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| A phylogenetic blueprint for a modern whale J Gatesy, JH Geisler, J Chang, C Buell, A Berta, RW Meredith, ... Molecular phylogenetics and evolution 66 (2), 479-506, 2013 | 268 | 2013 |
| Morphological evidence for the phylogeny of Cetacea JH Geisler, AE Sanders Journal of Mammalian Evolution 10, 23-129, 2003 | 257 | 2003 |
| A supermatrix analysis of genomic, morphological, and paleontological data from crown Cetacea JH Geisler, MR McGowen, G Yang, J Gatesy BMC evolutionary biology 11, 1-33, 2011 | 237 | 2011 |
| Relationships of endemic African mammals and their fossil relatives based on morphological and molecular evidence RJ Asher, MJ Novacek, JH Geisler Journal of Mammalian Evolution 10, 131-194, 2003 | 219 | 2003 |
| The position of Cetacea within Mammalia: phylogenetic analysis of morphological data from extinct and extant taxa MA O'Leary, JH Geisler Systematic Biology 48 (3), 455-490, 1999 | 165 | 1999 |
| The petrosal and inner ear of Herpetocetus sp.(Mammalia: Cetacea) and their implications for the phylogeny and hearing of archaic mysticetes JH Geisler, Z Luo Journal of Paleontology 70 (6), 1045-1066, 1996 | 151 | 1996 |
| Morphological support for a close relationship between hippos and whales JH Geisler, MD Uhen Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 23 (4), 991-996, 2003 | 140 | 2003 |
| Understanding phylogenetic incongruence: lessons from phyllostomid bats LM Dávalos, AL Cirranello, JH Geisler, NB Simmons Biological Reviews 87 (4), 991-1024, 2012 | 139 | 2012 |
| The evolutionary history of cetacean brain and body size SH Montgomery, JH Geisler, MR McGowen, C Fox, L Marino, J Gatesy Evolution 67 (11), 3339-3353, 2013 | 121 | 2013 |
| A new fossil species supports an early origin for toothed whale echolocation JH Geisler, MW Colbert, JL Carew Nature 508 (7496), 383-386, 2014 | 120 | 2014 |
| Relationships of Cetacea to terrestrial ungulates and the evolution of cranial vasculature in Cete JH Geisler, Z Luo The emergence of whales: evolutionary patterns in the origin of Cetacea, 163-212, 1998 | 115 | 1998 |
| Phylogenetic relationships of extinct cetartiodactyls: results of simultaneous analyses of molecular, morphological, and stratigraphic data JH Geisler, MD Uhen Journal of Mammalian Evolution 12, 145-160, 2005 | 105 | 2005 |
| The origin of high-frequency hearing in whales M Churchill, M Martinez-Caceres, C de Muizon, J Mnieckowski, ... Current Biology 26 (16), 2144-2149, 2016 | 98 | 2016 |
| Hippopotamus and whale phylogeny JH Geisler, JM Theodor Nature 458 (7236), E1-E4, 2009 | 93 | 2009 |
| New morphological evidence for the phylogeny of Artiodactyla, Cetacea, and Mesonychidae JH Geisler American Museum Novitates 2001 (3344), 1-53, 2001 | 86 | 2001 |
| A new protocetid whale (Cetacea: Archaeoceti) from the late middle Eocene of South Carolina JH Geisler, AE Sanders, ZX Luo American Museum Novitates 2005 (3480), 1-68, 2005 | 85 | 2005 |
| Phylogenetic relationships of cetaceans to terrestrial artiodactyls JH Geisler, JM Theodor, MD Uhen, SE Foss The evolution of artiodactyls, 19-31, 2007 | 77 | 2007 |
| The origin of filter feeding in whales JH Geisler, RW Boessenecker, M Brown, BL Beatty Current Biology 27 (13), 2036-2042. e2, 2017 | 76 | 2017 |
| Eocene–Oligocene transition in Central Asia and its effects on mammalian evolution BP Kraatz, JH Geisler Geology 38 (2), 111-114, 2010 | 73 | 2010 |
