Dr. David Moss
Dr. David Moss Principal Investigator and Coordinator, Assistant Professor
Lee Drain, 318 | 936.294.1593 | dxm112@shsu.edu
Dr. Moss' research lies at the intersection of paleontology and sclerochronlogy (the study of accretionary hard parts in marine organisms). He is particularly interested in understanding how the so-called ‘pageant of life’ has unfolded throughout Earth’s history. To do this, he examines variations in lifespan and growth rates of modern and fossil bivalves to answer large-scale macroevolutionary questions. Some targeted questions include: environmental and phylogenetic controls on extreme longevity, the role that changes in life history strategy may have played in diversification of bivalves, predator/prey interactions, and how lifespan/growth rate might play a role during mass extinctions. At SHSU Dr. Moss teaches: Historical Geology, Oceanography, Stratigraphy and Sedimentology, and Paleontology of Invertebrates.
Education
B.S., Geology; Centenary College of LouisianaM.S., Geology; University of OklahomaPh.D., Earth Sciences; Syracuse University