Jenkins, X. A., V. Buffa, C. J. Marchant, D. P. Ford, C. Browning, V. Fernandez, K. Dollman, J. Botha, J. N. Choiniere, R. B. J. Benson & B. R. Peecook. 2026. The origin of the tympanic fossa in reptiles revealed by a late Permian neodiapsid. Palaeontology 69(1):e70041. Link
Buffa, V., X. A. Jenkins, and J. Benoit. 2025. Galesphyrus capensis from the Permian of South Africa and the origin of Neodiapsida. Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 23:2563582. Link
Buffa, V., J. Gônet, T. van de Kamp, M. Zuber, M. Girondot, E. Frey, J.-S. Steyer, & M. Laurin. 2025. Morphology and osteo-histology of the weigeltisaurid wing: Implications for aerial locomotion in the world's first gliding reptiles. Journal of Anatomy 00:1-30. Link
Aish, A., C. Broeckhoven, V. Buffa, T. Challands, A. Du Plessis, T. Fletcher, E. Frey, R. Garrouste, A. Houssaye, G. Lecointre, V. Perricone, L.-M. Petit, V. Shyam, T. Speck, and M. Habib. 2025. Palaeo-bioinspiration draws on the fossil record to advance innovation. Communications Biology 8:706. Link
Buffa, V., N.-E. Jalil, J. Falconnet, & P. Vincent. 2025. The neodiapsid Thadeosaurus colcanapi from the late Permian of Madagascar. Papers in Palaeontology 11:e70008. Link
Buffa, V. & M. Laurin. 2024. Paleozoic origin of major reptile groups; 10 pp in U. Joger (ed.), Handbook of Zoology, Reptilia (Volume 1). De Gruyter, Berlin. Link
Benoit, J., S. Jirah, E. S. Lund, T. Lafferty, V. Buffa, & L. A. Norton. 2024. Re-assessing the age of the type locality of Nythosaurus larvatus (Therapsida, Cynodontia) and implications on the evolutionary dynamics of Early Triassic cynodonts. Proceedings of the Geologists' Association 135(5): 589-595. Link
Buffa, V., E. Frey, J.-S. Steyer & M. Laurin. 2024. 'Birds' of two feathers: on the paraphyly of bird-headed reptiles (Diapsida: 'Avicephala'). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 202:zlae050. Link
Buffa, V., W. Salaün & P. Cinnella. 2024. Influence of posture during gliding flight in the flying lizard Draco volans. Bioinspiration & Biomimetics 19:026008. Link
Bastiaans, D., V. Buffa, & T. Scheyer. 2023. To glide or to swim? A reinvestigation of the enigmatic Wapitisaurus problematicus (Reptilia) from the Early Triassic of British Columbia, Canada. Royal Society Open Science 10(11):231171. Link
Buffa, V., E. Frey, J.-S. Steyer & M. Laurin. 2022. The postcranial skeleton of the gliding reptile Coelurosauravus elivensis Piveteau, 1926 (Diapsida, Weigeltisauridae) from the late Permian of Madagascar. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 42(1):e2108713. Link
Buffa, V., E. Frey, J.-S. Steyer & M. Laurin. 2021. A new cranial reconstruction of Coelurosauravus elivensis Piveteau, 1926 (Diapsida, Weigeltisauridae) and its implications on the paleoecology of the first gliding vertebrates. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 41(2):e1930020. Link
Buffa, V., N.-E. Jalil & J.-S. Steyer. 2019. Redescription of Arganasaurus (Metoposaurus) azerouali (Dutuit) comb. nov. from the Late Triassic of the Argana Basin (Morocco), and the first phylogenetic analysis of the Metoposauridae (Amphibia, Temnospondyli). Papers in Paleontology 5(4): 699-717. Link
Outreach Publications
Buffa, V., L. Bento Da Costa, J. Goedert, J. Gônet, G. Houée, T. Laville & K. Le Verger. 2022. " Maman, plus tard, je serai paléontologue ! "; pp. 38-39 in S. Charbonnier, & P. de Wever (eds.), Paléontologie d'Aujourd'hui. EDP Sciences, Paris. Link
Buffa, V., P. Cinnella, P., J.-S. Steyer & M. Laurin. 2020. Ça plane pour eux : étude par CFD du vol de reptiles planeurs actuels et préhistoriques. Lettre de l'Association Aéronautique et Astronautique de France, 43, 36-39. Link
Scientific communications
Buffa, V., J. Kibii, S. Ngui, & J. Benoit. 2025. A newly discovered fossil reptile fauna with preserved skin impressions from the Permo-Triassic Maji ya Chumvi Formation, southeastern Kenya. 85th Ann. Meet. of the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology, Birmingham (UK), 12-15 Nov. 2025.
Jenkins, X. A., V. Buffa, C. J. Marchant, D. Ford, C. Browning, V. Fernandez, K. Dollman, J. Choiniere, R. B. Benson, & B. R. Peecook. A new late Permian younginid bearing a tympanic fossa clarifies the cranial evolution of Neodiapsida. 85th Ann. Meet. of the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology, Birmingham (UK), 12-15 Nov. 2025.
Tolchard, F. B., K. N. Dollman, A. B. Heckert, V. Buffa, P. J. Hancox, J. Botha, & J. N. Choiniere. New insights into the Early Triassic archosauromorph radiation from a South African Laggerstätte site. 85th Ann. Meet. of the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology, Birmingham (UK), 12-15 Nov. 2025.
