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Palaeochiropterygid bat Anatolianycteris insularis dentition: lower fourth premolar (A-C) and lower first molar (D).
​Scale bars 1 mm
Peer-reviewed publications
15. Anemone, R.L., Jones, M.F., Van Regenmorter, J., and Beard, K.C., 2024. A latest Paleocene mammal fauna from the Great Divide Basin in southern Wyoming and a revised biozonation of the Clarkforkian land mammal age. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, e2424139-2. https://doi.org/10.1080/02724634.2024.2424139

14. Jones, M.F., Beard, K.C., and Simmons, N.B., 2024. Phylogeny and systematics of early Paleogene bats. Journal of Mammalian Evolution, v. 31, no. 18. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10914-024-09705-8

13. Simmons, N.B., and Jones, M.F., 2024. Foraging in the fossil record: Diet and behavior of the earliest bats. In A Natural History of Bat Foraging: Evolution, Physiology, Ecology, Behavior, and Conservation (D. Russo and B. Fenton, eds.). Academic Press, London, UK, p. 7-39. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-91820-6.00008-5

12. Jones, M.F., and Beard, K.C., 2023. Nyctitheriidae (Mammalia, ?Eulipotyphla) from the late Paleocene of Big Multi Quarry, southern Wyoming, and a revision of the subfamily Placentidentinae. Annals of Carnegie Museum, v. 88, p. 115-159. https://doi.org/10.2992/007.088.0202

11. Schauf, A.J., Jones, M.F., and Oh, P., 2023. Simulating the dynamics of dispersal and dispersal ability in fragmented populations with mate-finding Allee effects. Ecology and Evolution, v. 13, p. e10021. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.10021

10. Rietbergen, T.B., van den Hoek Ostende, L.W., Aase, A., Jones, M.F., Medeiros, E.D., and Simmons, N.B., 2023. The oldest known bat skeletons and their implications for Eocene chiropteran diversification. PLOS One, v. 18, p. e0283505. https://doi.org/
10.1371/journal.pone.0283505
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Jones, M.F., and Hasiotis, S.T., 2023. Terrestrial locomotor behaviors of the big brown bat (Vespertilionidae: Eptesicus fuscus). Mammal Research. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13364-022-00669-9
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8. Jones, M.F., Li, Q., Ni, X., and Beard, K.C., 2021. The earliest Asian bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera) address major gaps in bat evolution. Biology Letters, v. 17, p. 20210185. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2021.0185

7. Thomas, P., Jones, M.F., and Mattingly, S., 2021. Using Wikipedia to teach scholarly peer review: a creative approach to open pedagogy. Journal of Information Literacy, v. 15, p. 178-190. https://doi.org/10.11645/15.2.2913

​6. Beard, K.C., Jones, M.F., Thurber, N.A.*, and Sanisidro, O., 2020. Systematics and paleobiology of Chiromyoides (Mammalia, Plesiadapidae) from the upper Paleocene of western North America and western Europe. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, v. 39, p. e1730389-2. https://doi.org/10.1080/02724634.2019.1730389
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5. Jones, M.F., Coster, P.M.C., Licht, A., Métais, G., Ocakoğlu, F., Taylor, M.H., and Beard, K.C., 2019. A stem bat (Chiroptera: Palaeochiropterygidae) from the late middle Eocene of northern Anatolia: implications for the dispersal and palaeobiology of early bats. Palaeobiodiversity and Palaeoenvironments, v. 99, p. 261-269. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12549-018-0338-z

4. Jones, M.F., and Hasiotis, S.T., 2018. Terrestrial behavior and trackway morphology of Neotropical bats. Acta Chiropterologica, v. 20, p. 229-250. https://doi.org/10.3161/15081109ACC2018.20.1.018

3. Jones, M.F., 2017. Greater Yellow-headed Vulture (Cathartes melambrotus), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (T.S. Schulenberg, editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, New York, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.gyhvul1.01

2. Jones, M.F., Dzenowski, N.D., and McLeod, D.S., 2017. A new state size record for the red-spotted toad (Anaxyrus punctatus): Implications for a species in need of conservation in Kansas. Collinsorum, v. 6, p. 11-12. 
 
