General research interests- Evolutionary morphology and palaeobiology of vertebrates
- Development of soft and hard tissues of vertebrates (focus "integument")
- Microanatomy and microstructural analysis of bone
- Interaction of functional, phylogenetic, and structural aspects in vertebrates
- (Palaeo-)Ecology of fossil and extant vertebrates
- Evolution and development in armor-bearing vertebrate groups (e.g. thyreophoran dinosaurs, turtles, crocodiles, placodont reptiles)
Link to lab homepageLink Link to palaeohistology section on developmental-palaeontology homepageLink Field workSchesaplana 2008 Link Venezuela 2011 Link |
Current projects- Anatomy and palaeoecology of the Late Triassic dinosaurs and associated fauna
Learn more... - Bone histology of Mesozoic marine reptiles
Learn more... - Bone microanatomy and microstructure of extinct reptiles (incl. archosauromorphs, lepidosauromorphs and turtles)
Learn more... - Fossils from Aldabra Atoll
Learn more... - Modular and integrative skull and neck biomechanics of extinct marine reptiles with focus on non-plesiosaurian Sauropterygia
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Post-doctoral fellows |
Earlier post-doctoral fellows- Dr. Georgios Georgalis
- Dr. Eva Charlotte Herbst
- Dr. Nicole Klein
- Dr. Christian Kolb WWW
- Dr. James Neenan WWW
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PhD students |
Earlier PhD students- Dr. Dylan Bastiaans
- Dr. Ashley Latimer
- BSc Wenbin Lin
- Dr. James Neenan WWW
- Dr. Stephan Spiekman
- MSc Wei Wang
- Dr. Marion Zahner
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MSc students |
Earlier MSc students- MSc Patrizia Bregant
- BSc Sina Francine Joelle Dupuis
- BSc Iris Ehrbar
- MSc Melanie Vanessa Geier
- MSc Vivien Jaquier
- MSc Katrin Kirwald
- Dr. Feiko Miedema
- MSc Yohan Pochat
- MSc Olivier Strauss
- MSc Alexandre Torchet
- MSc Marta Susana Torres Ladeira
- MSc Chiara Zanatta
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