Latest Publications (for full list, see Research
Publications)
Reisz, R. R., Evans, D. C, Roberts, E. M., Sues, H-D., Yates, A. M. (2012) Oldest known dinosaurian nesting site and the reproductive biology of the Early Jurassic sauropodomorph Massospondylus. Proceedings of the National Academy of Science 109: 2428-2433 (PNAS-weekly highlight)
Frobisch, N. B. and Reisz R. R. (2012) A new species of dissorophid (Cacops woehri) from the Lower Permian Dolese Quarry, near Richards Spur, Oklahoma. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 32: 35-44.
Tsuji, L. A., MŸller, J., and Reisz, R. R. (2012) Anatomy of Emeroleter levis and the phylogeny of the nycteroleter parareptiles. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 32: 45-67.
Modesto, S., Smith, R., Campione, N., and Reisz, R. R. (2011) The last ÒpelycosaurÓ: a varanopid synapsid from the Pristerognathus Assemblage Zone, Middle Permian of South Africa. Naturwissenschaften 98: 1027-1034. (with cover illustration)
Reisz, R. R., Scott, D., and Modesto, S. P. (2011) A new Early Permian reptile and its significance in early diapsid evolution. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, Series B. 278: 3731-3737.
Benson, R. B. J., Domokos, G, Varkonyi, P. L., and Reisz, R. R. (2011) Shell geometry and habitat determination in extinct and extant turtles (Reptilia:Testudinata) Paleobiology 37(4): 547-562.
Dr. Reisz's Courses
Dr. Reisz currently teaches three undergraduate biology courses, which are held annually at the University of Toronto's Mississauga Campus. As well as the brief descriptions given below (taken from the UTM academic calendar), each course now has its own associated web page.
This course is designed to teach the fundamentals of human anatomy and physiology. Throughout the course you will examine the design of the human body. You will also use a comparative approach placing the design of the human body in an evolutionary context. The information you learn in this course is fundamental and the groundwork for better understanding in upper level courses which deal with form and function and physiology.
The design and adaptive consequences of vertebrate structure are examined. Mechanisms of locomotion, exchange and sensory perception are compared at the organ level. Students conduct individual laboratory dissections on selected vertebrates.
The evolution of the vertebrates as evidenced by the fossil record. Special emphasis will be placed upon the origin and adaptive radiation of major groups including amphibians and reptiles. Practical sessions will include the study of fossils, and techniques of collection and preparation. Six laboratory sessions will be held at the Royal Ontario Museum.
Prerequisite: BIO 151Y
Recommended Preparation: BIO 354H
