Therapsids, the ancient ancestors of mammals, emerged during the mid-Permian Period and became the dominant terrestrial vertebrates long before the rise of dinosaurs. These animals eventually evolved into the first true mammals by the late Triassic. South Africa has the most extensive fossil record of therapsids globally, with thousands of specimens preserved in its collections. My research focuses on several aspects of therapsid palaeobiology, including their morphology, life history, and ecology.

Current therapsid projects:

• Investigating morphological trends in therocephalians, the group closely related to the cynodonts, which include mammals.
• Investigating a juvenile aggregation of the anomodont Lystrosaurus
• Investigating the skull of Hofmeyeria atavus, a therocephalian therapsid, using micro CT scanning