# Publications Download 12 citations download- [BibTeX](/bibcite/export?pager_style=no_pager&number_of_items=12&sort_field=bibcite_year--desc&taxonomy_filters%5Bfield_hwp_c_publications12345678%5D&&&format=bibtex) - [EndNote X3 XML](/bibcite/export?pager_style=no_pager&number_of_items=12&sort_field=bibcite_year--desc&taxonomy_filters%5Bfield_hwp_c_publications12345678%5D&&&format=endnote8) - [EndNote 7 XML](/bibcite/export?pager_style=no_pager&number_of_items=12&sort_field=bibcite_year--desc&taxonomy_filters%5Bfield_hwp_c_publications12345678%5D&&&format=endnote7) - [Endnote tagged](/bibcite/export?pager_style=no_pager&number_of_items=12&sort_field=bibcite_year--desc&taxonomy_filters%5Bfield_hwp_c_publications12345678%5D&&&format=tagged) - [Marc](/bibcite/export?pager_style=no_pager&number_of_items=12&sort_field=bibcite_year--desc&taxonomy_filters%5Bfield_hwp_c_publications12345678%5D&&&format=marc) - [PubMedId](/bibcite/export?pager_style=no_pager&number_of_items=12&sort_field=bibcite_year--desc&taxonomy_filters%5Bfield_hwp_c_publications12345678%5D&&&format=pubmed_id) - [RIS](/bibcite/export?pager_style=no_pager&number_of_items=12&sort_field=bibcite_year--desc&taxonomy_filters%5Bfield_hwp_c_publications12345678%5D&&&format=ris) ### Working Paper A.W. Hunter and J. Ortega-Hernández. “[A Primitive Starfish Ancestor from the Early Ordovician of Morocco Reveals the Origin of Crown Group Echinodermata](/publications/primitive-starfish-ancestor-early-ordovician-morocco-reveals-origin)” A.W. Hunter and J. Ortega-Hernández. “[A Primitive Starfish Ancestor from the Early Ordovician of Morocco Reveals the Origin of Crown Group Echinodermata](/publications/primitive-starfish-ancestor-early-ordovician-morocco-reveals-origin)” - add\_circle\_outline do\_not\_disturb\_on Abstract - [ descriptionPublisher's Version](https://www.biorxiv.org/collection/paleontology) The somasteroids are Ordovician star-shaped animals widely regarded as ancestors of Asterozoa, the group of extant echinoderms that includes brittle stars and starfish. The phylogenetic position of somasteroids makes them critical for understanding the... - [ descriptionPublisher's Version](https://www.biorxiv.org/collection/paleontology) ### Forthcoming M. Waskom, S. Losso, and J. Ortega-Hernández. “[Stuck in the Mud: Experimental Taphonomy and Computed Tomography Demonstrate the Critical Role of Sediment in Three-Dimensional Carcass Stabilization During Early Fossil Diagenesis](/publications/stuck-mud-experimental-taphonomy-and-computed-tomography)”. Research Square M. Waskom, S. Losso, and J. Ortega-Hernández. “[Stuck in the Mud: Experimental Taphonomy and Computed Tomography Demonstrate the Critical Role of Sediment in Three-Dimensional Carcass Stabilization During Early Fossil Diagenesis](/publications/stuck-mud-experimental-taphonomy-and-computed-tomography)”. Research Square - add\_circle\_outline do\_not\_disturb\_on Abstract - [ descriptionPublisher's Version](https://www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-3192621/v1) Exceptionally preserved fossils provide critical information on the morphology and ecology of extinct organisms, but their formation remains poorly understood. Experimental taphonomy has produced critical insights that allow us to better understand... - [ descriptionPublisher's Version](https://www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-3192621/v1) ### 2024 R. Lerosey-Aubril and J. Ortega-Hernández. 2024. “[A Long-Headed Cambrian Soft-Bodied Vertebrate from the American Great Basin Region](/publications/long-headed-cambrian-soft-bodied-vertebrate-american-great-basin)”. Royal Society Open Science, 11, 7, Pp. 240350 R. Lerosey-Aubril and J. Ortega-Hernández. 2024. “[A Long-Headed Cambrian Soft-Bodied Vertebrate from the American Great Basin Region](/publications/long-headed-cambrian-soft-bodied-vertebrate-american-great-basin)”. Royal Society Open Science, 11, 7, Pp. 240350 - add\_circle\_outline do\_not\_disturb\_on Abstract - [ descriptionPublisher's Version](https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsos.240350) The fossil record suggests that chordates might have been minor components of marine ecosystems during the first major diversification of animal life in the Cambrian. Vertebrates are represented by a handful of rare soft-bodied stem-lineage taxa known... - [ descriptionPublisher's Version](https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsos.240350) J.M. Wolfe, L. Ballou, J. Luque, V. Watson-Zink, S.T. Ahyong, J. Barido-Sottani, T.Y. Chan, K.A. Crandall, S.R. Daniels, D.L. Felder, H. Mancke, J.W. Martin, P.K.L. Ng, J. Ortega-Hernández, Palacios Theil, N.D. Pentcheff, R. Robles, B.P. Thoma, L.M. Tsang, R. Wetzer, A.M. Windsor, and H.D. Bracken-Grissom. 