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Christian Sidor

April 11, 2024

Christian Alfred Sidor is an American vertebrate paleontologist. He is currently a Professor in the Department of Biology, University of Washington in Seattle,[1] as well as Curator of Vertebrate Paleontology and Associate Director for Research and Collections at the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture.[2] His research focuses on Permian and Triassic tetrapod evolution, especially on therapsids.

Academic and professional background edit

Sidor received a B.S. (with honors) in biology from Trinity College in 1994. He went on to pursue his graduate studies at the University of Chicago, completing his M.S. in 1996 and his Ph.D. in 2000 under the supervision of James Hopson.[3] Sidor won the Romer Prize in 2001 for his doctoral work,[4] a competitive annual award at the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology annual meeting for the best predoctoral student oral presentation.[5] Following his dissertation, Sidor held a postdoctoral fellowship at the National Museum of Natural History (2001) before becoming an Assistant Professor in Anatomy at the New York College of Osteopathic Medicine.[6] He held that position until 2005, when he took up a position as an Assistant Professor in Biology at the University of Washington. Presently, he is a full Professor in Biology at the University of Washington, as well as a Curator of Vertebrate Paleontology and Associate Director for Research and Collections at the affiliated Burke Museum. He is a research associate at the Field Museum of Natural History, National Museum of Natural History, and Evolutionary Studies Institute (University of the Witwatersrand).

Academic contributions edit

Sidor is best known for his work on therapsid synapsids;[7][8][9][10][11][12] the title of his dissertation was "Evolutionary trends and relationships within the Synapsida."[13] However, Sidor has been involved with research on a diverse array of other Paleozoic and Mesozoic tetrapod clades, including temnospondyl amphibians;[14][15][16] captorhinid reptiles;[17][18] pseudosuchian archosaurs;[19][20][21] and avemetatarsalian archosaurs,[22][23][24][25][26][27] encompassing a wide-ranging research program focusing on descriptive anatomy, taxonomy and phylogenetics, histology and pathology, trends in biogeography, and responses of tetrapods to major climatic perturbations. Sidor has extensive experience collecting and researching fossils from historically less well-sampled geographic regions, including Niger,[28] Tanzania,[29] Zambia,[30] and Antarctica.[31] Previously he was a member of the editorial board of the Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology (2005-2010).

Below is a list of new taxa that Sidor has contributed to naming:

Year Taxon Authors
2019 Ancistronychus paradoxus gen. et sp. nov. Gonçalves & Sidor[32]
2019 Laosuchus naga gen. et sp. nov. Arbez, Sidor & Steyer[33]
2019 Antarctanax shackletoni gen. et sp. nov. Peecook, Smith & Sidor[34]
2017 Teleocrater rhadinus gen. et sp. nov. Nesbitt et al.[27]
2016 Wantulignathus gwembensis gen. et sp. nov Whitney & Sidor[35]
2016 Mupashi migrator gen. et sp. nov. Huttenlocker & Sidor[36]
2015 Opisthodontosaurus carrolli gen. et sp. nov. Reisz, LeBlanc, Sidor, Scott & May[18]
2015 Ichibengops munyamadziensis gen. et sp. nov. Huttenlocker & Sidor[37]
2014 Abajudon kaayai gen. et sp. nov. Angielczyk et al.[38]
