Publications

List of publications by Dr Adam S. Smith

Peer-reviewed papers

32. Wang, Q., Wang Y., and Smith, A.S. In press. Atmospheric Palaeoart: A Case Study of the Murals in the Paleozoological Museum of China. Geoconservation Research.

31. Delsett, L.L., Smith, A.S, Ingrams, S. and Schneider, S. In press. Boreal waterways: An Early Cretaceous plesiosaur from Ellesmere Island, Nunavut (Canadian Arctic) and its palaeobiogeography. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica.

30. Bestwick, J., Pond, S., Oliver, C., Nunn, M. and Smith, A.S. 2024. A new ankylosaurian osteoderm from the Middle Jurassic Oxford Clay Formation, United Kingdom. Proceedings of the Yorkshire Geological Society. https://doi.org/10.1144/pygs2023-011

29. Araújo, R. and Smith, A.S. 2023. Recognising and quantifying the evolution of skeletal paedomorphosis in Plesiosauria. Fossil Record, 26(1), 85-101. https://doi.org/10.3897/fr.26.97686. (Available as html with a PDF link available there)

28. Krahl, A., Smith, A.S. and Werneburg, I. 2022. Historically transposed flipper pairs in a mounted plesiosaurian skeleton. PalZ. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12542-022-00616-8 (Open access: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12542-022-00616-8)

27. Larkin, N.R., Dey, S., Smith, A.S. and Evans, R. 2022. 21st Century Rex: maximising access to a privately owned Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton in the digital age. Geological Curator, 11(6), 341–354. (Download PDF)

26. Wang, Q., Zheng, C. and Smith, A.S. 2021. Curator一职在英国自然科学类博物馆中的管理，职能与培养 (The Management, Function and Training of Curator in Natural Science Museums of the UK). Journal of Natural Science Museum Research, 2021,(2), 35-44. (in Chinese language).

25. Smith, A.S., Owen, F.J., Strickson, E.C., Horne, J.R.E. and Wiggins, Z.C. 2020. The benefits of regional collection-based undergraduate projects: an example from Nottingham. Geological Curator, 11(3), 237-248.

24. Smith, A.S., Wang, Q. and Evans, R. 2020. From China to Nottingham: The making of Dinosaurs of China. Journal of Natural Science Collections, 7, 3-16.

23. Smith, A.S. and Lomax, D.R. 2019. 21. Reptiles – Plesiosauria. In. Lord, A.R. (ed). Fossils from the Lias of the Yorkshire Coast. The Palaeontological Association. pp. 332-345.

22. Nunn, M. and Smith, A.S. 2018. Using theatre skills in a science exhibition: Dinosaurs of China in Nottingham. Journal of Natural Science Collections, 6, 99-111.

21. Smith, A.S. and Araújo, R. 2017. Thaumatodracon wiedenrothi, a morphometrically and stratigraphically intermediate new rhomaleosaurid plesiosaurian from the Lower Jurassic (Sinemurian) of Lyme Regis. Palaeontographica Abteilung A, 308 (4-6), 89-125. doi:10.1127/pala/308/2017/89 (Download PDF)

20. Johnson, M.M., Young, M.T., Steel, L., Foffa, D., Smith, A.S., Hua, S., Havlik, P., Howlett, E.A. and Dyke, G. 2017. Re-description of ‘Steneosaurus’ obtusidens Andrews, 1909, an unusual macrophagous teleosaurid crocodylomorph from the Middle Jurassic of England. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, zlx035. doi.org/10.1093/zoolinnean/zlx035 (Email me at [email protected] for a PDF)

19. Bestwick, J. and Smith, A.S. 2015. Creswell Crags fossil material in the Nottingham Natural History Museum, Wollaton Hall, UK. The Geological Curator, 10 (4), 181- 192. (Download PDF)

18. Liu, S., Smith, A.S., Gu, Y., Tan, J., Liu, C.K. and Turk, G. 2015. Computer simulations imply forelimb-dominated underwater flight in plesiosaurs. PLoS Computational Biology, 11(12), e1004605. doi:10.1371/journal.pcbi.1004605. (Available as html or download PDF)

17. Smith, A.S. 2015. Reassessment of ‘Plesiosaurus’ megacephalus (Sauropterygia: Plesiosauria) from the Triassic-Jurassic boundary, UK. Palaeontologia Electronica 18.1.20A, 1-19. (Available as html or download PDF)

16. Smith, A.S. and Benson, R.B.J. 2014. Osteology of Rhomaleosaurus thorntoni (Sauropterygia: Rhomaleosauridae) from the Lower Jurassic (Toarcian) of Northamptonshire, England. Monograph of the Palaeontographical Society, London, 168 (642), 1–40, pls 1–35.

