Marc Laflamme Post Doctoral Associate Email Me Office: KGL 221 Phone: (203) 432-5411 Research Interests: My research focuses on the classification, preservation, and biological function of the Precambrian soft-bodied Ediacara Biota. Specifically, my past research has inquired into the morphology of the fractally-branched Rangeomorphs and the cylindrically-branched Erniettomorphs using morphometrics (both traditional and landmark-based techniques) and growth modeling. I am particularly fascinated by the upper-tier fronds and their contribution to the overall Precambrian ecosystem make-up. My current work is a comparative study of the modes of preservation of the Ediacaran fossils from Mistaken Point in Newfoundland, Canada. Selected Publication(s): Laflamme, M., Xiao, S., and Kowalewski, M. 2009. Osmotrophy in Modular Ediacara Organisms. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA. v. 106 (34): 14438-14443. Narbonne, G. M., Laflamme, M., Greentree, C., and Trusler, P., 2009. Reconstructing a lost world: Ediacaran Rangeomorphs from Spaniard's Bay, Newfoundland. Journal of Paleontology, 83 (4): 503-523. Xiao, S., and Laflamme, M. 2009. On the Eve of Animal Radiation: Phylogeny, Ecology, and Evolution of the Ediacara Biota. Trends in Ecology and Evolution, 24 (1): 31-40. Laflamme, M. and Narbonne, G. M. 2008, Competition in a Precambrian World: Palaeoecology of Ediacaran Fronds. Geology Today, 24 (5): 182-187. Laflamme, M., and Narbonne, G. M. 2008. Ediacaran Fronds. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology. 258 (3): 162-179.