PhD Student
Northern Illinois University
Northern Illinois University
Mount Charleston, Nevada, United States
I live in Nevada and currently do research both in the field and at La Brea Tar Pit.
Conference Presentations
Haji-Sheikh, Misty, and Naples, V.L. 2024, Was Smilodon fatalis a gang member? Solitary ambush or social pursuit predator. Society of Vertebrate Paleontology, Minneapolis, Minnesota, October 30- November 2, 2024.
Naples, Virginia L., Haji-Sheikh, Misty 2024. Hippo Premolars…too many or too few. American Society of Mammalogists, Boulder Colorado, June 11-17, 2024.
Haji-Sheikh, Misty, Virginia L. Naples 2024. Pit Wear Permeation Phenomenon: a study of unique damage in asphalt seeps. American Association of Anatomists, Toronto, Canada, March 22-25, 2024.
Haji-Sheikh, Misty, Haji-Sheikh, Michael, J., Naples, Virginia L. 2023. Abrasion is the pits: a study of unique damage at Rancho La Brea, Society of Vertebrate Paleontology, Cincinnati, Ohio, October 18-22, 2023.
Naples, Virginia L., Haji-Sheikh, Misty 2023. Extant large cats versus Smilodon fatalis: A gape gap. American Society of Mammalogists, Anchorage, Alaska July 14-20, 2023.
Naples, Virginia L., Haji-Sheikh, Misty 2023. Extant large cats versus Smilodon fatalis: A gape gap. International Mammalogical Congress, Anchorage, Alaska, July 14-20, 2023.
Haji-Sheikh Misty, Haji-Sheikh, Michael, Naples Virginia L. 2023. The tale of two skulls: a cat chronicle. American Association of Anatomists, Anatomy Connected, Washington, DC. March 24-26, 2023.
Boston, Bernard M., Haji-Sheikh, Michael, Naples, Virginia L., Haji-Sheikh, Misty 2023 Smilodon fatalis takes a step forward: a working forelimb. American Association of Anatomists, Anatomy Connected, Washington DC March 24-26, 2023.
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
Professional Publication
Haji-Sheikh, Misty and Naples, V. L 2019. The Misty Method: A new technique to improve and increase the efficiency of airscribes in matrix removal. The Journal of Paleontological Sciences JPS.C.2019.02.
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Face to Face: Insights on the New Homotherium Cub Mummy and Smilodon Fatalis
Monday, March 31, 2025
4:30 PM - 4:45 PM US PDT