Hans Larsson
Associate Professor,McGill University
Redpath Museum
E-mail: hans.ce.larsson@mcgill.ca
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EducationDoctor of Philosophy, June 2000, Organismal Biology and Anatomy, University of
Chicago, IL Bachelor of Science, November 1994, Evolutionary Biology, McGill University, QC ResearchQCBS students rui taharaPostdoctoral fellow Hoai-Nam BuiPh.D.  DIRLEY CORTÉSPh.D. Trina DuPh.D. Christine NeidhartPh.D. Alexandre Demers-PotvinM.Sc. Previous students (since 2009)Emily StandenPostdoctoral fellow  Jose Avila CervantesPh.D.  Emily BamforthPh.D. Maria de BoefPh.D. Luke HarrisonPh.D. Erin MaxwellPh.D.  Louise Marie MeunierPh.D. Nadia StoekerPh.D. Matthew VavrekPh.D. Benjamin WilhelmPh.D. Trina DuM.Sc. Luke HarrisonM.Sc. Rui TaharaM.Sc. Involvement within the QCBSRelevant QCBS research themes
Examples of species studiedBaurusuchidae Ornithomimidae Theropoda Alligator mississippiensis Archosauria Aves Palaeognathae Dromaius novaehollandiae Cochleosauridae Reptilia Captorhinidae Sarcosuchus Dinosauria Ornithischia Polypterus Polypterus senegalus Therizinosauroidea Elosuchus Crocodilia Crocodylus acutus Publications52- Live tissue antibody injection: A novel method for imaging ECM in limb buds and other tissues Fowler, D, Filla, M, Little, C, Rongish, B, Larsson, H 2018 Methods in Cell Biology (Date Added: 2018-06-25) 51- Trematochampsa taqueti as a nomen dubium and the crocodyliform diversity of the Upper Cretaceous in Beceten Formation of Niger Meunier L M V , , Larsson H C E , 2018 Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society (Date Added: 2018-04-02) 50- Live tissue antibody injection: A novel method for imaging ECM in limb buds and other tissues Fowler D A , , Filla M B , , Little C D , , Rongish B J , , Larsson H C , 2017 Methods in Cell Biology (Date Added: 2017-12-15) 49- Revision and phylogenetic affinities of Elosuchus (Crocodyliformes) Meunier L M V , , Larsson H C E , 2016 Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society (Date Added: 2017-11-24) 48- The wings before the bird: An evaluation of flapping-based locomotory hypotheses in bird antecedents Dececchi T A , , Larsson H C , , Habib M B , 2016 PeerJ (Date Added: 2017-11-24) 47- Observations of terrestrial locomotion in wild Polypterus senegalus from Lake Albert, Uganda Du T , , Larsson H , , Standen E , 2016 African Journal of Aquatic Science (Date Added: 2017-11-24) 46- The evolution of the meatal chamber in crocodyliforms Montefeltro F C , , Andrade D V , , Larsson H C E , 2016 Journal of Anatomy (Date Added: 2017-11-24) 45- Locomotor flexibility of Polypterus senegalus across various aquatic and terrestrial substrates Standen, EM, Du, TY, Laroche, P, Larsson, HCE 2016 Zoology (Jena, Germany) (Date Added: 2016-06-13) 44- Pachycephalosaurid (Dinosauria: Ornithischia) cranial remains from the latest Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) Scollard Formation of Alberta, Canada Evans, DC, Vavrek, MJ, Larsson, HCE 2015 Palaeobiodiversity and Palaeoenvironments (Date Added: 2016-01-06) 43- Polypterus and the evolution of fish pectoral musculature Wilhelm, BC, Du, TY, Standen, EM, Larsson, HCE 2015 Journal of Anatomy (Date Added: 2015-06-04) 42- Among-Character Rate Variation Distributions in Phylogenetic Analysis of Discrete Morphological Characters Harrison, LB, Larsson, HCE 2015 Systematic Biology (Date Added: 2015-05-04) 41- Arctic plesiosaurs from the Lower Cretaceous of Melville Island, Nunavut, Canada Vavrek, MJ, Wilhelm, BC, Maxwell, EE, Larsson, HCE 2014 