2024. “[Convergent Adaptation of True Crabs (Decapoda, Brachyura) to a Gradient of Terrestrial Environments](/publications/convergent-adaptation-true-crabs-decapoda-brachyura-gradient)”. Systematic Biology , 73, Pp. 247-62 J.M. Wolfe, L. Ballou, J. Luque, V. Watson-Zink, S.T. Ahyong, J. Barido-Sottani, T.Y. Chan, K.A. Crandall, S.R. Daniels, D.L. Felder, H. Mancke, J.W. Martin, P.K.L. Ng, J. Ortega-Hernández, Palacios Theil, N.D. Pentcheff, R. Robles, B.P. Thoma, L.M. Tsang, R. Wetzer, A.M. Windsor, and H.D. Bracken-Grissom. 2024. “[Convergent Adaptation of True Crabs (Decapoda, Brachyura) to a Gradient of Terrestrial Environments](/publications/convergent-adaptation-true-crabs-decapoda-brachyura-gradient)”. Systematic Biology , 73, Pp. 247-62 - add\_circle\_outline do\_not\_disturb\_on Abstract - [ descriptionPublisher's Version](https://academic.oup.com/sysbio/advance-article/doi/10.1093/sysbio/syad066/7370615) For much of terrestrial biodiversity, the evolutionary pathways of adaptation from marine ancestors are poorly understood and have usually been viewed as a binary trait. True crabs, the decapod crustacean infraorder Brachyura, comprise over 7600... - [ descriptionPublisher's Version](https://academic.oup.com/sysbio/advance-article/doi/10.1093/sysbio/syad066/7370615) R. Lerosey-Aubril, J. Maletz, R. Coleman, L. Del Mouro, R. Gaines, J. Skabelund, and J. Ortega-Hernández. 2024. “[Benthic Pterobranchs from the Cambrian (Drumian) Marjum Konservat-Lagerstatte of Utah](/publications/benthic-pterobranchs-cambrian-drumian-marjum-konservat-lagerstatte)”. Papers in Palaeontology , Pp. e1555 R. Lerosey-Aubril, J. Maletz, R. Coleman, L. Del Mouro, R. Gaines, J. Skabelund, and J. Ortega-Hernández. 2024. “[Benthic Pterobranchs from the Cambrian (Drumian) Marjum Konservat-Lagerstatte of Utah](/publications/benthic-pterobranchs-cambrian-drumian-marjum-konservat-lagerstatte)”. Papers in Palaeontology , Pp. e1555 - add\_circle\_outline do\_not\_disturb\_on Abstract - [ descriptionPublisher's Version](https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/spp2.1555) Pterobranchs are rare in Cambrian strata of North America despite discoveries of more than 30 exceptionally preserved fossil biotas. Miaolingian pterobranchs from this continent typically form low-diversity and low-abundance assemblages. Here we... - [ descriptionPublisher's Version](https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/spp2.1555) M. A. Mapalo, M. Game, F. Smith, and J. Ortega-Hernández. 2024. “[Expression of Distal Limb Patterning Genes in the Eutardigrade Hypsibius Exemplaris Indicate Regionalization and Distal Identity of Tardigrade Legs](/publications/expression-distal-limb-patterning-genes-eutardigrade-hypsibius)”. Evo Devo , 15, Pp. 15 M. A. Mapalo, M. Game, F. Smith, and J. Ortega-Hernández. 2024. “[Expression of Distal Limb Patterning Genes in the Eutardigrade Hypsibius Exemplaris Indicate Regionalization and Distal Identity of Tardigrade Legs](/publications/expression-distal-limb-patterning-genes-eutardigrade-hypsibius)”. Evo Devo , 15, Pp. 15 - add\_circle\_outline do\_not\_disturb\_on Abstract - [ descriptionPublisher's Version](https://evodevojournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13227-024-00235-1) ### Background Panarthropods, a major group of invertebrate animals comprised of arthropods, onychophorans, and tardigrades, are the only limb-bearing members of Ecdysozoa. The complexity and versatility of panarthropod paired limbs has prompted great... - [ descriptionPublisher's Version](https://evodevojournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13227-024-00235-1) S. Losso and J. Ortega-Hernández. 