15. Smith, A.S. 2013. Morphology of the caudal vertebrae in Rhomaleosaurus zetlandicus and a review of the evidence for a tail fin in Plesiosauria. Paludicola, 9 (3), 144–158. (Download PDF)

14. Benson, R.B.J., Evans, M., Smith A.S., Sassoon, J., Moore-Faye S., Ketchum, H.F. and Forrest, R. 2013. A giant pliosaurid skull from the Late Jurassic of England. PLoS ONE, 8 (5), e65989. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0065989 (Available as html or download PDF)

13. Mortimer, K., Rowson, R., Mackie, S.Y.A., Clark, P.F., Maslen, C., Smith, A.S., and Harrower, C. 2012. Steep Holm Island, Bristol Channel, UK: evidence of Larus fuscus Linnaeus, 1758 (lesser black-backed gull) feeding on the invasive signal crayfish, Pacifastacus leniusculus Dana, 1852. BioInvasions Records, 1 (3), 201-208. (Download PDF)

12. Smith, A.S., Araújo, R. and Mateus, O. 2012. A new plesiosauroid from the Toarcian (Lower Jurassic) of Alhadas, Portugal. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica, 57 (2), 257-266. (Download PDF)

11. Smith, A.S. 2010. Rare ichthyosaur and plesiosaur material from the Lower Jurassic of Ireland. Irish Journal of Earth Sciences, 28, 47-52. (Download PDF)

10. Smith, A.S. and Vincent, P. 2010. A new genus of pliosaur (Reptilia: Sauropterygia) from the Lower Jurassic of Holzmaden, Germany. Palaeontology, 53 (5), 1049-1063. (Download PDF)

9. Ketchum, H. and Smith, A.S. 2010. The anatomy and taxonomy of Macroplata tenuiceps (Sauropterygia, Plesiosauria) from the Hettangian (Lower Jurassic) of Warwickshire, United Kingdom. Journal of Vertebrate Palaeontology, 30 (4), 1069-1081. (Download PDF)

8. Vincent, P. and Smith, A.S. 2009. A redescription of Plesiosaurus propinquus Tate & Blake, 1876 (Reptilia, Plesiosauria), from the Lower Jurassic (Toarcian) of Yorkshire, England. Proceedings of the Yorkshire Geological Society, 57, 133-142. (Download PDF)

7. Benson, R.B.J., Butler, R.J.; Lindgren, J. and Smith, A.S. 2009. Mesozoic marine tetrapod diversity: mass extinctions and temporal heterogeneity in geological megabiases affecting vertebrates. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 277, 829-834. (Download PDF)

6. Smith, A.S. 2008. Plesiosaurs from the Pliensbachian (Lower Jurassic) of Bornholm, Denmark. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, 28 (4), 1213-1217. (Download PDF)

5. Araújo, R., Smith, A.S. and Liston, J. 2008. The Alfred Leeds fossil vertebrate collection of the National Museum of Ireland – Natural History. Irish Journal of Earth Science, 26, 17-32. (Download PDF)

4. Smith, A.S. and Dyke, G.J. 2008. The skull of the giant predatory pliosaur Rhomaleosaurus cramptoni: implications for plesiosaur phylogenetics. Naturwissenschaften, 95, 975-980. (Download PDF of article and
.doc of supplementary material 1 – characters and .xls of supplementary material 2 – data matrix)

3. Smith, A.S. and Zaton, M. 2007. The first Actinopterygian (Pisces: Osteichthyes) tooth from the Bathonian (Middle Jurassic) of The Polish Jura (south-central Poland). Paläontologie, Stratigraphie, Fazies (15), Freiberger Forschungshefte, Reihe C, 254,
35-40. (Download PDF)

2. Smith, A.S. and Radley, J. D. 2007. A marine reptile fauna from the Early Jurassic Saltford Shale (Blue Lias Formation) of central England. Proceedings of the Yorkshire Geological Society, 56 (4), 253-260. (Download PDF)

1. Smith, A.S. 2007. The back-to-front plesiosaur Cryptoclidus (Apractocleidus) aldingeri from the Kimmeridgian of Milne Land, Greenland. Bulletin of the Geological Society of Denmark, 55, 1-7. (Download PDF)

Books

5. Smith, A.S. and Emmett, J. 2023. The Tyrannosaur’s Feathers. UCLan Publishing. ISBN 978-1915235596.

4. Hone, D., Smith, A.S. and Evans, R. 2021. Titus: T. rex is King. Nottingham City Council, Nottingham, 44pp. ISBN 978-1-5272-9780-7

3. Smith, A.S. and Emmett, J. 2021. The Plesiosaur’s Neck. UCLan Publishing, 32pp. ISBN 978-1912979424 Buy it on Amazon.co.uk here or see a full list of vendors here.