Cretaceous Research (Date Added: 2017-08-15) 40- From dinosaurs to birds: a tail of evolution Rashid, DJ, Chapman, SC, Larsson, HC, Organ, CL, Bebin, A-, Merzdorf, CS, Bradley, R, Horner, JR 2014 EvoDevo (Date Added: 2017-08-15) 39- Developmental plasticity and the origin of tetrapods Standen, EM, Du, TY, Larsson, HCE 2014 Nature (Date Added: 2014-08-27) 38- Research applications and integration Padian, K, De Boef Miara, M, Larsson, HCE, Wilson, L, Bromage, T 2013 Bone Histology of Fossil Tetrapods: Advancing Methods, Analysis, and Interpretation (Date Added: 2013-12-03) 37- A new neosuchian with Asian affinities from the Jurassic of northeastern Brazil Montefeltro, FC, Larsson, HCE, França, MAGd, Langer, MC 2013 Naturwissenschaften (Date Added: 2013-08-05) 36- Quantitative analysis of microscopic X-ray computed tomography imaging: Japanese quail embryonic soft tissues with iodine staining Tahara, R, Larsson, HCE 2013 Journal of Anatomy (Date Added: 2013-07-29) 35- Body and Limb Size Dissociation at the Origin of Birds: Uncoupling Allometric Constraints Across a Macroevolutionary Transition Dececchi, TA, Larsson, HCE 2013 Evolution (Date Added: 2013-06-10) 34- Testing inferences in developmental evolution: the forensic evidence principle Larsson, HCE, Wagner, GP 2012 Journal of Experimental Zoology. Part B, Molecular and Developmental Evolution (Date Added: 2016-07-14) 33-How humans influence evolution on adaptive landscapes Hendry, AP 2012 The adaptive landscape in evolutionary biology ( Date Added: 2016-07-14) 32-Morphological largess: can morphology offer more and be modelled as a stochastic evolutionary process? Larsson HCE, TDLH 2012 From Clone to Bone: the Synergy of Morphological and Molecular Tools in Paleobiology ( Date Added: 2016-07-14) 31-Redescription and phylogenetic position of Yixianosaurusand the early evolution of Therizinosauroidea TA Dececchi, LH 2012 Vertebrata PalAsiatica ( Date Added: 2016-07-14) 30- A New Baurusuchid (Crocodyliformes, Mesoeucrocodylia) from the Late Cretaceous of Brazil and the Phylogeny of Baurusuchidae Montefeltro, FC, Larsson, HCE, Langer, MC 2011 PLoS ONE (Date Added: 2011-08-01) 29- Cranial pneumatic anatomy of Ornithomimus edmontonicus (Ornithomimidae: Theropoda) Tahara, R, Larsson, HCE 2011 Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology (Date Added: 2011-04-12) 28- Low beta diversity of Maastrichtian dinosaurs of North America Vavrek, MJ, Larsson, HCE 2010 Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (Date Added: 2011-04-12) 27- Pentadactyl ground state of the manus of Alligator mississippiensis and insights into the evolution of digital reduction in Archosauria Larsson, HC, Heppleston, AC, Elsey, RM 2010 Journal of Experimental Zoology Part B: Molecular and Developmental Evolution (Date Added: 2011-04-12) 26- Assessing the phylogenetic utility of sequence heterochrony: evolution of avian ossification sequences as a case study Maxwell, EE, Harrison, LB, Larsson, HCE 2010 Zoology (Date Added: 2011-04-12) 25- Patristic evolutionary rates suggest a punctuated pattern in forelimb evolution before and after the origin of birds Dececchi, TA, Larsson, HCE 2009 Paleobiology (Date Added: 2011-04-12) 24- Cretaceous crocodyliforms from the sahara Sereno, PC, Larsson, HCE 2009 ZooKeys (Date Added: 2011-04-12) 23- Comparative ossification sequence and skeletal development of the postcranium of palaeognathous birds (Aves: Palaeognathae) Maxwell, EE, Larsson, HCE 2009 Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society (Date Added: 2011-04-12) 