Overview
Background
Gilbert Price is a Senior Lecturer in Palaeontology at The University of Queensland. He is a vertebrate palaeoecologist and geochronologist, particularly interested in the evolution and emergence of our planet’s unique ecosystems and fauna, and their response to prehistoric climatic changes. His major research focus has been on the development of palaeoecological models for Australia’s Cenozoic, especially the Quaternary megafauna. Critically, this also involves the production of reliably-dated records for the fossils that he studies. You can follow Gilbert on Twitter (@TheFatWombat) and read his reserach blog at www.diprotodon.com.
Availability
- Dr Gilbert Price is:
- Available for supervision
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Fields of research
Qualifications
- Bachelor, Queensland University of Technology
- Bachelor (Honours), Queensland University of Technology
- Doctor of Philosophy, Queensland University of Technology
Research impacts
Gilbert’s research is on track to have major impacts on and beyond the challenge of understanding megafaunal extinctions. His multidisciplinary studies span a wide breadth of distinctive research fields that include palaeoecology, geochronology, zoology and modern conservation. He already has and should continue to produce many more important, insightful publications that will significantly advance these fields as he continues to attract, and work with, a diverse range of national and international collaborators. The broad conclusions he is developing about the relationships between deep-time regional climate change and significant impacts on biodiversity have immediate relevance to some of the most worrying aspects of contemporary climate change.
Works
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2019
Journal Article
Taphonomic and zooarchaeological investigations at the middle Pleistocene site of Ti's al Ghadah, western Nefud Desert, Saudi Arabia
Stewart, Mathew, Louys, Julien, Groucutt, H. S., Candy, Ian, Clark-Wilson, Richard, Breeze, Paul S., Drake, Nick A., Price, Gilbert J., Al-Mufarreh, Yahya S.A., Soubhi, Saleh A., Zalmout, Iyad S., Alsharekh, Abdullah M., Omari, Abdulaziz al and Petraglia, Michael D. (2019). Taphonomic and zooarchaeological investigations at the middle Pleistocene site of Ti's al Ghadah, western Nefud Desert, Saudi Arabia. Quaternary Science Reviews, 218, 228-253. doi: 10.1016/j.quascirev.2019.05.024
2019
Journal Article
A palaeontological perspective on the proposal to reintroduce Tasmanian devils to mainland Australia to suppress invasive predators
Westaway, Michael C., Price, Gilbert, Miscamble, Tony, McDonald, Jane, Cramb, Jonathon, Ringma, Jeremy, Grün, Rainer, Jones, Darryl and Collard, Mark (2019). A palaeontological perspective on the proposal to reintroduce Tasmanian devils to mainland Australia to suppress invasive predators. Biological Conservation, 232, 187-193. doi: 10.1016/j.biocon.2019.02.002
2019
Journal Article
Hidden in plain sight: reassessment of the pig-footed bandicoot, Chaeropus ecaudatus (Peramelemorphia, Chaeropodidae), with a description of a new species from central Australia, and use of the fossil record to trace its past distribution
Travouillon, Kenny J., Simões, Bruno F., Miguez, Roberto Portela, Brace, Selina, Brewer, Philippa, Stemmer, David, Price, Gilbert J., Cramb, Jonathan and Louys, Julien (2019). Hidden in plain sight: reassessment of the pig-footed bandicoot, Chaeropus ecaudatus (Peramelemorphia, Chaeropodidae), with a description of a new species from central Australia, and use of the fossil record to trace its past distribution. Zootaxa, 4566 (1), 1-69. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.4566.1.1
2019
Journal Article
Shifting faunal baselines through the Quaternary revealed by cave fossils of eastern Australia
Price, Gilbert J., Louys, Julien, Smith, Garry K. and Cramb, Jonathan (2019). Shifting faunal baselines through the Quaternary revealed by cave fossils of eastern Australia. PeerJ, 6 (1) e6099, e6099. doi: 10.7717/peerj.6099
2019
Conference Publication
Ecological fallout and turnover in the diversity of Late Quaternary terrestrial predators of Australia
Price, Gilbert J., Louys, Julien, Sobbe, Ian H., Ristevski, Jorgo and Molnar, Ralph E. (2019). Ecological fallout and turnover in the diversity of Late Quaternary terrestrial predators of Australia. Society of Vertebrate Paleontology 79th Annual Meeting, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 9-12 October 2019.
