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The large carnivorous animals of the Mesozoic era are some of the most enigmatic magafauna that have ever existed. Theropod dinosaurs existed for hundreds of millions of years in varying population structures, in highly differing ecosystems, and on every continent across the globe. They lend themselves fantastically to so-called "sexy-science", yet there is a surprising dearth of research into their ecology. My current research is primarily concerned with the community structure of large-bodied theropods of the late Cretaceous from Dry Island, Alberta, Canada, and the surrounding area. By examining the life history of theropod fauna I plan to establish a functional understanding of the dynamics of a mixed community of large and small theropod dinosaurs, including dromaeosaurs and tyrannosaurs. My research utilizes dental microwear analysis to distinguish ontogenetic niche shift in large theropod dinosaurs, identifies patterns in communities through geologic time in relation to predator body size and growth rate, and examines optimal foraging and dietary niche in predatory dinosaurs.
Peer Reviewed Articles
Peer Reviewed Articles
Schroeder, K., Lyons, S.K., & Smith, F.A., "The Influence of Juvenile Dinosaurs on Community Structure and Diversity." Science 371.6532 (2021): 941-944
McKeown, M., Brusatte, S.L., Williamson, T.E., Schwab, J.A., Carr, T.D., Butler, I.B., Muir, A., Schroeder, K., Espy, M.A., Hunter, J.F., Losko, A.S., Nelson, R.O., Gautier, D.C. and Vogel, S.C., "Neurosensory and Sinus Evolution as Tyrannosauroid Dinosaurs Developed Giant Size: Insight from the Endocranial Anatomy of Bistahieversor sealeyi." Anat Rec 303.4 (2020): 1043-1059
Nelson, Ron O., Sven C. Vogel, James F. Hunter, Erik B. Watkins, Adrian S. Losko, Anton S. Tremsin, Nicholas P. Borges, Theresa E. Cutler, Lee T. Dickman, Michelle A. Espy, Donald C. Gautier, Amanda C. Madden, Jaroslaw Majewski, Michael W. Malone, Douglas R. Mayo, Kenneth J. McClellan, David S. Montgomery, Shea M. Mosby, Andrew T. Nelson, Kyle J. Ramos, Richard C. Schirato, Katlin Schroeder, Sanna A. Sevanto, Alicia L. Swift, Long K. Vo, Thomas E. Williamson, Nicola M. Winch, "Neutron Imaging at LANSCE—From Cold to Ultrafast." J. Imaging (2018), 4, 45.
Lewis, Rupert M., Michael David Henry, and Katlin Schroeder. "Vacuum Gap Microstrip Microwave Resonators for 2.5-D Integration in Quantum Computing." IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity 27.4 (2017): 1-4.
PRofessional Presentations
PRofessional Presentations
K. Schroeder, S.K. Lyons, & F.A. Smith. Mind the Gap: The Impact of Juvenile Megatheropods on Dinosaur Body Size Distributions and Global Diversity
Society of Vertebrate Paleontology Annual Meeting, 2020
K. Schroeder. Examining Ontogenetic Niche Shift in Tyrannosaurs Using Dental Microwear Analysis
New Mexico Legislative Session, January, 2018
K. Schroeder, T.E. Williamson, S. Brusatte, M. Espy, C. Gautier, J. Hunter, A. Losko, R. Nelson, S. Vogel. Neutron Computed Tomography of Cretaceous Tyrannosauroid Bistahieversor sealeyi and Paleocene Phenacodontid Tetraclaenodon puercensis Skulls Shows Detail Not Easily Visible with X-Ray CT
Society of Vertebrate Paleontology Annual Meeting, 2017, Edwin H. and Margaret M. Colbert Prize Session
Public Outreach & Press
Public Outreach & Press
Videos
Videos
Did teenage ‘tyrants’ outcompete other dinosaurs? - University of New Mexico, 2021
Looking Inside a Tyrannosaur’s Skull - Los Alamos National Labs, 2017
T-Rex, Feathers & Funny Names - Dinosaurs on Science Happy Hour - Twitch - IntertiaTV
Articles
Articles
Hungry teenage tyrants help explain puzzling fact about dinosaur diversity - CNN, February, 2021
The Outsized Influence of Teen T. Rex and Other Young Dinosaurs - New York Times, February, 2021
Dinosaur 'teenage terrors' crowded out the competition - Reuters, February, February, 2021
How T. rex Came to Rule the World - Discover Magazine, October, 2020
Paleontologist finds mini dinosaur in western New Mexico - Charleston News 2, May 2019
Talks
Talks
Mind the Gap: The Impact of Juvenile Megatheropods on Dinosaur Body Size Distributions and Global Diversity
University of New Mexico Brown Bag Seminar, April, 2020
Between the Past and the Future: Conversations with a Paleomacroecologist
Albuquerque Children's Museum Explora presents Teen Science Cafe, February, 2017
Contributed
Contributed
Balk, M.A., Elliot-Smith, R., Smith, F.A., Grady, J.M., Harding, L., Lyons, S.K., Pardi, M.I., Pedersen, R., Schroeder, K., Tomé, C.P., Westover, M.L. 2017. Here, there, and (almost) everywhere: identifying traits of wide-ranging species. International Biogeography Society Meeting in Tucson, Arizona, USA. Oral presentation.
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