Pageau, E., P. Vincent, V. Buffa, S. Gerber, & N.-E. Jalil. 2025. Des squelettes dans les placards ? : Réexamen du néodiapside Claudiosaurus germaini Carroll, 1981, spécimens inédits et microtomographie à rayons X. Congrès de l'Association Paléontologique Française 2025, Lille (France), 5-8 May 2025.
Buffa, V., Frey, E., Steyer, J.-S. & Laurin, M. 2024. Late Triassic drepanosauromorphs and the paraphyly of bird-headed reptiles (Diapsida: 'Avicephala'). 68th Annual Meeting of the Palaeontological Association, Erlangen (Germany) 9-13 Dec. 2024.
Buffa, V., Kibii, J. & Benoit, J. 2024. New exceptional specimens of the neodiapsid Kenyasaurus with skin impressions from the Maji ya Chumvi Formation, Kenya. 22nd Conference of the Palaeontological Society of Southern Africa, Graaff-Reinet (South Africa), 8-13 Sept. 2024.
Buffa, V., X. A. Jenkins, & J. Benoit. 2024. A reassessment of Galesphyrus capensis from the Permian of South Africa and the evolution of the diapsid tarsus. 22nd Conference of the Palaeontological Society of Southern Africa, Graaff-Reinet (South Africa), 8-13 Sept. 2024. [Poster]
Benoit, J., Lund, E., Buffa, V., Lafferty, T., Jirah, S. & Norton, L. A. 2024. Nythosaurus larvatus (Cynodontia, Therapsida) is not from the Lystrosaurus declivis Assemblage Zone. 22nd Conference of the Palaeontological Society of Southern Africa, Graaff-Reinet (South Africa), 8-13 Sept. 2024.
Buffa, V. 2022. Permian Pilots: flying with the first gliding reptiles. Society of Vertebrate Paleontology Annual Meeting 2022, Toronto (Canada), 2-5 Nov. 2022.
Buffa, V., Steyer, J.-S. & Laurin, M. 2022. Quand les premiers reptiles arboricoles secouent le " buisson " phylogénétique des diapsides. Congrès de l'Association Paléontologique Française 2022, Montpellier (France), 30 May-4 June 2022.
Buffa, V., Van de Kamp, T., Zuber, M., Frey, E., Steyer, J.-S. & Laurin, M. 2021. Assessing the flight performances of the first gliding reptiles. 27ème Réunion des Sciences de la Terre, Lyon (France), 1-5 Nov. 2021.
Buffa, V., Jalil, N.-E., Falconnet, J. & Vincent, P. 2021. Un os dans mon scan ? : Réexamen du néodiapside Thadeosaurus colcanapi Carroll, 1981 et tomographie d'empreintes de squelettes. 27ème Réunion des Sciences de la Terre, Lyon (France), 1-5 Nov. 2021.
Buffa, V., Frey, E., Steyer, J.-S. & Laurin, M. 2021. Être dans le vent au Permien : rôle de la collerette chez les premiers reptiles planeurs (Diapsida, Weigeltisauridae). Congrès de l'Association Paléontologique Française 2021, Troyes (France), 30 août-3 Sept. 2021.
Buffa, V., Van de Kamp, T., Zuber, M., Frey, E., Steyer, J.-S. & Laurin, M. 2021. Fancy frills and mighty bites: frill function in the Late Permian Weigeltisauridae (Diapsida). 18th Conference of the European Association of Vertebrate Paleontologists, Online, 5-9 July 2021. [Poster]
Salaün, W., Buffa, V., & Cinnella, P. 2021. Draco volans, un reptile planeur dans le viseur des aérodynamiciens. Congrès des Jeunes Chercheur.e.s du Muséum, Paris (France), 6-7 May 2021.
Buffa, V., Van de Kamp, T., Zuber, M., Frey, E., Steyer, J.-S. & Laurin, M. 2021. Big-headed fossils: cranial reconstruction and frill function in Permian weigeltisaurid reptiles (Diapsida, Weigeltisauridae). Congrès des Jeunes Chercheur.e.s du Muséum, Paris (France), 6-7 May 2021.
Buffa, V., Jalil, N.-E. & Steyer, J.-S. 2019. Redescription of "Metoposaurus" azerouali from the late Triassic of the Argana Basin (Morocco), phylogeny and evolution of the Metoposauridae (Amphibia, Temnospondyli). 6th Young Natural History Scientists' Meeting, Paris (France), 12-16 Mar. 2019.
Buffa, V., Jalil, N.-E. & Steyer, J.-S. 2019. A revision of the Late Triassic Metoposaurus azerouali from the Argana Basin (Morocco) and a preliminary phylogenetic analysis of the Metoposauridae (Amphibia, Temnospondyli). Deuxième Congrès International sur le Permien et la Trias, Casablanca (Maroc), 25-27 Avr. 2018.
Buffa, V., Jalil, N.-E. & Steyer, J.-S. 2018. A revision of the Late Triassic Metoposaurus azerouali from the Argana Basin (Morocco) and a preliminary phylogenetic analysis of the Metoposauridae (Amphibia, Temnospondyli). 5th International Paleontological Congress, Paris (France), 9-13 July 2018. [Poster]