PhD Student
Northern Illinois University
Northern Illinois University
I live in Nevada and currently do research both in the field and at La Brea Tar Pit.
Conference Presentations
Virginia L. Naples and Misty Haji-Sheikh 2022 Smilodon fatalis: The Prowling Predator Pursuing Prey Society of Vertebrate Paleontology November 2-5 2022 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Haji-Sheikh, Misty, Virginia L. Naples, Haji-Sheikh, Michael 2022 An Enterprise in 3-D Printed Smilodon fatalis Mandible Reconstruction: Experimentation Where No Fossil or Cast Has Gone Before American Association of Anatomists (a member associate of Experimental Biology) April 1-5 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Haji-Sheikh, Misty and Naples, V.L. 2021 A Better Bite: The Third Dimension in Smilodon fatalis Mandible Reconstruction. Society for Vertebrate Paleontology November 1-5 Virtual Conference
Naples, V. L. and Haji-Sheikh, Misty 2021 Barbourofelis fricki – the head bone is connected to the neck bone, or how to rebuild a unique sabertooth cat. Society for Vertebrate Paleontology November 1-5 Virtual Conference
Haji-Sheikh, Misty, and Naples, V.L. 2021 Smilodon fatalis bite mechanisms: New functional considerations in jaw and articular disk reconstruction. American Association of Anatomists, April 27-30, Virtual conference
Haji-Sheikh, Misty, and Naples, V.L. 2021 Restoration of the articular disk and canine tooth aveolus repositioning increases the accuracy of bite mechanics analyses in Smilodon fatalis. . Association of Methods and Materials in Paleontology. April 13-17, Virtual conference
Naples, V. L., and Haji-Sheikh, Misty. 2020. *Looking the river horse in the mouth: dental formula cleaning in the hippopotami. American Association of Anatomists, April 4-7, San Diego, California.
*This poster was scheduled to be presented at the face-to-face welcoming reception for the American Association of Anatomists in addition to being presented during the regular poster session.
Naples, V. L and Haji-Sheikh, Misty, 2020, A Study of the Sinuous Crouch of Smilodon fatalis I, WAVP Las Vegas, Nevada
