User:Bonita De Klerk

Graduated 19 April 2005, Bachelor of Science Degree in Geology,

         University of the Witwatersrand

Graduated 6 April 2006, BSc Honours Degree in Geology and Palaeontology, University of the Witwatersrand Project title: The Development of a Peat Mound: A case study of the Wonderkrater peat mound, NaboomSpruit, South Africa.

Honours topics completed: - Karoo Biostratigraphy. - Taphonomy. - Primate evolution. - Comparative hominid osteology. - Palynology. - Geohydrology. - Sedimentary Basin Analysis. - Plate Tectonics

MSc Degree in Palaeontology, University of the Witwatersrand.

Graduated 27 June 2007, with Distinction. Project title: An Osteological documentation of hybrid wildebeest and its bearing on black wildebeest evolution.

I am currently a Ph. D Candidate 2007, University of the Witwatersrand.

SIZE VARIATION AND BODY PROPORTIONS IN AN ISOLATED HOLOCENE-AGED POPULATION OF HOMINIDS FROM PALAU, MICRONESIA AND ITS IMPACT ON OUR UNDERSTANDING OF VARIATION IN EXTINCT HOMINIDS.

Conference Presentations -“Evolution in Action: An Osteological Documentation of Hybrid Wildebeest and its bearing on black wildebeest evolution.” PSSA Conference, Grahamstown, 9 September 2006. Others Presentations: “Human Evolution and the significance of the Cradle of mankind”, University of Virginia Summer Abroad program, June 2006. “Human Evolution”, Guest speaker Sandton Bird Society, July 2006. “Research Expedition to Ucheliungs Cave, Palau (Belau) “. Geotalk, University of the Witwatersrand. August 2006. “Unshaven Legs: Evolution of Bipedalism and changes that have occurred in the legs”, Maropeng, Woman’s Day Lectures, 19 August 2006. “Human evolution”, Guest speaker for Nedbank Corporate, May 2007.

Field work Experience 2005, Wonderkrater Peat mound in NaboomSpruit, Collection of auger samples for my Honours project.

June 2005, June 2006, August 2007, Wonderkrater Peat mound in NaboomSpruit, Archaeological dig for a total of 4 weeks with Dr Lucinda Backwell .

June 2006. Ucheliungs Cave, Palau, Micronesia. I accompanied Dr L. Berger (Wits University) Dr S. Churchill (Duke University) Dr R. Quinn (Rutgers University), on a National geographic expedition.

February 2007: Omedokal Cave. Palau, Micronesia I accompanied Dr L. Berger (Wits University) Dr S. Churchill (Duke University)