2014 Nundasuchus songeaensis gen. et sp. nov. Nesbitt, Sidor, Angielczyk, Smith & Tsuji[25]
2014 Antarctosuchus polyodon gen. et sp. nov. Sidor, Steyer & Hammer[39]
2013 Lutungutali sitwensis gen. et sp. nov. Peecook, Sidor, Nesbitt, Smith, Steyer & Angielczyk[40]
2013 Nyasasaurus parringtoni gen. et sp. nov. Nesbitt, Barrett, Werning, Sidor & Charig[23]
2010 Asilisaurus kongwe gen. et sp. nov. Nesbitt, Sidor, Irmis, Angielczyk, Smith & Tsuji[22]
2010 Kombuisia antarctica sp. nov. Fröbisch, Angielczyk & Sidor[41]
2008 Kryostega collinsoni gen. et sp. nov. Sidor, Damiani & Hammer[15]
2007 Lophorhinus willodenensis gen. et sp. nov. Sidor & Smith[42]
2006 Pachydectes elsi gen. et sp. nov. Rubidge, Modesto & Sidor[43]
2006 Paraburnetia sneeubergensis gen. et sp. nov. Smith, Rubidge & Sidor[44]
2006 Elliotherium kersteni gen. et sp. nov. Sidor & Hancox[45]
2006 Herpetoskylax hopsoni gen. et sp. nov. Sidor & Rubidge[46]
2005 Saharastega moradiensis gen. et sp. nov Sidor et al.[14]
2005 Nigerpeton ricqlesi gen. et sp. nov. Sidor et al.[14]
2004 Lobalopex mordax gen. et sp. nov. Sidor, Hopson & Keyser[47]
2004 Progalesaurus lootsbergensis gen. et sp. nov. Sidor & Smith[48]
2003 Anatosuchus minor gen. et sp. nov. Sereno, Sidor, Larsson & Gado[21]
1998 Suchomimus tenerensis gen. et sp. nov. Sereno et al.[49]
1996 Deltadromeus agilis gen. et sp. nov. Sereno et al.[50]

References edit

  1. ^ "Christian Sidor | UW Biology". www.biology.washington.edu. Retrieved 2020-07-10.
  2. ^ "Leadership". Burke Museum. Retrieved 2020-07-10.
  3. ^ "Chris Sidor".
  4. ^ . Archived from the original on 2019-03-17. Retrieved 2020-07-09.
  5. ^ "SVP - Romer Prize". Retrieved 2020-07-09.
  6. ^ "Christian A. Sidor". ResearchGate.
  7. ^ Rubidge, Bruce S.; Sidor, Christian A. (2001). "Evolutionary Patterns Among Permo-Triassic Therapsids". Annual Review of Ecology and Systematics. 32 (1): 449–480. doi:10.1146/annurev.ecolsys.32.081501.114113. ISSN 0066-4162.
  8. ^ Sidor, Christian A.; Hopson, James A. (1998). "Ghost Lineages and "Mammalness": Assessing the Temporal Pattern of Character Acquisition in the Synapsida". Paleobiology. 24 (2): 254–273. doi:10.1666/0094-8373(1998)024[0254:GLAATT]2.3.CO;2. ISSN 0094-8373. JSTOR 2401242. S2CID 83773704.
  9. ^ Sidor, Christian A. (2001). "Simplification as a Trend in Synapsid Cranial Evolution". Evolution. 55 (7): 1419–1442. doi:10.1111/j.0014-3820.2001.tb00663.x. ISSN 0014-3820. PMID 11525465. S2CID 20339164.
  10. ^ Sidor, Christian A.; Hopson, James A. (2017-11-29). "Cricodon metabolus(Cynodontia: Gomphodontia) from the Triassic Ntawere Formation of northeastern Zambia: patterns of tooth replacement and a systematic review of the Trirachodontidae". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 37 (sup1): 39–64. Bibcode:2017JVPal..37S..39S. doi:10.1080/02724634.2017.1410485. ISSN 0272-4634. S2CID 89932366.
  11. ^ Kato, Kyle M.; Rega, Elizabeth A.; Sidor, Christian A.; Huttenlocker, Adam K. (2020-01-13). "Investigation of a bone lesion in a gorgonopsian (Synapsida) from the Permian of Zambia and periosteal reactions in fossil non-mammalian tetrapods". Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 375 (1793): 20190144. doi:10.1098/rstb.2019.0144. ISSN 0962-8436. PMC 7017433. PMID 31928188.
  12. ^ Kulik, Zoe T.; Sidor, Christian A. (2019-05-09). "The original boneheads: histologic analysis of the pachyostotic skull roof in Permian burnetiamorphs (Therapsida: Biarmosuchia)". Journal of Anatomy. 235 (1): 151–166. doi:10.1111/joa.12987. ISSN 0021-8782. PMC 6580075. PMID 31070781.