22- Evidence for avian intrathoracic air sacs in a new predatory dinosaur from Argentina Sereno, PC, Martinez, RN, Wilson, JA, Varricchio, DJ, Alcober, OA, Larsson, HCE 2008 PLoS ONE (Date Added: 2011-04-12) 21- Estimating evolution of temporal sequence changes: A practical approach to inferring ancestral developmental sequences and sequence heterochrony Harrison, LB, Larsson, HCE 2008 Systematic Biology (Date Added: 2011-04-12) 20- Bone microstructure: Quantifying bone vascular orientation De Boef, M, Larsson, HCE 2007 Canadian Journal of Zoology (Date Added: 2011-04-12) 19- A late triassic flora from east-central Axel Heiberg Island, Nunavut, Canada Vavrek, MJ, Larsson, HCE, Rybczynski, N 2007 Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences (Date Added: 2011-04-12) 18- Osteology and myology of the wing of the emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae), and its bearing on the evolution of vestigial structures Maxwell, EE, Larsson, HCE 2007 Journal of Morphology (Date Added: 2011-04-12) 17- Cranial osteology and phylogenetic relationships of Hamadasuchus rebouli (Crocodyliformes: Mesoeucrocodylia) from the Cretaceous of Morocco Larsson, HCE, Sues, H- 2007 Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society (Date Added: 2011-04-12) 16- The vertebrate fauna of the Upper Permian of Niger. V. The primitive temnospondyl Saharastega moradiensis Damiani, R, Sidor, CA, Steyer, JS, Smith, RMH, Larsson, HCE, Maga, A, Ide, O 2006 Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology (Date Added: 2011-04-12) 15- The vertebrate fauna of the Upper Permian of Niger. IV. Nigerpeton ricqlesi (Temnospondyli: Cochleosauridae), and the Edopoid Colonization of Gondwana Steyer, JS, Damiani, R, Sidor, CA, O'Keefe, FR, Larsson, HCE, Maga, A, Ide, O 2006 Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology (Date Added: 2011-04-12) 14- Evolution and homology of the astragalus in early amniotes: New fossils, new perspectives O'Keefe, FR, Sidor, CA, Larsson, HCE, Maga, A, Ide, O 2006 Journal of Morphology (Date Added: 2011-04-12) 13- The vertebrate fauna of the Upper Permian of Niger - III, morphology and ontogeny of the hindlimb of Moradisaurus grandis (Reptilia, Captorhinidae) O'Keefe, FR, Sidor, CA, Larsson, HCE, Maga, A, Ide, O 2005 Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology (Date Added: 2011-04-12) 12- Permian tetrapods from the Sahara show climate-controlled endemism in Pangaea Sidor, CA, O'Keefe, FR, Damlani, R, Steyer, JS, Smith, RMH, Larsson, HCE, Sereno, PC, Ide, O, Maga, A 2005 Nature (Date Added: 2011-04-12) 11- What Is the Promise of Developmental Evolution? III. The Crucible of Developmental Evolution Wagner, GP, Larsson, HCE 2003 Journal of Experimental Zoology Part B: Molecular and Developmental Evolution (Date Added: 2011-04-12) 10- Old morphologies misinterpreted [2] Larsson, HCE, Wagner, GP 2003 Trends in Ecology and Evolution (Date Added: 2011-04-12) 9- Pentadactyl ground state of the avian wing Larsson, HCE, Wagner, GP 2002 Journal of Experimental Zoology (Date Added: 2011-04-12) 8- The giant crocodyliform Sarcosuchus from the cretaceous of Africa Sereno, PC, Larsson, HCE, Sidor, CA, Gado, B 2001 Science (Date Added: 2011-04-12) 7- A new Early Cretaceous crocodyliform from Niger Larsson, HCE, Gado, B 2000 Neues Jahrbuch fur Geologie und Palaontologie - Abhandlungen (Date Added: 2011-04-12) 6- Cretaceous sauropods from the sahara and the uneven rate of skeletal evolution among dinosaurs Sereno, PC, Beck, AL, Dutheil, DB, Larsson, HCE, Lyon, GH, Moussa, B, Sadleir, RW, Sidor, CA, Varricchio, DJ, Wilson, GP, Wilson, JA 