Papers

Sakamoto, M., Lloyd, G. T. and Benton, M. J., in press. Phylogenetically structured variance in felid bite force: the role of phylogeny in the evolution of biting performance. Journal of Evolutionary Biology, 4, 733-736.
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Brusatte, S. L., Benton, M. J., Ruta, M. and Lloyd, G. T., 2008. The first 50 million years of dinosaur evolution: macroevolutionary pattern and morphological disparity. Biology Letters, 4, 733-736.
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Lloyd, G. T., Davis, K. E., Pisani, D., Tarver, J. E., Ruta, M., Sakamoto, M., Hone, D. W. E., Jennings, R. & Benton, M. J., 2008. Dinosaurs and the Cretaceous Terrestrial Revolution. Proc. Roy. Soc. B, 275, 2483-2490.
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     Tree and XML files (zip; 1Mb)
     Reduced Baum and Ragan MRP matrix (NEXUS)
     Reduced Purvis MRP matrix (NEXUS)
     Subsampling code
     Research group supertree page

Brusatte, S. L., Benton, M. J., Ruta, M. and Lloyd, G. T., 2008. Superiority, competition, and opportunism in the evolutionary radiation of dinosaurs. Science, 321, 1485-1488.
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Ruta, M., Pisani, D., Lloyd, G. T. & Benton, M. J., 2007. A supertree of Temnospondyli: cladogenetic patterns in the most species-rich group of early tetrapods. Proc. Roy. Soc. B, 274, 3087-3095.
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Edited Volumes

Lloyd, G. T., 2007. Progressive Palaeontology 2007.
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Book Reviews

Lloyd, G. T., 2007. Amniote Paleobiology: Perspectives on the Evolution of Mammals, Birds, and Reptiles. Palaeontological Association Newsletter, 66, 71-73.
     Newsletter (PDF; off-site)

Books

[Various authors, consultants etc.] Lloyd, G. T. [Researcher], 2009. Prehistoric: The Definitive Visual History Of Life On Earth. Dorling-Kindersley, London.
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Published Abstracts (Talks and Posters)

Lloyd, G. T., Smith, A. B., Young, J. R. and Pearson, P. N., 2009. Comparing land-based and deep-sea rock and fossil records of microplankton for bias in diversity patterns. TMS The Foraminifera and Nannofossil Groups’ Joint Spring Meeting. Zurich, Switzerland. Abstracts (incl. Programme), p47.

Lloyd, G. T., Donoghue, P. C. J. and Gough, J., 2009. Protein structural domains, the Tree of Life and the evolution of complexity. Cincinnai Museum Center Scientific Contributions, 3, 32-33.

Lloyd, G. T., Davis, K. E., Pisani, D., Tarver, J. E., Ruta, M., Sakamoto, M., Hone, D. W. E., Jennings, R. & Benton, M. J., 2008. Dinosaurs and the Cretaceous Terrestrial Revolution. Palaeontological Association Newsletter [Abstracts], 69, 64.
     Abstract Volume (PDF; off-site)
     Poster (PDF; 2.5 Mb)

Lloyd, G. T., Tarver, J. E., Ruta, M. & Benton, M. J. [with Davis, K. E., Pisani, D., Sakamoto, M., Hone, D. W. E. & Jennings, R.], 2008. Dinosaurs and the Cretaceous Terrestrial Revolution. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, 28, 107A.
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Brusatte, S. L., Benton, M. J., Ruta, M. and Lloyd, G. T., 2008. The evolutionary history and higher-level phylogeny of Archosauria (Tetrapoda: Diapsida). Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, 28, 58A.
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Lloyd, G. T., Davis, K. E., Pisani, D., Tarver, J. E., Ruta, M., Sakamoto, M., Hone, D. W. E., Jennings, R. & Benton, M. J., 2008. Dinosaurs and the Cretaceous Terrestrial Revolution. 56th Annual Symposium of Vertebrate Palaeontology and Comparative Anatomy.
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     Talk Slides (PDF; 8.2 Mb)

