Dr. Gabriela Sobral (she/her). Postdoctoral Researcher / Department of Palaeontology, Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde Stuttgart, Rosenstein 1
70191 – Stuttgart, Germany
gabriela.sobral@smns-bw.de
I am a vertebrate palaeontologist interested in anatomy, evolution, and development of reptiles. My research aims to understand the correlation between organismic-level features and higher-level evolutionary processes, for which I focus on the morphological architecture of the braincase within a phylogenetically- and ecologically-informed framework using 3D modelling techniques. I have experience with CT scans of fossils and extant vertebrate material, including iodine-stained samples (DICE-CT), as well as with phylogenetic and comparative methods.
I am currently working on the origin and early diversification of diapsid reptiles, encompassing inner ear and endocast shape analysis, taxonomy and systematics, and evolutionary rates of mostly, but not limited to archosauromophs and lepidosauromorphs. You can find my most recent activities here: https://www.naturkundemuseum-bw.de/en/research/paleontology/department-paleontology/gabriela-sobral