  13. ^ Sidor, Christian A. (2000). Evolutionary trends and relationships within the Synapsida [Ph.D. thesis]. Chicago: University of Chicago.
  14. ^ a b c Sidor, Christian A.; O'Keefe, F. Robin; Damiani, Ross; Steyer, J. Sébastien; Smith, Roger M. H.; Larsson, Hans C. E.; Sereno, Paul C.; Ide, Oumarou; Maga, Abdoulaye (2005). "Permian tetrapods from the Sahara show climate-controlled endemism in Pangaea" (PDF). Nature. 434 (7035): 886–889. Bibcode:2005Natur.434..886S. doi:10.1038/nature03393. ISSN 0028-0836. PMID 15829962. S2CID 4416647.
  15. ^ a b Sidor, Christian A.; Damiani, Ross; Hammer, William R. (2008-09-12). "A new Triassic temnospondyl from Antarctica and a review of Fremouw Formation biostratigraphy". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 28 (3): 656–663. doi:10.1671/0272-4634(2008)28[656:anttfa]2.0.co;2. ISSN 0272-4634. S2CID 131582010.
  16. ^ Sidor, Christian A.; Steyer, J. Sébastien; Damiani, Ross (2007-03-12). "Parotosuchus(Temnospondyli: Mastodonsauridae) from the Triassic of Antarctica". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 27 (1): 232–235. doi:10.1671/0272-4634(2007)27[232:ptmftt]2.0.co;2. ISSN 0272-4634. S2CID 85650753.
  17. ^ O'Keefe, F. Robin; Sidor, Christian A.; Larsson, Hans C. E.; Maga, Abdoulaye; Ide, Oumarou (2005-06-27). "The vertebrate fauna of the Upper Permian of Niger—III, morphology and ontogeny of the hindlimb ofMoradisaurus grandis(Reptilia, Captorhinidae)". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 25 (2): 309–319. doi:10.1671/0272-4634(2005)025[0309:tvfotu]2.0.co;2. ISSN 0272-4634. S2CID 13645651.
  18. ^ a b Reisz, R. R.; LeBlanc, Aaron R. H.; Sidor, Christian A.; Scott, Diane; May, William (2015-08-20). "A new captorhinid reptile from the Lower Permian of Oklahoma showing remarkable dental and mandibular convergence with microsaurian tetrapods". The Science of Nature. 102 (9–10): 50. Bibcode:2015SciNa.102...50R. doi:10.1007/s00114-015-1299-y. ISSN 0028-1042. PMID 26289932. S2CID 17161972.
  19. ^ Sereno, P. C. (2001-10-25). "The Giant Crocodyliform Sarcosuchus from the Cretaceous of Africa" (PDF). Science. 294 (5546): 1516–1519. Bibcode:2001Sci...294.1516S. doi:10.1126/science.1066521. ISSN 0036-8075. PMID 11679634. S2CID 22956704.
  20. ^ Nesbitt, Sterling J.; Stocker, Michelle R.; Parker, William G.; Wood, Thomas A.; Sidor, Christian A.; Angielczyk, Kenneth D. (2017-11-29). "The braincase and endocast ofParringtonia gracilis, a Middle Triassic suchian (Archosaur: Pseudosuchia)". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 37 (sup1): 122–141. Bibcode:2017JVPal..37S.122N. doi:10.1080/02724634.2017.1393431. ISSN 0272-4634. S2CID 89657063.
  21. ^ a b Sereno, P. C.; Sidor, C. A.; Larsson, H. C. E.; Gado, B. (2003-06-17). "A new notosuchian from the Early Cretaceous of Niger". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 23 (2): 477–482. doi:10.1671/0272-4634(2003)023[0477:ANNFTE]2.0.CO;2. ISSN 0272-4634. S2CID 86329307.
  22. ^ a b Nesbitt, Sterling J.; Sidor, Christian A.; Irmis, Randall B.; Angielczyk, Kenneth D.; Smith, Roger M. H.; Tsuji, Linda A. (2010). "Ecologically distinct dinosaurian sister group shows early diversification of Ornithodira". Nature. 464 (7285): 95–98. Bibcode:2010Natur.464...95N. doi:10.1038/nature08718. ISSN 0028-0836. PMID 20203608. S2CID 4344048.
