

![]() At Sykes Mountain, Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area, Wyoming, with a slab containing three trackways of a small, unknown tetrapod, 2001. |
Jerry D. Harris Director of Paleontology |
Fleeing from Monolophosaurus jiangi outside the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology in Beijing, China, 2005. |
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The proceedings from this conference, and many other papers, were published as volume 37 of the Bulletin of the New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science -- grab your copy now! |
General Research Interests
Teaching Experience
Dixie State College (2004-present):
University of Pennsylvania (2000-2004):
Southern Methodist University (1995-1997):
Denver Museum of Natural History (1993-1995):
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Li, R., Lockley, M.G., Makovicky, P.J., Matsukawa, M., Norell, M.A., Harris, J.D., and Liu, M. 2007. Behavioral and faunal implications of Early Cretaceous deinonychosaur trackways from China. Naturwissenschaften. doi: 10.1007/s00114-007-0310-7 (Dromaeopodus shandongensis, Velociraptorichnus sichuanensis)
Harris, J.D. 2007. The appendicular skeleton of Suuwassea emilieae (Sauropoda: Flagellicaudata) from the Upper Jurassic Morrison Formation of Montana (
Lockley, M.G., Li, R., Harris, J.D., Matsukawa, M., and Liu, M. 2007. Earliest zygodactyl bird feet: evidence from Early Cretaceous roadrunner-like tracks. Naturwissenschaften 94(8): 657-665. doi: 10.1007/s00114-007-0239-x. (Shandongornipes muxiai)
Harris, J.D., Lucas, S.G., Spielmann, J.A., Lockley, M.G., Milner, A.R.C., and Kirkland, J.I. (eds.) 2006. The Triassic-Jurassic Terrestrial Transition.
Lamanna, M.C., You, H.-L., Harris, J.D., Chiappe, L.M., Ji, S., Lü, J.-C., and Ji, Q. 2006. A partial skeleton of an enantiornithine bird from the Early Cretaceous of northwestern China. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 51(3): 423-434.
Harris, J.D. 2006. The axial skeleton of the dinosaur Suuwassea emilieae (Sauropoda: Flagellicaudata) from the Upper Jurassic Morrison Formation of Montana,
You, H.-L., Lamanna, M.C., Harris, J.D., Chiappe, L.M., O'Connor, J., Ji, S.-A., Lü, J.-C., Yuan, C.-X., Li, D.-Q., Zhang, X., Lacovara, K.J., Dodson, P., and Ji, Q. 2006. A nearly modern amphibious bird from the Early Cretaceous of northwestern China. Science 312: 1640-1643. doi: 10.1126/science.1126377 (Gansus yumenensis)
Harris, J.D., Lamanna, M.C., You, H.-L., Ji, S., and Ji, Q. 2006. A second enantiornithean (Aves: Ornithothoraces) wing from the Early Cretaceous Xiagou Formation near
Milner, A.R.C., Mickelson, D.L.,
Milner, A.R.C., Vice, G.S., Harris, J.D., and Lockley, M.G. 2006. Dinosaur tracks from the Upper Cretaceous Iron Springs Formation,
Harris, J.D. 2006. The significance of Suuwassea emilieae (Dinosauria: Sauropoda) for flagellicaudatan intrarelationships and evolution. Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 4(2): 185-198. doi: 10.1017/S1477201906001805 (Supplementary information available for this paper.)
Harris, J.D. 2006. Cranial osteology of Suuwassea emilieae (Sauropoda: Diplodocoidea: Flagellicaudata) from the Upper Jurassic Morrison Formation of Montana,
Harris, J.D. 2004. "Published works" in the Electronic Age: recommended amendments to Articles 8 and 9 of the Code. Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 61(3): 138-148. (Epidendrosaurus ningchengensis/"Scansoripteryx heilmanni") (Available on-line here.)
Harris, J.D. 2004. Confusing dinosaurs with mammals: tetrapod phylogenetics and anatomical terminology in the world of homology. Anatomical Record Part A 281: 1240-1246. doi: 10.1002/ar.a.20078
Harris, J.D. and Dodson, P. 2004. A new diplodocoid sauropod (Dinosauria) from the Morrison Formation (Upper Jurassic) of Montana, U.S.A. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 49(2): 197-210. (Suuwassea emilieae)
Harris, J. D. and Lacovara, K. J. 2004. Enigmatic fossil footprints from the Sundance Formation (Upper Jurassic) of Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area, Wyoming, pp. 151-166 in Pemberton, S.G., McCrea, R.T., and Lockley, M.G. (eds.). William Antony Swithin Sarjeant (1935-2002): A Celebration of His Life and Ichnological Contributions Volume 2. Ichnos 11(1-2). doi: 10.1080/1042094090442304
Harris, J.D. and Downs, A. 2002. A probable drepanosaurid pectoral girdle from the Ghost Ranch (Whitaker) Coelophysis Quarry (Chinle Group, Rock Point Formation, Rhaetian), New Mexico. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 22(1): 70-75.
