Dr. Elizabeth Nicholls Postdoctoral Fellow
Alfred Lemierre studies the anatomy and ecologies of fossil amphibians (frogs and salamanders), lizards, and snakes. He is particularly interested in frogs from western North America and their evolution during the Cretaceous/Palaeogene transition. His research seeks to understand how the ecological diversity of frogs (e.g., body size, diet, locomotion) changed across the large climate and environmental shifts at the Cretaceous/Palaeogene transition, and how frogs survived where larger vertebrates did not. Alfred also studies the anatomy, systematics, and diversity of amphibians, lizards, and snakes from the Palaeogene of southern France.
Research Interests
- Fossil frogs from the Cretaceous and Palaeogene of North America.
- Fossil amphibians (frogs, salamanders), lizards, and snakes from the Quercy Phosphorites (Palaeogene, southwestern France).
- Fossil amphibians from the Neogene of France and southern Africa.
- Fossil frogs from the Cretaceous of Africa.
Professional Highlights
- Participated in fieldwork and research projects in Quercy Phosphorites involving multiple research labs across France.
- Published the description of an exceptional frog mummy from the Eocene of France.
- Collaborator on a Franco-South African research project on the Neogene and Pleistocene localities of South Africa (Bolt’s Farm, Cradle of Humankind), Namibia, Uganda, and Kenya.
- Collaborator on numerous studies on fossil amphibians and lizards from Europe, Africa, and North America.
Education
- Ph.D., Museum National d’Histoire Naturelle, 2022
- M.Sc., Sorbonne University, 2018
- B.Sc., Sorbonne University, 2016
