PublicationsPeer-reviewed publicationsSyme, C. E., and Salisbury, S. W. 2018. Taphonomy of Isisfordia duncani specimens from the Lower Cretaceous (upper Albian) portion of the Winton Formation, Isisford, central-west Queensland. Royal Society Open Science [accepted, in press].
Poropat, S. F., Nair, J. P., Syme, C. E., Mannion, P. D., Upchurch, P., Hocknull, S. A., Cook, A. G., Tischler, T. R., and Holland, T. 2017. Reappraisal of Austrosaurus mckillopi Longman, 1933 from the Allaru Mudstone of Queensland, Australia’s first named Cretaceous sauropod dinosaur. Alcheringa, 41: 543–580. DOI: 10.1080/03115518.2017. 1334826.
Syme, C. E., Welsh, K. J., Roberts, E. M., and Salisbury, S. W. 2016. Depositional environment of the Lower Cretaceous (upper Albian) Winton Formation at Isisford, central-western Queensland, inferred from sandstone concretions. Journal of Sedimentary Research, 86: 1067-1082. DOI: 10.2110/jsr.2016.67
Syme, C. E., and Salisbury, S. W. 2014. Patterns of aquatic decay and disarticulation in juvenile Indo-Pacific crocodiles (Crocodylus porosus), and implications for the taphonomic interpretation of fossil crocodyliform material. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, 412: 108-123. DOI: 10.1016/j.palaeo.2014.07.031
news/MEDIA articlesSyme, C. 2016. Crocodiles, carcases, data and decay – a day in the life of a palaeontology PhD. UQ Small Change. Published April 18, 2016.
Syme, C. 2015. Modern Death and Ancient CSI. Lateral Magazine. Published September 21, 2015. Syme, C. 2015. Fossil CSI: what can a 100 million year old crime scene tell us about the past, and the future? Sciengist. Published August 17, 2015. Fletcher, T., Syme, C. 2015. Before we build Jurassic World we need to study recent extinctions. The Conversation. Published June 9, 2015, 6.08am AEST. Conference presentationsSyme, C. E., Poropat, S. F., Nair, J. P., and Tischler, T. R. Taphonomy of the sauropod dinosaur Austrosaurus mckillopi type individual: a short-lived saurian deadfall in the Early Cretaceous Eromanga Sea. Oral presentation. 16th Conference on Australasian Vertebrate Evolution, Palaeontology and Systematics (CAVEPS), October 2–6, 2017, Queenstown, NZ.
Syme, C. E., Poropat, S. F., Nair, J. P., and Tischler, T. R. Taphonomy of the sauropod dinosaur Austrosaurus mckillopi type individual: a short-lived saurian deadfall in the Early Cretaceous Eromanga Sea. 8th International Meeting on Taphonomy and Fossilization, September 14-17, 2017, Vienna, Austria. Oral presentation. Syme, C. E., Salisbury, S. W., Welsh, K. J., and Roberts, E. M. Living by the Eromanga Sea: evidence of brackish-water tolerant crocodyliforms and osteichthyans from the lower Cretaceous Winton Formation . Society of Vertebrate Palaeontology 77th Annual Meeting, August 23-26, 2017, Calgary AB. Oral presentation. Syme, C. E., Salisbury, S. W., Welsh, K. J., and Roberts, E. M., 2016. Living by the Eromanga Sea: taphonomy of crocodyliform and osteichthyan fossils from the Lower Cretaceous Winton Formation at Isisford, Queensland. Palaeo Down Under 2, July 11-15, 2016, Adelaide SA. Oral presentation. Syme, C. E., Salisbury, S. W., Welsh, K. J., and Roberts, E. M., 2015. Taphonomic and sedimentological evidence for deltaic deposits in the Lower Cretaceous portion of the Winton Formation at Isisford, central-western Queensland. 15th Conference on Australasian Vertebrate Evolution, Palaeontology and Systematics (CAVEPS), September 1-5, 2015, Alice Springs, NT. Oral presentation. Syme, C., Salisbury, S., Welsh, K., Roberts, E. 2014. Slow burial in a fast world: unusually high skeletal completeness in channel deposits. Society of Vertebrate Palaeontology 74th Annual Meeting, November 5-8, 2014, Berlin DE. Poster presentation. Syme, C. 2014. Devising an online repository of taphonomic oddities in fossil taxa. Digital Specimen 2014, September 8-12, 2014, Berlin DE. Oral presentation. Syme, C., and Salisbury, S. W. 2014. Patterns of aquatic decay and disarticulation in juvenile Indo-Pacific crocodiles (Crocodylus porosus), and implications for the taphonomic interpretation of fossil crocodyliform material. 10th North American Palaeontological Convention (NAPC), February 15-18, 2014, Gainesville FL. Oral presentation. Syme, C., and Salisbury, S. W. 2013. Patterns of aquatic decay and disarticulation in juvenile Indo-Pacific crocodiles (Crocodylus porosus), and implications for the taphonomic interpretation of fossil crocodyliform material. 14th Conference on Australasian Vertebrate Evolution, Palaeontology and Systematics (CAVEPS), September 30–October 5, 2013, Adelaide, SA. Oral presentation. Conference ProceedingsSyme, C., Salisbury, S., Welsh, K., Roberts, E. 2014. Slow burial in a fast world: unusually high skeletal completeness in channel deposits. In: Maxwell, E., and Miller-Camp, J. (eds.) Society of Vertebrate Paleontology 74th Annual Meeting – Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, Program and Abstracts, 2014, pg 238.
