Una nueva especie de cocodrilomorfo eusuquio, Portugalosuchus azenhae, descrita en Portugal por los miembros de las Universidades Nova de Lisboa y de Coimbra, Octávio Mateus, el Aragosaurero Eduardo Puértolas Pascual y Pedro Callapez, podría cambiar lo que los científicos pensaban sobre el origen de Crocodylia. El cráneo y la mandíbula, que fueron recuperados por Matilde Azenha cerca de la localidad de Tentúgal (Portugal), de ahí el nombre de la especie, se podrán visitar en el Museu da Lourinhã a pocos kilómetros al norte de Lisboa.
El clado Crocodylia, en el que se incluyen todas las especies de aligátores, caimanes, gaviales y cocodrilos actuales, así como otras especies extintas, no se conocía en el registro fósil hasta el Campaniense (Cretácico Superior, entre 83 y 72 millones de años). Antes del Campaniense habitaban la Tierra otros linajes extintos de cocodrilomorfos. Portugalosuchus es del Cenomaniense (hace 95 millones de años), y de acuerdo a los análisis realizados podría estar fuertemente emparentado o incluso pertenecer al clado Crocodylia, adelantando la aparición de los primeros cocodrilianos unos 20 millones de años. Esto situaría a Portugalosuchus como una de las especies de Eusuchia más antiguas del registro fósil y posiblemente el cocodriliano más antiguo descubierto hasta el momento. Además, su descubrimiento ayudaría a llenar el vacío de registro fósil de vertebrados continentales del Cretácico “medio”, que es muy escaso a nivel mundial, ayudando resolver diversas cuestiones filogenéticas y paleobiogeográficas.
Este cráneo y la mandíbula presentan una serie de caracteres no vistos anteriormente en el registro fósil, permitiendo su asignación a una nueva especie. Una de sus características más importantes es la presencia de una pequeña apertura en el lateral de la mandíbula. Este tipo de apertura, que sirve para inserciones musculares que participan en el movimiento de la mandíbula, es típica de varios grupos de cocodrilomorfos primitivos, pero sobre todo caracteriza al clado Crocodylia, en los que suele aparecer bastante desarrollada. La presencia de una pequeña apertura en Portugalosuchus podría representar uno de los estados ancestrales o primitivos de esta estructura en Crocodylia arrojando luz sobre el origen y evolución del grupo que incluye a todas las especies que habitan en la actualidad.
*Department: *School of Geosciences / 0-1230-000
*College/Division:* College of Arts and Sciences
*Salary Plan: *Faculty
*Hiring Salary/Salary Range: *Negotiable
*Job Code*: 9003
*Job Title: *Assistant Professor
*Position Number: *00036886
The School of Geosciences at the University of South Florida seeks to fill
a 9-month, full-time and tenure-earning Assistant Professor position in
Paleobiology. We seek candidates with outstanding potential to develop an
externally funded research program, mentor graduate students and teach
undergraduate and / or graduate courses in paleobiology. The successful
candidate will complement and integrate with our existing school strengths
in paleobiology, geology, and / or the Anthropocene.
*QUALIFICATIONS (Education & Experience):*
*Minimum Qualifications:*
A PhD in Geology or related field is required and must be conferred by
appointment start date.
*Preferred Qualifications:*
Preference given to exceptional candidates with strengths in stratigraphy
and sedimentology, broadly construed.
*Information for Applicants *
This position is subject to a Level 1 criminal background check.
*Job Opening Number: 18819*
*Posting Date: 10/30/2018*
*Posting End Date: 12/15/2018*
*How To Apply *
Visit https://www.usf.edu/work-at-usf/careers/ and search for Job ID 18819.
Click on the *Apply Now* button. When applying to an opening you will have
the opportunity to upload a cover letter and resume.
To apply, please attach a cover letter, CV, teaching philosophy, statement
of research interests and provide names and contact information for three
references. Review of applications will begin on November 29, 2018.
Additional information is available at the School of Geosciences' website:
http://hennarot.forest.usf.edu/main/depts/geosci/ and by emailing the
search committe chair, Dr. Gregory Herbert (gherbert@usf.edu).
YOUR COVER LETTER AND CV, PLUS ANY OTHER REQUESTED MATERIAL, MUST BE IN ONE
ATTACHMENT. Only online applications are accepted for this position.
Click here <http://www.usf.edu/employment> for additional tutorial
information.
