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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2014
Journal Article
Bearing up well? Understanding the past, present and future of Australia's koalas
Black, Karen H., Price, Gilbert J., Archer, Michael and Hand, Suzanne J. (2014). Bearing up well? Understanding the past, present and future of Australia's koalas. Gondwana Research, 25 (3), 1186-1201. doi: 10.1016/j.gr.2013.12.008
2014
Journal Article
Renewed geoarchaeological investigations of Mwanganda's Village (Elephant Butchery Site), Karonga, Malawi
Wright, David K., Thompson, Jessica, Mackay, Alex, Welling, Menno, Forman, Steven L., Price, Gilbert, Zhao, Jian-xin, Cohen, Andrew S., Malijani, Oris and Gomani-Chindebvu, Elizabeth (2014). Renewed geoarchaeological investigations of Mwanganda's Village (Elephant Butchery Site), Karonga, Malawi. Geoarchaeology, 29 (2), 98-120. doi: 10.1002/gea.21469
2014
Journal Article
Understanding morphological variation in the extant koala as a framework for identification of species boundaries in extinct koalas (Phascolarctidae; Marsupialia)
Black, Karen H., Louys, Julien and Price, Gilbert J. (2014). Understanding morphological variation in the extant koala as a framework for identification of species boundaries in extinct koalas (Phascolarctidae; Marsupialia). Journal of Systematic Palaeontology, 12 (2), 237-264. doi: 10.1080/14772019.2013.768304
2014
Journal Article
Undara: a legacy in lava
Price, Gilbert and Wood, Emily (2014). Undara: a legacy in lava. AAOD Journal, 11 (1), 36-51.
2013
Journal Article
Reply to Brook et al: No empirical evidence for human overkill of megafauna in Sahul
Wroe, Stephen, Field, Judith H., Archer, Michael, Grayson, Donald K., Price, Gilbert J., Louys, Julien, Faith, J. Tyler, Webb, Gregory E., Davidson, Iain and Mooney, Scott D. (2013). Reply to Brook et al: No empirical evidence for human overkill of megafauna in Sahul. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 110 (36), E3369-E3369. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1310440110
2013
Journal Article
A ziphodont crocodile from the late Pleistocene King Creek catchment, Darling Downs, Queensland
Sobbe, Ian H., Price, Gilbert J. and Knezour, Robert A. (2013). A ziphodont crocodile from the late Pleistocene King Creek catchment, Darling Downs, Queensland. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum - Nature, 56 (2), 601-606.
2013
Journal Article
Pliocene paleoenvironments of southeastern Queensland, Australia inferred from stable isotopes of marsupial tooth enamel
Montanari, Shaena, Louys, Julien and Price, Gilbert J. (2013). Pliocene paleoenvironments of southeastern Queensland, Australia inferred from stable isotopes of marsupial tooth enamel. PLoS ONE, 8 (6) e66221, e66221.1-e66221.8. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0066221
2013
Journal Article
Ludwig Leichhardt and the significance of the extinct Australian megafauna
Fensham, Roderick J. and Price, Gilbert J. (2013). Ludwig Leichhardt and the significance of the extinct Australian megafauna. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum: Culture Series, 7 (2), 621-632.
2013
Journal Article
Climate change frames debate over the extinction of megafauna in Sahul (Pleistocene Australia-New Guinea)
Wroe, Stephen, Field, Judith H., Archer, Michael, Grayson, Donald K., Price, Gilbert J., Louys, Julien, Faith, J. Tyler, Webb, Gregory E., Davidson, Iain and Mooney, Scott D. (2013). Climate change frames debate over the extinction of megafauna in Sahul (Pleistocene Australia-New Guinea). Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 110 (22), 8777-8781. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1302698110
2013
Journal Article
Mid-Holocene sea-level and coral reef demise: U-Th dating of subfossil corals in Moreton Bay, Australia
Leonard, Nicole D., Welsh, Kevin J., Zhao, Jian-xin, Nothdurft, Luke D., Webb, Gregory E., Major, Josef, Feng, Yuexing and Price, Gilbert J. (2013). Mid-Holocene sea-level and coral reef demise: U-Th dating of subfossil corals in Moreton Bay, Australia. Holocene, 23 (12), 1841-1852. doi: 10.1177/0959683613508156
2013
Journal Article
Direct U-Th dating of vertebrate fossils with minimum sampling destruction and application to museum specimens
Price, Gilbert J., Feng, Yue-xing, Zhao, Jian-xin and Webb, Gregory E. (2013). Direct U-Th dating of vertebrate fossils with minimum sampling destruction and application to museum specimens. Quaternary Geochronology, 18, 1-8. doi: 10.1016/j.quageo.2013.07.003
2013
Book Chapter
Quaternary
Price, G. J. (2013). Quaternary. Geology of Queensland. (pp. 653-685) edited by Peter A. Jell. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: Geological Survey of Queensland.