  23. ^ a b Nesbitt, S. J.; Barrett, P. M.; Werning, S.; Sidor, C. A.; Charig, A. J. (2012-12-05). "The oldest dinosaur? A Middle Triassic dinosauriform from Tanzania". Biology Letters. 9 (1): 20120949. doi:10.1098/rsbl.2012.0949. ISSN 1744-9561. PMC 3565515. PMID 23221875.
  24. ^ Peecook, R; Sidor, A; Nesbitt, J; Smith, M; Steyer, S; Anigelczyck, D (2014). "A New Silesaurid from the Upper Ntawere Formation of Zambia (Middle Triassic) Demonstrates the Rapid Diversification of Silesauridae (Avemetatarsalia, Dinosauriformes) (project)". doi:10.7934/p1046. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  25. ^ a b Nesbitt, Sterling J.; Sidor, Christian A.; Angielczyk, Kenneth D.; Smith, Roger M. H.; Tsuji, Linda A. (2014-09-19). "A new archosaur from the Manda beds (Anisian, Middle Triassic) of southern Tanzania and its implications for character state optimizations at Archosauria and Pseudosuchia". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 34 (6): 1357–1382. Bibcode:2014JVPal..34.1357N. doi:10.1080/02724634.2014.859622. ISSN 0272-4634. S2CID 129558756.
  26. ^ Peecook, Brandon R.; Sidor, Christian A. (2015-05-20). "The First Dinosaur from Washington State and a Review of Pacific Coast Dinosaurs from North America". PLOS ONE. 10 (5): e0127792. Bibcode:2015PLoSO..1027792P. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0127792. ISSN 1932-6203. PMC 4439161. PMID 25993090.
  27. ^ a b Nesbitt, Sterling J.; Butler, Richard J.; Ezcurra, Martín D.; Barrett, Paul M.; Stocker, Michelle R.; Angielczyk, Kenneth D.; Smith, Roger M. H.; Sidor, Christian A.; Niedźwiedzki, Grzegorz; Sennikov, Andrey G.; Charig, Alan J. (2017). "The earliest bird-line archosaurs and the assembly of the dinosaur body plan" (PDF). Nature. 544 (7651): 484–487. Bibcode:2017Natur.544..484N. doi:10.1038/nature22037. ISSN 0028-0836. PMID 28405026. S2CID 9095072.
  28. ^ . Science. 2015-09-21. Archived from the original on July 10, 2020. Retrieved 2020-07-10.
  29. ^ . National Geographic News. 2010-03-04. Archived from the original on July 13, 2020. Retrieved 2020-07-10.
  30. ^ "'Scarface,' an ancient cousin to mammals, unearthed in Africa". UW News. Retrieved 2020-07-10.
  31. ^ "Going to the end of the Earth to uncover fossil life in Antarctica". Burke Museum. Retrieved 2020-07-10.
  32. ^ Gonçalves, Gabriel S.; Sidor, Christian A. (2019-12-15). "A new drepanosauromorph, Ancistronychus paradoxus n. gen. et sp., from the Chinle Formation of Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona, USA". PaleoBios. 36: 1–10. doi:10.5070/P9361046203.
  33. ^ Arbez, Thomas; Sidor, Christian A.; Steyer, J.-Sébastien (2018-09-27). "Laosuchus naga gen. et sp. nov., a new chroniosuchian from South-East Asia (Laos) with internal structures revealed by micro-CT scan and discussion of its palaeobiology" (PDF). Journal of Systematic Palaeontology. 17 (14): 1165–1182. doi:10.1080/14772019.2018.1504827. ISSN 1477-2019. S2CID 91670454.
  34. ^ Peecook, Brandon R.; Smith, Roger M. H.; Sidor, Christian A. (2018-11-02). "A novel archosauromorph from Antarctica and an updated review of a high-latitude vertebrate assemblage in the wake of the end-Permian mass extinction". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 38 (6): e1536664. Bibcode:2018JVPal..38E6664P. doi:10.1080/02724634.2018.1536664. ISSN 0272-4634. S2CID 92116260.