1. York, H.A., Foster, P.F., Jones, M.F., Schwartz, W.H., Vezeau, A.L., and Zerwekh, M.S., 2008. Observations of cavity-roosting behavior in Costa Rican Lophostoma brasiliense. Mammalian Biology, v. 73, p. 230-232. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mambio.2007.02.008
Invited talks
Understanding bat evolution and the fossil record. Global Union of Bat Diversity Networks (GBatNet). Virtual seminar, July 3, 2024.

Investigation into the mysterious origins and rapid diversification of bats. Western Interior Paleontological Society Founders Symposium. Golden, Colorado, March 26, 2023.

The ecological and evolutionary implications of the Mianchi-Yuanqu Basin bats. International Symposium on the Centenary of the Discovery of the Shanghe Paleontology Locality in Mianchi-Yuanqu Basin. Virtual seminar, December 9, 2021.

Out of the dark: the mysterious origins and rapid diversification of bats. Pal(a)eo PERCS. Virtual seminar, September 1, 2020.

Brave new worlds: mammalian conquest of a planet without dinosaurs. Department of Biology and Chemistry, Baker University. Baldwin City, Kansas, October 31, 2018.

Tooth and claw (but mostly tooth): paleontology at the dawn of the age of mammals. Kansas and Missouri Paleontological Society. Parkville, Missouri, April 15, 2018.


Tooth and claw (but mostly tooth): paleontology at the dawn of the age of mammals. Division of Natural, Quantitative, and Applied Sciences, Rockhurst University. Kansas City, Missouri, February 23, 2018.

Unwind: Bats. Museum at Prairie Fire. Overland Park, Kansas, October 21, 2015.

The other flying archosaurs: history, morphology, and diversity of pterosaurs. Kansas and Missouri Paleontological Society. Parkville, Missouri, April 24, 2014.
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Presenting on the Paleocene plesiadapiform mammal Chiromyoides with former undergraduate Nick Thurber at Society of Vertebrate Paleontology 2017
Regional, national, and international presentations
30. Jones, M.F., and Baez, J.R.*, 2024. The early middle Eocene bat fauna of Powder Wash, Utah, USA. Society of Vertebrate Paleontology, Program and Abstracts, 2024, p. 293-294. Poster presentation.

29. Beard, K.C., Anemone, R.L., and Jones, M.F., 2024. Later Clarkforkian (latest Paleocene) mammals from the Great Divide Basin (southwestern Wyoming) and a revised biozonation scheme for the Clarkforkian NALMA. Society of Vertebrate Paleontology, Program and Abstracts, 2024, p.97-98. Oral presentation.

28. Baez, J.R.*, Upham, N.S., and Jones, M.F., 2024. Rates of species diversification of bats (Chiroptera) compared with paleobiotic and paleoenvironmental variables. 103rd Annual Meeting of the American Society of Mammalogists. Boulder, Colorado, USA. Oral presentation.
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27. Jones, M.F., Baez, J.R.*, Upham, N.S., Beard, K.C., and Simmons, N.B., 2023. Evolution of Eocene bats and the origins of modern groups. Society of Vertebrate Paleontology, Program and Abstracts, 2023, p. 236. Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. Invited oral presentation.

26. Baez, J.R.*, Jones, M.F., and Upham, N.S., 2023. Refining fossil bat occurrence ages to study rates of species diversification near the Early Eocene Climatic Optimum. Society of Vertebrate Paleontology, Program and Abstracts, 2023, p. 79. Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. Poster presentation.


