William B. Gallagher
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- School: Rider University
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2083 Lawrenceville Rd
Lawrenceville, NJ - 08648 - Dates at Rider University: May 2009 - March 2013
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Biography
Rider University - Science
Assistant Professor of Paleontology at Rider University
William
Gallagher
Mount Laurel, New Jersey
Explicating large scale paleoecological dynamics of prehistoric mass extinction events and relating them to the ongoing present day biodiversity crisis as we alter and affect the planetary ecosystem.
Experience
Education
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey-Camden
Bachelor's degree
Rowan University
M.A.
Environmental Studies
Special Recognition award at the public ceremony of the acquisition of Inversand Fossil Site by Rowan University
"for exceptional achievements in the study of New Jersey's ancient past, for decades of research at the Inversand Fossil Site, and for unflagging dedication to communicating science to the public."University of Pennsylvania
Ph.D. Geology
Paleontology and Geobiology
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Lecturer
Primary teaching responsibilities were Dinosaurs 206 and Paleontology 303 in the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences. Also participated in departmental research project in drilling the K/T boundary in New Jersey funded by an NSF grant to retrieve cores for geochemical, micropaleontological, and stratigraphic study (see publications listed above). Helped supervise graduate student field work in South Dakota and sat on master's candidate committee.
Publications
On The Last Mosasaurs: The K/T boundary in New Jersey and Late Maastrichtian Mosasaurs
Bulletin de Societie Geologique de France
Reviews world-wide distribution of Late Maastrichtian mosasaur fossils, and relates historically important mosasaur type specimens to recently discovered iridium anomalies in the Cretaceous-Paleogene section in the subsurface deposits of the New Jersey coastal plain.
On The Last Mosasaurs: The K/T boundary in New Jersey and Late Maastrichtian Mosasaurs
Bulletin de Societie Geologique de France
Reviews world-wide distribution of Late Maastrichtian mosasaur fossils, and relates historically important mosasaur type specimens to recently discovered iridium anomalies in the Cretaceous-Paleogene section in the subsurface deposits of the New Jersey coastal plain.
When Dinosaurs Roamed New Jersey- Rutgers University Press, 176 pgs.
New Brunswick, NJ
The book describes the fossils and geology of New Jersey, focusing on the historical importance of New Jersey in the development of dinosaur paleontology, and some of the more recent discoveries of dinosaur and other fossils in the state.
On The Last Mosasaurs: The K/T boundary in New Jersey and Late Maastrichtian Mosasaurs
Bulletin de Societie Geologique de France
Reviews world-wide distribution of Late Maastrichtian mosasaur fossils, and relates historically important mosasaur type specimens to recently discovered iridium anomalies in the Cretaceous-Paleogene section in the subsurface deposits of the New Jersey coastal plain.
When Dinosaurs Roamed New Jersey- Rutgers University Press, 176 pgs.
New Brunswick, NJ
The book describes the fossils and geology of New Jersey, focusing on the historical importance of New Jersey in the development of dinosaur paleontology, and some of the more recent discoveries of dinosaur and other fossils in the state.
Greensand Mosasaurs of New Jersey and the Cretaceous-Paleogene Transition of Marine Vertebrates
Netherlands Journal of Geosciences (Geologie en Mijnbow)
Reviews mosasaur specimens from the basal Hornerstown Formation of New Jersey found in close association with the K/T boundary, including an historically important skull specimen, YPM 773, in the collection of the Yale Peabody Museum. The pattern of extinction and survival of marine vertebrates reveals a trophic cascade in the marine ecosystem at the K/T boundary, in which removal of the largest predator (mosasaurs) led to a diversification and proliferation of smaller predators afterwards.
On The Last Mosasaurs: The K/T boundary in New Jersey and Late Maastrichtian Mosasaurs
Bulletin de Societie Geologique de France
Reviews world-wide distribution of Late Maastrichtian mosasaur fossils, and relates historically important mosasaur type specimens to recently discovered iridium anomalies in the Cretaceous-Paleogene section in the subsurface deposits of the New Jersey coastal plain.
When Dinosaurs Roamed New Jersey- Rutgers University Press, 176 pgs.
New Brunswick, NJ
The book describes the fossils and geology of New Jersey, focusing on the historical importance of New Jersey in the development of dinosaur paleontology, and some of the more recent discoveries of dinosaur and other fossils in the state.
Greensand Mosasaurs of New Jersey and the Cretaceous-Paleogene Transition of Marine Vertebrates
Netherlands Journal of Geosciences (Geologie en Mijnbow)
Reviews mosasaur specimens from the basal Hornerstown Formation of New Jersey found in close association with the K/T boundary, including an historically important skull specimen, YPM 773, in the collection of the Yale Peabody Museum. The pattern of extinction and survival of marine vertebrates reveals a trophic cascade in the marine ecosystem at the K/T boundary, in which removal of the largest predator (mosasaurs) led to a diversification and proliferation of smaller predators afterwards.
Stratigraphy, Depositional Environment, Taphonomy and Geochemistry of the Babyback Triceratops Quarry, Hell Creek Formation, (Late Cretaceous), Garfield County, Montana
The Mosasaur, the Journal of the Delaware Valley Paleontological Society
Provides data and interpretation for quarry site of a subadult Triceratops cranial plus postcranial skeleton, and sets this in stratigraphic context of the upper (last part) of the Hell Creek Formation with measured section to the Cretaceous-Paleogene boundary.
On The Last Mosasaurs: The K/T boundary in New Jersey and Late Maastrichtian Mosasaurs
Bulletin de Societie Geologique de France
Reviews world-wide distribution of Late Maastrichtian mosasaur fossils, and relates historically important mosasaur type specimens to recently discovered iridium anomalies in the Cretaceous-Paleogene section in the subsurface deposits of the New Jersey coastal plain.
When Dinosaurs Roamed New Jersey- Rutgers University Press, 176 pgs.
New Brunswick, NJ
The book describes the fossils and geology of New Jersey, focusing on the historical importance of New Jersey in the development of dinosaur paleontology, and some of the more recent discoveries of dinosaur and other fossils in the state.
Greensand Mosasaurs of New Jersey and the Cretaceous-Paleogene Transition of Marine Vertebrates
Netherlands Journal of Geosciences (Geologie en Mijnbow)
Reviews mosasaur specimens from the basal Hornerstown Formation of New Jersey found in close association with the K/T boundary, including an historically important skull specimen, YPM 773, in the collection of the Yale Peabody Museum. The pattern of extinction and survival of marine vertebrates reveals a trophic cascade in the marine ecosystem at the K/T boundary, in which removal of the largest predator (mosasaurs) led to a diversification and proliferation of smaller predators afterwards.
Stratigraphy, Depositional Environment, Taphonomy and Geochemistry of the Babyback Triceratops Quarry, Hell Creek Formation, (Late Cretaceous), Garfield County, Montana
The Mosasaur, the Journal of the Delaware Valley Paleontological Society
Provides data and interpretation for quarry site of a subadult Triceratops cranial plus postcranial skeleton, and sets this in stratigraphic context of the upper (last part) of the Hell Creek Formation with measured section to the Cretaceous-Paleogene boundary.
Taphonomy of a Late Campanian Fossil Assemblage at Marlboro, Monmouth County, New Jersey
The Mosasaur, the Journal of the Delaware Valley Paleontological Society
Establishes age and provenance for the Late Cretaceous vertebrate and invertebrate fossils found in the stream bed and banks of this well known fossil site in the marl belt of New Jersey.
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