  35. ^ Whitney, Megan R.; Sidor, Christian A. (2016-04-11). "A new therapsid from the Permian Madumabisa Mudstone Formation (Mid-Zambezi Basin) of southern Zambia". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 36 (4): e1150767. Bibcode:2016JVPal..36E0767W. doi:10.1080/02724634.2016.1150767. ISSN 0272-4634. S2CID 130695355.
  36. ^ Huttenlocker, Adam K.; Sidor, Christian A. (2016-03-10). "The first karenitid (Therapsida, Therocephalia) from the upper Permian of Gondwana and the biogeography of Permo-Triassic therocephalians". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 36 (4): e1111897. Bibcode:2016JVPal..36E1897H. doi:10.1080/02724634.2016.1111897. ISSN 0272-4634. S2CID 130994874.
  37. ^ Huttenlocker, Adam K.; Sidor, Christian A.; Angielczyk, Kenneth D. (2015-07-20). "A new eutherocephalian (Therapsida, Therocephalia) from the upper Permian Madumabisa Mudstone Formation (Luangwa Basin) of Zambia". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 35 (5): e969400. Bibcode:2015JVPal..35E9400H. doi:10.1080/02724634.2015.969400. ISSN 0272-4634. S2CID 83554630.
  38. ^ Angielczyk, Kenneth D.; Huertas, Sébastien; Smith, Roger M. H.; Tabor, Neil J.; Sidor, Christian A.; Steyer, Jean-Sébastien; Tsuji, Linda A.; Gostling, Neil J. (2014-09-19). "New dicynodonts (Therapsida, Anomodontia) and updated tetrapod stratigraphy of the Permian Ruhuhu Formation (Songea Group, Ruhuhu Basin) of southern Tanzania". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 34 (6): 1408–1426. Bibcode:2014JVPal..34.1408A. doi:10.1080/02724634.2014.880448. ISSN 0272-4634. S2CID 130441838.
  39. ^ Sidor, Christian A.; Steyer, J. SéBastien; Hammer, William R. (2014-04-16). "A new capitosauroid temnospondyl from the Middle Triassic upper Fremouw Formation of Antarctica". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 34 (3): 539–548. Bibcode:2014JVPal..34..539S. doi:10.1080/02724634.2013.808205. ISSN 0272-4634. S2CID 86010469.
  40. ^ Peecook, Brandon R.; Sidor, Christian A.; Nesbitt, Sterling J.; Smith, Roger M. H.; Steyer, J. Sebastien; Angielczyk, Kenneth D. (2013). "A new silesaurid from the upper Ntawere Formation of Zambia (Middle Triassic) demonstrates the rapid diversification of Silesauridae (Avemetatarsalia, Dinosauriformes)". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 33 (5): 1127–1137. Bibcode:2013JVPal..33.1127P. doi:10.1080/02724634.2013.755991. ISSN 0272-4634. S2CID 140653951.
  41. ^ Fröbisch, Jörg; Angielczyk, Kenneth D.; Sidor, Christian A. (2009-12-03). "The Triassic dicynodont Kombuisia (Synapsida, Anomodontia) from Antarctica, a refuge from the terrestrial Permian-Triassic mass extinction". Naturwissenschaften. 97 (2): 187–196. doi:10.1007/s00114-009-0626-6. ISSN 0028-1042. PMID 19956920. S2CID 20557454.
  42. ^ Sidor, Christian A.; Smith, Roger M. H. (2007-06-12). "A second burnetiamorph therapsid from the Permian Teekloof Formation of South Africa and its associated fauna". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 27 (2): 420–430. doi:10.1671/0272-4634(2007)27[420:asbtft]2.0.co;2. ISSN 0272-4634. S2CID 86173425.
  43. ^ Rubidge, Bruce S.; Sidor, Christian A.; Modesto, Sean P. (2006). "A New Burnetiamorph (Therapsida: Biarmosuchia) from the Middle Permian of South Africa". Journal of Paleontology. 80 (4): 740–749. doi:10.1666/0022-3360(2006)80[740:ANBTBF]2.0.CO;2. ISSN 0022-3360. S2CID 130196490.
