Richard Dearden

@naturalis.nl

Postdoctoral Fellow, Vertebrate Evolution, Development, and Ecology
Naturalis Biodiversity Center

Richard Dearden


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RESEARCH, TEACHING, or OTHER INTERESTS

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Paleontology
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Scholar Citations

9

Scholar h-index

8

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RECENT SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

  • Reappraisal of the extinct barbelthroat shark † Bavariscyllium and the nebulous origin of carcharhiniform galeomorphs
    S Stumpf, J Türtscher, FA López-Romero, E Villalobos-Segura, A Begat, ...
    Communications Biology 9 (1), 158 , 2026
    2026
    Citations: 1
  • Evolution of chondrichthyan jaw morphology, from ecological generalists to specialists
    BW Griffin, JN Keating, PSM Carmona, Z Johanson, RP Dearden, ...
    Paleobiology 52 (1), 131-144 , 2026
    2026
  • The shoulder girdle of early chondrichthyans grew by skeletal remodelling
    PS Andreev, M Zhu, L Brakenhoff, Q Li, W Zhao, L Peng, F Marone, ...
    Biology Letters 21 (9) , 2025
    2025
  • Three-dimensional fossils of a Cretaceous collared carpet shark (Parascylliidae, Orectolobiformes) shed light on skeletal evolution in galeomorphs
    RP Dearden, Z Johanson, HL O’Neill, K Miles, EL Bernard, B Clark, ...
    Royal Society open science 12 (4) , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 2
  • Evolution of the batoidea pectoral fin skeleton: convergence, modularity, and integration driving disparity trends
    FA López-Romero, E Villalobos-Segura, J Türtscher, F Berio, S Stumpf, ...
    Evolutionary Ecology 39 (1), 111-134 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 3
  • The pharynx of the iconic stem-group chondrichthyan Acanthodes Agassiz, 1833 revisited with micro-computed tomography
    RP Dearden, A Herrel, A Pradel
    Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 203 (2), zlae058 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 3
  • The Palaeozoic assembly of the holocephalan body plan far preceded post-Cretaceous radiations into the ocean depths
    CD Brownstein, TJ Near, RP Dearden
    Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 291 (2033) , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 9
  • From head to tail: 3D imaging the whole-body morphology of the stem gnathostome Anglaspis heintzi
    L Schnetz, A Lanzetti, AS Jones, RP Dearden, S Lautenschlager, S Giles, ...
    Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 44 (5), e2476441 , 2024
    2024
  • The three-dimensionally articulated oral apparatus of a Devonian heterostracan sheds light on feeding in Palaeozoic jawless fishes
    RP Dearden, AS Jones, S Giles, A Lanzetti, M Grohganz, Z Johanson, ...
    Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 291 (2019) , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 8
  • Hagfish genome elucidates vertebrate whole-genome duplication events and their evolutionary consequences
    D Yu, Y Ren, M Uesaka, AJS Beavan, M Muffato, J Shen, Y Li, I Sato, ...
    Nature Ecology & Evolution 8 (3), 519-535 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 142
  • 3D models related to the publication: the pharynx of the iconic stem-group chondrichthyan Acanthodes Agassiz, 1833 revisited with micro computed tomography
    RP Dearden, A Herrel, P Pradel
    MorphoMuseuM, e226 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 1
  • The oldest three-dimensionally preserved vertebrate neurocranium
    RP Dearden, A Lanzetti, S Giles, Z Johanson, AS Jones, ...
    Nature 621 (7980), 782-787 , 2023
    2023
    Citations: 12
  • Hagfish genome illuminates vertebrate whole genome duplications and their evolutionary consequences
    J Pascual-Anaya, D Yu, Y Ren, M Uesaka, A Beavan, M Muffato, J Shen, ...
    2023
  • Evidence for high-performance suction feeding in the Pennsylvanian stem-group holocephalan Iniopera
    RP Dearden, A Herrel, A Pradel
    Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 120 (4), e2207854119 , 2023
    2023
    Citations: 11
  • Hagfish genome illuminates vertebrate whole genome duplications and their evolutionary consequences (p. 2023.04. 08.536076)
    D Yu, Y Ren, M Uesaka, AJS Beavan, M Muffato, J Shen, Y Li, I Sato, ...
    bioRxiv , 2023
    2023
    Citations: 3
  • 3D models related to the publication: Evidence for high-performance suction feeding in the Pennsylvanian stem-group holocephalan Iniopera.
    R Dearden, A Herrel, A Pradel
    MorphoMuseuM , 2023
    2023
    Citations: 1
  • The perception of palaeontology in commercial off-the-shelf video games and an assessment of their potential as educational tools
    T Clements, J Atterby, T Cleary, RP Dearden, V Rossi
    Geoscience Communication 5 (3), 289-306 , 2022
    2022
    Citations: 15
  • Diverse stem-chondrichthyan oral structures and evidence for an independently acquired acanthodid dentition
    RP Dearden, S Giles
    Royal Society Open Science 8 (11) , 2021
    2021
    Citations: 13
  • A revision of Vernicomacanthus Miles with comments on the characters of stem‐group chondrichthyans
    RP Dearden, JL den Blaauwen, IJ Sansom, CJ Burrow, RG Davidson, ...
    Papers in Palaeontology 7 (4), 1949-1976 , 2021
    2021
    Citations: 7
  • The morphology and evolution of chondrichthyan cranial muscles: A digital dissection of the elephantfish Callorhinchus milii and the catshark Scyliorhinus canicula. J Anat …
    RP Dearden, R Mansuit, A Cuckovic, A Herrel, D Didier, P Tafforeau, ...
    Journal of Anatomy 239, 972-972 , 2021
    2021

