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Simon Braddy

My research focuses on the palaeobiology, biomechanics, behaviour and evolution of the arthropods, the most successful group on our planet today. Using computer modelling and exceptionally preserved fossils, I have documented various landmarks in evolution (e.g. the earliest terrestrial, and largest, arthropod), alongside in-depth study of 'early' arthropods, particularly chelicerates (arachnids and kin).

Behaviour, the way that an animal interacts with its environment, is fundamental in shaping form and phylogeny; trace fossils provide insight into such behavioural evolution. My research here is focused around the birth of terrestrial ecosystems, and includes vertebrate ichnology. Alongside analysis of palaeoecological and macroevolutionary patterns and processes, this is leading to a more integrated understanding of the evolution of life on Earth

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Research paper thumbnail of Testing the 'mass-moult-mate' hypothesis of eurypterid palaeoecology

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Research paper thumbnail of Trace fossils and palaeoenvironments of the Middle Devonian Caherbla Group, Dingle Peninsula, southwest Ireland

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Research paper thumbnail of Eurypterid palaeoecology: palaeobiological, ichnological and comparative evidence for a 'Mass-Moult-Mate' hypothesis

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, Jan 1, 2001

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Research paper thumbnail of The phylogeny of arachnomorph arthropods and the origin of the Chelicerata

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Research paper thumbnail of Terrestrial Trace Fossils From the Lower Old Red Sandstone, Southwest Wales

Geological Journal, Jan 1, 2004

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Research paper thumbnail of Names for Trace Fossils: a Uniform Approach

Lethaia, Jan 1, 2006

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Research paper thumbnail of The Effects of Sampling Bias on Palaeozoic Faunas and Implications for Macroevolutionary Studies

Palaeontology, Jan 1, 2007

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Research paper thumbnail of The functional morphology of mating in the Silurian eurypterid, Baltoeurypterus tetragonophthalmus (Fischer, 1839)

Zoological Journal of the …, Jan 1, 1997

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Research paper thumbnail of First Steps on Land: Arthropod Trackways In Cambrian-Ordovician Eolian Sandstone, Southeastern Ontario, Canada

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Research paper thumbnail of A Gondwanan Coastal Arthropod Ichnofauna From the Muth Formation (Lower Devonian, Northern India): Paleoenvironment and Tracemaker Behavior

Palaios, Jan 1, 2001

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Research paper thumbnail of Lamellate Book-Gills In a Late Ordovician Eurypterid From the Soom Shale, South Africa: Support for a Eurypterid-Scorpion Clade

Lethaia, Jan 1, 1999

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Research paper thumbnail of New Lower Permian Nonmarine Arthropod Trace Fossils From New Mexico and South Africa

Journal of Paleontology, Jan 1, 2002

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Research paper thumbnail of A Large Arthropod Trackway From the Gaspé Sandstone Group (Middle Devonian) of Eastern Canada

Canadian Journal of Earth …, Jan 1, 1998

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Research paper thumbnail of A New Carcinosomatid Eurypterid From the Upper Silurian of Northern Vietnam

Palaeontology, Jan 1, 2002

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Research paper thumbnail of Reply: Giant Claws and Big Bodies Biol. Lett. June 23, 2008 4: 281; Doi: 10.1098/Rsbl. 2008.0116

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Research paper thumbnail of Specials In Palaeontology: Ichnology of An Early Permian Intertidal Flat: the Robledo Mountains Formation of Southern New Mexico, Usa (Paperback)

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Research paper thumbnail of A New Eurypterid (Chelicerata: Eurypterida) From the Upper Devonian Gogo Formation of Western Australia, With a Review of the Rhenopteridae

Palaeontology, Jan 1, 2004

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Research paper thumbnail of A Redescription of Chasmataspis Laurencii Caster and Brooks, 1956 (Chelicerata: Chasmataspidida) From the Middle Ordovician of Tennessee, USA, With Remarks on …

Earth and Environmental …, Jan 1, 2007

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Research paper thumbnail of The Neoichnology of Terrestrial Arthropods

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, …, Jan 1, 2007

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Research paper thumbnail of Reply: Giant Claws and Big Bodies

Biology Letters, Jan 1, 2008

We welcome the comments by Kaiser & Klok (2008) on our article concerning the giant p... more We welcome the comments by Kaiser & Klok (2008) on our article concerning the giant pterygotid chelicerae, although we note that they do not provide a revised size estimate, thus providing an alternative hypothesis to test. As we noted in our original article, the conclusion that ...