Lloyd, G. T., Donoghue, P. C. J. and Gough, J., 2007. Adventures in protein world reveal the Tree of Life and the evolution of complexity. Palaeontological Association Newsletter [Abstracts], 66, 42-43.
     Abstract Volume (PDF; off-site)
     Talk Slides (PDF; 17 Mb)

Orcutt, J. D., Sahney, S. and Lloyd, G. T. 2007.  Tetrapod extinctions across the Jurassic-Cretaceous boundary.  Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, 27, 126A. 
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Lloyd, G. T., 2006. Character acquisition through geological time.  Palaeontological Association Newsletter [Abstracts], 63, 27. 
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     Talk Slides (PDF; 8.7 Mb)

Lloyd, G. T., Davis, K. E., Benton, M. J., and Pisani, D.  [with Sakamoto, M., Tarver, J. E., Hone, D. W. E. and Jennings, R.], 2006.  A new dinosaur supertree and the utility of large trees in macroevolution.  Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, 26, 90A. 
     Abstract Volume (PDF; off-site)
     Talk Slides (PDF; 7.4 Mb)

Nicholls, E.-L., Benton, M. J., Lloyd, G. T. and Pisani, D., 2006. Testing the phylogeny of extant and fossil Crocodylia.  54th Annual Symposium of Vertebrate Palaeontology and Comparative Anatomy. 
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Nicholls, E.-L., Benton, M. J., Lloyd, G. T. and Pisani, D., 2006. Testing the phylogeny of extant and fossil Crocodylia  Progressive Palaeontology, Abstract Book, p13. 
     Abstract Volume (PDF; off-site)

Lloyd, G. T., 2006.  'Living fossil' vertebrates and rates of morphological evolution.  2nd International Palaeontological Congress, Abstract Volume 
     Talk Slides (PDF; 14.3 Mb)

Lloyd, G. T., 2006. Can palaeobiogeography explain low rates of morphological evolution in 'living fossil' lungfish? Programme, Palaeogeography and Palaeobiogeography: Biodiversity in Space and Time, p20.
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     Poster (PDF; 4.9 Mb)

Lloyd, G. T., and Benton, M. J., 2005.  Problems of statistically recovering tetrapod extinction events (Late Permian - Early Jurassic).  53rd Annual Symposium of Vertebrate Palaeontology and Comparative Anatomy 
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     Talk Slides (PDF; 3.8 Mb)

Lloyd, G. T., 2005. Rates of morphological evolution and 'living fossils'. Palaeontological Association Newsletter [Abstracts], 60, 48. 
     Abstract Volume (PDF; off-site)
     Poster (PDF; 1.1 Mb)

Lloyd, G. T. and Benton, M. J., 2004. Difficulty in identifying mass extinctions amongst tetrapods (Late Permian - Early Jurassic). Palaeontological Association Newsletter, 57, 162. 
     Abstract Volume (PDF; off-site)
     Poster (PDF; 2 Mb)

Lloyd, G. T. and Benton, M. J., 2004. Difficulty in identifying mass extinctions amongst tetrapods (Late Permian - Early Jurassic). Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, 24, 84A. 
     Talk Slides (PDF; 4.5 Mb)

Invited/Other Talks

Lloyd, G. T., Donoghue, P. C. J. and Gough, J., 2007.  Adventures in protein world reveal the Tree of Life and the evolution of complexity.  Invited talk given at the Bioinformatics lunchtime seminar series (University of York, UK) - October 2007 
     Talk Slides (PDF; 19.3 Mb)

Lloyd, G. T., Donoghue, P. C. J. and Gough, J., 2007.  Adventures in protein world reveal the Tree of Life and the evolution of complexity.  Talk given as part of the Halstead lectureship, awarded to Phil Donoghue, at the BA Festival of Science (York, UK) 
     Talk Slides (PDF; 14.6 Mb)

Lloyd, G. T., 2005.  There's something about Leonard: character acquisition, rates of evolution, and 'living fossils'  Talk given in the Department of Earth Sciences (University of Bristol, UK) at the end of my first year 
     Talk Slides (PDF; 7.1 Mb)