Heckert, A.B., Lucas, S.G., Hunt, A.P., and Harris, J.D. 2001. A giant phytosaur (Reptilia: Archosauria) skull from the Redonda Formation (Upper Triassic: Apachean) of east-central New Mexico, pp. 169-176 in Lucas, S.G. and Ulmer-Scholle, D. (eds.). Geology of the Llano Estacado. New Mexico Geological Society Guidebook, 52nd Field Conference. Socorro: New Mexico Geological Society. (Redondasaurus bermani, cf. Neoaetosauroides sp.)
Lucas, S.G., Heckert, A.B., Harris, J.D., Seegis, D., and Wild, R. 2001. Mammal-like tooth from the Upper Triassic of Germany. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 21(2): 397-399.
Smith, J.B. and Harris, J.D. 2001. A taxonomic problem concerning two diapsid genera from the Lower Yixian Formation of Liaoning Province, China. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 21(2): 389-391. (Hyphalosaurus lingyuanensis = Sinohydrosaurus lingyuanensis)
Smith, J.B., Harris, J.D., Omar, G.I., Dodson, P., and You, H. 2001. Vertebrate biostratigraphy and avian origins in northeastern China, pp. 549-589 in Gauthier, J.A. and Gall, L.F. (eds.). New Perspectives on the Origin and Evolution of Birds. Peabody Museum of Natural History Special Publication. (Appendix available here in html format.)
Harris, J.D., Lucas, S.G., Estep, J.W., and Li, J. 2000. A new and unusual sphenosuchian (Archosauria: Crocodylomorpha) from the Lower Jurassic Lufeng Formation, People's Republic of China. Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie Abhandlungen 215(1): 47-68. (Phyllodontosuchus lufengensis)
Heckert, A.B., Zeigler, K.E., Lucas, S.G., Rinehart, L.F., and Harris, J.D. 2000. Preliminary description of coelophysoids (Dinosauria: Theropoda) from the Upper Triassic (Revueltian: early-mid Norian) Snyder Quarry, north-central New Mexico, pp. 27-32 in Lucas, S.G. and Heckert, A.B. (eds.). Dinosaurs of New Mexico. New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science Bulletin 17. (Eucoelophysis sp.)
Heckert, A.B., Lucas, S.G., and Harris, J.D. 1999. An aetosaur (Reptilia: Archosauria) from the Upper Triassic Chinle Group, Canyonlands National Park, Utah, pp. 23-26 in Santucci, V.L. and McClelland, L. (eds.). Paleontology of the National Parks, Geologic Resources Division Technical Report NPS/NRGRD/GRDTR-99/03. Washington, D.C.: National Park Service. (Stagonolepis sp.)
Harris, J.D. 1998. Large, Early Cretaceous theropods in North America, in Lucas, S.G., Kirkland, J.I., and Estep, J.W. (eds.) Lower and Middle Cretaceous Terrestrial Ecosystems. New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science Bulletin 14: 225-228. (Available here in html format.) (Acrocanthosaurus atokensis and others)
Harris, J.D. 1998. Reanalysis of Acrocanthosaurus atokensis, its phylogenetic status, and implications, based on a new specimen. New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science Bulletin 13: 1-75.
Harris, J.D. 1998. Dinosaur footprints from Garden Park, Colorado, pp. 291-307 in Carpenter, K., Chure, D.J., and Kirkland, J.I. (eds.). The Upper Jurassic Morrison Formation: an Interdisciplinary Study, Part 2. Modern Geology 23.
Harris, J.D. and Carpenter, K. 1996. A large pterodactyloid from the Morrison Formation (Late Jurassic) of Garden Park, Colorado. Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie Monatshefte 1996(8): 473-484. (Kepodactylus insperatus)
Harris, J.D. 1997. Four-toed theropod footprints and a paleomagnetic age from the Whetstone Falls Member of the Harebell Formation (Upper Cretaceous: Maastrichtian), northwestern Wyoming: a correction. Cretaceous Research 18(1): 139. (Saurexallopus lovei)
Harris, J.D., Johnson, K.R., Hicks, J. and Tauxe, L. 1996. Four-toed theropod footprints and a paleomagnetic age from the Whetstone Falls Member of the Harebell Formation (Upper Cretaceous: Maastrichtian), northwestern Wyoming. Cretaceous Research 17(4): 381-401. (Exallopus [Saurexallopus] lovei)
Harris, J.D., Holtz, T.R., Jr., Hovanec, J., and Moreau, R. 2004. Gigantic Book of Dinosaur Fun. New York: Sterling Publishing Co., Inc., 256 pp.
Harris, J.D. 2003. Dinosaur Discovery Dot-to-Dot. New York: Sterling Publishing Co., Inc., 80 pp.
Harris, J.D. 2002. Dino Finder Dot-to-Dot. New York: Sterling Publishing Co., Inc., 80 pp.
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