Main research: Origin, evolution, paleobiogeography and paleobiology of the South American and Antarctic native ungulates (SAANU), as well as their biostratigraphic and biochronological importance. The taxonomic groups included in these studies are the orders Notoungulata, Litopterna, Astrapotheria, Pyrotheria, Xenungulata and the "Condylarthra" of the families Diodolodontidae and Kollpaniinae.
Education: Lic. in Biology with orientation in Paleontology (2001) Faculty of Natural Sciences and Museum, National University of La Plata. Post-Title of Teacher Training (2002) (Res. No. 6485/00) (DIEGEP No. 3826). PhD. (2006) Faculty of Natural Sciences and Museum, National University of La Plata.
Work performance: Member of the Research career of CONICET. Assistant Researcher (2008), Adjunct Researcher (2011), Independent Researcher (2016), Principal Investigator (2022). Associate Professor of Fundamentals of Paleontology and Vertebrate Paleontology, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Museum, National University of La Plata (2018).
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Adama Group: Impact evaluation, rescue and salvage of archaeological and paleontological sites. Interdisciplinary team of professionals trained and experienced in the development of impact evaluation projects, management and rescue of archaeological and paleontological sites.
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HIGHLIGHTS
Special Issue APS 2024, vol. 35 (1): Past and present climatic change in Antarctica: geological proxies and biological processes
Editors: Carolina Acosta Hospitaleche, Javier N. Gelfo, Marcelo Reguero, Adolfina Savoretti, Li Liao.
Gelfo, J. N. 2024. Contributions to the knowledge of Antarctodon sobrali (Mammalia: Astrapotheria) from the Eocene of Antarctica. Advances in Polar Science 35(1): 48-62 PDF
Dozo, M. T., Paulina-Carabajal, A., Macrini, T. E., & Walsh, S. (Eds.). (2022). Paleoneurology of Amniotes: New Directions in the Study of Fossil Endocasts. Springer Nature.
Chapter 20. Endocranial Morphology and Paleoneurology in Notoungulates: Braincast, Auditory Region and Adjacent Intracranial Spaces Gastón Martínez, Thomas E. Macrini, María Teresa Dozo, Bárbara Vera, Javier N. Gelfo Pages 761-807. PDF
Chapter 21. Paleoneurology of Litopterna: Digital and Natural Endocranial Casts of Macraucheniidae María Teresa Dozo, Gastón Martínez, Javier N. Gelfo Pages 809-836. PDF
Special Issue APS: Geology and paleontology of the James Ross Basin, Antarctic Peninsula
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Editors: Carolina Acosta Hospitaleche (CONICET-MLP), Alistair Crame (BAS) y Javier N. Gelfo (CONICET-MLP)
Croft, D. A., Gelfo, J. N., & López, G. M. (2020). Splendid Innovation: The Extinct South American Native Ungulates. Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences, 48.