Lawrence B. Martin
ProfessorDean, Graduate School; Director, TBI
Ph.D., University College, London, 1983
Research Interests
Lawrence Martin is a paleoprimatologist whose research focuses on the
evolution of hominoid primates and the development, structure and thickness
of dental enamel. He has conducted paleontological fieldwork at Miocene sites
in Cameroon, Kenya, Pakistan and Turkey. His laboratory research on enamel
structure involves the use of confocal microscopy, polarized light microscopy,
and scanning electron microscopy. His research has addressed phylogeny
reconstruction for extant and extinct hominoid primates, species
recognition in the fossil record and enamel development and thickness.
Current projects include studies of enamel thickness and development in
extant and extinct hominoid primates, enamel thickness, structure and
development in platyrrhines, and the development of enamel structure in
Malagasy strepsirhines.
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