@DeSantisLab

Lab of Dr. Larisa DeSantis. Focused on Dietary Reconstructions and Ecological Assessments of Mammals. Dept of Bio. Sci. and EES, Vanderbilt University.

 Nashville, TN
desantislab.com
Joined November 2013
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Hi! I'm a paleontologist at Vanderbilt (@DeSantisLab) and @EvolutionVU. I study the ecology and evolution of ancient mammals, including humans (DeSantisLab.com). I have had the great fortune to be inspired by and work with amazing women! #WomenScienceDay #WomenInSTEM
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EvolutionVU@EvolutionVU16 Apr 2024
We're really excited for this week's Earth Day events with Sharon Strauss visiting on Wednesday at 3:30pm in Buttrick 101 and a booth at #earthdaynash2024 on Saturday! Here are some photos from Nashville Earth Day 2022
Cartoon with text "Earth Day 22 April: around an earth with clouds on a gold background

ALT Cartoon with text "Earth Day 22 April: around an earth with clouds on a gold background

On-lookers look at the DeSantis DREAM Lab booth with skull casts of humans and extinct cats

ALT On-lookers look at the DeSantis DREAM Lab booth with skull casts of humans and extinct cats

Two people sit behind a table showing children how to dig for candies in cookies - like excavating fossils!

ALT Two people sit behind a table showing children how to dig for candies in cookies - like excavating fossils!

Some hominid skull casts and a mastadon tooth cast on display on a table.

ALT Some hominid skull casts and a mastadon tooth cast on display on a table.

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We are celebrating Darwin Day a little early with our @EvolutionVU @VanderbiltU Darwin Day speaker @NeilShubin TODAY at 3:30pm. Can't wait!
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Thanks for visiting @EvolutionVU, @DeSantisLab, and a special thanks to all the Vandy students who helped with the tour! We love studying ancient predators (@PredsNHL) @VanderbiltU and in Smashville (Nashville).
Vanderbilt University Chancellor@VU_Chancellor31 Jan 2024
Chancellor Diermeier recently visited Vanderbilt's Evolutionary Studies Initiative for a tour and overview of the initiative's mission and research. Learn more about the visit and the growth of the ESI: vu.edu/esi124
Chancellor Diermeier (left) looking at tooth striations with undergraduate student Adi Kurre.

ALT Chancellor Diermeier (left) looking at tooth striations with undergraduate student Adi Kurre.

Chancellor Diermeier talks with Larisa DeSantis about big cat teeth.

ALT Chancellor Diermeier talks with Larisa DeSantis about big cat teeth.

Sola Johnson explains his research to Chancellor Diermeier.

ALT Sola Johnson explains his research to Chancellor Diermeier.

Chancellor Daniel Diermeier visits with Antonis Rokas and the Evolutionary Studies Initiative.

ALT Chancellor Daniel Diermeier visits with Antonis Rokas and the Evolutionary Studies Initiative.

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La Brea Tar Pits@labreatarpits14 Nov 2023
Embark on a fossil-filled expedition with the team behind the @Netflix series “Life on Our Planet” as they uncover the mysteries of the #TarPits!
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Fun story about coyotes as adaptable survivors and it includes some of our published research... and we (@SaberCatWoman @AislingLaBrea @DrPardi @paleojosh @ReganDunn5 and many others) are currently working on learning even more about these coyotes! Stay tuned!
La Brea Tar Pits@labreatarpits13 Nov 2023
How 𝙙𝙞𝙙 coyotes survive Ice Age extinction? As the era’s largest surviving predator and third-most large mammal found at the #TarPits, learn how found fossils help explain how coyotes outlasted their larger competitors: bit.ly/HowlinCoyotes
A complete coyote skeleton from the La Brea Tar Pits & Museum collections.

ALT A complete coyote skeleton from the La Brea Tar Pits & Museum collections.

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We discovered three new species of marsupial. Unfortunately, they're already extinct theconversation.com/we-disco… via @ConversationEDU

We discovered three new species of marsupial. Unfortunately, they’re already extinct

We found three previously unknown species of mulgaras hiding in museum collections – but all three have been driven to extinction since European colonisation of Australia.

theconversation.com
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Happy Octobear! 🐻
It’s kinda a big deal. Bear 747- 2022 Fat Bear Week Champion. Photo courtesy of L. Law

ALT It’s kinda a big deal. Bear 747- 2022 Fat Bear Week Champion. Photo courtesy of L. Law

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EvolutionVU@EvolutionVU27 Sep 2023
Getting ready for The Grants to visit next week! This Friday's journal club features our trainees, Brynn and Samir talking about some of the Grants' work.
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Roland Kays@RolandKays14 Sep 2023
What a strange hybrid beast! Cross-species hybridization is well known among the Canis (dogs/wolves/coyotes/jackals) but I've never heard of CROSS-GENUS hybridization Here's a Dog X Pampas fox hybrid from the wild, two genera separated by 6.7 million yrs mdpi.com/2076-2615/13/15/250…
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UC Museum of Paleo@ucmpberkeley6 Sep 2023
🌡️New research on rising temps during the Ice Age on @undrstnd_evo (with discussion questions for your classroom! #STEM) #paleontology #pleistocene !
Understanding Evolution@undrstnd_evo6 Sep 2023
Check out our story about new research on the Pleistocene extinctions in Southern California and the many parallels to today: tinyurl.com/2458sx7p This research is hot, hot, hot!🔥🔥🔥
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EvolutionVU@EvolutionVU5 Sep 2023
Join @lizard_barnacle on Friday! Learn about a groundbreaking framework bridging gaps in understanding b/n secular instructors and religious biology students to foster acceptance of evolution. #ScienceTalk #Inclusivity #EvolutionEd vanderbilt.edu/evolution/upc…
Flyer for "Building Religious Cultural Competence for Effective and Inclusive Evolution Education," by Liz Barnes on 9/8/23 in MRBIII 1220 at Vanderbilt's campus at 3:30pm. Photo of Liz smiling and QR code for vanderbilt.edu/evolution