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Research paper thumbnail of Testing the 'mass-moult-mate' hypothesis of eurypterid palaeoecology

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Research paper thumbnail of Trace fossils and palaeoenvironments of the Middle Devonian Caherbla Group, Dingle Peninsula, southwest Ireland

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Research paper thumbnail of Eurypterid palaeoecology: palaeobiological, ichnological and comparative evidence for a 'Mass-Moult-Mate' hypothesis

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, Jan 1, 2001

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Research paper thumbnail of The phylogeny of arachnomorph arthropods and the origin of the Chelicerata

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Research paper thumbnail of Terrestrial Trace Fossils From the Lower Old Red Sandstone, Southwest Wales

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Research paper thumbnail of Names for Trace Fossils: a Uniform Approach

Lethaia, Jan 1, 2006

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Research paper thumbnail of The Effects of Sampling Bias on Palaeozoic Faunas and Implications for Macroevolutionary Studies

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Research paper thumbnail of The functional morphology of mating in the Silurian eurypterid, Baltoeurypterus tetragonophthalmus (Fischer, 1839)

Zoological Journal of the …, Jan 1, 1997

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Research paper thumbnail of First Steps on Land: Arthropod Trackways In Cambrian-Ordovician Eolian Sandstone, Southeastern Ontario, Canada

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Research paper thumbnail of A Gondwanan Coastal Arthropod Ichnofauna From the Muth Formation (Lower Devonian, Northern India): Paleoenvironment and Tracemaker Behavior

Palaios, Jan 1, 2001

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Research paper thumbnail of Lamellate Book-Gills In a Late Ordovician Eurypterid From the Soom Shale, South Africa: Support for a Eurypterid-Scorpion Clade

Lethaia, Jan 1, 1999

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Research paper thumbnail of New Lower Permian Nonmarine Arthropod Trace Fossils From New Mexico and South Africa

Journal of Paleontology, Jan 1, 2002

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Research paper thumbnail of A Large Arthropod Trackway From the Gaspé Sandstone Group (Middle Devonian) of Eastern Canada

Canadian Journal of Earth …, Jan 1, 1998

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Research paper thumbnail of A New Carcinosomatid Eurypterid From the Upper Silurian of Northern Vietnam

Palaeontology, Jan 1, 2002

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Research paper thumbnail of Reply: Giant Claws and Big Bodies Biol. Lett. June 23, 2008 4: 281; Doi: 10.1098/Rsbl. 2008.0116

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Research paper thumbnail of Specials In Palaeontology: Ichnology of An Early Permian Intertidal Flat: the Robledo Mountains Formation of Southern New Mexico, Usa (Paperback)

Retour page d'accueil Chercher, sur, Tous les supports. Retour page d'accueil, ... more Retour page d'accueil Chercher, sur, Tous les supports. Retour page d'accueil, Plus de 1.620.000 de titres à notre catalogue ! Notice. 57.09 € Ajouter au panier. Specials ...

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Research paper thumbnail of A New Eurypterid (Chelicerata: Eurypterida) From the Upper Devonian Gogo Formation of Western Australia, With a Review of the Rhenopteridae

Palaeontology, Jan 1, 2004

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Research paper thumbnail of A Redescription of Chasmataspis Laurencii Caster and Brooks, 1956 (Chelicerata: Chasmataspidida) From the Middle Ordovician of Tennessee, USA, With Remarks on …

Earth and Environmental …, Jan 1, 2007

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Research paper thumbnail of The Neoichnology of Terrestrial Arthropods

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, …, Jan 1, 2007

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Research paper thumbnail of Reply: Giant Claws and Big Bodies

Biology Letters, Jan 1, 2008

We welcome the comments by Kaiser & Klok (2008) on our article concerning the giant p... more We welcome the comments by Kaiser & Klok (2008) on our article concerning the giant pterygotid chelicerae, although we note that they do not provide a revised size estimate, thus providing an alternative hypothesis to test. As we noted in our original article, the conclusion that ...

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Research paper thumbnail of The Waukesha Biota: a wonderful window into early Silurian life

Geology Today, 2023

The Waukesha Biota (Brandon Bridge Formation Lagerstätte) is a diverse assemblage of early Siluri... more The Waukesha Biota (Brandon Bridge Formation Lagerstätte) is a diverse assemblage of early Silurian (437 Ma) shallow marine fossils from Wisconsin, USA. Their exceptional preservation, in finely laminated dolomitic mudstones, was mediated by tidally-influenced conditions and/or microbial entombment. Shelly biomineralized animals are rare, but soft-bodied organisms are common. Arthropods dominate, including trilobites, phyllocarids, ostracodes, a thylacocephalan, a synziphosurine and various enigmatic groups. The fauna also includes evolutionary ‘holdovers’, such as palaeoscolecids and a lobopodian.

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