Jesús Alvarado-Ortega. Instituto de Geología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad Universitaria, Colonia Copilco, Alcandía Coyoacán, Ciudad de México, 04510 México. alvarado@geología.unam.mx
Born in 1966 in Zacatecaz, in 1998, I got the Bachelors degree (Biology) in the Sciences Faculty at Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM). In 2005, I got my Doctoral degree in the Geological Institute (IGM), UNAM. During 2005-2007, I had a Posdoctoral position in the Biological Institute at Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. I have always worked on Mexican fossil fishes under my advisor and friend Dr. Shelton P. Applegate. Since 2007, I'm in charge of the Tlayúa project as full-time Researcher at IGM, UNAM. The main interest of my work is focused on the taxonomical characterization of Mexican fossil vertebrates and the understanding of phylogenetic and biogeographic patterns and process outlined on these fossils.
Stephanie Pacheco-Ordaz. Posgrado en Ciencias Químicobiológicas, Escuela Nacional de Ciencias Biológicas, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Unidad Profesional Lázaro Cárdenas. Prolongación de Carpio y Plan de Ayala S/N, Col. Santo Tomás, Alcaldía Miguel Hidalgo, Ciudad de México, 11340 México. spachecoo2200@alumno.ipn.mx, tephy.pacheco@gmail.com
I am a Mexican biologist specializing in fossil fish. I graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Biology from Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana Unidad Xochimilco in 2016 and with a Master's degree in Sciences from the Escuela Nacional de Ciencias Biológicas in 2021. Currently, I am a PhD student in Chemical-Biological Sciences at the Instituto Politécnico Nacional, focusing on description and phylogenetic relationships of Mexican Pycnodontiformes, under co-direction of Dr. Omar Mejía and Dr. Jesús Alvarado Ortega. I have expertise in the prospection and collection of marine and continental Cretacoeus invertebrates and vertebrates, in the management and conservation of the paleontological heritage at the Colección Nacional de Paleontología, and in the preparation of fossil materials using various techniques.
Nayeli Lupercio-Espericueta. Posgrado en Ciencias de la Tierra, Instituto de Geología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Circuito de la Investigación S/N, Ciudad Universitaria, Delegación Coyoacán, Ciudad de México, 04510 México. nayelupercio@gmail.com
I graduated with a degree in Geology from the Autonomous University of San Luis Potosí in 2011. Currently, I am pursuing a PhD in Earth Sciences at the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, focusing on Cretaceous fossil fishes of the order Crossognathiformes recovered from various Cretaceous sites in Mexico, under the supervision of Dr. Jesús Alvarado Ortega. I am interested in the characterization of the changes in the faunal composition of Cretaceous marine communities observed in Mexico.
Braulio Renato de Jesús Capistrán-Romero. Posgrado en Biociencias, Escuela Nacional de Ciencias Biológicas, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Unidad Profesional Lázaro Cárdenas. Prolongación de Carpio y Plan de Ayala S/N, Col. Santo Tomás, Alcaldía Miguel Hidalgo, Ciudad de México, 11340 México. renatodetauro@gmail.com
I am a Mexican biologist interested in pterosaurs. I graduated as Bachelor in Biology from Facultad de Ciencias at Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México in 2022, with a study of pterosaur remains from the Tlayúa Quarry. Currently, I am a Master in Science student in the Escuela Nacional de Ciencias Biológicas at Instituto Politécnico Nacional, focusing on description and phylogenetic relationships of Mexican pterosaurs. I have expertise in the preparation of fossil materials using various techniques.
