Kraatz, Brian

Western University of Health Sciences

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Center Of Medical Anatomy

College Of Osteopathic Medicine Of The Pacific

Department Of Anatomy

Western University of Health Sciences

NoneKraatz, Brian is currently serving as a Center Of Medical Anatomy faculty at Western University of Health Sciences.

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Western University of Health Sciences

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evolutionary biology mammalogy paleontology mammalian biology biology paleobiology palaeogeography vertebrate paleontology paleoenvironmental reconstruction earth science paleoecology anatomy zoology morphology (biology) stratigraphy planetary sciences historical biology marine geology craniofacial research palaeo-environmental reconstruction paleoanthropology geology geochronology systematic palaeontology palaeontologia electronica animal ecology avian biology axial skeleton primate fossil living fossil morphological evidence united arab emirates climate change quaternary science craniofacial surgery paleoclimatology cretaceous-paleogene boundary sedimentary geology basin evolution taphonomic bias archaeological evidence ontogeny anthropocene biostratigraphy post-k-pg radiation placental mammal ancestor central asia arabian peninsula complex social structure rabbit skull cranial morphology earth system science planetary geomorphology regional tectonics planetary geology sedimentary record paleolithic archaeology taphonomy paleoceanography regional science museology computational anatomy body size biological evolution larynx voice surgery domestication feral animal tectono-climatic implications tajik basin eocene paratethys regression eocene-oligocene transition mammalian evolution eggshell discoveries early evidence model morphological system

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A Backward View of Visual Adaptations: Cranial Specialization and Predator Evasion Within a Cursorial Mammal. Royal Society Open Science (2026)

predator evasionvisual perceptionmammalogyevolutionary ecologyzoologyanimal cognitionethologyvisual adaptationsneuroscienceanimal behaviourvisual pathwaysvisual systemevolutionary biologyanimal behaviorbehavioral ecologybackward view

New Age Constraints for the Singa Hominin and the Adjacent Abu Hugar Fossil Site. Quaternary Geochronology (2026)

palaeogeographyanthropologyarchaeological sciencevertebrate paleontologypaleoanthropologyadjacent abu hugartaphonomic biassinga homininarchaeologypaleontologypaleobiologyevolutionary biologynew age constraintspaleoenvironmental reconstruction

Supplementary Material From a Backwards View of Visual Adaptations: Cranial Specialization and Predator Evasion Within a Cursorial Mammal. Figshare (2026)

supplementary materialpredator evasionvisual perceptionmammalogyevolutionary ecologyethologyneurosciencea backwards viewanimal behaviourvisual systemevolutionary biologyanimal behaviorbehavioral ecologyinvertebrate visionvertebrate vision

From Wild to Domestic and in Between: How Domestication and Feralization Changed the Morphology of Rabbits. Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences (2025)

feral animalanthropologydomesticationwildlifemammalogyzooarchaeologyanimal ecologyevolutionary biologybiological anthropologywildlife biology

Multilevel Analysis of Integration and Disparity in the Mammalian Skull. Evolution (2023)

multilevel analysiscraniofacial researchcraniofacial surgeryanatomyneurosciencebiomedical engineeringmorphology (biology)axial skeletonneuroimagingcomputational anatomy

Anatomical Correlates of Cursoriality Are Compromised by Body Size and Propensity to Burrow in a Group of Small Mammals (Lagomorpha). Evolutionary Biology (2022)

Ellen M. MartinJesse W. YoungConnie D. FellmannBrian KraatzEmma Sherratt

body sizemammalogyanatomysmall mammalsavian biologyevolutionary biologymammalian biology

Down a Rabbit Hole: Burrowing Behaviour and Larger Home Ranges Are Related to Larger Brains in Leporids. Journal of Mammalian Evolution (2022)

Orlin S. TodorovCoen HirdBrian KraatzEmma SherrattNarelle HillAlexandra A. de SousaSimone BlombergVera Weisbecker

biological evolutionburrowing behaviouranimal behaviorevolutionary biologylarger brainsmammalian biologybehavioral sciences

Fossil Localities of the Baynunah Formation. Vertebrate paleobiology and paleoanthroplogy series/Vertebrate paleobiology and paleoanthropology series (2022)

palaeogeographymarine geologymarine micropaleontologycivilizationspaleontologysystematic palaeontologystratigraphyfossil localitiesbiostratigraphy

Fossil Trackways of the Baynunah Formation. Vertebrate paleobiology and paleoanthroplogy series/Vertebrate paleobiology and paleoanthropology series (2022)

palaeogeographymarine geologypaleontologystratigraphyfossil trackwayspaleoenvironmental reconstructionbiostratigraphy

Rodents From the Baynunah Formation. Vertebrate paleobiology and paleoanthroplogy series/Vertebrate paleobiology and paleoanthropology series (2022)

vertebrate paleontologypaleoecologymammalogyzoologyrodent managementbiologyzoogeographyrodent ecologypaleobiologybaynunah formationmarine biologymammalian biology

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