Syme, C. 2014. Devising an online repository of taphonomic oddities in fossil taxa. In: Mallison, H., Vogel, J., and Belvedere, M. (eds.) 2014. Digital Specimen 2014 - Abstracts of Presentations. Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin, 76 p, pg 71-72. Syme, C., and Salisbury, S. 2014. Patterns of aquatic decay and disarticulation in juvenile Indo-Pacific crocodiles (Crocodylus porosus), and implications for the taphonomic interpretation of fossil crocodyliform material. In: Marcus, S. (ed.) 10th North American Palaeontological Convention (NAPC) – Abstract Book, February 15-18, 2014, Gainesville FL, The Paleontological Society Special Publications, Volume 13, pg 121. Syme, C., and Salisbury, S. 2013. Patterns of aquatic decay and disarticulation in juvenile Indo-Pacific crocodiles (Crocodylus porosus), and implications for the taphonomic interpretation of fossil crocodyliform material. In: 14th Conference on Australasian Vertebrate Evolution, Palaeontology and Systematics (CAVEPS) Program and Abstracts, September 30–October 5, 2013, Adelaide, SA, pg 79-80. |
OUTREACHStage/LectureSTEDx UQ: spoke about taphonomy in ancient environments and on other planets. Delivered at the University of Queensland Advanced Engineering Building, Brisbane, August 12, 2017.
“Convince Me!” presented by ActReact Theatre: science and comedy public speaking event in a debate format, as part of the Brisbane Comedy Festival. Performed in King George Square, Brisbane, March 23, 2017.
“Science Says!” presented by The Science Nation: science and comedy public speaking event in a quiz-show format. Performed at The Edge, State Library of Queensland, November 2016.
Soapbox Science communication competition: a public outreach platform for communicating science to the general public. Application accepted to compete at the Brisbane event (first held outside the UK), August 20, 2016.
Gave lecture on the role of “Women in Science”. School lecture for National Science Week, Somerville House, Brisbane, QLD, August 18, 2014. RADIORadio interview for ABC Brisbane 612 – ABC Drive: spoke about the UN International Day of Women and Girls in Science, and why it is so important for women to studying STEM subjects, February 11, 2016.
Radio interview for 2SER 107.3 – 2SER Breakfast, “Could dinosaurs roam the Earth once more?” in regards to the June 9 article published for The Conversation, June 15, 2015. URL: http://www.2ser.com/component/k2/item/16089-could-dinosaurs-roam-the-earth-once-more VIDEOVideo interview for UQ’s media division: spoke about my role in science, in regards to UN International Day of Women and Girls in Science, February, 2016. URL: https://www.uq.edu.au/news/article/2016/02/women-love-science-and-that%E2%80%99s-worth-celebrating
Interviewed for YouTube channel, Dinologue: spoke about taphonomy and my PhD research, April 29, 2014. URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vkIpAfYqndg BLOGSArticle describing my PhD research and a typical work day, written for UQ Small Change blog, April 2016.
URL: https://small-change.uq.edu.au/blog/2016/04/crocodiles-carcases-data-and-decay-%E2%80%93-day-life-palaeontology-phd Short written entry for Campus Review: on enjoying scientific research, in regards to UN International Day of Women and Girls in Science, February, 2016. URL: http://www.campusreview.com.au/2016/02/wise-women-females-in-science-tell-their-stories/
PODCASTInterviewed for Episode 126 of the science outreach podcast, Smart Enough to Know Better: spoke about recent palaeontological discoveries, 21st May, 2017.
Participated in live stage show and podcast recording for Episode 109 of the Smart Enough to Know Better podcast, Woodford Folk Festival. Published January 16, 2016.
Interviewed for Episode 94 of the science outreach podcast, Smart Enough to Know Better: spoke about taphonomy and PhD research, July 6, 2015.
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