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E&H Professor of Biology Chris Fielitz Investigates the Mystery of The Prehistoric Eel

by Beth Funkhouser
Dr. Chris Fielitz, Professor of Biology at Emory & Henry College, has refuted a previous 1981 study on a fossil eel from late Cretaceous rocks of western Kansas, finding it to be related, instead, to a different group of fossil eels.

“My research opens up more questions, of course,” Fielitz says of his spring 2022 sabbatical research on the only two fossil eels in North America. The earlier study misnamed and left out some of the bones, so Fielitiz’s work builds upon that earlier study to better tell the eel’s story.

“Unlike today where scientists use DNA to determine the relationships of living fish species, fish paleontologists must rely on similarities of bones,” he says of his work at the University of Kansas Natural History Museum where he analyzed the eel’s tiny skeleton—“about the size of your fingernail”—under a microscope.

Fielitiz says he approaches his work like a detective, looking for meaningful connections between the things he finds–using the rigorous process of phylogenetics to figure out relationships.

“The clues are sometimes right there,” he says, “but, sometimes, they are very difficult to understand. In my sabbatical project, the original authors misidentified some bones, so I asked: Why did that happen? What were they thinking? What were they comparing things to?”

Fielitz, a scientific illustrator, draws sketches of the tiny eel skeletons he studies with a spe... Fielitz, a scientific illustrator, draws sketches of the tiny eel skeletons he studies with a special microscope. “My mother was an art teacher,” he says, noting he has taken professional drawing classes to improve his research.A skilled scientific illustrator, Fielitz says he is very visually oriented. “There is an interesting aesthetic about the bones and how they fit together, as well as the variation of the shapes from species to species,” he says.

While Fielitz studies the fossils, he shoots lots of photos and makes notes about every bone and its placement. Additionally, he sketches each skeleton utilizing a drawing tube attached to the microscope–a camera lucida–that projects images through a prism and allows him to make tracings of the tiny skeletons.

After 22 years at E&H, Fielitz, who specializes in evolutionary biology and comparative anatomy, trains his students to be detectives, too, using small groups and case studies in his courses. He gives each group a scenario, and the students must work together to solve an issue. “The students work to find the story behind the problem, and then they explain what the story tells us,” Fielitz says.

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Dr. Chris Fielitz says he could sit at his microscope all day and zone the rest of the world out, looking at bones.
Dr. Chris Fielitz says he could sit at his microscope all day “and zone the rest of the world out, looking at bones.”

“There is an interesting aesthetic about the bones and how they fit together, as well as the variation of the shapes from species to species.”

