Matt Jones

M.S., The University of Kansas

Education
B.S. Biology, University of Kansas, 2007

Advisor
Dr. Stephen Hasiotis
Dr. Larry Martin

Thesis Title
Neoichnology of Bats: Morphological, Ecological, and Phylogenetic Influences on Terrestrial Behavior and Trackmaking Ability within the Chiroptera

Research
I am interested in studying the tracks and trackways produced by bats in order to establish a database of potential bat traces to be found in the rock record. The possibility of bat tracks and trackways in the rock record will greatly expand our understanding of bat evolution and paleobiogeography. I will also use tracks and trackways produced by bats as a modern analog for pterosaur ichnofossils, such as Pteraichnus and Haenamichnus, in order to better understand pterosaur ecology.

Publications
Jones, M.F., and Hasiotis, S.T., 2016 in review. Terrestrial Behavior and Trackway Morphology of Neotropical Bats in the Families Phyllostomidae and Emballonuridae. Mammalian Biology, 60 manuscript pages.

Hasiotis, S.T., Jones, M.F., Falk, A., and Platt, B.F., 2015. Actualistic study of vertebrate ichnology—understanding the behavior that produces trackways, swim trails, and feeding patterns of vertebrates. GSA National Meeting, Baltimore, MD, November 1-4, 1 p.

Jones, M.F., and Hasiotis, S.T., 2015. Preliminary Analysis of the Terrestrial Abilities of Bats in the Families Emballonuridae and Vespertilionidae. 45th Annual Symposium on Bat Research, Monterey, CA on Oct 28-31, 1 p.

Connolly, A.M., Golab, J.A., Wolfe, B.A., Wildermuth, S., Jackson, A., Hammersburg, S.R., Jones, M., Goers, A., Fischer, S., Radar, R., Huber, M., Hogue, J., Moelling, L., Gabay, T., Dorward, B., Falk, A.R., Dzenowski, N., Raisanen, D., and Hasiotis, S.T., 2014, A new Ichnology Website at the University of Kansas (http://ichnology.ku.edu): A guide to identify trace fossils, interpret organism behaviors, and reconstruct paleoenvironments and paleoecosystems, and understand the stratigraphic record of behavior. North American Paleontological Conference, Gainesville, FL, February 14-18, v.13, p. 95.

Hasiotis, S.T., Halfen, A.F., Counts, J.W., Wasserman, H., Platt, B.F., Hembree, D.I., Jones, M., Hirmas, D.R., and Smith, J.J., 2013, Exploring old and new frontiers in continental ichnology—Evaluating its place in ichnology and role in geology. Geological Society of America National Meeting, Denver, CO, October 27-30, v. 45(7), p. 898.

Jones, M.F., and Hasiotis, S.T., 2012. Preliminary report on the trackway-making ability of bats (Phyllostomidae, Carollinae). Annual Meeting Geological Society of America, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA.

York, H. A., P. F. Foster, M. F. Jones, W. H. Schwarz, A. L. Vezeau, and M. S. Zerwekh. 2008. Observations of cavity-roosting behavior in Costa Rican Lophostoma brasiliense (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae). Mammalian Biology 73: 230-232.