  44. ^ Smith, Roger M. H.; Rubidge, Bruce S.; Sidor, Christian A. (2006-06-12). "A new burnetiid (Therapsida: Biarmosuchia) from the Upper Permian of South Africa and its biogeographic implications". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 26 (2): 331–343. doi:10.1671/0272-4634(2006)26[331:anbtbf]2.0.co;2. ISSN 0272-4634. S2CID 86367955.
  45. ^ SIDOR, C. A.; HANCOX, P. J. (2006). "Elliotherium Kersteni, A New Tritheledontid from the Lower Elliot Formation (Upper Triassic) of South Africa". Journal of Paleontology. 80 (2): 333–342. doi:10.1666/0022-3360(2006)080[0333:ekantf]2.0.co;2. ISSN 0022-3360. S2CID 130003909.
  46. ^ Sidor, Christian A.; Rubidge, Bruce S. (2006). Herpetoskylax hopsoni, a new biarmosuchian (Therapsida: Biarmosuchia) from the Beaufort Group of South Africa. University of Chicago Press. pp. 76–113. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  47. ^ Sidor, Christian A.; Hopson, James A.; Keyser, André W. (2004-12-10). "A new burnetiamorph therapsid from the Teekloof Formation, Permian, of South Africa". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 24 (4): 938–950. doi:10.1671/0272-4634(2004)024[0938:anbtft]2.0.co;2. ISSN 0272-4634. S2CID 85752458.
  48. ^ Sidor, Christian A.; Smith, Roger M. H. (2004). "A new galesaurid (Therapsida: Cynodontia) from the Lower Triassic of South Africa". Palaeontology. 47 (3): 535–556. Bibcode:2004Palgy..47..535S. doi:10.1111/j.0031-0239.2004.00378.x. ISSN 0031-0239. S2CID 129906726.
  49. ^ Sereno, P. C. (1998-11-13). "A Long-Snouted Predatory Dinosaur from Africa and the Evolution of Spinosaurids". Science. 282 (5392): 1298–1302. Bibcode:1998Sci...282.1298S. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.502.3887. doi:10.1126/science.282.5392.1298. PMID 9812890.
  50. ^ Sereno, P. C.; Dutheil, D. B.; Iarochene, M.; Larsson, H. C. E.; Lyon, G. H.; Magwene, P. M.; Sidor, C. A.; Varricchio, D. J.; Wilson, J. A. (1996-05-17). "Predatory Dinosaurs from the Sahara and Late Cretaceous Faunal Differentiation" (PDF). Science. 272 (5264): 986–991. Bibcode:1996Sci...272..986S. doi:10.1126/science.272.5264.986. ISSN 0036-8075. PMID 8662584. S2CID 39658297.

