Jake Newman-Martin (2021 – present) PhD Candidate, Curtin University

Research Associate

Terrestrial Zoology

BSc Environmental Biology, BSc Applied Geology (Hons)

Jake Newman-Martin holding a skull of a bettong Jake.newmanmartin@museum.wa.gov.au

Research


  • Small mammal sub-fossil records of Nullarbor caves
  • Environmental implications for changes in abundances of taxa through time
  • Morphological variation between species with the description of new taxa based on dental and cranial features

Projects

  • PhD topic: Compare the biostratigraphy of various Nullarbor caves through time to determine environmental changes based on the abundance of fauna.

Selected Publications

2023-present

Newman-Martin, J., Travouillon, K.J., Warburton, N., Barham, M. & Blyth, A.J. 2023. Taxonomic review of the genus Dasycercus (Dasyuromorphia: Dasyuridae) using modern and subfossil material; and the description of three new species. Alcheringa: An Australasian Journal of Palaeontology, https://doi.org/10.1080/03115518.2023.2262083