*Equal Employment Opportunity *
Conclusion of this search is subject to final budget approval. According
to Florida Law, applications and meetings regarding them are open to the
public. USF is an equal opportunity, equal access academic institution
that embraces diversity in the workplace. For disability accommodations,
contact Mandy K. Stuck at 813-974-2236, a minimum of five working days in
advance.
*Work Location *
The Main Office of the School of Geosciences is in the Natural and
Environmental Science Building (NES) in the SW corner of the Tampa campus.
Campus map and location overview: USF - Tampa Campus
<http://www.usf.edu/about-usf/visit-usf.aspx>
The College of Science at Benedictine University invites applications
for a full time, tenure track assistant professor position in the
Department of Biological Science beginning fall 2019. The department is
seeking a candidate who has research interests and teaching expertise in
at least one of the following areas: biomechanics, vertebrate biology,
evolutionary or developmental biology. The position requires teaching a
cadaver-based anatomy course and other courses within our core
curriculum. The successful candidate will establish and participate in
faculty/student research at the undergraduate level. Candidates are
expected to maintain an active research program.
The Department of Biological Sciences consists of 15 full time faculty
members and houses three undergraduate biology programs: BS in Biology,
BS in Health Science, and BA in Biology. There are over 600
undergraduate majors in the department with the majority of students
seeking to pursue professional health degrees. We also have two Master’s
programs in Clinical Exercise Physiology and Integrative Physiology. Our
current faculty have expertise in physiology, ecology, microbiology,
neurobiology, molecular biology, genetics, biological anthropology, and
paleobiology.
Founded as a Catholic university in 1887, Benedictine University is
located in Lisle, Illinois 25 miles west of Chicago with additional
campuses in Mesa, Arizona and Springfield, Illinois. Benedictine
University seeks employees who, regardless of their religious
affiliation, understand and contribute to the University’s mission and
goals. As an institution, we are committed to our identity as Catholic
and Benedictine in our values, our operations, and our curriculum in an
effort to help each student, each employee, the local community, and
each other thrive academically, professionally, and personally in our
religiously and culturally diverse academic environment. The College of
Science enjoys a location in the research corridor of metropolitan
Chicago, and delivers nationally recognized undergraduate programs in
the sciences.
Required Qualifications: Earned Ph.D.; a minimum of one year
postdoctoral experience is preferred. Successful prior experience
teaching undergraduates and a strong commitment to involving
undergraduates in research are required.
Application Deadline: Applications will be accepted until the position
is filled, but priority will be given to those applications received by
December 17, 2018.
Application Process: Interested applicants should submit a cover letter,
curriculum vitae, names of five people who can be contacted
confidentially as references, unofficial graduate transcripts, statement
of teaching philosophy, and statement of research interest through
Academic Jobs Online at http://academicjobsonline.org/ajo. Any questions
regarding the application process should be directed to: Krista
Frickelton, College of Science, Benedictine University, 5700 College
Road, Lisle, IL 60532. Email: kfrickelton@ben.edu Fax: (630) 829–6547.
Una nueva especie de cocodrilomorfo eusuquio, Portugalosuchus azenhae, descrita en Portugal por los miembros de las Universidades Nova de Lisboa y de Coimbra, Octávio Mateus, el Aragosaurero Eduardo Puértolas Pascual y Pedro Callapez, podría cambiar lo que los científicos pensaban sobre el origen de Crocodylia. El cráneo y la mandíbula, que fueron recuperados por Matilde Azenha cerca de la localidad de Tentúgal (Portugal), de ahí el nombre de la especie, se podrán visitar en el Museu da Lourinhã a pocos kilómetros al norte de Lisboa.
Este cráneo y la mandíbula presentan una serie de caracteres no vistos anteriormente en el registro fósil, permitiendo su asignación a una nueva especie. Una de sus características más importantes es la presencia de una pequeña apertura en el lateral de la mandíbula. Este tipo de apertura, que sirve para inserciones musculares que participan en el movimiento de la mandíbula, es típica de varios grupos de cocodrilomorfos primitivos, pero sobre todo caracteriza al clado Crocodylia, en los que suele aparecer bastante desarrollada. La presencia de una pequeña apertura en Portugalosuchus podría representar uno de los estados ancestrales o primitivos de esta estructura en Crocodylia arrojando luz sobre el origen y evolución del grupo que incluye a todas las especies que habitan en la actualidad.