1999 Science (Date Added: 2011-04-12) 5- A new method for comparing ontogenetic and phylogenetic data and its application to the evolution of the crocodilian secondary palate Larsson, HCE 1998 Neues Jahrbuch fur Geologie und Palaontologie - Abhandlungen (Date Added: 2011-04-12) 4- A long-snouted predatory dinosaur from Africa and the evolution of spinosaurids Sereno, PC, Beck, AL, Dutheil, DB, Gado, B, Larsson, HCE, Lyon, GH, Marcot, JD, Rauhut, OWM, Sadleir, RW, Sidor, CA, Varricchio, DD, Wilson, GP, Wilson, JA 1998 Science (Date Added: 2011-04-12) 3- Predatory dinosaurs from the Sahara and Late Cretaceous faunal differentiation Sereno, PC, Dutheil, DB, Iarochene, M, Larsson, HCE, Lyon, GH, Magwene, PM, Sidor, CA, Varricchio, DJ, Wilson, JA 1996 Science (Date Added: 2011-04-12) 2- Response [5] Sereno, PC, Wilson, JA, Larsson, HCE, Dutheil, DB, Sues, H- 1995 Science (Date Added: 2011-04-12) 1- Early Cretaceous dinosaurs from the Sahara Sereno, PC, Wilson, JA, Larsson, HCE, Dutheil, DB, Sues, H- 1994 Science (Date Added: 2011-04-12) In the mediaWhich came first: The chicken or the dinosaur? (Litvack-Katzman) 2018-09-25 Learn About the Science Behind Time Machine VR in New Video (Franzese, Thomas) 2017-01-06 Did flight evolve by accident? (Rosen, Ben) 2016-07-19 Scientists created dinosaur-legged chickens (Harris, Ryan) 2016-03-17 Chicken embryos grown with dinosaur-like lower legs (Chung, Emily) 2016-03-16 Why Scientists on Two Continents Are Growing Dinosaur Parts on Chickens (Lunau, Kate) 2016-03-15 Royal Society of Canada elects six McGill scholars to The College (Mcgill Reporter) 2015-09-22 Here’s why we can’t clone a dinosaur — but we can make a chickenosaurus (nicole mortillaro) 2015-06-10 New Director @ Musée Redpath Museum (redpath museum) 2015-06-04 Dinosaurs for sale: How fossil business impacts science CBC News (Chung, Emily) 2015-02-23 Portail Sciences TVRS 2015-02-16 500 million years ago, this critter had a really bad day The Globe and Mail (Semeniuk, Ivan) 2015-02-13 Dino Hunt TV Series - Full Episodes & Dino Videos - TV Schedule Dino Hunt Canada (date, Welcome to the dig site Keep up to; Facebook, follow us on; Twitter!) 2015-00-00 These fins are made for walkin' McGill News (Palus, Shannon) 2014-12-23 What a 66-million-year-old forest fire reveals about the last days of the dinosaurs Terradaily 2014-10-06 Unusual fish that 'walks' holds clues to animal evolution FoxNews (Choi, Charles) 2014-08-28 Walking bichir fish may reveal how vertebrates moved onto land CBC News (Chung, Emily) 2014-08-27 To study evolution, scientists raise fish that 'walk' on land NBC News 2014-08-27 African fish that can crawl on land provide new insight into evolution from sea National Post (Spears, Tom) 2014-08-27 Walking fish reveal how our ancestors evolved onto land McGill Newsroom 2014-08-27 Ancient Forest Fire Gives Clues to Dinosaurs Final Days - Astrobiology Magazine Astrobiology Magazine (Lindsey N. Walker) 2014-07-17 Revelations of a 66 million year old forest fire Radio-Canada International (Marc Montgomery) 2014-06-12 Fossils Of Ancient Forest Fire May Hold New Clues To The Last Days Of The Dinosaurs Huffington Post (Megan Gannon) 2014-06-08 66-million-year-old snapshot of a forest just before the mass extinction of the dinosaurs Sciworthy 2014-06-08 Dinosaur-era forest fire evidence sheds light on ancient biodiversity - Pally News Pally News 2014-06-08 Researchers excavate 66-million-year old forest fireBig Online News - Big Online News Big Online