2019
Conference Publication
A new ziphodont eusuchian from the Pleistocene of Queensland, and implications for Australasia’s ziphodont crocodylian diversity
Ristevski, Jorgo, Price, Gilbert J., Sobbe, Ian H., Molnar, Ralph E., Louys, Julien, Cramb, Jonathan, Nguyen, Ai D., Zhao, Jian-xin, Feng, Yue-xing and Beirne, Laurence (2019). A new ziphodont eusuchian from the Pleistocene of Queensland, and implications for Australasia’s ziphodont crocodylian diversity. Society of Vertebrate Paleontology 79th Annual Meeting, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 9-12 October 2019.
2018
Journal Article
Amino acid racemisation and uranium-series dating of a last interglacial raised beach, Kingscote, Kangaroo Island, southern Australia
Nicholas, W. A., Lachlan, Terry, Murray-Wallace, Colin V. and Price, Gilbert J. (2018). Amino acid racemisation and uranium-series dating of a last interglacial raised beach, Kingscote, Kangaroo Island, southern Australia. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia, 143 (1), 1-26. doi: 10.1080/03721426.2018.1532269
2018
Journal Article
Short-tailed mice with a long fossil record: the genus Leggadina (Rodentia: Muridae) from the Quaternary of Queensland, Australia
Cramb, Jonathan, Price, Gilbert J. and Hocknull, Scott A. (2018). Short-tailed mice with a long fossil record: the genus Leggadina (Rodentia: Muridae) from the Quaternary of Queensland, Australia. PeerJ, 6 (9) e5639, e5639. doi: 10.7717/peerj.5639
2018
Journal Article
Big data little help in megafauna mysteries
Price, Gilbert J., Louys, Julien, Faith, J. Tyler, Lorenzen, Eline and Westaway, Michael C. (2018). Big data little help in megafauna mysteries. Nature, 558 (7708), 23-25. doi: 10.1038/d41586-018-05330-7
2018
Journal Article
Homo sapiens in Arabia by 85,000 years ago
Groucutt, Huw S., Grün, Rainer, Zalmout, Iyad A. S., Drake, Nick A., Armitage, Simon J, Candy, Ian, Clark-Wilson, Richard, Louys, Julien, Breeze, Paul S, Duval, Mathieu, Buck, Laura T., Kivell, Tracy L., Pomeroy, Emma, Stephens, Nicholas B., Stock, Jay T., Stewart, Mathew, Price, Gilbert J., Kinsley, Leslie, Sung, Wing Wai, Alsharekh, Abdullah, Al-Omari, Abdulaziz, Zahir, Muhammad, Memesh, Abdullah M., Abdulshakoor, Ammar J., Al-Masari, Abdu M., Bahameem, Ahmed A., Al Murayyi, Khaled M. S., Zahrani, Badr, Scerri, Eleanor L. M. and Petraglia, Michael D. (2018). Homo sapiens in Arabia by 85,000 years ago. Nature Ecology and Evolution, 2 (5), 800-809. doi: 10.1038/s41559-018-0518-2
2018
Journal Article
Revision of Oligo-Miocene kangaroos, Ganawamaya and Nambaroo (Marsupialia: Macropodiformes, Balbaridae)
Butler, Kaylene, Travouillon, Kenny J., Price, Gilbert J., Archer, Michael and Hand, Suzanne J. (2018). Revision of Oligo-Miocene kangaroos, Ganawamaya and Nambaroo (Marsupialia: Macropodiformes, Balbaridae). Palaeontologia Electronica, 21 (1), 1-58. doi: 10.26879/747
2018
Journal Article
A new species of Miocene wombat (Marsupialia, Vombatiformes) from Riversleigh, Queensland, Australia, and implications for the evolutionary history of the Vombatidae
Brewer, Philippa, Archer, Michael, Hand, Suzanne and Price, Gilbert J. (2018). A new species of Miocene wombat (Marsupialia, Vombatiformes) from Riversleigh, Queensland, Australia, and implications for the evolutionary history of the Vombatidae. Palaeontologia Electronica, 21 (2) 21.2.27A. doi: 10.26879/870
2017
Journal Article
Middle and Late Pleistocene mammal fossils of Arabia and surrounding regions: Implications for biogeography and hominin dispersals
Stewart, Mathew, Louys, Julien, Price, Gilbert J., Drake, Nick A., Groucutt, Huw S. and Petraglia, Michael D. (2017). Middle and Late Pleistocene mammal fossils of Arabia and surrounding regions: Implications for biogeography and hominin dispersals. Quaternary International, 515, 12-29. doi: 10.1016/j.quaint.2017.11.052
2017
Journal Article
The identification of extinct megafauna in rock art using geometric morphometrics: A Genyornis newtoni painting in Arnhem Land, northern Australia?
