Casey Holliday
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Assistant Professor
phone: 573-884-6599
email: hollidayca@missouri.edu
web:
http://web.missouri.edu/~hollidayca/
Biographical sketch
Degrees: BS, University of Florida, Zoology, 1997; PhD, Ohio University, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, 2006
Additional study: Post-doctoral researcher, Ohio University, (2006-2007)
Academic appointments:
Assistant Professor, Pathology and Anatomical Sciences, University of Missouri (2009-Present)
Assistant Professor, Anatomy and Pathology, Marshall University, (2007-2009)
Interests:
• Form, Function, and Mechanics of the Vertebrate Head
• Reptilian Bone and Connective Tissue Biology
• Craniofacial development and plasticity
• Crocodilian and Dinosaur Evolution
• 3D imaging, Modeling, and Histology
Research Description: The Holliday Lab focuses on the structure, function and evolution of the vertebrate head with particular emphasis on reptiles (lizards, crocodilians, dinosaurs, and birds). Using a variety of classical anatomical techniques (dissection, histology) and imaging (CT, MRI), the lab investigates the relationship between diet, environmental factors, and age on the adaptive plasticity of the connective tissues (e.g., cartilage, bone, ligament, and muscle) of the heads of lizards and alligators. These data are then used to not only investigate the intimate relationship between cranial form and function in living animals, but also to infer the feeding behavior, cranial function, and phylogenetic relationships of fossil taxa, particularly crocodyliforms and non-avian dinosaurs.
Representative Publications:
Casey M. Holliday and Lawrence M. Witmer. 2007. Archosaur adductor chamber homology: integration of musculoskeletal and topological criteria in jaw muscle homology. Journal of Morphology.268:457-484.
Natalia Rybczynski, Alex Tirabasso, Paul Bloski, Robin Cuthbertson, and Casey M. Holliday. 2008. A three-dimensional animation models of Edmontosaurus (Hadrosauridae) for testing chewing hypotheses. Paleontologia Electronica 11(2):14p.
Casey M. Holliday and Lawrence M. Witmer. 2008. Cranial kinesis in dinosaurs: intracranial joints, protractor muscles, and their significance for cranial evolution and function in diapsids. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 28(4):1073-1088.
Casey M. Holliday. 2009. New Perspectives on Dinosaur Jaw Muscle Anatomy. The Anatomical Record 292:1246-1265.
Casey M. Holliday and Lawrence M. Witmer. 2009. The epipterygoid of crocodyliforms and its significance in the evolution of the orbitotemporal region of eusuchians. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 29(3): 713-733
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