- Researcher, Palaeontology, The University of Queensland
Jorgo is a vertebrate paleontologist specializing in crocodylomorph evolution, with a record of independent, innovative research advancing anatomy, taxonomy, and phylogenetics. Jorgo leads projects combining museum collections with advanced digital methods (3D scanning, CT and micro-CT segmentation, virtual modelling, 3D printing), producing high-impact first-author publications. Recognized for research leadership, mentorship, editorial roles, and science communication, Jorgo's work is highlighted by competitive awards and international media coverage. Jorgo holds an undergraduate degree in archaeology, a master's degree in vertebrate paleontology (obtained at the University of Southampton in Southampton, United Kingdom), and a PhD in paleontology (obtained at the University of Queensland in Brisbane, Australia).
Experience
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2022–presentAssociate research scientist, The University of Queensland
Education
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2022The University of Queensland, PhD in Palaeontology
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2016The University of Southampton, MRes in Vertebrate Palaeontology
Publications
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2026Ristevski, J., Louys, J., O’Connor, S., Yates, A. M., Husdell, M., Price, G. J., Ulm, S., McNiven, I., Salisbury, S. W., & Boivin, N. The late Quaternary crocodylian record from Australasia, Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 207(1), zlag065
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2025Ristevski, J., Molnar, R. E., & Yates, A. M. Reassessment of isolated reptilian teeth confirms the presence of ziphodont crocodylians during the Pliocene of New Guinea, Historical Biology, 37(12), 2759–2782.
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2025Weisbecker, V., Fusco, D., Ingleby, S., Lambrides, A. B. J., Manne, T., Maguire, K., O’Connor, S., Peachey, T. J., Samper Carro, S. C., Stemmer, D., Ristevski, J., van Zoelen, J. D., Viacava, P., Yates, A. M., & Mein, E. Ozboneviz: An Australian precedent in FAIR 3D imagery and extended biodiversity collections, BioScience, 75(9), 747–756.
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2024Lambrides, A. B. J., Ristevski, J., Mein, E., van Zoelen, J. D., McNiven, I. J., Leavesley, M., David, B., Ulm, S., & Weisbecker, V. Fishboneviz: enhancing the availability of zooarchaeological fish reference collections through an open access 3D database, Australian Archaeology, 90(2), 236–248.
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2023Yates, A. M., Ristevski, J., & Salisbury, S. W. The last Baru (Crocodylia: Mekosuchinae): A new species of ‘cleaver headed crocodile’ from central Australia and a turnover of crocodylians during the late Miocene in Australia, Papers in Palaeontology, 9(5), e1523.
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2023Ristevski, J., Weisbecker, V., Scanlon, J. D., Price, G. J., & Salisbury, S. W. Cranial anatomy of the mekosuchine crocodylian Trilophosuchus rackhami Willis, 1993, The Anatomical Record, 306(2), 239–297.
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2023Ristevski, J., Willis, P. M. A., Yates, A. M., White, M. A., Hart, L. J., Stein, M. D., Price, G. J., & Salisbury, S. W. Migrations, diversifications, and extinctions: the evolutionary history of crocodyliforms in Australasia, Alcheringa: An Australasian Journal of Palaeontology, 47(4), 370–415.
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2022Ristevski, J. Neuroanatomy of the mekosuchine crocodylian Trilophosuchus rackhami Willis, 1993, Journal of Anatomy, 241(4), 981–1013.
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2021Ristevski, J., Price, G. J., Weisbecker, V., & Salisbury, S. W. First record of a tomistomine crocodylian from Australia, Scientific Reports, 11, 12158.
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2020Ristevski, J., Yates, A. M., Price, G. J., Molnar, R. E., Weisbecker, V., & Salisbury, S. W. Australia's prehistoric 'swamp king': revision of the Plio-Pleistocene crocodylian genus Pallimnarchus de Vis, 1886, PeerJ, 8, e10466.
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2019Ristevski, J. Crocodilia morphology, Encyclopedia of Animal Cognition and Behavior
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2018Ristevski, J., Young, M. T., de Andrade, M. B., & Hastings, A. K. A new species of Anteophthalmosuchus (Crocodylomorpha, Goniopholididae) from the Lower Cretaceous of the Isle of Wight, United Kingdom, and a review of the genus, Cretaceous Research, 84, 340–383.