MOST CITED SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

  • Hagfish genome elucidates vertebrate whole-genome duplication events and their evolutionary consequences
    D Yu, Y Ren, M Uesaka, AJS Beavan, M Muffato, J Shen, Y Li, I Sato, ...
    Nature Ecology & Evolution 8 (3), 519-535 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 142
  • Endochondral bone in an Early Devonian ‘placoderm’from Mongolia
    MD Brazeau, S Giles, RP Dearden, A Jerve, YA Ariunchimeg, E Zorig, ...
    Nature Ecology & Evolution 4 (11), 1477-1484 , 2020
    2020
    Citations: 62
  • The pharynx of the stem-chondrichthyan Ptomacanthus and the early evolution of the gnathostome gill skeleton
    RP Dearden, C Stockey, MD Brazeau
    Nature Communications 10 (1), 2050 , 2019
    2019
    Citations: 39
  • The morphology and evolution of chondrichthyan cranial muscles: A digital dissection of the elephantfish Callorhinchus milii and the catshark Scyliorhinus canicula
    RP Dearden, R Mansuit, A Cuckovic, A Herrel, D Didier, P Tafforeau, ...
    Journal of anatomy 238 (5), 1082-1105 , 2021
    2021
    Citations: 17
  • The perception of palaeontology in commercial off-the-shelf video games and an assessment of their potential as educational tools
    T Clements, J Atterby, T Cleary, RP Dearden, V Rossi
    Geoscience Communication 5 (3), 289-306 , 2022
    2022
    Citations: 15
  • Diverse stem-chondrichthyan oral structures and evidence for an independently acquired acanthodid dentition
    RP Dearden, S Giles
    Royal Society Open Science 8 (11) , 2021
    2021
    Citations: 13
  • The oldest three-dimensionally preserved vertebrate neurocranium
    RP Dearden, A Lanzetti, S Giles, Z Johanson, AS Jones, ...
    Nature 621 (7980), 782-787 , 2023
    2023
    Citations: 12
  • Evidence for high-performance suction feeding in the Pennsylvanian stem-group holocephalan Iniopera
    RP Dearden, A Herrel, A Pradel
    Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 120 (4), e2207854119 , 2023
    2023
    Citations: 11
  • The Palaeozoic assembly of the holocephalan body plan far preceded post-Cretaceous radiations into the ocean depths
    CD Brownstein, TJ Near, RP Dearden
    Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 291 (2033) , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 9
  • The three-dimensionally articulated oral apparatus of a Devonian heterostracan sheds light on feeding in Palaeozoic jawless fishes
    RP Dearden, AS Jones, S Giles, A Lanzetti, M Grohganz, Z Johanson, ...
    Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 291 (2019) , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 8
  • A revision of Vernicomacanthus Miles with comments on the characters of stem‐group chondrichthyans
    RP Dearden, JL den Blaauwen, IJ Sansom, CJ Burrow, RG Davidson, ...
    Papers in Palaeontology 7 (4), 1949-1976 , 2021
    2021
    Citations: 7
  • The visceral skeleton and its relation to the head circulatory system of both a fossil, the Carboniferous Iniopera, and a modern, Callorhinchus milii holocephalan (Chondrichthyes)
    P Pradel, Alan, Dearden, Richard P, Cuckovic, Antoine, Mansuit, Rohan, Janvier
    Ancient fishes and their living relatives: a tribute to John G Maisey , 2021
    2021
    Citations: 5
  • 3D models related to the publication: The morphology and evolution of chondrichthyan cranial muscles: A digital dissection of the elephantfish Callorhinchus milii and the …
    R Dearden, R Mansuit, A Cuckovic, A Herrel, D Didier, P Tafforeau, ...
    MorphoMuseuM , 2021
    2021
    Citations: 4
  • The anatomy and evolution of" acanthodian" stem-chondrichthyans
    RP Dearden
    Imperial College London , 2019
    2019
    Citations: 4
  • Evolution of the batoidea pectoral fin skeleton: convergence, modularity, and integration driving disparity trends
    FA López-Romero, E Villalobos-Segura, J Türtscher, F Berio, S Stumpf, ...
    Evolutionary Ecology 39 (1), 111-134 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 3
  • The pharynx of the iconic stem-group chondrichthyan Acanthodes Agassiz, 1833 revisited with micro-computed tomography
    RP Dearden, A Herrel, A Pradel
    Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 203 (2), zlae058 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 3
  • Hagfish genome illuminates vertebrate whole genome duplications and their evolutionary consequences (p. 2023.04. 08.536076)
    D Yu, Y Ren, M Uesaka, AJS Beavan, M Muffato, J Shen, Y Li, I Sato, ...
    bioRxiv , 2023
    2023
    Citations: 3
  • Three-dimensional fossils of a Cretaceous collared carpet shark (Parascylliidae, Orectolobiformes) shed light on skeletal evolution in galeomorphs
    RP Dearden, Z Johanson, HL O’Neill, K Miles, EL Bernard, B Clark, ...
    Royal Society open science 12 (4) , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 2
  • Reappraisal of the extinct barbelthroat shark † Bavariscyllium and the nebulous origin of carcharhiniform galeomorphs
    S Stumpf, J Türtscher, FA López-Romero, E Villalobos-Segura, A Begat, ...
    Communications Biology 9 (1), 158 , 2026
    2026
    Citations: 1
  • 3D models related to the publication: the pharynx of the iconic stem-group chondrichthyan Acanthodes Agassiz, 1833 revisited with micro computed tomography
    RP Dearden, A Herrel, P Pradel
    MorphoMuseuM, e226 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 1