Matthew C. Mihlbachler. Department of Anatomy, New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine, Old Westbury, New York 11658, USA. mmihlbac@nyit.edu
Matthew Mihlbachler’s primary career interest is the evolutionary paleobiology of Cenozoic mammals. He has conducted field research in Asia, Africa, and throughout North America. His research is focused on the systematics, dietary paleoecology, biogeography, functional morphology, and paleopolulation demography of perissodactyls and other large mammals, with particular interest in understanding the role of climate change in biotic evolution. Presently, Mihlbachler is focused on understanding dental wear as a proxy for animal-environment interaction to test hypotheses about climate and morphological adaptations. Mihlbachler has extensively revised our understanding of the systematics and evolution of the Brontotheriidae, the most diverse family of megaherbivores during Eocene time.
Donald R. Prothero. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, 900 Exposition Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90007; donaldprothero@att.net
Donald Prothero has taught college geology and paleontology for 40 years, at Caltech, Occidental, and several other colleges, and currently teaches at Cal Poly Pomona. He earned his B.A. in geology and biology from University of California Riverside, and his M.A. and Ph.D. in geological sciences from Columbia University. He is the author of over 40 books and over 300 scientific papers. Major awards: Guggenheim Fellow, 1989; 1991, Schuchert Award for outstanding paleontologist under the age of 40; 2013, Shea Award for outstanding writing and editing the geosciences; 2015, Gregory Award for service to vertebrate paleontology.
