• Evolution of the jaw joint and middle ear morphologies in the lineage towards birds
Takumi Watanabe, Fernando E. Novas, Tatsuya Hirasawa
Zoological Science 43(1): 72–80, February 2026
https://doi.org/10.2108/zs250108
Peer-reviewed; invited contribution; first author
• A comparative study of cranial osteogenesis in turtles: implications for the diversification of skull morphology
Masayoshi Tokita, Takumi Watanabe, Hiromu Sato, Satomi Kondo, Chiyo Kitayama
Zoomorphology 140(4): 539–554, October 2021
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00435-021-00544-2
Peer-reviewed
• Auditory-system reorganization in turtles during secondary aquatic adaptation
Takumi Watanabe, Takanobu Tsuihiji
Marine Reptile Conference 2026, October 2026
Upcoming presentation
• Did the roots of the avian ear lie in dinosaurs? Exploring the evolutionary history of the ear through fossils and chicken embryos
Takumi Watanabe
2025 Research Division Annual Presentation, Exedra, March 2026
Invited presentation
• Evolution of the tympanic middle ear in the lineage towards birds
Takumi Watanabe, Tatsuya Hirasawa
84th Annual Meeting of the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology, October 2024
• Evolutionary developmental study of the jaw joint and middle ear in the lineage towards birds
Takumi Watanabe, Tatsuya Hirasawa
Annual Meeting of the Society of Evolutionary Studies, Japan, August 2024
• Development and evolution of the jaw joint and middle ear structures in the dinosaur–bird lineage
Takumi Watanabe, Tatsuya Hirasawa
International Congress of Vertebrate Morphology 2023, August 2023
• Evolution of the jaw joint and middle ear in the lineage towards birds
Takumi Watanabe, Tatsuya Hirasawa
22nd University of Tokyo Life Science Symposium, June 2023
• Evolutionary developmental study of the jaw joint and middle ear in the dinosaur–bird lineage
Takumi Watanabe, Tatsuya Hirasawa
75th Kanto Branch Meeting of the Zoological Society of Japan, Meiji University, March 2023
• Learning from Local Nature and Connecting It to the World and the Future: Building a Digital Field Museum
Natural Experience Activity Planning Contest 2026, Ando Foundation
July 2026
Awardee
• Convergent Evolution of Middle Ear Structures in Terrestrial Vertebrates: An Integrative Study of Anatomy, Development, and Paleontology
Support for Pioneering Research Initiated by the Next Generation (SPRING), The University of Tokyo SPRING GX Project
Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST)
April 2024 – March 2026
Awardee
• Evolution of the tympanic middle ear in the lineage towards birds
Dispatch for International Meetings Program 2024, SPRING GX
October – November 2024
Awardee
• Evolution of the jaw joint and middle ear in the lineage towards birds
Fund for Education and Research in Earth and Planetary Science, The University of Tokyo
April 2023 – June 2024
Awardee
• Evolution and development of the jaw joint and middle ear in the dinosaur–bird lineage
Takehiko Yamashina Grant Program, Yamashina Institute for Ornithology
April 2023 – March 2024
Awardee
• Evolution of the jaw joint and middle ear in the dinosaur–bird lineage
Sasakawa Scientific Research Grant, The Japan Science Society
Biological Sciences
April 2022 – March 2023
Awardee
• Translation review and scientific proofreading for three chapters of the Japanese edition of Vertebrate Life Eleventh Edition, Asakura Publishing Co., Ltd.
2026