Dr. Christoper Fielitz

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  • <div class="lw_news_image"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/416-emory-henry-only-undergraduate-college-in"><picture class="lw_image"> <source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2133/4212_Campus-Photos-7-11-17_062.rev.1528385508.webp 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2133/4212_Campus-Photos-7-11-17_062.rev.1528385508.webp 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2133/4212_Campus-Photos-7-11-17_062.rev.1528385508.webp 3x"/> <source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2133/4212_Campus-Photos-7-11-17_062.rev.1528385508.jpg 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2133/4212_Campus-Photos-7-11-17_062.rev.1528385508.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2133/4212_Campus-Photos-7-11-17_062.rev.1528385508.jpg 3x"/> <img src="/live/image/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2133/4212_Campus-Photos-7-11-17_062.rev.1528385508.jpg" alt="Students sit on the front porch of the Inclusion & Dialogue Center." width="345" height="225" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2133/4212_Campus-Photos-7-11-17_062.rev.1528385508.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2133/4212_Campus-Photos-7-11-17_062.rev.1528385508.jpg 3x" data-max-w="3200" data-max-h="2133" loading="lazy"/> </picture> </a></span></div><div class="lw_widget_text"><h4 class="lw_news_headline"><a href="/live/news/416-emory-henry-only-undergraduate-college-in">Emory & Henry Only Undergraduate College in Virginia to be Named Best Value School</a></h4><div class="lw_news_summary"><p> Emory & Henry College is the only undergraduate college in Virginia to be named a Best Value School Award by one of the top online resources for students to find colleges that provide a valuable education.</p><a href="/live/news/416-emory-henry-only-undergraduate-college-in" class="link-with-arrow gold">Keep reading</a></div></div>
  • <div class="lw_news_image"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/911-emory-henry-college-championed-as-a-college-of"><picture class="lw_image"> <source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/537,0,2668,2133/6639_Colleges-of-Distinction-19-20.rev.1564409309.webp 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/537,0,2668,2133/6639_Colleges-of-Distinction-19-20.rev.1564409309.webp 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/537,0,2668,2133/6639_Colleges-of-Distinction-19-20.rev.1564409309.webp 3x"/> <source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/537,0,2668,2133/6639_Colleges-of-Distinction-19-20.rev.1564409309.jpg 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/537,0,2668,2133/6639_Colleges-of-Distinction-19-20.rev.1564409309.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/537,0,2668,2133/6639_Colleges-of-Distinction-19-20.rev.1564409309.jpg 3x"/> <img src="/live/image/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/537,0,2668,2133/6639_Colleges-of-Distinction-19-20.rev.1564409309.jpg" alt="Emory & Henry College Championed as a College of Distinction" width="345" height="225" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/537,0,2668,2133/6639_Colleges-of-Distinction-19-20.rev.1564409309.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/537,0,2668,2133/6639_Colleges-of-Distinction-19-20.rev.1564409309.jpg 3x" data-max-w="2131" data-max-h="2133" loading="lazy"/> </picture> </a></span></div><div class="lw_widget_text"><h4 class="lw_news_headline"><a href="/live/news/911-emory-henry-college-championed-as-a-college-of">Emory & Henry College Championed as a College of Distinction</a></h4><div class="lw_news_summary"> National college resource favors undergraduate engagement over brand-name prestige. Emory & Henry College has received national recognition for the integrity of its truly individualized and engaging education. <a href="/live/news/911-emory-henry-college-championed-as-a-college-of" class="link-with-arrow gold">Keep reading</a></div></div>
  • <div class="lw_news_image"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/1337-transfer-transform-abigail-hathorn"><picture class="lw_image"> <source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,49,2320,2371/8422_IMG_6163.rev.1597088186.webp 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,49,2320,2371/8422_IMG_6163.rev.1597088186.webp 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,49,2320,2371/8422_IMG_6163.rev.1597088186.webp 3x"/> <source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,49,2320,2371/8422_IMG_6163.rev.1597088186.jpg 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,49,2320,2371/8422_IMG_6163.rev.1597088186.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,49,2320,2371/8422_IMG_6163.rev.1597088186.jpg 3x"/> <img src="/live/image/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,49,2320,2371/8422_IMG_6163.rev.1597088186.jpg" alt="Abigail Hathorn" width="345" height="225" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,49,2320,2371/8422_IMG_6163.rev.1597088186.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,49,2320,2371/8422_IMG_6163.rev.1597088186.jpg 3x" data-max-w="2320" data-max-h="2322" loading="lazy"/> </picture> </a></span></div><div class="lw_widget_text"><h4 class="lw_news_headline"><a href="/live/news/1337-transfer-transform-abigail-hathorn">Transfer & Transform: Abigail Hathorn</a></h4><div class="lw_news_summary"> Abigail Hathorn (E&H ’18) transferred to Emory & Henry from Northeast State Community College to pursue a degree in Mass Communications. <a href="/live/news/1337-transfer-transform-abigail-hathorn" class="link-with-arrow gold">Keep reading</a></div></div>
  • <div class="lw_news_image"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/455-make-emory-henry-college-a-stop-during"><picture class="lw_image"> <source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,600,400/4296_4169_Virginia-Private-College-Week-2017.rev.1530816616.webp 1x"/> <source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,600,400/4296_4169_Virginia-Private-College-Week-2017.rev.1530816616.jpg 1x"/> <img src="/live/image/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,600,400/4296_4169_Virginia-Private-College-Week-2017.rev.1530816616.jpg" alt="Virginia Private College Week is July 23-28." width="345" height="225" data-max-w="600" data-max-h="400" loading="lazy"/> </picture> </a></span></div><div class="lw_widget_text"><h4 class="lw_news_headline"><a href="/live/news/455-make-emory-henry-college-a-stop-during">Make Emory & Henry College a Stop During Virginia Private College Week</a></h4><div class="lw_news_summary"><p> The 2019 Virginia Private College Week will be held July 22-27 at 24 outstanding Virginia private colleges and universities. </p><a href="/live/news/455-make-emory-henry-college-a-stop-during" class="link-with-arrow gold">Keep reading</a></div></div>
  • <div class="lw_news_image"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/822-happy-alumni-come-from-emory-henry-college"><picture class="lw_image"> <source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,960,720/6356_EH.rev.1557253353.webp 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,960,720/6356_EH.rev.1557253353.webp 2x"/> <source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,960,720/6356_EH.rev.1557253353.jpg 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,960,720/6356_EH.rev.1557253353.jpg 2x"/> <img src="/live/image/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,960,720/6356_EH.rev.1557253353.jpg" alt="The campus' Historic Registration Plaque" width="345" height="225" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,960,720/6356_EH.rev.1557253353.jpg 2x" data-max-w="960" data-max-h="720" loading="lazy"/> </picture> </a></span></div><div class="lw_widget_text"><h4 class="lw_news_headline"><a href="/live/news/822-happy-alumni-come-from-emory-henry-college">Happy Alumni Come From Emory & Henry College</a></h4><div class="lw_news_summary"> Emory & Henry has been placed on Forbes magazine’s Top 200 schools with Grateful Grads. <a href="/live/news/822-happy-alumni-come-from-emory-henry-college" class="link-with-arrow gold">Keep reading</a></div></div>
  • <div class="lw_news_image"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/1306-transfer-transform-the-allison-twins"><picture class="lw_image"> <source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,902,1792/8314_IMG_8517.rev.1592924291.webp 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,902,1792/8314_IMG_8517.rev.1592924291.webp 2x"/> <source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,902,1792/8314_IMG_8517.rev.1592924291.jpg 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,902,1792/8314_IMG_8517.rev.1592924291.jpg 2x"/> <img src="/live/image/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,902,1792/8314_IMG_8517.rev.1592924291.jpg" alt="Hannah and Emma Allison" width="345" height="225" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,902,1792/8314_IMG_8517.rev.1592924291.jpg 2x" data-max-w="902" data-max-h="1792" loading="lazy"/> </picture> </a></span></div><div class="lw_widget_text"><h4 class="lw_news_headline"><a href="/live/news/1306-transfer-transform-the-allison-twins">Transfer & Transform: The Allison twins</a></h4><div class="lw_news_summary"> Hannah and Emma Allison will be transferring from Virginia Highlands Community College to Emory & Henry this fall. <a href="/live/news/1306-transfer-transform-the-allison-twins" class="link-with-arrow gold">Keep reading</a></div></div>