My research program aims to (1) investigate the origins of key innovations in marine mammals and (2) to document and digitize the evolutionary history of marine mammals using the fossil record.
published paperS (19)
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19. Medrano, R.A., V.H. Cruz-Escalona, J.A. Payán Alcacio, L.R. de Oliveira, A.O. Vargas, C.J. Hernández-Camacho, and C.M. Peredo. 2023. Skull shape and size changes in different populations of Zalophus californianus in Mexico. Journal of Mammalian Evolution. Early Access. Read Publication
18. Nieto-Miranda, J. Jesús, R. Aguilar-Medrano, C.J. Hernández-Camacho, C.M. Peredo, V.H. Cruz-Escalona. 2023. Mechanical properties of the California sea lion (Zalophus californianus) and northern elephant seal (Mirounga angustirostris) lower jaws explain trophic plasticity. The Anatomical Record 10, 2598–2609. Read Publication
17. Peredo, C.M., N.D. Pyenson, and M.D. Uhen. 2022. Lateral palatal foramina do not indicate baleen in fossil whales. Scientific Reports 12, 11448. Read Publication
16. Peredo, C.M., D.N. Ingle, and C.D. Marshall. 2022. Puncture performance tests reveal distinct feeding modes in pinniped teeth. Journal of Experimental Biology 225: 11, jeb244296. Read Publication
15. Peredo, C.M., and N.D. Pyenson. 2021. Morphological variation of the relictual alveolar structures in the mandibles of baleen whales. PeerJ 9, e11890. Read Publication | Spanish Abstract
14. Groves*, S.L., C.M. Peredo, and N.D. Pyenson. 2021. What are the limits to whale ear bone size? Non-isometric scaling of the cetacean bulla. PeerJ 9, e10882. Read Publication
13. Uhen, M.D. and C.M. Peredo. 2021. The first possible remingtonocetid stem whale from North America. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 66:1, 77–83 . Read Publication
12. Tate-Jones, M.K., C.M. Peredo, C.D. Marshall, and S.S.B. Hopkins. 2020. The dawn of Desmatophocidae: a new species of basal desmatophocid seal (Mammalia, Carnivora) from the Miocene of Oregon, USA. cea) from the Miocene of California. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 40:4, 1–12. Read Publication
11. Leslie, M.S., C.M. Peredo, and N.D. Pyenson. 2019. Norrisanima miocaena, a new generic name and rediscription of a stem balaenopteroid mysticete (Mammalia, Cetacea) from the Miocene of California. PeerJ 7, e7629. Read Publication
10. Shipps*, B.K., C.M. Peredo, and N.D. Pyenson. 2019. Borealodon osedax, a new stem mysticete (Mammalia, Cetacea) from the Oligocene of Washington State and its implications for fossil whale-fall communities. Royal Society Open Science 6, 182168. Read Publication
9. Peredo, C.M., N.D. Pyenson, C.D. Marshall, and M.D. Uhen. 2018. Tooth loss precedes the origin of baleen in whales. Current Biology 28, 3992–4000. Read Publication | Spanish Abstract
8. Peredo, C.M., J.S. Peredo, and N.D. Pyenson. 2018. Convergence on dental simplification in the evolution of whales. Paleobiology 444:3, 434–443. Read Publication | Spanish Abstract
7. Peredo, C.M., and N.D. Pyenson. 2018. Salishicetus meadi, a new aetiocetid from the late Oligocene of Washington State and implications for feeding transitions in early mysticete evolution. Royal Society Open Science 5, 172336. Read Publication | Spanish Abstract
6. Peredo, C.M., M.D. Uhen, and M.D. Nelson. 2018. A new kentriodontid (Cetacea: Odontoceti) from the early Miocene Astoria Formation and a revision of the stem delphinidan family Kentriodontidae. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 38:2, 1–18. Read Publication | Spanish Abstract
5. Dewaele, L., C.M. Peredo, P. Meyvisch, and S. Louwye. 2018. Diversity of late Neogene Monachinae (Carnivora, Phocidae) from the North Atlantic, with the description of two new species. Royal Society Open Science 5, 172437. Read Publication
4. Peredo, C.M., N.D. Pyenson, M.D. Uhen, and C.D. Marshall. 2017. Alveoli, teeth, and tooth loss: Understanding the homology of internal mandibular structures in mysticete cetaceans. PLoS ONE 12:5, 1-26. Read Publication | Spanish Abstract
3. Peredo, C.M., N.D. Pyenson, and A.T. Boersma. 2017. Decoupling tooth loss from the evolution of baleen in whales. Frontiers in Marine Science 4:67, 1-11. Read Publication
2. Peredo, C.M., and M.D. Uhen. 2016. A new basal chaeomysticete (Mammalia: Cetacea) from the Late Oligocene Pysht Formation of Washington, USA. Papers in Palaeontology 2:4, 533-554. Read Publication
1. Peredo, C.M., and M.D. Uhen. 2016. Exploration of marine mammal paleogeography in the Northern Hemisphere over the Cenozoic using beta diversity. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 449, 227-235. Read Publication
published abstracts (19)
19. Brand, N.A., M.D. Nelson, C.M. Peredo, and M.D. Uhen. 2023. Sharing morphospace: using elliptic fourier analysis to (not) identify heterodont cetacean cheek teeth In Society of Vertebrate Paleontology, Cincinnati, OH.
