Personal profile
Research interests
Dr. Barta studies vertebrate growth, development, and intraspecific variation through the application of bone histology, computed tomography, and phylogenetic methods. He focuses primarily on the anatomy of dinosaurs (including birds), and other vertebrates from the Triassic and Permian periods. He is also interested in amniote eggs and nesting.
Research Opportunities with Dr. Barta
Research Area: Growth, variation, reproduction, comparative anatomy, and evolution of dinosaurs (including birds) and other fossil and extant vertebrates
Project Title: N/A
Currently Seeking Students: Yes
Time Commitment: Ongoing
Possible Coauthorship: Yes
Compensation: TBD
Location: OSU-COM at Cherokee Nation
Graduate Student Researchers Working with Dr. Barta: Lianna Marilao
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Comparative cranial biomechanics reveal macroevolutionary trends in theropod dinosaurs, with emphasis on Tyrannosauroidea
Johnson-Ransom, E., Gignac, P., Barta, D. E., Felice, R. N. & Snively, E., 27 Jan 2026, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Anatomical Record.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Comparative cranial biomechanics reveal macroevolutionary trends in theropod dinosaurs, with emphasis on Tyrannosauroidea
Johnson-Ransom, E., Gignac, P., Barta, D., Felice, R. N. & Snively, E., 2026, (Accepted/In press) In: Anatomical Record.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Chimerism of specimens referred to Saurophaganax maximus reveals a new species of Allosaurus (Dinosauria, Theropoda)
Danison, A. D., Wedel, M. J., Barta, D. E., Woodward, H. N., Flora, H. M., Lee, A. H. & Snively, E., 21 Dec 2024, In: Vertebrate Anatomy Morphology Palaeontology. 12, p. 81-114 34 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Computed tomography visualization of Wormian bones in the pen-tailed tree shrew (Ptilocercus lowii)
Skelton, R. D., Marilao, L. M. & Barta, D. E., 16 Feb 2024, p. 93.Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster › peer-review
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Osteohistological signal from the smallest known phytosaur femur reveals slow growth and new insights into the evolution of growth in Archosauria
Goldsmith, E. R., Barta, D. E., Kligman, B. T., Nesbitt, S. J., Marsh, A. D., Parker, W. G. & Stocker, M. R., 2024, (Accepted/In press) In: Journal of Anatomy. 247, 3-4, p. 556-575 20 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Activities
- 1 Oral presentation
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Supernumerary cranial bone occurrences within coyotes (Canis latrans)
Marilao, L. (Invited speaker) & Barta, D. E. (Speaker)
15 Feb 2024Activity: Talk types › Oral presentation
Press/Media
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Think Pterosaurs and Plesiosaurs Are Dinosaurs? Here's Why These and Other Species Are Not
28/11/25
2 items of Media coverage
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THE TRUTH OF OKLAHOMA'S STATE FOSSIL REVEALED
Ballard, H., Snively, E. & Barta, D.
17/03/25
1 item of Media coverage
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The truth of Oklahoma's state fossil revealed
Ballard, H., Snively, E. & Barta, D.
17/03/25
1 item of Media coverage
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THE TRUTH OF OKLAHOMA'S STATE FOSSIL REVEALED
Ballard, H., Snively, E. & Barta, D.
17/03/25
1 item of Media coverage
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