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
- Media expert
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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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
Geochronology and palaeoecological implications of new orangutan-bearing fossil deposits from the Padang Highlands, western Sumatra
Louys, Julien, Price, Gilbert J., Zaim, Jahdi, Rizal, Yan, Santoso, Wahyu D. and Trihascaryo, Agus (2017). Geochronology and palaeoecological implications of new orangutan-bearing fossil deposits from the Padang Highlands, western Sumatra. 86th Annual Meeting of the American-Association-of-Physical-Anthropologists (AAPA), New Orleans LA, United States, Apr 19-22, 2017. Hoboken, NJ United States: Wiley.
2017
Other Outputs
Is the thylacine really extinct?
Price, Gilbert (2017). Is the thylacine really extinct?. UQ website: University of Queensland.
2017
Journal Article
Differential preservation of vertebrates in Southeast Asian caves
Louys, Julien, Kealy, Shimona, O’Connor, Sue, Price, Gilbert J., Hawkins, Stuart, Aplin, Ken, Rizal, Yan, Zaim, Jahdi, Mahirta,, Tanudirjo, Daud A., Santoso, Wahyu Dwijo, Hidayah, Ati Rati, Trihascaryo, Agus, Wood, Rachel, Bevitt, Joseph and Clark, Tara (2017). Differential preservation of vertebrates in Southeast Asian caves. International Journal of Speleology, 46 (3), 379-408. doi: 10.5038/1827-806X.46.3.2131
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.
2016
Other Outputs
Invictoooookoala
Price, Gilbert (2016). Invictoooookoala.
2016
Journal Article
Significance of shallow core transects for reef models and sea-level curves, Heron Reef, Great Barrier Reef
Webb, Gregory E., Nothdurft, Luke D., Zhao, Jian-Xin, Opdyke, Bradley and Price, Gilbert (2016). Significance of shallow core transects for reef models and sea-level curves, Heron Reef, Great Barrier Reef. Sedimentology , 63 (6), 1396-1424. doi: 10.1111/sed.12266
2016
Other Outputs
What happened to Australia’s Ice Age megafauna?
Price, Gilbert (2016). What happened to Australia’s Ice Age megafauna?. UQ website: University of Queensland.
2016
Other Outputs
The hammer that shaped a university
Price, Gilbert (2016). The hammer that shaped a university. UQ website: University of Queensland.
2016
Journal Article
The Ice Age lizards of Oz
Price, Gilbert (2016). The Ice Age lizards of Oz. Australasian Science, 37 (3), 20-23.
2016
Journal Article
Direct dating of Pleistocene stegodon from Timor Island, East Nusa Tenggara
Louys, Julien, Price, Gilbert J. and O'Connor, Sue (2016). Direct dating of Pleistocene stegodon from Timor Island, East Nusa Tenggara. PeerJ, 4 (e1788) 1788, 1-16. doi: 10.7717/peerj.1788
2016
Journal Article
Unexpected Convergent Evolution of Nasal Domes between Pleistocene Bovids and Cretaceous Hadrosaur Dinosaurs (vol 26, pg 503, 2016)
O'Brien, Haley D., Faith, J. Tyler, Jenkins, Kirsten E., Peppe, Daniel J., Plummer, Thomas W., Jacobs, Zenobia L., Li, Bo, Joannes-Boyau, Renaud, Price, Gilbert, Feng, Yue-xing and Tryon, Christian A. (2016). Unexpected Convergent Evolution of Nasal Domes between Pleistocene Bovids and Cretaceous Hadrosaur Dinosaurs (vol 26, pg 503, 2016). Current Biology, 26 (4), 556-556. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2016.02.026
2016
Journal Article
Cookeroo, a new genus of fossil kangaroo (Marsupialia, Macropodidae) from the Oligo-Miocene of Riversleigh, northwestern Queensland, Australia
Butler, Kaylene, Travouillon, Kenny J., Price, Gilbert J., Archer, Michael and Hand, Suzanne J. (2016). Cookeroo, a new genus of fossil kangaroo (Marsupialia, Macropodidae) from the Oligo-Miocene of Riversleigh, northwestern Queensland, Australia. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, 36 (3) e1083029, e1083029. doi: 10.1080/02724634.2016.1083029
2016
Journal Article