2024. “[Conserved Exopodite Morphology in Three-Dimensionally Preserved Trilobites from the Walcott-Rust Quarry (Mohawkian, Ordovician) of New York, USA](/publications/conserved-exopodite-morphology-three-dimensionally-preserved)”. Arthropod Structure and Development, 81, Pp. 101371 S. Losso and J. Ortega-Hernández. 2024. “[Conserved Exopodite Morphology in Three-Dimensionally Preserved Trilobites from the Walcott-Rust Quarry (Mohawkian, Ordovician) of New York, USA](/publications/conserved-exopodite-morphology-three-dimensionally-preserved)”. Arthropod Structure and Development, 81, Pp. 101371 - add\_circle\_outline do\_not\_disturb\_on Abstract - [ descriptionPublisher's Version](https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1467803924000410) Trilobites were extremely abundant and diverse euarthropods from the Paleozoic Era, but our understanding of their non-biomineralized ventral morphology is restricted to localities with exceptional fossil preservation. The Ordovician-aged Walcott-Rust... - [ descriptionPublisher's Version](https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1467803924000410) J. Richards, K. Nanglu, and J. Ortega-Hernández. 2024. “[The Fezouata Shale Formation Biota Is Typical for the High Latitudes of the Early Ordovician – a Quantitative Approach](/publications/fezouata-shale-formation-biota-typical-high-latitudes-early)”. Paleobiology, 50, Pp. 226-38 J. Richards, K. Nanglu, and J. Ortega-Hernández. 2024. “[The Fezouata Shale Formation Biota Is Typical for the High Latitudes of the Early Ordovician – a Quantitative Approach](/publications/fezouata-shale-formation-biota-typical-high-latitudes-early)”. Paleobiology, 50, Pp. 226-38 - add\_circle\_outline do\_not\_disturb\_on Abstract - [ descriptionPublisher's Version](https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/paleobiology/article/fezouata-shale-formation-biota-is-typical-for-the-high-latitudes-of-the-early-ordoviciana-quantitative-approach/A6A12A62FA6F8C74385750E7CE8156DF) The Fezouata Shale Formation has dramatically impacted our understanding of Early Ordovician marine ecosystems before the great Ordovician biodiversification event (GOBE), thanks to the abundance and quality of exceptionally preserved animals within... - [ descriptionPublisher's Version](https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/paleobiology/article/fezouata-shale-formation-biota-is-typical-for-the-high-latitudes-of-the-early-ordoviciana-quantitative-approach/A6A12A62FA6F8C74385750E7CE8156DF) M. A. Mapalo, J. Wolfe, and J. Ortega-Hernández. 2024. “[Cretaceous Amber Inclusions Illuminate the Evolutionary Origin of Tardigrades](/publications/cretaceous-amber-inclusions-illuminate-evolutionary-origin)”. Communications Biology , 7, Pp. 953 M. A. Mapalo, J. Wolfe, and J. Ortega-Hernández. 2024. “[Cretaceous Amber Inclusions Illuminate the Evolutionary Origin of Tardigrades](/publications/cretaceous-amber-inclusions-illuminate-evolutionary-origin)”. Communications Biology , 7, Pp. 953 - add\_circle\_outline do\_not\_disturb\_on Abstract - [ descriptionPublisher's Version](https://www.nature.com/articles/s42003-024-06643-2) Tardigrades are a diverse phylum of microscopic invertebrates widely known for their extreme survival capabilities. Molecular clocks suggest that tardigrades diverged from other panarthropods before the Cambrian, but their fossil record is extremely... - [ descriptionPublisher's Version](https://www.nature.com/articles/s42003-024-06643-2) L. Del Mouro, R. Lerosey-Aubril, J. Botting, R. Coleman, R. Gaines, J. Skabelund, J. C. Weaver, and J. Ortega-Hernández. 2024. “[A New Sponge from the Marjum Formation of Utah Documents the Cambrian Origin of the Hexactinellid Body Plan](/publications/new-sponge-marjum-formation-utah-documents-cambrian-origin)”. Royal Society Open Science, 11, Pp. 231845 L. Del Mouro, R. Lerosey-Aubril, J. Botting, R. Coleman, R. Gaines, J. Skabelund, J. C. Weaver, and J. Ortega-Hernández. 