Erik Seiffert
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American palaeontologist
CitizenshipAmerican
FieldsPalaeomammalogy
InstitutionsKeck School of Medicine, University of Southern California
Erik R. Seiffert | |
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| Citizenship | American |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Palaeomammalogy |
| Institutions | Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California |
Erik Seiffert is an American palaeontologist best known for his study of Cenozoic mammal faunas of Afro-Arabia.
In 2016, Seiffert received the Robert W. Sussman Award for Scientific Contributions to Anthropology.[1]
Below is a list of taxa that Seiffert has contributed to naming:
| Year | Taxon | Authors |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Masripithecus moghraensis gen. et sp. nov. | Al-Ashqar, Seiffert, El-Sayed, Salem, Gohar, El-Saka, Amin, & Sallam[2] |
| 2024 | Eliwourus topernawiensis gen. et sp. nov. | Seiffert, Heritage, De Vries, Sallam, Vitek, Aoron, & Princehouse[3] |
| 2023 | Tutcetus rayanensis gen. et sp. nov. | Antar, Gohar, El-Desouky, Seiffert, El-Sayed, Claxton, & Sallam[4] |
| 2021 | Qatranimys safroutus gen. et sp. nov. | Al-Ashqar, Seiffert, De Vries, El-Sayed, Antar, & Sallam[5] |
| 2021 | Phiomicetus anubis gen. et sp. nov. | Gohar, Antar, Boessenecker, Sabry, El-Sayed, Seiffert, Zalmout, & Sallam[6] |
| 2018 | Mansourasaurus shahinae gen. et sp. nov. | Sallam, Gorscak, O'Connor, El-Dawoudi, El-Sayed, Saber, Kora, Sertich, Seiffert, & Lamanna[7] |
| 2018 | Masradapis tahai gen. et sp. nov. | Seiffert, Boyer, Fleagle, Gunnell, Heesy, Perry, & Sallam[8] |
| 2017 | Qarmoutus hitanensis gen. et sp. nov. | El-Sayed, Kora, Sallam, Claeson, Seiffert, & Antar[9] |
| 2016 | Brychotherium ephalmos gen. et sp. nov. | Borths, Holroyd, & Seiffert[10] |
| 2016 | Akhnatenavus nefertiticyon sp. nov. | Borths, Holroyd, & Seiffert[10] |
| 2016 | Aegyptonycteris knightae gen. et sp. nov. | Simmons, Seiffert, & Gunnell[11] |
| 2014 | Vintana sertichi gen. et sp. nov. | Krause, Hoffmann, Wible, Kirk, Schultz, von Koenigswald, Groenke, Rossie, O'Connor, Seiffert, Dumont, Holloway, Rogers, Rahantarisoa, Kemp, & Andriamialison[12] |
| 2012 | Acritophiomys bowni gen. et sp. nov. | Sallam, Seiffert, & Simons[13] |
| 2010 | Kabirmys qarunensis gen. et sp. nov. | Sallam, Seiffert, Simons, & Brindley[14] |
| 2010 | Nosmips aenigmaticus gen. et sp. nov. | Seiffert, Simons, Boyer, Perry, Ryan, & Sallam[15] |
| 2003 | Saharagalago misrensis gen. et sp. nov. | Seiffert, Simons, & Attia[16] |
| 2003 | Karanisia clarki gen. et sp. nov. | Seiffert, Simons, & Attia[16] |
References
- ↑ "Erik R. Seiffert, PhD". Keck School of Medicine of USC. Retrieved 12 April 2026.
- ↑ Al-Ashqar, Shorouq F.; Seiffert, Erik R.; El-Sayed, Sanaa; Salem, Belal S.; Gohar, Abdullah S.; El-Saka, Hossam; Amin, Mohamed; Sallam, Hesham M. (26 March 2026). "An Early Miocene ape from the biogeographic crossroads of African and Eurasian Hominoidea". Science. 391 (6792): 1383–1386. doi:10.1126/science.adz4102. ISSN 0036-8075. PMID 41886561. Retrieved 12 April 2026.
