Summary
I am an invertebrate palaeontologist specialising in bryozoans. My main interest is in the evolution of this phylum of colonial animals and I undertake research on their taxonomy, biomineralogy and palaeoecology.
Qualifications
Degrees
- PhD, University of Durham, United Kingdom, 1974 - 1977
- DSc, Durham University, United Kingdom, 2024 - 2024
Employment history
Academic
- Scientific Associate, Natural History Museum, United Kingdom, 1979 - ongoing
Highlighted publications
- Gordon DP, Taylor PD (2015) Bryozoa of the Early Eocene Tumaio Limestone, Chatham Island, New Zealand. Journal of Systematic Palaeontology, (12) Informa UK Limited : 983 - 1070. doi: 10.1080/14772019.2014.991905
- Taylor PD, Lombardi C, Cocito S (2015) Biomineralization in bryozoans: present, past and future. Biological Reviews, (4) Wiley : 1118 - 1150. doi: 10.1111/brv.12148
- Taylor PD, O'Dea A (2014) A History of Life in 100 Fossils. : null - null.
- Taylor PD, James NP (2013) Secular changes in colony‐forms and bryozoan carbonate sediments through geological history. Sedimentology, (5) Wiley : 1184 - 1212. doi: 10.1111/sed.12032
- Waeschenbach A, Taylor PD, Littlewood DTJ (2012) A molecular phylogeny of bryozoans. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, (2) Elsevier BV : 718 - 735. doi: 10.1016/j.ympev.2011.11.011
Highlighted publications
- Gordon DP, Taylor PD (2015) Bryozoa of the Early Eocene Tumaio Limestone, Chatham Island, New Zealand. Journal of Systematic Palaeontology, (12) Informa UK Limited : 983 - 1070. doi: 10.1080/14772019.2014.991905
- Taylor PD, Lombardi C, Cocito S (2015) Biomineralization in bryozoans: present, past and future. Biological Reviews, (4) Wiley : 1118 - 1150. doi: 10.1111/brv.12148
- Taylor PD, O'Dea A (2014) A History of Life in 100 Fossils. : null - null.
- Taylor PD, James NP (2013) Secular changes in colony‐forms and bryozoan carbonate sediments through geological history. Sedimentology, (5) Wiley : 1184 - 1212. doi: 10.1111/sed.12032
- Waeschenbach A, Taylor PD, Littlewood DTJ (2012) A molecular phylogeny of bryozoans. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, (2) Elsevier BV : 718 - 735. doi: 10.1016/j.ympev.2011.11.011