Lewis A. Jones

Palaeobiologist, Open Scientist, Research Software Developer

Hi, I’m Lewis — a Senior Research Fellow at UCL Earth Sciences. I study how marine life, especially corals and reef ecosystems, has changed over millions of years and why. I’m especially interested in understanding how biodiversity hotspots evolved throughout the Cenozoic (the last 66 million years) and how gaps in data can distort our picture of past and present-day biodiversity. I’m also passionate about Open Science and coding, and through Palaeoverse, I develop open-source software tools and resources for palaeontologists with the aim of improving research accessibility and reproducibility.

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