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Tyler Hunt

Earth and Planetary Sciences · Purdue University West Lafayette

Established · publishing since 1992

Publications

37

Citations

98

Est. group size

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

35

Publishing since 1992

Research summary
AI-generated

Tyler Hunt's research focuses on the paleontology and biomechanics of teeth and dental tissues in dinosaurs and fossil mammals, examining how tooth structure relates to diet, wear, and evolutionary function. This work draws on paleoecology, sedimentology of fossil-bearing rock formations (such as the Morrison Formation), and comparative studies of modern animal dental tissues (e.g., beavers) to understand ancient feeding behavior and environments. A student joining this group would likely engage with fossil description, dental microstructure analysis, and depositional environment reconstruction.

Dinosaur and fossil mammal paleontologyDental microstructure and biomechanics (paleotribology)Stratigraphy and sedimentology of fossil-bearing rock formationsPaleoecology of ancient ecosystemsComparative tissue evolution (plants and animals)

Publication output peaked around 2018-2019 and has since become more modest and irregular, averaging under two papers per year over the last five years.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 1.8/year recently
2017: 1 publication172018: 5 publications182019: 7 publications7192020: 4 publications202021: 3 publications212022: 2 publications222023: 3 publications232024: 2 publications242025: 1 publication252026: 1 publication26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America×5
  • Acta Palaeontologica Polonica×3
  • Figshare×3
  • American Museum Novitates×2
  • Acta Biomaterialia×2
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This profile was generated automatically from public scholarly data (OpenAlex). Group size and activity levels are estimates derived from co-authorship patterns.

Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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