal studies overview (68 papers), Ichthyology and Marine Biology (25 papers) and Cephalopods and Marine Biology (22 papers). Nicholas D. Pyenson collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Chile. Nicholas D. Pyenson's co-authors include Jeremy A. Goldbogen, Mark D. Uhen, Neil P. Kelley, Robert E. Shadwick, James F. Parham, Simon Sponberg, John Calambokidis, J Potvin, David R. Lindberg and Carolina S. Gutstein and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and PLoS ONE.

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Nicholas D. Pyenson

78 papers receiving 2.7k citations

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	High abundance of Early Miocene sea cows from Qatar shows repeated evolution of seagrass ecosystem engineers in Eastern Tethys 2025 ·PeerJ ·Nicholas D. Pyenson, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Christopher D. Marshall, Jorge Vélez‐Juarbe, (unknown), (unknown)	0
2	Morphological diversity of the cetacean mandibular symphysis coincides with novel modes of aquatic feeding 2025 ·Paleobiology ·(unknown), Jacob S. Berv, Danielle Fraser, Nicholas D. Pyenson, (unknown)	0
3	Regaining creativity in science: insights from conversation 2023 ·Royal Society Open Science ·Ruth M. Morgan, Roger Kneebone, Nicholas D. Pyenson, Sabrina B. Sholts, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown)	0
4	Feeding morphology and body size shape resource partitioning in an eared seal community 2023 ·Biology Letters ·Ana M. Valenzuela‐Toro, Rita S. Mehta, Nicholas D. Pyenson, Daniel P. Costa, Paul L. Koch	5
5	Unexpected decadal density-dependent shifts in California sea lion size, morphology, and foraging niche 2023 ·Current Biology ·Ana M. Valenzuela‐Toro, Daniel P. Costa, Rita S. Mehta, Nicholas D. Pyenson, Paul L. Koch	4
6	New evidence for the antiquity of Desmostylus (Desmostylia) from the Skooner Gulch Formation of California 2023 ·Royal Society Open Science ·(unknown), Nicholas D. Pyenson	2
7	Grouping behavior in a Triassic marine apex predator 2022 ·Current Biology ·Neil P. Kelley, Randall B. Irmis, (unknown), Paula J. Noble, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Cornelia Rasmussen, Lawrence Percival, Tamsin A. Mather, Nicholas D. Pyenson	9
8	New data from the first discovered paleoparadoxiid (Desmostylia) specimen shed light into the morphological variation of the genus Neoparadoxia 2022 ·Scientific Reports ·(unknown), Ana M. Valenzuela‐Toro, Nicholas D. Pyenson	3
9	Fossil Sirenia from the Pleistocene of Qatar: new questions about the antiquity of sea cows in the Gulf Region 2022 ·PeerJ ·Nicholas D. Pyenson, (unknown), Clare Fieseler, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Ismail Al‐Shaikh, Christopher D. Marshall	1
10	Baleen whale prey consumption based on high-resolution foraging measurements 2021 ·Nature ·Matthew S. Savoca, Max F. Czapanskiy, Shirel R. Kahane‐Rapport, William T. Gough, James A. Fahlbusch, K. C. Bierlich, Paolo S. Segre, Jacopo Di Clemente, Gwenith S. Penry, David N. Wiley, John Calambokidis, Douglas P. Nowacek, David W. Johnston, Nicholas D. Pyenson, Ari S. Friedlaender, Elliott L. Hazen, Jeremy A. Goldbogen	122
11	Morphological variation of the relictual alveolar structures in the mandibles of baleen whales 2021 ·PeerJ ·(unknown), Nicholas D. Pyenson	4
12	Extreme dispersal or human-transport? The enigmatic case of an extralimital freshwater occurrence of a Southern elephant seal from Indiana 2020 ·PeerJ ·Ana M. Valenzuela‐Toro, (unknown), Nicholas D. Pyenson	5
13	What do we know about the fossil record of pinnipeds? A historiographical investigation 2019 ·Royal Society Open Science ·Ana M. Valenzuela‐Toro, Nicholas D. Pyenson	20
14	Norrisanima miocaena , a new generic name and redescription of a stem balaenopteroid mysticete (Mammalia, Cetacea) from the Miocene of California 2019 ·PeerJ ·Matthew S. Leslie, (unknown), Nicholas D. Pyenson	7
15	Hyper-longirostry and kinematic disparity in extinct toothed whales 2018 ·Paleobiology ·Matthew R. McCurry, Nicholas D. Pyenson	30
16	Tooth Loss Precedes the Origin of Baleen in Whales 2018 ·Current Biology ·(unknown), Nicholas D. Pyenson, Christopher D. Marshall, Mark D. Uhen	47
17	The Ecological Rise of Whales Chronicled by the Fossil Record 2017 ·Current Biology ·Nicholas D. Pyenson	44
18	Arktocara yakataga , a new fossil odontocete (Mammalia, Cetacea) from the Oligocene of Alaska and the antiquity of Platanistoidea 2016 ·PeerJ ·(unknown), Nicholas D. Pyenson	23
19	Albicetus oxymycterus, a New Generic Name and Redescription of a Basal Physeteroid (Mammalia, Cetacea) from the Miocene of California, and the Evolution of Body Size in Sperm Whales 2015 ·PLoS ONE ·(unknown), Nicholas D. Pyenson	20
20	Isthminia panamensis , a new fossil inioid (Mammalia, Cetacea) from the Chagres Formation of Panama and the evolution of ‘river dolphins’ in the Americas 2015 ·PeerJ ·Nicholas D. Pyenson, Jorge Vélez‐Juarbe, Carolina S. Gutstein, (unknown), (unknown), Aaron O’Dea	37

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