Cobden, Rommy, Clarkson, Chris, Price, Gilbert J., David, Bruno, Geneste, Jean-Michel, Delannoy, Jean-Jacques, Barker, Bryce, Lamb, Lara and Gunn, Robert G. (2017). The identification of extinct megafauna in rock art using geometric morphometrics: A Genyornis newtoni painting in Arnhem Land, northern Australia?. Journal of Archaeological Science, 87, 95-107. doi: 10.1016/j.jas.2017.09.013
2017
Journal Article
A review of the Pliocene bandicoots of Australia, and descriptions of new genus and species
Travouillon, Kenny J., Louys, Julien, Price, Gilbert J., Archer, Michael, Hand, Suzanne J. and Muirhead, Jeanette (2017). A review of the Pliocene bandicoots of Australia, and descriptions of new genus and species. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, 37 (5) e1360894, 1-19. doi: 10.1080/02724634.2017.1360894
2017
Journal Article
Giant marsupials once migrated across an Australian Ice Age landscape
Price, Gilbert (2017, 09 27). Giant marsupials once migrated across an Australian Ice Age landscape
2017
Journal Article
Seasonal migration of marsupial megafauna in Pleistocene Sahul (Australia-New Guinea)
Price, Gilbert J., Ferguson, Kyle J., Webb, Gregory E., Feng, Yue-xing, Higgins, Pennilyn, Ai Duc Nguyen,, Zhao, Jian-xin, Joannes-Boyau, Renaud and Louys, Julien (2017). Seasonal migration of marsupial megafauna in Pleistocene Sahul (Australia-New Guinea). Proceedings of the Royal Society B-Biological Sciences, 284 (1863) 20170785, 20170785. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2017.0785
2017
Journal Article
Species abundance, richness and body size evolution of kangaroos (Marsupialia: Macropodiformes) throughout the Oligo-Miocene of Australia
Butler, Kaylene, Travouillon, Kenny J., Price, Gilbert J., Archer, Michael and Hand, Suzanne J. (2017). Species abundance, richness and body size evolution of kangaroos (Marsupialia: Macropodiformes) throughout the Oligo-Miocene of Australia. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, 487, 25-36. doi: 10.1016/j.palaeo.2017.08.016
2017
Journal Article
An early modern human presence in Sumatra 73,000-63,000 years ago
Westaway, K. E., Louys, J., Awe, R. Due, Morwood, M. J., Price, G. J., Zhao, J. -X., Aubert, M., Joannes-Boyau, R., Smith, T. M., Skinner, M. M., Compton, T., Bailey, R. M., van den Bergh, G. D., de Vos, J., Pike, A. W. G. ., Stringer, C., Saptomo, E. W., Rizal, Y., Zaim, J., Santoso, W. D., Trihascaryo, A., Kinsley, L. and Sulistyanto, B. (2017). An early modern human presence in Sumatra 73,000-63,000 years ago. Nature, 548 (7667), 322-325. doi: 10.1038/nature23452
2017
Conference Publication
Palaeontology of northeastern Australian caves
Price, Gilbert J., Cramb, Jonathan, Louys, Julien and Feng, Yue-xing (2017). Palaeontology of northeastern Australian caves. 17th International Congress of Speleology, Sydney, Australia, 22-28 July 2017. Sydney: Australian Speleological Federation.
Funding
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Supervision
Availability
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Late Quaternary faunas and cave fossil deposits of north Queensland, Australia
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Gregory Webb
Completed supervision
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2018
Doctor Philosophy
Early evolution of the kangaroos (Marsupialia: Macropodiformes) from the Riversleigh World Heritage Area: phylogeny, palaeoecology, diversification and extinction
Principal Advisor
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2018
Doctor Philosophy
The application of geochemical analyses to interpret the diagenetic history and provenance of fossilised remains from Australia.
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Gregory Webb
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2022
Doctor Philosophy
Radiolarians during the Ordovician
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Jonathan Aitchison
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2022
Doctor Philosophy
New insights into the taxonomic diversity and evolution of crocodylians from the Cenozoic Era of Australia
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Steven Salisbury
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2020
Doctor Philosophy
Using native rodents to understand mammalian evolution and shape diversity in Australia
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Diana Fisher
Media
Enquiries
Contact Dr Gilbert Price directly for media enquiries about:
- Australian fauna
- Climate change
- Extinction
- Fauna - prehistoric
- Fossils
- Marsupials - prehistoric
- Megafauna
- palaeontology
- Pleistocene era
- Prehistoric fauna
- Prehistoric studies
- Quaternary era
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