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The focus of her research is the evolution and fossil history of [[Cetacea|whales]] and other [[marine mammals]], and among her contributions is the description of the early [[pinniped]] ''[[Enaliarctos]]''.<ref>{{cite book |author1=Berta, Annalisa |author2=Sumich, James |author3=Kovacs, Kit|author-link3=Kit Kovacs|title=Marine Mammals: Evolutionary Biology |date=2015 |publisher=Academic Press |isbn=9780123970022 |pages=1–738 |url=https://www.elsevier.com/books/marine-mammals/berta/978-0-12-397002-2}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last1=Berta |first1=Annalisa |title=Skeleton of the oldest known pinniped, Enaliarctos mealsi |journal=Science |date=1989 |volume=244 |issue=4900 |pages=60–62 |doi=10.1126/science.244.4900.60 |pmid=17818847 |bibcode=1989Sci...244...60B |s2cid=29596040 }}</ref>
The focus of her research is the evolution and fossil history of [[Cetacea|whales]] and other [[marine mammals]], and among her contributions is the description of the early [[pinniped]] ''[[Enaliarctos]]''.<ref>{{cite book |author1=Berta, Annalisa |author2=Sumich, James |author3=Kovacs, Kit|author-link3=Kit Kovacs|title=Marine Mammals: Evolutionary Biology |date=2015 |publisher=Academic Press |isbn=9780123970022 |pages=1–738 |url=https://www.elsevier.com/books/marine-mammals/berta/978-0-12-397002-2}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last1=Berta |first1=Annalisa |title=Skeleton of the oldest known pinniped, Enaliarctos mealsi |journal=Science |date=1989 |volume=244 |issue=4900 |pages=60–62 |doi=10.1126/science.244.4900.60 |pmid=17818847 |bibcode=1989Sci...244...60B |s2cid=29596040 }}</ref>


Berta received her Ph.D. from the Department of Paleontology at the [[University of California, Berkeley]] in 1979, after which she was a postdoctoral researcher at University of Florida before starting as a faculty member at San Diego State University in 1989.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Berta |first1=Annalisa |title=Quaternary Evolution and Biogeography of the Large South American Canidae (Mammalia, Carnivora) |journal=University of California Publications in Geosciences |date=1988 |volume=132 |pages=1–151 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LD5BVM_jG7gC|isbn=9780520099609 }}</ref> Berta served as president of the [[Society of Vertebrate Paleontology]] in 2004-2006<ref>{{cite web |title=Past Presidents of the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology |url=http://vertpaleo.org/the-Society/Leadership/SVP_Past_Presidents.aspx |publisher=Society of Vertebrate Paleontology |access-date=23 July 2018 |archive-date=7 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190607194232/http://vertpaleo.org/The-Society/Leadership/SVP_Past_Presidents.aspx |url-status=dead }}</ref> and was elected a Fellow of the [[American Association for the Advancement of Science]] (AAAS) in 2015.<ref>{{cite journal |title=AAAS Members Elected as Fellows |journal=Science |date=27 Nov 2015 |volume=350 |issue=6264 |pages=1047–1049 |doi=10.1126/science.350.6264.1047 |doi-access=free }}</ref>
Berta received her Ph.D. from the Department of Paleontology at the [[University of California, Berkeley]] in 1979, after which she was a postdoctoral researcher at University of Florida before starting as a faculty member at San Diego State University in .<ref>{{cite |last1= |first1= |title= of |= |date= }}</ref> Berta served as president of the [[Society of Vertebrate Paleontology]] in 2004-2006<ref>{{cite web |title=Past Presidents of the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology |url=http://vertpaleo.org/the-Society/Leadership/SVP_Past_Presidents.aspx |publisher=Society of Vertebrate Paleontology |access-date=23 July 2018 |archive-date=7 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190607194232/http://vertpaleo.org/The-Society/Leadership/SVP_Past_Presidents.aspx |url-status=dead }}</ref> and was elected a Fellow of the [[American Association for the Advancement of Science]] (AAAS) in 2015.<ref>{{cite journal |title=AAAS Members Elected as Fellows |journal=Science |date=27 Nov 2015 |volume=350 |issue=6264 |pages=1047–1049 |doi=10.1126/science.350.6264.1047 |doi-access=free }}</ref>


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== References ==

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Annalisa Berta
CitizenshipUnited States
EducationPh.D.
Alma materUniversity of California, Berkeley
Known forcontributions to the fossil history of pinnipeds and cetaceans
Awards
Scientific career
FieldsVertebrate Paleontology, Evolution, Systematics
InstitutionsSan Diego State University (1989-Present)
Thesis (1979)
Doctoral advisorWilliam A. Clemens, Jr.
Websitewww.bio.sdsu.edu/faculty/berta.html

Annalisa Berta (born 23 July 1952[1]) is an American paleontologist and professor emerita in the Department of Biology at San Diego State University.[2][3]

The focus of her research is the evolution and fossil history of whales and other marine mammals, and among her contributions is the description of the early pinniped Enaliarctos.[4][5]

Berta received her Ph.D. from the Department of Paleontology at the University of California, Berkeley in 1979, after which she was a postdoctoral researcher at University of Florida before starting as a faculty member at San Diego State University in 1982.[6] Berta served as president of the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology in 2004-2006[7] and was elected a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2015.[8]

References

  1. ^ Historical Perspectives: Annalisa Berta (Born 23 July 1952), Aquatic Mammals 43(5):570–582,2017 | DOI:10.1578/AM.43.5.2017.570.
  2. ^ "Berta, Annalisa". San Diego State University. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
  3. ^ "Annalisa Berta, Fellow of AAAS". American Association for the Advancement of Sciences. Retrieved 23 July 2018.[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ Berta, Annalisa; Sumich, James; Kovacs, Kit (2015). Marine Mammals: Evolutionary Biology. Academic Press. pp. 1–738. ISBN 9780123970022.
  5. ^ Berta, Annalisa (1989). "Skeleton of the oldest known pinniped, Enaliarctos mealsi". Science. 244 (4900): 60–62. Bibcode:1989Sci...244...60B. doi:10.1126/science.244.4900.60. PMID 17818847. S2CID 29596040.
  6. ^ Price, Michael. "Anatomy of Excellence". San Diego State University. 4 December 2015. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
  7. ^ "Past Presidents of the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology". Society of Vertebrate Paleontology. Archived from the original on 7 June 2019. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
  8. ^ "AAAS Members Elected as Fellows". Science. 350 (6264): 1047–1049. 27 Nov 2015. doi:10.1126/science.350.6264.1047.


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