2026
Peer-ReviewedDental complexity and crown relief document occlusal wear along the tooth row in West Indian manatees
Huff, K., R.J. Strauch, and C.M. Peredo
Marine Mammal Science 42(4), e70282
Publications
Research & Publications
Peer-reviewed research, plus the institutional reports and white papers I've published since moving into applied data science and AI.
26 Peer Reviewed Research | 2 Institutional Reports | 1 White Paper
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29 publications
2026
Peer-ReviewedSternal anatomy reflects feeding style in mysticete cetaceans
Buchholtz, E.A., F.G. Marx, C.M. Peredo, and M.D. Uhen
Journal of Mammalian Evolution 33, 20
2026
Peer-ReviewedToothed whales independently evolve specialized suction feeding without converging on skull shape
Strauch, R.J., A.J. Werth, C.M. Peredo, and M.D. Uhen
PeerJ 14, e21119
2026
White PaperTargeted Universalism and the Distribution of Financial Aid Across the Student Lifecycle: Evidence from a Large Online University
Peredo, C.M.
White Paper
2026
Institutional ReportLast Mile Financial Aid
Peredo, C.M., and C.C. Cain
Western Governors University
2026
Peer-ReviewedMorphological diversity of the cetacean mandibular symphysis coincides with novel modes of aquatic feeding
Strauch, R.J., J.S. Berv, D. Fraser, N.D. Pyenson, and C.M. Peredo
Paleobiology 52(1), 145-154
2025
Institutional ReportTerm 1–Term 2 (7 Month) Retention Across WGU
Peredo, C.M., and C.C. Cain
Western Governors University
2025
Peer-ReviewedMachine learning for paleontology education: two outside the classroom case studies
Peredo, C.M., R.J. Strauch, Z. Mendivil, M. Ye
AURCO Journal 31, 135-147
2025
Peer-ReviewedHow is the third jaw joint in whales different? Diverse modes of articulation between the jaws of whales
Strauch, R.J., N.D. Pyenson, and C.M. Peredo
Journal of Anatomy 247, 1224-1240
2025
Peer-ReviewedCranial musculature of batoids: A standardized nomenclature
Ramírez-Díaz, C., M.A. Kolmann, C.M. Peredo, V.H. Cruz-Escalona, and R. Peña
The Anatomical Record 308(1), 163-179
2024
Peer-ReviewedSkull shape and size changes in different populations of Zalophus californianus in Mexico
Medrano, R.A., V.H. Cruz-Escalona, J.A. Payan Alcacio, L.R. de Oliveira, A.O. Vargas, C.J. Hernandez-Camacho, and C.M. Peredo
Journal of Mammalian Evolution 105:1, 192-205
2023
Peer-ReviewedMechanical properties of the California sea lion (Zalophus californianus) and northern elephant seal (Mirounga angustirostris) lower jaws explain trophic plasticity
Nieto-Miranda, J. Jesus, R. Aguilar-Medrano, C.J. Hernandez-Camacho, C.M. Peredo, V.H. Cruz-Escalona
The Anatomical Record 10, 2598-2609
2022
Peer-ReviewedLateral palatal foramina do not indicate baleen in fossil whales
Peredo, C.M., N.D. Pyenson, and M.D. Uhen
Scientific Reports 12, 11448
2022
Peer-ReviewedPuncture performance tests reveal distinct feeding modes in pinniped teeth
Peredo, C.M., D.N. Ingle, and C.D. Marshall
Journal of Experimental Biology 225:11, jeb244296
2021
Peer-ReviewedMorphological variation of the relictual alveolar structures in the mandibles of baleen whales
Peredo, C.M., and N.D. Pyenson
PeerJ 9, e11890
2021
Peer-ReviewedWhat are the limits to whale ear bone size? Non-isometric scaling of the cetacean bulla
Groves, S.L., C.M. Peredo, and N.D. Pyenson
PeerJ 9, e10882
2021
Peer-ReviewedThe first possible remingtonocetid stem whale from North America
Uhen, M.D., and C.M. Peredo
Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 66:1, 77-83
2020
Peer-ReviewedThe dawn of Desmatophocidae: a new species of basal desmatophocid seal (Mammalia, Carnivora) from the Miocene of Oregon, USA
Tate-Jones, M.K., C.M. Peredo, C.D. Marshall, and S.S.B. Hopkins
Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 40:4, 1-12
2019
Peer-ReviewedNorrisanima miocaena, a new generic name and redescription of a stem balaenopteroid mysticete (Mammalia, Cetacea) from the Miocene of California
Leslie, M.S., C.M. Peredo, and N.D. Pyenson
PeerJ 7, e7629
2019
Peer-ReviewedBorealodon osedax, a new stem mysticete (Mammalia, Cetacea) from the Oligocene of Washington State and its implications for fossil whale-fall communities
Shipps, B.K., C.M. Peredo, and N.D. Pyenson
Royal Society Open Science 6, 182168
2018
Peer-ReviewedTooth loss precedes the origin of baleen in whales
Peredo, C.M., N.D. Pyenson, C.D. Marshall, and M.D. Uhen
Current Biology 28, 3992-4000
2018
Peer-ReviewedConvergence on dental simplification in the evolution of whales
Peredo, C.M., J.S. Peredo, and N.D. Pyenson
Paleobiology 44:3, 434-443
2018
Peer-ReviewedSalishicetus meadi, a new aetiocetid from the late Oligocene of Washington State and implications for feeding transitions in early mysticete evolution
Peredo, C.M., and N.D. Pyenson
Royal Society Open Science 5, 172336
2018
Peer-ReviewedA new kentriodontid (Cetacea: Odontoceti) from the early Miocene Astoria Formation and a revision of the stem delphinidan family Kentriodontidae
Peredo, C.M., M.D. Uhen, and M.D. Nelson
Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 38:2, 1-18
2018
Peer-ReviewedDiversity of late Neogene Monachinae (Carnivora, Phocidae) from the North Atlantic, with the description of two new species
Dewaele, L., C.M. Peredo, P. Meyvisch, and S. Louwye
Royal Society Open Science 5, 172437
2017
Peer-ReviewedAlveoli, teeth, and tooth loss: Understanding the homology of internal mandibular structures in mysticete cetaceans
Peredo, C.M., N.D. Pyenson, M.D. Uhen, and C.D. Marshall
PLOS ONE 12:5, 1-26
2017
Peer-ReviewedDecoupling tooth loss from the evolution of baleen in whales
Peredo, C.M., N.D. Pyenson, and A.T. Boersma
Frontiers in Marine Science 4:67, 1-11
2016
Peer-ReviewedA new basal chaeomysticete (Mammalia: Cetacea) from the Late Oligocene Pysht Formation of Washington, USA
Peredo, C.M., and M.D. Uhen
Papers in Palaeontology 2:4, 533-554
2016
Peer-ReviewedExploration of marine mammal paleogeography in the Northern Hemisphere over the Cenozoic using beta diversity
Peredo, C.M., and M.D. Uhen
Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 449, 227-235