ALT Flyer for "Building Religious Cultural Competence for Effective and Inclusive Evolution Education," by Liz Barnes on 9/8/23 in MRBIII 1220 at Vanderbilt's campus at 3:30pm. Photo of Liz smiling and QR code for vanderbilt.edu/evolution

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SVP@SVP_vertpaleo30 Aug 2023
A new opinion piece in @sciam on the value of #paleontology by the @PaleoSoc ad hoc committee on employment, including one of our members! scientificamerican.com/artic…

Paleontology Is Far More Than New Fossil Discoveries

Understanding the ancient past is critical to responding to challenges we face in the future

scientificamerican.com
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SVP@SVP_vertpaleo29 Aug 2023
Please join us during the virtual meeting for the Future Vertebrate Paleontology discussion panel! Moderator Dr. Laura Wilson will be chatting with a fantastic group of innovative researchers on their work, their outlooks, plus taking audience questions. vertpaleo.org/2023-virtual-m…
This panel will be discussing exciting new methods and research directions they are leading, and the impact that research may have on the future of vertebrate paleontology. This event is part of the 2023 SVP Virtual Conference.

ALT This panel will be discussing exciting new methods and research directions they are leading, and the impact that research may have on the future of vertebrate paleontology. This event is part of the 2023 SVP Virtual Conference.

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What's wildlife disease risk analysis and why should we be implementing them? 🤔 Tune in this Friday to find out! 🐨🐀🧑‍⚕️
The Australian Mammal Society@AusMammals22 Aug 2023
Join us for the September Seminar! Featuring Dr Steve Unwin and Dr Fiona Knox giving us an introduction to wildlife disease risk analyses. Seminars are open to the public but please register at: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi…
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Melissa E. Kemp@melisabetta24 Aug 2023
📢JOB ALERT PLEASE RT📢 I am hiring a lab tech! Main responsibility will be segmenting and landmarking 🦎CT data as part of an NSF-funded project. I'll start reviewing applications on September 1, until the position is filled! to apply: bit.ly/3OJqynA
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It's amazing to see this in print! Thanks @NSF for funding this major endeavor between six institutions including @labreatarpits @LoyolaMarymount @UCIrvine @marshallu @DesMoinesUniv and @VanderbiltU, plus so many more collaborators, staff, and volunteers!
Science Magazine
@ScienceMagazine17 Aug 2023
Shown here are the youngest dated specimens of Harlan’s ground sloth, western camel, western horse, dire wolf, antique bison, and saber-toothed tiger. These fossils are the last known surviving members of their species. Learn more this week in Science: scim.ag/3LR
(Clockwise from top left) Harlan’s ground sloth (Paramylodon harlani), western camel (Camelops hesternus), western horse (Equus occidentalis), dire wolf (Aenocyon dirus), antique bison (Bison antiquus), and saber-toothed tiger (Smilodon fatalis)

ALT (Clockwise from top left) Harlan’s ground sloth (Paramylodon harlani), western camel (Camelops hesternus), western horse (Equus occidentalis), dire wolf (Aenocyon dirus), antique bison (Bison antiquus), and saber-toothed tiger (Smilodon fatalis)

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Science Magazine
@ScienceMagazine17 Aug 2023
Shown here are the youngest dated specimens of Harlan’s ground sloth, western camel, western horse, dire wolf, antique bison, and saber-toothed tiger. These fossils are the last known surviving members of their species. Learn more this week in Science: scim.ag/3LR
(Clockwise from top left) Harlan’s ground sloth (Paramylodon harlani), western camel (Camelops hesternus), western horse (Equus occidentalis), dire wolf (Aenocyon dirus), antique bison (Bison antiquus), and saber-toothed tiger (Smilodon fatalis)

ALT (Clockwise from top left) Harlan’s ground sloth (Paramylodon harlani), western camel (Camelops hesternus), western horse (Equus occidentalis), dire wolf (Aenocyon dirus), antique bison (Bison antiquus), and saber-toothed tiger (Smilodon fatalis)

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EvolutionVU@EvolutionVU30 May 2023
We made a short video! Check it out! Featuring @DeSantisLab, @KyleTheDavid, @kelly__tingle, @sciencewithtina, @KateTSnyder, and others!
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Excited for the @EvolutionVU #EarthDay talk TODAY at 3:10pm.
EvolutionVU@EvolutionVU18 Apr 2023
Tomorrow! Graham Slater will be giving our #EarthDay talk in Buttrick 101 at 3:10pm. "Predicting multivariate ecology of fossil taxa from morphological data." loom.ly/UhTh11k 🦴 #Fossils
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Thanks @NCSE for such a nice article and willingness to collaborate on outreach events! Teaching evolution and climate change has never been so important!!!
National Center for Science Education@NCSE31 Mar 2023
DeSantis, a vertebrate paleontologist whose research lab's mission is to discover "ecological and evolutionary responses to global change," was the featured speaker at an evolution symposium co-sponsored by NCSE. #SciChat #SciComm buff.ly/3Zw3vjq
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