2. Smith, A.S. and Wang, Q. 2017. Dinosaurs of China: Ground Shakers to Feathered Flyers. Nottingham City Council, Nottingham, 44pp. ISBN 978-1-911291-04-6

1. Smith, A.S. and Wyse Jackson, P. 2009. Discovering Ireland’s Rocks and Fossils. Geoschol Books, Dublin, 24pp. ISBN 0-9521066-7-1

Theses

Smith, A. S. 2007. Anatomy and systematics of the Rhomaleosauridae (Sauropterygia: Plesiosauria). PhD thesis. University College Dublin, 278pp. (Unpublished) (download PDF – 12.5mb )

Smith, A. S. 2003. Cladistic analysis of the Plesiosauria (Reptilia: Sauropterygia). Masters thesis in palaeobiology, University of Bristol, 91pp. (Unpublished) (download PDF)

Academic conference presentations and posters

Smith, A.S. and Emmett, J. 2022. ‘The Plesiosaur’s Neck’, a new children’s picture book to encourage evidence-based creative thinking. Marine Reptile Conference 2022. (Poster presentation).

Larkin, N.R., Dey, S., and Smith, A.S. 2021. 21st Century Rex: maximising access to a privately owned Tyrannosaurus rex in the digital age. 30th meeting of the Symposium of Palaeontological Preparation and Conservation. (Poster presentation).

Smith, A.S. and Wang, Q. 2018. From China to Nottingham: the making of Dinosaurs of China. 27th meeting of the Symposium of Palaeontological Preparation and Conservation. (Oral presentation given by A.S. Smith).

Nunn, M., and Smith, A.S. 2018. Using theatre skills in a science exhibition: Dinosaurs of China in Nottingham. 27th meeting of the Symposium of Palaeontological Preparation and Conservation. (Oral presentation given by M. Nunn).

Smith, A.S. and Wang, Q. 2018. From China to Nottingham: the making of Dinosaurs of China. Natural Sciences Collections Association Conference and AGM 2018. (Oral presentation given by A.S. Smith).

Nunn, M., Smith, A.S. and Hollis, I. 2018. Using theatre skills in a science exhibition: Dinosaurs of China in Nottingham. Natural Sciences Collections Association Conference and AGM 2018. (Oral presentation given by M. Nunn).

Evans, M. and Smith, A.S. 2016. To catch a kipper: reassessment of an Early Jurassic rhomaleosaurid plesiosaurian. 64th Annual Symposium for Vertebrate Palaeontology and Comparative Anatomy. (Oral presentation given by M. Evans).

Smith, A.S.; Mallender, S. and Wright, S. 2016. Making natural connections at Wollaton Hall. Natural Sciences Collections Association Conference and AGM (Oral presentation given by A.S. Smith and S. Mallender).

Smith, A.S.; Araujo, R. and Mateus, O. 2010. A plesiosauroid skull from the Toarcian (Lower Jurassic) of Alhadas, Portugal. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, 30 (3), 167A. (Poster presentation).

Smith, A.S. 2009. Diversity of Hettangian (Lower Jurassic) pliosauroids from southern England. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, 29 (3), 182A. (Oral presentation).

Smith, A.S. and Monaghan, N. 2009. “The Dragons’ Den” – Jurassic sea monsters in Dublin. A get-together in honour of Arthur Cruickshank. (Oral presentation).

Smith, A.S. 2008. Did plesiosaurs have a caudal fin? 56th Annual Symposium of Vertebrate Palaeontology and Comparative Anatomy. (Oral presentation).

Smith, A.S. 2007. A skeletal reconstruction of Rhomaleosaurus and the systematics of pliosaurs. 55th Annual Symposium for Vertebrate Palaeontology and Comparative Anatomy. (Oral presentation).

Smith, A.S. 2007. Lower Jurassic pliosaur taxonomy and a skeletal reconstruction of Rhomaleosaurus. Progressive Palaeontology 2007. (Oral presentation).

Smith, A.S. 2006. Cranial anatomy and systematics of Lower Jurassic pliosaurs. 54th Annual Symposium of Vertebrate Palaeontology and Comparative Anatomy. (Poster presentation) (download PDF)

Smith, A.S. 2006. Cranial anatomy and systematics of Lower Jurassic pliosaurs – new information from the National Museum of Ireland. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, 26 (3), 126A. (Oral presentation) (download PDF)

Smith, A.S. 2006. Cranial anatomy and systematics of Lower Jurassic pliosaurs. Progressive Palaeontology 2006. (Oral presentation).

Smith, A.S. 2005. Important plesiosaurs in the National Museum of Ireland (Natural History). Progressive Palaeontology 2005. (Oral presentation).

Smith, A.S. 2005. Important plesiosaurs in the National Museum of Ireland (Natural History). 53rd Annual Symposium for Vertebrate Palaeontology and Comparative Anatomy. (Poster presentation) (download PDF)

Smith, A.S. 2005. Important plesiosaurs in the National Museum of Ireland (Natural History). 48th Annual Irish Geological Research Meeting. (Oral presentation).