2012
Journal Article
Long-term decline of a fringing coral reef in the Northern South China Sea
Zhao, Meixia, Yu, Kefu, Zhang, Qiaomin, Shi, Qi and Price, Gilbert J. (2012). Long-term decline of a fringing coral reef in the Northern South China Sea. Journal of Coastal Research, 28 (5), 1088-1099. doi: 10.2112/JCOASTRES-D-10-00172.1
2012
Journal Article
Recent massive coral mortality events in the South China Sea: was global warming and ENSO variability responsible?
Yu, Kefu, Zhao, Jian-xin, Shi, Qi and Price, Gilbert J. (2012). Recent massive coral mortality events in the South China Sea: was global warming and ENSO variability responsible?. Chemical Geology, 320-321, 54-65. doi: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2012.05.028
2012
Journal Article
Plio-pleistocene climate and faunal change in central Australia
Price, Gilbert J. (2012). Plio-pleistocene climate and faunal change in central Australia. Episodes, 35 (1), 160-165. doi: 10.18814/epiiugs/2012/v35i1/015
2012
Conference Publication
Reassessment of the formation and significance of the Mwanganda’s Village ‘elephant butchery site’, Karonga District, northern Malawi
Thompson, Jessica C., Wright, David K., Mackay, Alex, Welling, Menno, Forman, Steven L., Price, Gilbert, Zhao, Jian-xin and Gomani-Chindebvu, Elizabeth (2012). Reassessment of the formation and significance of the Mwanganda’s Village ‘elephant butchery site’, Karonga District, northern Malawi. Paleoanthropology Society Meeting, Memphis, TN United States, 17-18 April 2012. Philadelphia, PA United States: University of Pennsylvania Press. doi: 10.4207/PA.2012.ABS10
2012
Book Chapter
Long-term trends in lineage ‘health’ of the Australian Koala (Mammalia:Phascolarctidae): using paleo-diversity to prioritize species for conservation
Price, Gilbert J. (2012). Long-term trends in lineage ‘health’ of the Australian Koala (Mammalia:Phascolarctidae): using paleo-diversity to prioritize species for conservation. Paleontology in ecology and conservation. (pp. 171-192) edited by Julien Louys. Berlin, Germany: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-642-25038-5_9
2011
Journal Article
Application of sedimentary and chronological analyses to refine the depositional context of a Late Pleistocene vertebrate deposit, Naracoorte, South Australia
Macken, Amy C., Jankowski, Nathan R., Price, Gilbert J., Bestland, Erick A., Reed, Elizabeth H., Prideaux, Gavin J. and Roberts, Richard G. (2011). Application of sedimentary and chronological analyses to refine the depositional context of a Late Pleistocene vertebrate deposit, Naracoorte, South Australia. Quaternary Science Reviews, 30 (19-20), 2690-2702. doi: 10.1016/j.quascirev.2011.05.023
2011
Journal Article
Invictokoala monticola gen. et sp. nov. (Phascolarctidae, Marsupialia), a Pleistocene plesiomorphic koala holdover from Oligocene ancestor
Price, Gilbert J. and Hocknull, Scott A. (2011). Invictokoala monticola gen. et sp. nov. (Phascolarctidae, Marsupialia), a Pleistocene plesiomorphic koala holdover from Oligocene ancestor. Journal of Systematic Palaeontology, 9 (2), 327-335. doi: 10.1080/14772019.2010.504079
2011
Journal Article
Dating megafaunal extinction on the Pleistocene Darling Downs, eastern Australia: The promise and pitfalls of dating as a test of extinction hypotheses
Price, Gilbert J., Webb, Gregory E., Zhao, Jian-xin, Feng, Yue-xing, Murray, Andrew S., Cooke, Bernard N., Hocknull, Scott A. and Sobbe, Ian H. (2011). Dating megafaunal extinction on the Pleistocene Darling Downs, eastern Australia: The promise and pitfalls of dating as a test of extinction hypotheses. Quaternary Science Reviews, 30 (7-8), 899-914. doi: 10.1016/j.quascirev.2011.01.011
Funding
Current funding
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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