External links edit

  • "Toothy 'Crocamander' Was Top Triassic Predator", the Discovery Channel discusses one of the finds of Sidor's team

April 11, 2024
christian, sidor, christian, alfred, sidor, american, vertebrate, paleontologist, currently, professor, department, biology, university, washington, seattle, well, curator, vertebrate, paleontology, associate, director, research, collections, burke, museum, na. Christian Alfred Sidor is an American vertebrate paleontologist He is currently a Professor in the Department of Biology University of Washington in Seattle 1 as well as Curator of Vertebrate Paleontology and Associate Director for Research and Collections at the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture 2 His research focuses on Permian and Triassic tetrapod evolution especially on therapsids Contents 1 Academic and professional background 2 Academic contributions 3 References 4 External linksAcademic and professional background editSidor received a B S with honors in biology from Trinity College in 1994 He went on to pursue his graduate studies at the University of Chicago completing his M S in 1996 and his Ph D in 2000 under the supervision of James Hopson 3 Sidor won the Romer Prize in 2001 for his doctoral work 4 a competitive annual award at the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology annual meeting for the best predoctoral student oral presentation 5 Following his dissertation Sidor held a postdoctoral fellowship at the National Museum of Natural History 2001 before becoming an Assistant Professor in Anatomy at the New York College of Osteopathic Medicine 6 He held that position until 2005 when he took up a position as an Assistant Professor in Biology at the University of Washington Presently he is a full Professor in Biology at the University of Washington as well as a Curator of Vertebrate Paleontology and Associate Director for Research and Collections at the affiliated Burke Museum He is a research associate at the Field Museum of Natural History National Museum of Natural History and Evolutionary Studies Institute University of the Witwatersrand Academic contributions editSidor is best known for his work on therapsid synapsids 7 8 9 10 11 12 the title of his dissertation was Evolutionary trends and relationships within the Synapsida 13 However Sidor has been involved with research on a diverse array of other Paleozoic and Mesozoic tetrapod clades including temnospondyl amphibians 14 15 16 captorhinid reptiles 17 18 pseudosuchian archosaurs 19 20 21 and avemetatarsalian archosaurs 22 23 24 25 26 27 encompassing a wide ranging research program focusing on descriptive anatomy taxonomy and phylogenetics histology and pathology trends in biogeography and responses of tetrapods to major climatic perturbations Sidor has extensive experience collecting and researching fossils from historically less well sampled geographic regions including Niger 28 Tanzania 29 Zambia 30 and Antarctica 31 Previously he was a member of the editorial board of the Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 2005 2010 Below is a list of new taxa that Sidor has contributed to naming Year Taxon Authors2019 Ancistronychus paradoxus gen et sp nov Goncalves amp Sidor 32 2019 Laosuchus naga gen et sp nov Arbez Sidor amp Steyer 33 2019 Antarctanax shackletoni gen et sp nov Peecook Smith amp Sidor 34 2017 Teleocrater rhadinus gen et sp nov Nesbitt et al 27 2016 Wantulignathus gwembensis gen et sp nov Whitney amp Sidor 35 2016 Mupashi migrator gen et sp nov Huttenlocker amp Sidor 36 2015 Opisthodontosaurus carrolli gen et sp nov Reisz LeBlanc Sidor Scott amp May 18 2015 Ichibengops munyamadziensis gen et sp nov Huttenlocker amp Sidor 37 2014 Abajudon kaayai gen et sp nov Angielczyk et al 38 2014 Nundasuchus songeaensis gen et sp nov Nesbitt Sidor Angielczyk Smith amp Tsuji 25 2014 Antarctosuchus polyodon gen et sp nov Sidor Steyer amp Hammer 39 2013 Lutungutali sitwensis gen et sp nov Peecook Sidor Nesbitt Smith Steyer amp Angielczyk 40 2013 Nyasasaurus parringtoni gen et sp nov Nesbitt Barrett Werning Sidor amp Charig 23 2010 Asilisaurus kongwe gen et sp nov Nesbitt Sidor Irmis Angielczyk Smith amp Tsuji 22 2010 Kombuisia antarctica sp nov Frobisch Angielczyk amp Sidor 41 2008 Kryostega collinsoni gen