Current status:
Scientific Associate, Natural History Museum, London. (Non-vocational)
Current research interests:
- Early Cretaceous Ankylosaurs of England
- Palaeoneurology and neuroanatomical evolution of the Ankylosauria
- Vertebrate ichnology
- Hard and soft tissue 3D reconstruction for biomechanical research and outreach
Past experience
Research Associate, National Oceanography Centre Southampton, University of Southampton. Vertebrate palaeontology. 2011-2012. 2016-2017.
PhD candidate, Vertebrate palaeontology 2013-2016. I was forced to withdraw following departure of my supervisor without the university offering suitable replacement, and the revalation that the specimen under study was not owned by university and was still privately owned. Permission to work on the specimen was withdrawn at this time.
Papers:
Vectipelta barretti, a new ankylosaurian dinosaur from the Lower Cretaceous Wessex Formation of the Isle of Wight, UK. Stuart Pond, Sarah-Jane Strachan, Thomas J. Raven, Martin I. Simpson, Kirsty Morgan & Susannah C. R. Maidment. 2023. Journal of Systematic Palaeontology, 21:1, 2210577, https://doi.org/10.1080/14772019.2023.2210577 Download
Investigating the quadrupedal abilities of Scutellosaurus lawleri and its implications for locomotor behavior evolution among dinosaurs. Anderson, L., Brassey, C., Pond, S., Bates, K., & Sellers, W. I. 2023. The Anatomical Record, 1-23. https://doi.org/10. 1002/ar.25189
Osteology and Taxonomy of British Wealden Supergroup (Berriasian-Aptian) Ankylosaurs (Ornithischia, Ankylosauria. )Thomas J. Raven, Paul M. Barrett, Stuart B. Pond & Susannah C. R. Maidment. 2020. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, DOI: 10.1080/02724634.2020.1826956 Link
Investigating the running abilities of Tyrannosaurus rex using stress-constrained multibody dynamic analysis. Sellers WI, Pond SB, Brassey CA, Manning PL, Bates, KB. 2017. https://peerj.com/articles/3420/
Vertebrate tracks from the Triassic Helsby Sandstone Formation at Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire. Lockwood J, Bagshaw, C, Pond S. 2015. Mercian Geologist. 18 (4). 234-242. Download
Tracking dinosaurs on the Isle of Wight: a review of tracks, sites, and current research. Pond S, Lockley MG, Lockwood JAF, Breithaupt B, Matthews N. 2014. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 113: 737-757. Download
Lockwood JAF, Lockley MG, Pond S. 2014. A review of footprints from the Wessex Formation (Wealden Group, Lower Cretaceous) at Hanover Point, the Isle of Wight, southern England. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 113: 707-720. Download
A review of large Cretaceous ornithopod tracks, with special reference to their ichnotaxonomy. Lockley MG, Xing L, Lockwood JAF, Pond S. 2014a. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 113: 721-736. Download
Pre-prints:
The most complete ankylosaur skull ever found in the Wessex Sub-basin (Lower Cretaceous) of the Isle of Wight. Pond S. (2017 . PeerJ Preprints https://peerj.com/preprints/3277/
Kinect controlled dinosaur simulations for education and public outreach. Sellers, W; Pond S. 2015. PeerJ Preprints. https://peerj.com/preprints/1584/
A critical new ankylosaur specimen from the Wessex Formation of the Isle of Wight. Pond, S; Strachan, S; Naish, D; Simpson, M. 2015 PeerJ Preprints. https://peerj.com/preprints/1399/
Conference Presentations
A new genus and species of ankylosaur from the Lower Cretaceous Wessex Formation of the Isle of Wight, UK. Stuart B. Pond, Sarah-Jane Strachan, Thomas J. Raven, Martin I. Simpson, Kirsty Morgan and Susannah C. R. Maidment. 2022. Society of Vertebrate Palaeontology and Comparative Anatomy Annual Meeting, Natural History Museum, London.
A critical new Ankylosaur specimen from the Wessex Formation of the Isle of Wight Pond, S. Strachan, S. Naish, D. 2015. Society of Vertebrate Palaeontology and Comparative Anatomy Annual Meeting. National Oceangraphy Centre Southampton. University of Southampton.
Tracking dinosaurs on the Isle of Wight. 2013. Celebrating Dinosaur Island: Jehol-Wealden International Conference. National Oceangraphy Centre Southampton. University of Southampton.
The Ichnologist's Guide to 3D models: from the field to the cloud. Pond S, Dyke G, and Belvedere M. 2012. Digital Fossil 2012. Museum Fur Naturkunde, Berlin.