News 2014-06-07 Forest Fire reveals info on ecology before extinction of Dinosaurs Utah People's Post (Rachel Donald) 2014-06-07 Ancient Forest Fire Fossil Helping in Understanding Wildfires during the Dino Era - News Tonight Africa News Tonight Africa (Tebogo Edgar) 2014-06-07 Last Days of Dinosaurs on Earth Revealed - NDTV NDTV 2014-06-07 Dinosaur-era forest fire evidence sheds light on ancient biodiversity : SCIENCE : Tech Times (Lori Sandoval) 2014-06-07 Prehistoric Fire Fossils Reveals More Information About Dinosaur Extinction : Life : Auto World News Auto World News (Matt Mercuro) 2014-06-07 Prehistoric fire fossils house dino era animals, fauna NVO News 2014-06-07 Fossils Reveal Information about the Last Days of the Dinosaurs - YottaFire YottaFire 2014-06-07 Fire fossils shed light on Wildfires during Prehistoric Dino Era - Techsonia techsonia (faheera) 2014-06-06 Ecology before the extinction of Dinosaurs Discovered - Austrian Tribune AustrianTribute.com (Anja Prohaska) 2014-06-06 66-Million-Year-Old Wildfire Reveals the Climate During the Last Days of the Dinosaurs Science World Report (Catherine Griffin) 2014-06-06 Remnants Of A 66-Million-Year-Old Forest Fire Found Preserved In Stone - Science and Technology Before it's news (Gerard Leblond) 2014-06-06 What a 66-million-year old forest fire reveals about dinosaurs Newsroom - McGill University 2014-06-06 Prehistoric Forest Fire Could Help Researchers Understand Biodiversity Before Dinosaur Extinction : Science : Headlines & Global News Headlines & Global News (Rebekah Marcarelli) 2014-06-06 What a 66-million-year old forest fire reveals about the last days of the dinosaurs -- ScienceDaily Science Daily 2014-06-05 What a 66-Million-Year Old Forest Fire Reveals About the Last Days of the Dinosaurs NewsWise (cynthia lee) 2014-06-05 What a 66-million-year-old forest fire reveals about the last days of the dinosaurs Phys.org 2014-06-05 La régénération de la forêt à l'époque des dinosaures EurekAlert (cynthia lee) 2014-06-05 Comment les ailes des oiseaux sont-elles apparues (Le Code Chastenay) 2014-03-25 Jurassic wish comes true : McGill Reporter McGill Reporter (McDevitt, Neale) 2013-10-01 From land to air: how birds got their wings Wonder of Science (Orszulok, Alice) 2013-09-30 Comment les oiseaux ont obtenu leurs ailes MaxiSciences (Huot, Lionel) 2013-09-21 How Did Early Birds Get Their Wings? New Study Suggests Surprising Answer Huffington Post (Bennett-Smith, Meredith) 2013-09-19 Where did birds get their wings? Daily Science Fix 2013-09-18 How birds got their wings - Futurity Futurity (Chipello, Chris) 2013-09-18 How birds got their wings - Futurity Futurity (Chipello, Chris) 2013-09-18 Evolution of Microraptor Dinosaur Flight Explained Using Wind Tunnels [Video] Guardian Las Vegas (Fenner, James) 2013-09-18 How birds got their wings: Fossil data show scaling of limbs altered as birds originated from dinosaurs Science News Daily 2013-09-18 Birds evolved after decoupling normal limb size from body size UPI 2013-09-17 How birds got their wings Channels - McGill University 2013-09-17 Fossil Records Show Scaling of Limbs as Dinosaurs Evolved into Birds Nature World News 2013-09-17 L’origine des ailes des oiseaux Canaux - McGill University 2013-09-17 Des oiseaux pour reproduire des dinosaures 24h Montréal (Sauves, Ewan) 2013-04-30 Dr. Hans Larsson, McGill University – Evolution of Birds Academy Minute 2013-04-25 Gare au Pissarrachampsa ! Lien Multimedia 2011-11-05 Gare au Pissarrachampsa! Agence Science-Presse (Burgun, Isabelle) 2011-09-06 Un sourire tout