25. Jones, M.F., Beard, K.C., Martin, R.P., Salem, M.J., Chaimanee, Y., and Jaeger, J.-J., 2023. A new species of Witwatia (Chiroptera: Philisidae) and evaluation of the diet of large Eocene bats. Symposium of the North American Society for Bat Research Abstracts. Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Poster presentation.

24. Baez, J.R.*, Jones, M.F., and Upham, N.S., 2023. Refining fossil bat occurrence ages to study rates of species diversification near the Early Eocene Climatic Optimum. Evolution, 2023. Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA. Poster presentation.

23. Jones, M.F., Simmons, N.B., and Beard, K.C., 2022. Relationship of nyctitheres (Mammalia, Nyctitheriidae) to bats and other laurasiatherians. Society of Vertebrate Paleontology, Program and Abstracts, 2022, p. 204. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Oral presentation.
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22. Beard, K.C., Peppe, D., Jones, M.F., Miller, K., Rhinehart, P., and Rust, K., 2022. New constraints on the Tiffanian
–Clarkforkian boundary (late Paleocene) in southern Wyoming. Society of Vertebrate Paleontology, Program and Abstracts, 2022, p. 77. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Oral presentation.

21. Stout, M.R.*, Jones, M.F., and Beard, K.C., 2022. Analysis of a pathological Columbian mammoth (Mammuthus columbi) third molar and comparisons to other proboscideans from Clark County, Kansas with implications for paleoecology and diet. Society of Vertebrate Paleontology, Program  and Abstracts, 2022, p. 333. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Virtual poster presentation.

20. Jones, M.F., and Beard, K.C., 2022. A diverse fauna of insectivorous mammals (Mammalia, Nyctitheriidae) from the late Paleocene of southwestern Wyoming, USA. Kansas Academy of Science Program and Abstracts, 2022, p. 20. Sterling, Kansas, USA. Oral presentation.

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19. Stout, M.R.*, Jones, M.F., and Beard, K.C., 2022. An analysis of a pathological left lower third molar of a Mammuthus columbi and other proboscideans from Clark County, Kansas with implications of paleoecology and diet. Kansas Academy of Science Program and Abstracts, 2022, p. 33. Sterling, Kansas, USA. Poster presentation.

18. ​Jones, M.F., Li, Q., Ni, X., and Beard, K.C., 2021. The earliest Asian bats and implications for evolution and biogeography of Eocene bats. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, Program and Abstracts, 2021, p. 153. Virtual. Oral presentation.

17. Jones, M.F., Beard, K.C., Salem, M.J., and Jaeger, J.-J., 2020. A large, predatory bat (Chiroptera: Philisidae) from the middle Eocene of Libya. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, Program and Abstracts, 2020, p. 195. Virtual. Poster presentation.

16. Thurber, N.A.*, Jones, M.F., and Beard, K.C., 2019. New specimens of Chiromyoides (Mammalia: Plesiadapidae) from the late Paleocene shed light on the evolution and biogeography of the genus. Kansas Academy of Science Program and Abstracts, 2019, p. 47. Overland Park, Kansas, USA. Poster presentation. 


15. Jones, M.F., Beard, K.C., Li, Q., and Ni, X., 2018. The earliest Asian bats and their significance for understanding character evolution in stem chiropteran families. Symposium of the North American Society for Bat Research Abstracts, v. 48, p. 40. Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico. Poster presentation.

14. Jones, M.F., and Beard, K.C., 2018. A new species of Ceutholestes (Mammalia, Nyctitheriidae) from southern Wyoming, including the first upper dentition reported for the genus. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, Program and Abstracts, 2018, p. 156. Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA. Poster presentation.
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​13. Jones, M.F., Thurber, N.A.*, and Beard, K.C., 2017. New specimens of Chiromyoides (Mammalia: Plesiadapidae) from the late Paleocene of Wyoming illuminate relationships among North American and European species of the genus. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, Program and Abstracts, 2017, p. 139. Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Poster presentation.
 