- ↑ Seiffert, Erik R.; Heritage, Steven; de Vries, Dorien; Sallam, Hesham M.; Vitek, Natasha S.; Aoron, Emmanuel; Princehouse, Patricia (17 July 2024). "Oldest record of a crown anomaluroid rodent from sub-Saharan Africa: a new genus and species from the early Oligocene Topernawi Formation of northern Kenya". Historical Biology. 37 (6): 1568–1578. doi:10.1080/08912963.2024.2370015. ISSN 0891-2963. Retrieved 14 December 2024 – via Taylor and Francis Online.
- ↑ Antar, Mohammed S.; Gohar, Abdullah S.; El-Desouky, Heba; Seiffert, Erik R.; El-Sayed, Sanaa; Claxton, Alexander G.; Sallam, Hesham M. (10 August 2023). "A diminutive new basilosaurid whale reveals the trajectory of the cetacean life histories during the Eocene". Communications Biology. 6 (1): 707. doi:10.1038/s42003-023-04986-w. ISSN 2399-3642. PMC 10415296. PMID 37563270. Retrieved 12 April 2026 – via ResearchGate.
- ↑ Al-Ashqar, Shorouq F.; Seiffert, Erik R.; de Vries, Dorien; El-Sayed, Sanaa; Antar, Mohamed S.; Sallam, Hesham M. (19 October 2021). "New phiocricetomyine rodents (Hystricognathi) from the Jebel Qatrani Formation, Fayum Depression, Egypt". PeerJ. 9 e12074. doi:10.7717/peerj.12074. ISSN 2167-8359. PMC 8533026. PMID 34721955. Retrieved 12 April 2026 – via ResearchGate.
- ↑ Gohar, Abdullah S.; Antar, Mohammed S.; Boessenecker, Robert W.; Sabry, Dalia A.; El-Sayed, Sanaa; Seiffert, Erik R.; Zalmout, Iyad S.; Sallam, Hesham M. (25 August 2021). "A new protocetid whale offers clues to biogeography and feeding ecology in early cetacean evolution". Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 288 (1957) 20211368. doi:10.1098/rspb.2021.1368. ISSN 0962-8452. PMC 8385364. PMID 34428967. Retrieved 12 April 2026 – via ResearchGate.
- ↑ Sallam, Hesham M.; Gorscak, Eric; O'Connor, Patrick M.; El-Dawoudi, Iman A.; El-Sayed, Sanaa; Saber, Sara; Kora, Mahmoud A.; Sertich, Joseph J. W.; Seiffert, Erik R.; Lamanna, Matthew C. (2018-01-29). "New Egyptian sauropod reveals Late Cretaceous dinosaur dispersal between Europe and Africa". Nature Ecology & Evolution. 2 (3): 445–451. Bibcode:2018NatEE...2..445S. doi:10.1038/s41559-017-0455-5. PMID 29379183. S2CID 3375335. Retrieved 12 April 2026 – via ResearchGate.
- ↑ Seiffert, Erik R.; Boyer, Doug M.; Fleagle, John G.; Gunnell, Gregg F.; Heesy, Christopher P.; Perry, Jonathan M. G.; Sallam, Hesham M. (17 February 2018). "New adapiform primate fossils from the late Eocene of Egypt". Historical Biology. 30 (1–2): 204–226. Bibcode:2018HBio...30..204S. doi:10.1080/08912963.2017.1306522. ISSN 0891-2963. Retrieved 12 April 2026 – via Taylor and Francis Online.
- ↑ El-Sayed, Sanaa E.; Kora, Mahmoud A.; Sallam, Hesham M.; Claeson, Kerin M.; Seiffert, Erik R.; Antar, Mohammed S. (1 March 2017). Friedman, Matt (ed.). "A new genus and species of marine catfishes (Siluriformes; Ariidae) from the upper Eocene Birket Qarun Formation, Wadi El-Hitan, Egypt". PLOS ONE. 12 (3) e0172409. Bibcode:2017PLoSO..1272409E. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0172409. ISSN 1932-6203. PMC 5332075. PMID 28248973.