en dents, que seul un paléontologue peut aimer Techno-Science (, Michel) 2011-07-27 Pissarrachampsa sera: The 70million-year-old crocodile with huge teeth and a dog's head Daily Mail Reporter 2011-07-25 Ancient Dino-Eating Croc Had Huge Teeth, Dog Face - FoxNews.com FoxNews (Choi, Charles Q.) 2011-07-25 Dino-eating croc had huge teeth and a dog's head CBS blog 2011-07-25 Un crocodile fossile terrestre aux dents impressionnantes MaxiSciences 2011-07-23 Don’t Mess With Pissarrachampsa - Wired Science - Wired.com Wired Blog (Switek, Brian) 2011-07-21 Ancient croc had dog's head, horse's legs Toronto Sun (QMI) 2011-07-20 A toothy grin only a palaeontologist could love McGill Newsroom 2011-07-19 Un sourire tout en dents, que seul un paléontologue peut aimer McGill Salle de Presse 2011-07-19 Paléontologie : Un crocodile aux dents cauchemardesques Radio-Canada 2011-07-19 A toothy grin only a palaeontologist could love McGill Reporter (Feder, Tamarah) 2011-07-19 Un serpent à deux têtes et albinos Le Portail de Montréal 2011-07-15 Vertebrate Paleontologist and McGill prof Hans Larsson is building a chickenosaurus with Dr. Jack Horner Twitter McGill Grad Studies 2011-06-13 Why we're creating a 'chickenosaurus' CNN TEDTalk Tuesdays (Horner, Jack) 2011-06-12 Crocosaures : les crocodiles au temps des dinosaures. Le Code Chastenay 2011-03-15 Scientist plans on resurrecting Tyrannosaurus Rex Helium (Aym, Terrence) 2011-03-10 Twitter: McGill's own Prof. Hans Larsson ... (TEDxMcGill) 2011-03-04 Sask. dinosaur industry lags, experts say CBC News 2010-06-16 Get yer fossils, folks. Step right up Macleans (Lunau, Kate) 2010-05-20 Dinosaur community ZeeNews 2010-04-25 Single dinosaur community populated North America Sify News 2010-04-24 Dinosaur Diversity Disappointment Quirks & Quarks (McDonald, Bob) 2010-04-24 North American Dinosaurs Were One Big Happy Family Wired Blog (Weaver, Janelle) 2010-04-19 Paleontologist Hans Larsson's Workspace 2010-03-19 Three species of crocodiles are found The Washington Post 2010-01-05 Three new ancient crocodile species fossils found Sunday Observer - Sri Lanka 2009-11-29 New fossils reveal a world full of crocodiles Tehran Times 2009-11-26 More ancient croc species found Tulsa World (Mullen, William) 2009-11-22 A Crocodile World Quirks & Quarks (McDonald, Bob) 2009-11-21 Au Sahara, l'ancien royaume des crocodiles Sciences et Avenir (Dumas, Cécile) 2009-11-20 Meet Boar, Rat and Pancake: the ancient, giant crocodiles found in Sahara - Times Online The Times (Devlin, Hannah) 2009-11-20 Un chercheur de McGill découvre des crocodiles préhistoriques Cyberpresse (AFP) 2009-11-19 New fossils reveal a world full of crocodiles Reuters (Maler, Sandra) 2009-11-19 Crocodile ancestors found in Sahara CBC News 2009-11-19 Hot on the trail of the elusive chickenosaurus The Daily Star - Lebanon (AFP) 2009-08-27 Canadian scientist aims to turn chickens into dinosaurs Daily Times - Pakistan (AFP) 2009-08-27 Canadian palaeontologist Hans Larrson to create a dinosaur from a chicken - Herald Sun The Herald Sun 2009-08-26 Chickenosaurus: Canadian scientist says he can create dinosaurs from chickens The Telegraph 2009-08-26 Les dinosaures pourraient réapparaître ! PurePeople (Derrstroff, Nicolas) 2009-08-25 Un chercheur veut transformer des poussins en dinosaures - Génétique Cyberpresse (AFP) 2009-08-25 Transformer des poussins en T-Rex Le Figaro (AFP) 2009-08-25 Canadian Scientist to turn Chickens into Dinosaurs Macedonian Intl News Agency 2009-08-25 The quest to build a dinosaur Macleans (Lunau, Kate) 2009-08-20 |