12. Jones, M.F., Beard, K.C., Coster, P., M
étais, G., Ocakoğlu, F., Licht, A., and Taylor, M., 2016. A primitive fossil bat from the late Middle Eocene of northern Anatolia. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, Program and Abstracts, 2016, p. 163. Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. Poster presentation.
 
​11. Jones, M.F., and Hasiotis, S.T., 2015. Preliminary analysis of the terrestrial abilities of bats in the families Emballonuridae and Vespertilionidae. Symposium of the North American Society for Bat Research Abstracts, v. 45, p. 46. Monterey, California, USA. Poster presentation.
 
10. Hasiotis, S.T., Jones, M.F., Falk, A., and Platt, B.F., 2015. Actualistic study of vertebrate ichnology–understanding the behavior that produces trackways, swim trails, and feeding patterns of vertebrates. Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 47, p. 68. Baltimore, Maryland, USA. Oral presentation.
 
9. Jones, M.F., and Hasiotis, S.T., 2015. Neoichnology of an ecologically and morphologically diverse family of bats (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae) and implications for identifying bat traces in the fossil record. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, Program and Abstracts, 2015, p. 152. Dallas, Texas, USA. Poster presentation.
 
8. Jones, M.F., and Hasiotis, S.T., 2015. Terrestrial behaviors of the new world leaf-nosed bats (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae) and their track and trackway morphology. Kansas Academy of Science Program and Abstracts, 2015. Pittsburg, Kansas, USA. Poster presentation.
 
7. Jones, M.F., and Hasiotis, S.T., 2014. Neoichnology and tracemaking behavior of Desmodus rotundus. Symposium of the North American Society for Bat Research Abstracts, v. 44, p. 43. Albany, New York, USA. Oral presentation.
 
6. Jones, M.F., and Hasiotis, S.T., 2014. Neoichnology of Costa Rican bats: track morphology and trackmaking ability of phyllostomid and emballonurid bats. Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 46, p. 76. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Oral presentation.
 
5. Jones, M.F., and Hasiotis, S.T., 2014. Paleontological implications of bat trackways and trackmaking ability based on neoichnological observations of the fruit bat Carollia perspicillata. Kansas Academy of Science Program and Abstracts, 2014, p. 45. Emporia, Kansas, USA. Oral presentation.
 
4. Connolly, A.M., Golab, J.A., Wolfe, B.A., Wildermuth, S., Hammersburg, S.R., Jackson, A.M., Dzenowski, N.D., Falk, A.R., Jones, M.F., and Hasiotis, S.T., 2013. A new ichnology website at the University of Kansas (http://ichnology.ku.edu): A guide to identify trace fossils, interpret organism behaviors, and reconstruct paleoenvironments and paleoecosystems, and understand the stratigraphic record of behavior.  10th North American Paleontological Convention Abstract Book: The Paleontological Society Special Publication, v. 13, p. 95. Gainesville, Florida, USA. Poster presentation.
 
3. Jones, M.F., 2013. Recognizing bat tracks and trackways in the fossil record: proposed morphological criteria based on trackways of the neotropical fruit bat Carollia perspicillata. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, Program and Abstracts, 2013, p. 150. Los Angeles, California, USA. Poster presentation.
 
2. Hasiotis, S.T., Halfen, A.F., Counts, J.W., Wasserman, H., Platt, B.F., Hembree, D.I., Jones, M.F., Hirmas, D.R., and Smith, J.J., 2013. Exploring old and new frontiers in continental ichnology–evaluating its place in ichnology and its role in geology. Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 45, No. 7, p. 898. Denver, Colorado, USA. Oral presentation.
 
​1. Jones, M.F., and Hasiotis, S.T., 2012. A preliminary analysis of the trackway-making ability of bats (Phyllostomidae, Carolliinae). Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 44, p. 501. Charlotte, North Carolina, USA. Oral presentation.
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