SEDIMENTARY GEOLOGY & PALEONTOLOGY RESEARCH GROUP AT JCU
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Welcome to the Sedimentary Geology & Paleontology Research Group (the Gravelmonkeys) at James Cook University (JCU)! We are a dynamic and multidisciplinary research team comprised of strong PhD and Honours student cohorts, with collaborators across JCU, Australia, and the world. The research group is led by Prof. Eric Roberts, but also draws on the considerable knowledge and expertise of Dr. Espen Knutsen, who also act in a supervisory capacity. Other JCU faculty involved in our research collaborations include Prof. Paul Dirks, Prof. Bob Henderson, Dr. Maree Corkeron, Dr. Brandon Mahan, Dr. Helen McCoy-West, Dr. Alex McCoy-West, Dr. Huiqing Huang, and Dr. Ioan Sanislav. 

We engage in research worldwide, focusing on sedimentology, stratigraphy, tectonics, paleontology, and hydrocarbon exploration. Our key research loci are Australasia and Africa - encompassing north Queensland, Tanzania, South Africa, Zimbabwe, and Mali. Other research projects center on South Australia, Antarctica, the U.S.A. (Utah/Montana), and China.

Our Research

Clastic Sedimentology
U-Pb Detrital Zircon Geochronology
Tectonic Reconstructions
Basin Analysis
Reservoir/Aquifer Characterization
Hydrocarbon Exploration 
Radiometric Dating of Fossils
Paleoenvironmental Reconstruction
Paleoclimatic Analysis

Vertebrate Taphonomy & Paleoecology
Continental Ichnology

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