Unexpected convergent evolution of nasal domes between pleistocene bovids and cretaceous hadrosaur dinosaurs
O'Brien, Haley D., Faith, J. Tyler, Jenkins, Kirsten E., Peppe, Daniel J., Plummer, Thomas W., Jacobs, Zenobia L., Li, Bo, Joannes-Boyau, Renaud, Price, Gilbert, Feng, Yue-xing and Tryon, Christian A. (2016). Unexpected convergent evolution of nasal domes between pleistocene bovids and cretaceous hadrosaur dinosaurs. Current Biology, 26 (4), 503-508. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2015.12.050
2015
Journal Article
Temporal overlap of humans and giant lizards (Varanidae; Squamata) in Pleistocene Australia
Price, Gilbert J., Louys, Julien, Cramb, Jonathan, Feng, Yue-xing, Zhao, Jian-xin, Hocknull, Scott A., Webb, Gregory E., Nguyen, Ai Duc and Joannes-Boyau, Renaud (2015). Temporal overlap of humans and giant lizards (Varanidae; Squamata) in Pleistocene Australia. Quaternary Science Reviews, 125, 98-105. doi: 10.1016/j.quascirev.2015.08.013
2015
Journal Article
The Chinchilla Local Fauna: an exceptionally rich and well-preserved Pliocene vertebrate assemblage from fluviatile deposits of south-eastern Queensland, Australia
Louys, Julien and Price, Gilbert J. (2015). The Chinchilla Local Fauna: an exceptionally rich and well-preserved Pliocene vertebrate assemblage from fluviatile deposits of south-eastern Queensland, Australia. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica, 60 (3), 551-572. doi: 10.4202/app.00042.2013
2015
Journal Article
Large variations in the Holocene marine radiocarbon reservoir effect reflect ocean circulation and climatic changes
Hua, Quan, Webb, Gregory E., Zhao, Jian-xin, Nothdurft, Luke D., Lybolt, Matthew, Price, Gilbert J. and Opdyke, Bradley N. (2015). Large variations in the Holocene marine radiocarbon reservoir effect reflect ocean circulation and climatic changes. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 422, 33-44. doi: 10.1016/j.epsl.2015.03.049
2015
Journal Article
Occurrence of Euowenia grata (De Vis, 1887) (Diprotodontidae, Marsupialia) from the Pliocene Spring Park Local Fauna, northeastern Queensland
Mackness, Brian, Black, Karen H. and Price, Gilbert J. (2015). Occurrence of Euowenia grata (De Vis, 1887) (Diprotodontidae, Marsupialia) from the Pliocene Spring Park Local Fauna, northeastern Queensland. Alcheringa, 39 (2), 164-174. doi: 10.1080/03115518.2015.964053
2015
Book Chapter
Darling Downs
Price, Gilbert (2015). Darling Downs. In search of ancient Queensland: a Queensland Museum discovery guide. (pp. 242-248) edited by Alex Cook and Andrew Rozefelds. Brisbane, QLD, Austalia: Australia Queensland Museum.
2014
Journal Article
Confirmation of the presence of the Spotted - tailed Quoll, Dasyurus maculatus (Dasyuridae, Marsupialia) from the late Pleistocene King Creek catchment, Darling Downs, south-eastern Queensland, Australia
Sobbe, I. H. and Price, G. J. (2014). Confirmation of the presence of the Spotted - tailed Quoll, Dasyurus maculatus (Dasyuridae, Marsupialia) from the late Pleistocene King Creek catchment, Darling Downs, south-eastern Queensland, Australia. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum - Nature, 59, 9-10. doi: 10.17082/j.2204-1478.59.2014.2013-05
Funding
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Supervision
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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
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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
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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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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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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