Reisz has broad interests in vertebrate paleontology. He has published more than 100 scientific articles on subjects as diverse aslungfish anddinosaurs, but is best known for his work on early amniotes. His research includes discovering the oldest knowndinosaur embryos, the oldest known bipedal reptile, and theoldest known diapsid reptile.[citation needed]
Reisz is a research associate at theRoyal Ontario Museum, Toronto (since 1975), theCarnegie Museum of Natural History, Pittsburgh (since 1980), and theField Museum of Natural History, Chicago (since 1998). He was a Senior Visiting Scientist at the Paleontological Institute of the Russian Academy of Science, Moscow (1989–2003) and Invited Professor at the Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris (2000–2003). Among others he received the Bass Fellowship of the Field Museum of Natural History (1998–2000), the Visiting Wilson Fellowship of the University of London, King's College (2000–2001), and a Research Award from the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation (2006–2008). In 2007, Reisz was honoured by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) and was recognized as a Fellow. He was Senior Editor (2006-2010) of theJournal of Vertebrate Paleontology, published by theSociety of Vertebrate Paleontology. A special issue of theComptes Rendus Palevol of theFrench Academy of Sciences that was devoted to him.[1]
Below is a list oftaxa that Reisz has contributed to naming:
Reisz, R. R., Scott, D., Sues, H.-D., Evans, D. C. and Raath, M. A. (2005) Embryos of an Early Jurassic prosauropod dinosaur and their evolutionary significance. Science 309: 761-764.
Reisz, R. R. and Smith, M.M. (2001) Lungfish dental pattern conserved for 360 million years. Nature 411: 548-550.
Rybczynski, N and Reisz, R.R. (2001) Earliest evidence for efficient oral processing in a terrestrial herbivore. Nature 411: 684-687.
Reisz, R.R., and Sues, H-D. (2000) The 'feathers' ofLongisquama. Nature 408: 428.
Berman, D. S, Reisz, R.R., Henrici, A.C., Sumida, S.S. and Martens, T. (2000)Early Permian Bipedal Reptile. Science 290: 969-972.
Reisz, R.R. and H.D. Sues. (2000). Herbivory in Late Paleozoic and Triassic Terrestrial Vertebrates. pp 9–41. in: Evolution of Herbivory in Terrestrial Vertebrates, Cambridge Univ. Press., H.D. Sues, ed.
Sues, H.D. and R.R. Reisz. (1998). Origins and early evolution of herbivory in tetrapods. TREE vol. 13.4, pp. 141–145.
Reisz, R.R. (1997). The origin and early evolutionary history of amniotes. TREE. vol. 2 (6): 218-222.
Laurin, M. and Reisz, R.R. (1995) A reevaluation of early amniote phylogeny. Zool. Jour. Linn. Soc. 113: 165-223.
Laurin, M. and R. R. Reisz. (1997). A new perspective on tetrapod phylogeny. pp. 8–58. in: "The Origin of Amniotes: Completing the Transition to Land", Sumida, S. S.and K. L. M. Martin
Reisz, R.R. and Laurin, M. (1991).Owenetta and the origin of turtles. Nature 349(6307): 324-326.
Laurin, M. and R.R. Reisz. (1990).Tetraceratops is the oldest known therapsid. Nature: 345(6272): 249-250.
Reisz, R.R. (1986). Pelycosauria. Handbuch der Palaeoherpetologie. Gustav Fischer Verlag, Stuttgart (P. Wellenhofer ed.) 102 pp., 43 figs.
Reisz, R.R. (1977).Petrolacosaurus, the oldest known diapsid reptile. Science 196: 1091-1093.