2024. “[A New Sponge from the Marjum Formation of Utah Documents the Cambrian Origin of the Hexactinellid Body Plan](/publications/new-sponge-marjum-formation-utah-documents-cambrian-origin)”. Royal Society Open Science, 11, Pp. 231845 - add\_circle\_outline do\_not\_disturb\_on Abstract - [ descriptionPublisher's Version](https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsos.231845) Modern poriferans are classified into four classes—Calcarea, Demospongiae, Hexactinellida and Homoscleromorpha—the recognition of which in fossil specimens almost exclusively relies on spicule morphology and arrangement. Early fossil representatives of... - [ descriptionPublisher's Version](https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsos.231845) J. Luque, H.D. Bracken-Grissom, J. Ortega-Hernández, and J.M. Wolfe. 2024. “[Fossil Calibrations for Molecular Analyses and Divergence Time Estimation for True Crabs (Decapoda: Brachyura)](/publications/fossil-calibrations-molecular-analyses-and-divergence-time)”. Paleontologia Electronica, 27, 2, Pp. a38 J. Luque, H.D. Bracken-Grissom, J. Ortega-Hernández, and J.M. Wolfe. 2024. “[Fossil Calibrations for Molecular Analyses and Divergence Time Estimation for True Crabs (Decapoda: Brachyura)](/publications/fossil-calibrations-molecular-analyses-and-divergence-time)”. Paleontologia Electronica, 27, 2, Pp. a38 - add\_circle\_outline do\_not\_disturb\_on Abstract - [ descriptionPublisher's Version](https://palaeo-electronica.org/content/2024/5285-fossil-calibrations-true-crabs) True crabs, or Brachyura, comprise over 7,600 known species and are among the most ecologically dominant, economically significant, and popularly recognized groups of extant crustaceans. There are over 3,000 fossil brachyuran species known from mid and... - [ descriptionPublisher's Version](https://palaeo-electronica.org/content/2024/5285-fossil-calibrations-true-crabs) K. Nanglu and J. Ortega-Hernández. 2024. “[Post-Cambrian Survival of the Tubicolous Scalidophoran Selkirkia](/publications/post-cambrian-survival-tubicolous-scalidophoran-selkirkia)”. Biology Letters, 20, Pp. 20240042 K. Nanglu and J. Ortega-Hernández. 2024. “[Post-Cambrian Survival of the Tubicolous Scalidophoran Selkirkia](/publications/post-cambrian-survival-tubicolous-scalidophoran-selkirkia)”. Biology Letters, 20, Pp. 20240042 - add\_circle\_outline do\_not\_disturb\_on Abstract - [ descriptionPublisher's Version](https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsbl.2024.0042) Scalidophoran worms represent common infaunal components of early and middle Cambrian Burgess Shale-type fossil biotas. Early scalidophorans resemble extant priapulids based on overall morphology, but the genus *Selkirkia* represents the earliest record... - [ descriptionPublisher's Version](https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsbl.2024.0042) [ ![google_scholar_full_logo](/sites/g/files/omnuum6461/files/ortega-hernandezlab/files/google_scholar_full_logo.png) ](https://scholar.google.co.uk/citations?user=mBDrupIAAAAJ&hl=en) [### asd ](https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1467803924000410) ![asd_cover_2024](/sites/g/files/omnuum6461/files/styles/hwp_1_1__360x360_scale/public/ortega-hernandezlab/files/asd_cover_2024_01.png?itok=ua_aZFoZ) [### Communications Biology Bleggi ](https://www.nature.com/articles/s42003-024-06643-2) ![communications_biology_bleggi_2024](/sites/g/files/omnuum6461/files/styles/hwp_1_1__360x360_scale/public/ortega-hernandezlab/files/communications_biology_bleggi_2024.png?itok=6SJzaZt3) [### Paleobiology 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[### A superarmored lobopodian from the Cambrian of China and early disparity in the evolution of Onychophora ](http://www.pnas.org/content/112/28/8678.short) ![pnas_yangetal2015](/sites/g/files/omnuum6461/files/styles/hwp_1_1__360x360_scale/public/ortega-hernandezlab/files/pnas_yangetal2015.png?itok=ur8LnWM7) [### Homology of Head Sclerites in Burgess Shale Euarthropods ](http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0960982215004856) ![Current_Biology_Cover_2015b](/sites/g/files/omnuum6461/files/styles/hwp_1_1__360x360_scale/public/ortega-hernandezlab/files/current_biology_cover_2015b.gif?itok=-7VmGwIN) [### Hallucigenia’s onychophoran-like claws and the case for Tactopoda ](https://www.nature.com/articles/nature13576) ![Nature_cover_2014](/sites/g/files/omnuum6461/files/styles/hwp_1_1__360x360_scale/public/ortega-hernandezlab/files/nature_cover_2014.jpg?itok=BaJNQy7T) [### Specialized appendages in fuxianhuiids and the head organization of early euarthropods 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