18. Peredo, C.M., and M.R. Peredo. 2023. Telling stories and playing games: a narrative-based approach to science education In AURCO Annual Conference, Cincinnati, OH.
17. Peredo, C.M, L. Raley, L. DeHaan, and C.D. Marshall. 2022. Are pinnipeds homodont? Shape analyses shows a broad diversity of pinniped cheek teeth morphologies In Society of Vertebrate Paleontology, Toronto, Canada.
16. Peredo, C.M, L. Raley, L. DeHaan, and C.D. Marshall. 2021. Are pinnipeds homodont? Shape analyses shows a broad diversity of pinniped cheek teeth morphologies In Secondary Adaptations to Life in the Water, Online.
15. Peredo, C.M, and N.D. Pyenson. 2020. Palatal foramina in stem whales and artiodactyls obfuscate their potential for inferring baleen in stem mysticetes In Society of Vertebrate Paleontology, Online.
14. Peredo, C.M., and C.D. Marshall. 2020. Orientation of the orbit predicts feeding ecology in marine mammals In Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology, Austin, TX.
13. C.D. Marshall, L. Riley, and C.M. Peredo. 2020. Implications for the antiquity of raptorial biting in pinnipedimorphs: exploring mandible morphology in the Callorhinus lineage In Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology, Austin, TX.
12. Nelson, M.D., C.M. Peredo, and M.D. Uhen. 2019. First known mysticete from the Fairhaven Member of the Calvert Formation In Society of Vertebrate Paleontology, Brisbane, Queensland.
11. Peredo, C.M., N.D. Pyenson, C.D. Marshall and M.D. Uhen. 2018. From teeth to baleen: tooth loss precedes the origin of baleen in whales In Society of Vertebrate Paleontology, Albuquerque, NM.
10. Peredo, C. M., M.D. Uhen, N.D. Pyenson, and C.D. Marshall. 2017. Alveoli without teeth? Morphology of the mysticete "alveolar gutter" and its implications for the evolution of tooth loss: In Society of Marine Mammalogy, Halifax, Nova Scotia.
9. Peredo, C. M., M.D. Uhen, and M.D. Nelson. 2017. A new kentriodontid (Odontoceti) from the Pacific Northwest sheds new light on the temporal and geographic range of the enigmatic dolphin family: In Society of Vertebrate Paleontology, Calgary, Alberta.
8. Peredo, C. M., M.D. Uhen, and M.D. Nelson. 2017. A new kentriodontid (Odontoceti) from the Pacific Northwest sheds new light on the temporal and geographic range of the enigmatic dolphin family: In Geobiology Symposium XXV, Washington DC.
7. Peredo, C.M., N.D. Pyenson, and M.D. Uhen. 2016. Morphological consequences of tooth loss: A comparison of the course of the mandibular canal in mysticete cetaceans using 3D models: In Society of Vertebrate Paleontology, Salt Lake City, UT.
6. Peredo, C. M., N. D. Pyenson, and M. D. Uhen. 2016. Morphological consequences of tooth loss: A comparison of the course of the mandibular canal in mysticete cetaceans using 3D models: In International Congress of Vertebrate Morphology, Washington DC.
5. Peredo, C. M., N. D. Pyenson, and M. D. Uhen. 2015. Morphological consequences of tooth loss: A comparison of the course of the mandibular canal in mysticete cetaceans using 3D models of the internal anatomy of the mandible: In Geobiology Symposium XXIV, Philadelphia, PA.
4. Peredo, C. M., and M. D. Uhen. 2015. Identifying and evaluating the role of paleogeography of marine mammal dispersal across ocean regions using beta diversity metrics: In Society of Vertebrate Paleontology, Dallas, TX.
3. Peredo, C. M., and M. D. Uhen. 2015. Identifying and evaluating the role of paleogeography of marine mammal dispersal across ocean regions using beta diversity metrics: In Ecological Society of America, Baltimore, MD.
2. Peredo, C. M., and M. D. Uhen. 2015. A statistical analysis of marine mammal dispersal routes across major ocean regions using beta diversity at the generic level: In Geobiology Symposium XXIII, Philadelphia, PA.
1. Peredo, C. M., and M. D. Uhen. 2014. A statistical analysis of similarity in generic diversity across major ocean regions: In Secondary Adaptations of Tetrapods to Life in the Water, Washington D.C.