et sp nov Sidor Damiani amp Hammer 15 2007 Lophorhinus willodenensis gen et sp nov Sidor amp Smith 42 2006 Pachydectes elsi gen et sp nov Rubidge Modesto amp Sidor 43 2006 Paraburnetia sneeubergensis gen et sp nov Smith Rubidge amp Sidor 44 2006 Elliotherium kersteni gen et sp nov Sidor amp Hancox 45 2006 Herpetoskylax hopsoni gen et sp nov Sidor amp Rubidge 46 2005 Saharastega moradiensis gen et sp nov Sidor et al 14 2005 Nigerpeton ricqlesi gen et sp nov Sidor et al 14 2004 Lobalopex mordax gen et sp nov Sidor Hopson amp Keyser 47 2004 Progalesaurus lootsbergensis gen et sp nov Sidor amp Smith 48 2003 Anatosuchus minor gen et sp nov Sereno Sidor Larsson amp Gado 21 1998 Suchomimus tenerensis gen et sp nov Sereno et al 49 1996 Deltadromeus agilis gen et sp nov Sereno et al 50 References edit Christian Sidor UW Biology www biology washington edu Retrieved 2020 07 10 Leadership Burke Museum Retrieved 2020 07 10 Chris Sidor SVP Past Award Winners Archived from the original on 2019 03 17 Retrieved 2020 07 09 SVP Romer Prize Retrieved 2020 07 09 Christian A Sidor ResearchGate Rubidge Bruce S Sidor Christian A 2001 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Elizabeth A Sidor Christian A Huttenlocker Adam K 2020 01 13 Investigation of a bone lesion in a gorgonopsian Synapsida from the Permian of Zambia and periosteal reactions in fossil non mammalian tetrapods Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences 375 1793 20190144 doi 10 1098 rstb 2019 0144 ISSN 0962 8436 PMC 7017433 PMID 31928188 Kulik Zoe T Sidor Christian A 2019 05 09 The original boneheads histologic analysis of the pachyostotic skull roof in Permian burnetiamorphs Therapsida Biarmosuchia Journal of Anatomy 235 1 151 166 doi 10 1111 joa 12987 ISSN 0021 8782 PMC 6580075 PMID 31070781 Sidor Christian A 2000 Evolutionary trends and relationships within the Synapsida Ph D thesis Chicago University of Chicago a b c Sidor Christian A O Keefe F Robin Damiani Ross Steyer J Sebastien Smith Roger M H Larsson Hans C E Sereno Paul C Ide Oumarou Maga Abdoulaye 2005 Permian tetrapods from the Sahara show climate controlled endemism in Pangaea PDF Nature 434 7035 886 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13645651 a b Reisz R R LeBlanc Aaron R H Sidor Christian A Scott Diane May William 2015 08 20 A new captorhinid reptile from the Lower Permian of Oklahoma showing remarkable dental and mandibular convergence with microsaurian tetrapods The Science of Nature 102 9 10 50 Bibcode 2015SciNa 102 50R doi 10 1007 s00114 015 1299 y ISSN 0028 1042 PMID 26289932 S2CID 17161972 Sereno P C 2001 10 25 The Giant Crocodyliform Sarcosuchus from the Cretaceous of Africa PDF Science 294 5546 1516 1519 Bibcode 2001Sci 294 1516S doi 10 1126 science 1066521 ISSN 0036 8075 PMID 11679634 S2CID 22956704 Nesbitt Sterling J Stocker Michelle R Parker William G Wood Thomas A Sidor Christian A Angielczyk Kenneth D 2017 11 29 The braincase and endocast ofParringtonia gracilis a Middle Triassic suchian Archosaur Pseudosuchia Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 37 sup1 122 141 Bibcode 2017JVPal 37S 122N doi 10 1080 02724634 2017 1393431 ISSN 0272 4634 S2CID 89657063 a b Sereno P C Sidor C A Larsson H C E Gado B 2003 06 17 A new notosuchian from the Early Cretaceous of Niger Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 23 2 477 482 doi 10 1671 0272 4634 2003 023 0477 ANNFTE 2 0 CO 2 ISSN 0272 4634 S2CID 86329307 a b Nesbitt Sterling J Sidor Christian A Irmis Randall B Angielczyk Kenneth D Smith Roger M H Tsuji Linda A 2010 Ecologically distinct dinosaurian sister group shows early diversification of Ornithodira Nature 464 7285 95 98 Bibcode 2010Natur 464 95N doi 10 1038 nature08718 ISSN 0028 0836 PMID 20203608 S2CID 4344048 a b Nesbitt S J Barrett P M Werning S Sidor C A Charig A J 2012 12 05 The oldest dinosaur A Middle Triassic dinosauriform from Tanzania Biology Letters 9 1 20120949 doi 10 1098 rsbl 2012 0949 ISSN 1744 9561 PMC 3565515 PMID 23221875 Peecook R Sidor A Nesbitt J Smith M Steyer S Anigelczyck D 2014 A New Silesaurid from the Upper Ntawere Formation of Zambia Middle Triassic Demonstrates the Rapid Diversification of Silesauridae Avemetatarsalia Dinosauriformes project doi 10 7934 p1046 a href 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