17 Jul 2026Open access
The maxillary canal in Cynognathus and Diademodon (Cynodontia, Cynognathia)Publisher siteDie Naturwissenschaften, Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology
Active, last published 2026
In paleontology and evolutionary biology
Valentin
Buffa
Scholar“Research focused on Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology and adjacent fields.”
University of the Witwatersrand
South Africa6
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01 · About the work
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alentin Buffa is a researcher working on Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology. A fuller summary will appear once they update their profile.
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Valentin's work has been cited 95 times across 2 active years. Bars show publications per year; the line shows cumulative citation totals across publications first appearing in each year.
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Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology×31Evolution and Paleontology Studies×19Ichthyology and Marine Biology×12Amphibian and Reptile Biology×8Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils×6
04 · Where I am
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Affiliation on published researchUniversity of the Witwatersrand, South AfricaDrawn from the institution listed on this researcher’s published work.
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05 · Selected work
Recent publications
5 works28 May 2026
Turtles finally have a place in the tree of life: X-ray study of South African fossils was a deciderPublisher site1 Sept 2024Open access
Re-assessing the age of the type locality of Nythosaurus larvatus (Therapsida, Cynodontia) and implications on the evolutionary dynamics of cynodontsPublisher siteProceedings of the Geologists Association, Evolution and Paleontology Studies
11 May 2024Open access15cites
‘Birds’ of two feathers: <i>Avicranium renestoi</i> and the paraphyly of bird-headed reptiles (Diapsida: ‘Avicephala’)Publisher siteZoological Journal of the Linnean Society, Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology
11 Jan 2024Open access1cites
Influence of posture during gliding flight in the flying lizard Draco volansPublisher siteBioinspiration & Biomimetics, Biomimetic flight and propulsion mechanisms
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