2026

[19] Stumpf, S., Türtscher, J., López-Romero, F.A. et al. (including Dearden, R.P.) Reappraisal of the extinct barbelthroat shark †Bavariscyllium and the nebulous origin of carcharhiniform galeomorphs. Communications Biology

[18] Griffin B.W., Keating J.N., Carmona P.M., Johanson Z., Dearden R.P., Donoghue P.C.J., and Rayfield E.J. Evolution of Chondrichthyan jaw morphology, from ecological generalists to specialists. Paleobiology.

2025

[17] Andreev P.S., Zhu M., Brakenhoff L., Li Q., Zhao W., Peng L., Marone F., Dearden, R.P., and Rücklin M. The shoulder girdle of early chondrichthyans grew by skeletal remodelling. Biology Letters.

[16] Dearden R.P., Johanson, Z., O’Neill, H.L., Miles, K., Bernard, E.L., Clark, B., Underwood, C., and Rücklin, M. Three-dimensional fossils of a Cretaceous collared carpet shark (Parascylliidae, Orectolobiformes) shed light on skeletal evolution in galeomorphs. Royal Society Open Science.

[15] Schnetz, L., Lanzetti A., Jones, A., Dearden R.P., Lautenschlager S., Giles S., Johanson Z., and Sansom, I.J. From head to tail: 3D imaging the whole body morphology of the stem gnathostome Anglaspis heintzi. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

[14] López-Romero F. A., Villalobos-Segura E., Türtscher J., Berio F., Stumpf S., Dearden R. P., Kriwet J.,and Maldonado E. 2025. Evolution of the Batoidea Pectoral Fin Skeleton: Convergence, Modularity, and Integration Driving Disparity Trends. Evolutionary Ecology

2024

[13] Brownstein C.D., Near T.J., and Dearden R.P. 2024 The Paleozoic assembly of the holocephalan body plan far preceded post-Cretaceous radiations into the ocean depths. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

[12] Dearden RP, Herrel A, and Pradel A (2024) The pharynx of the iconic stem-group chondrichthyan Acanthodes (Agassiz, 1833) revisited with micro computed tomography. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society

[11] Dearden RP, Jones AS, Giles S, Lanzetti A, Grohganz M, Johanson Z, Lautenschlager S, Randle E, Donoghue PCJ, Sansom IJ (2024) The three-dimensionally articulated oral apparatus of a Devonian heterostracan sheds light on feeding in Palaeozoic jawless fishes. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

[10] Yu D, Ren Y, Uesaka M et al. (including Dearden RP) (2024) Hagfish genome elucidates vertebrate whole genome duplication events and their evolutionary consequences. Nature Ecology & Evolution

2023

[9] Dearden RP, Lanzetti A, Giles S, Johanson Z, Jones AS, Lautenschlager S, Randle E, Sansom IJ (2023) The oldest three-dimensionally preserved vertebrate neurocranium. Nature

[8] Dearden RP, Herrel A, and Pradel A (2023) Evidence for high-performance suction feeding in the Pennsylvanian stem-group holocephalan Iniopera. PNAS

2022

[7] Clements T, Atterby J, Cleary T, Dearden RP, and Rossi V (2022) The perception of palaeontology in commercial off-the-shelf video games and an assessment of their potential as educational tools. Geoscience Communication

2021

[6] Dearden RP and Giles S (2021) Diverse stem-chondrichthyan oral structures and evidence for an independently acquired acanthodid dentition. Royal Society Open Science

[5] Pradel A, Dearden RP, Cuckovic A, Mansuit R, and Janvier PJ (2021) The visceral skeleton and its relation to the head circulatory system of both a fossil, the Carboniferous Iniopera, and a modern, Callorhinchus milii holocephalan (Chondrichthyes). Ancient Fishes and their living relatives: a tribute to John G Maisey edited by Alan Pradel, John S.S. Denton, and Philippe Janvier, Pfeil-Verlag

[4] Dearden RP, den Blaauwen JL, Sansom IJ, Burrow CJ, Davidson R, Newman MJ, Ko A, and Brazeau MD (2021) A revision of Vernicomacanthus Miles with comments on the characters of stem-group chondrichthyans. Papers in Palaeontology

[3] Dearden RP, Mansuit R., Cuckovic A, Herrel A, Dominique D, Tafforeau P, and Pradel A (2021) The morphology and evolution of chondrichthyan cranial muscles: a digital dissection of the elephantfish Callorhinchus milii and the catshark Scyliorhinus canicula. Journal of Anatomy

2020

[2] Brazeau MD, Giles S, Dearden RP, Jerve A, Ariunchimeg YA, Zorig E, Sansom R, Guillerme T, and Castiello M (2020) Endochondral bone in an Early Devonian ‘placoderm’ from Mongolia. Nature Ecology and Evolution

2019

[1] Dearden RP, Stockey CS, and Brazeau MD (2019) The pharynx of the stem-chondrichthyan Ptomacanthus and the early evolution of the gnathostome gill skeleton. Nature Communications