- 1 2 Borths, Matthew Robert; Holroyd, Patricia A.; Seiffert, Erik R. (10 November 2016). "Hyainailourine and teratodontine cranial material from the late Eocene of Egypt and the application of parsimony and Bayesian methods to the phylogeny and biogeography of Hyaenodonta (Placentalia, Mammalia)". PeerJ. 4 e2639. Bibcode:2016PeerJ...4e2639B. doi:10.7717/peerj.2639. ISSN 2167-8359. PMC 5111901. PMID 27867761.
- ↑ Simmons, Nancy B.; Seiffert, Erik R.; Gunnell, Gregg F. (9 May 2016). "A New Family of Large Omnivorous Bats (Mammalia, Chiroptera) from the Late Eocene of the Fayum Depression, Egypt, with Comments on Use of the Name "Eochiroptera"". American Museum Novitates. 3857 (3857): 1–43. doi:10.1206/3857.1. ISSN 0003-0082. Retrieved 24 April 2026 – via BioOne Digital Library.
- ↑ Krause, David W.; Hoffmann, Simone; Wible, John R.; Kirk, E. Christopher; Schultz, Julia A.; von Koenigswald, Wighart; Groenke, Joseph R.; Rossie, James B.; O'Connor, Patrick M.; Seiffert, Erik R.; Dumont, Elizabeth R.; Holloway, Waymon L.; Rogers, Raymond R.; Rahantarisoa, Lydia J.; Kemp, Addison D.; Andriamialison, Haingoson (27 November 2014). "First cranial remains of a gondwanatherian mammal reveal remarkable mosaicism". Nature. 515 (7528): 512–517. Bibcode:2014Natur.515..512K. doi:10.1038/nature13922. ISSN 0028-0836. PMID 25383528. Retrieved 12 April 2026 – via Nature Publishing Group.
- ↑ Sallam, Hesham M.; Seiffert, Erik R.; Simons, Elwyn L. (30 March 2012). "A basal phiomorph (Rodentia, Hystricognathi) from the late Eocene of the Fayum Depression, Egypt". Swiss Journal of Palaeontology. 131 (2): 283–301. Bibcode:2012SwJP..131..283S. doi:10.1007/s13358-012-0039-6. ISSN 1664-2376. Retrieved 12 April 2026 – via Springer Open.
- ↑ Sallam, Hesham M.; Seiffert, Erik R.; Simons, Elwyn L.; Brindley, Chlöe (15 September 2010). "A large-bodied anomaluroid rodent from the earliest late Eocene of Egypt: phylogenetic and biogeographic implications". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 30 (5): 1579–1593. Bibcode:2010JVPal..30.1579S. doi:10.1080/02724634.2010.501439. ISSN 0272-4634. Retrieved 12 April 2026 – via Taylor and Francis Online.
- ↑ Seiffert, Erik R.; Simons, Elwyn L.; Boyer, Doug M.; Perry, Jonathan M. G.; Ryan, Timothy M.; Sallam, Hesham M. (10 May 2010). "A fossil primate of uncertain affinities from the earliest late Eocene of Egypt". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 107 (21): 9712–9717. Bibcode:2010PNAS..107.9712S. doi:10.1073/pnas.1001393107. ISSN 0027-8424. PMC 2906843. PMID 20457923.
- 1 2 Seiffert, Erik R.; Simons, Elwyn LaVerne; Attia, Yousry (27 March 2003). "Fossil evidence for an ancient divergence of lorises and galagos". Nature. 422 (6930): 421–424. Bibcode:2003Natur.422..421S. doi:10.1038/nature01489. ISSN 0028-0836. PMID 12660781. Retrieved 12 April 2026 – via Nature Publishing Group.
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