Posters:
The palaeoneurology of two ankylosaur braincases from the Lower Cretaceous Wessex Formation, Isle of Wight, UK. Pond, S, Brassey, C and S. Maidment. 2024. 200 Years of Dinosaurs: New Perspectives on an Ancient World - Conference 2024
The cranial endocast of a new ankylosaur skull from the Lower Cretaceous of the Wessex Formation, Isle of Wight, UK. Pond, S and Brassey, C. 2019.Society of Vertebrate Palaeontology and Comparative Anatomy Annual Meeting. Cowes, Isle of Wight.
The most complete ankylosaur skull ever found in the Wessex Sub-basin (Lower Cretaceous) of the Isle of Wight. Pond, S. 2017Society of Vertebrate Palaeontology and Comparative Anatomy Annual Meeting. University of Birmingham.
Histology of Ankylosaur Pelvic Shield from the Lower Cretaceous, Isle of Wight. Strachan, S; Pond, S. 2015.Society of Vertebrate Palaeontology and Comparative Anatomy Annual Meeting. National Oceangraphy Centre Southampton. University of Southampton.
Tracking Dinosaurs on the Isle of Wight. Pond S, Lockley M, Lockwood J, Breithaupt BH, Matthews NA. 2014.. Society of Vertebrate Palaeontology Annual Meeting. Berlin 2014. Download
A multi-dimensional look at morphological variations in ichnofauna: tracking changes within and between taxa. Matthews NA, Pond S, Breithaupt BH. 2014.Society of Vertebrate Palaeontology Annual Meeting. Berlin 2014.
Variety and interpretation of dinosaur tracks from the Isle of Wight (Lower Cretaceous, Southern UK). Belvedere M, Pond S, Simpson M, Downes D, Dyke G. 2012. . 10th Annual Meeting of the European Association of Vertebrate Palaeontologists, Teruel, Spain. Download
NHM Dinosaur Diaries blog posts
Social distancing ankylosaurs: https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/news/2020/september/dinosaur-diaries-were-ankylosaurs-socially-distancing.html
Bone cancer in dinosaurs: https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/news/2020/august/dinosaur-diaries-human-cancer-found-in-dinosaur-bone.html
Ankylosaur cololite https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/news/2020/june/dinosaur-diaries-fossil-stomach-reveals-last-meal.html
Workshops:
Digital Fossil 2012: Photogrammetry workshop. Co-hosted with Brent Breithaupt, Neffra Matthews and Peter Falkingham, Museum fur Naturkunde, Berlin.
Twice-yearly Scientific illustration and photogrammetry workshops for MRes and PhD students. National Oceanography Centre, University of Southampton 2012-2015.
MXIF Application Scientific Case: Investigating the braincase of an Early Cretaceous ankylosaur using CT scanning. Published: Monday, 09 May 2016 09:04
Supervisory:
Second supervisor MRes Student (2015). Histology of Ankylosaur Pelvic Shield. University of Southampton.
Museum/exhibit
2015 Dino Encounter at SeaCity Museum. Highlighted work of University of Southampton vertebrate palaeontology students. Design and specification of display case for ankylosaur specimen, layout of specimen and accompanying informational videos. https://seacitymuseum.co.uk/dino-encounter
Meetings attended:
2022 SVPCA Natural History Museum, London (Presented, host committee member)
2019 SVPCA Isle of Wight (poster)
2018 SVPCA Manchester
2017 SVPCA Birmingham (poster)
2016 SVPCA Liverpool
2015 SVPCA Southampton (Presented, host committee member, Isle of Wight field trip guide)
2013 Celebrating Dinosaur Island; Jehol-Wealden International Conference (Presented, Host committee member, Isle of Wight field trip guide)
2013 SVPCA Edinburgh
74th Meeting of Society for Vertebrate Paleontology. 2014 Berlin, Germany. Inc. field trip. (Poster)
72nd Meeting of Society for Vertebrate Paleontology. 2012 Raleigh, North Carolina. Inc. field trip (Poster)
71st Meeting of Society for Vertebrate Paleontology. 2011 Las Vegas, Nevada. Inc. field trip
Digital Fossil 2012. (Presented, cohosted photogrammetry workshop)
Talks:
North West Mineral and Lapidary Society (dinosaurs)
Macclesfield Garden Festival (dinosaurs)
Field experience:
Numerous trips to the Isle of Wight, concentrating on the Wessex and Vectis Formations of the Wessex Sub-Basin.
2010: One week in the Hell Creek of North Dakota and Montana. Prospecting, excavating and fossil preparation.
