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Institution
Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn
Bonner Institut für Organismische Biologie (BIOB)
Abteilung V: Paläontologie
Address
Nußallee 8
53115 Bonn
Deutschland
GERiT
This institution in GERiT
53115 Bonn
Projects
Heisenberg Fellowships
Completed projects
Analysis of the evidence for insect herbivory as key to terrestrial ecosystem evolution during the Cenozoic
(Applicant
Wappler, Torsten
)
Paläontologie
(Applicant
Martin, Thomas
)
Publication Grants
Completed projects
Guimarota - a Jurassic ecosystem
(Applicant
Martin, Thomas
)
The Microstructure of Reptilian Tooth Enamel: Terminology, Function and Rhylogeny
(Applicant
Sander, Martin
)
Research Grants
Current projects
Dental function and dietary adaptations of hyracoid mammals
(Applicant
Martin, Thomas
)
Diversity, paleobiology and evolutionary history of sea urchins in the Paleozoic
(Applicant
Rust, Jes
)
Identifying patterns and drivers of the tropical biodiversity and biogeography across the Pacific Ocean: Ostracoda as a model system
(Applicant
Tian, Ph.D., Skye Yunshu
)
Nose dive upside down: A new look at the ichthyosaur taphonomy and implications for paleobiology
(Applicant
Wings, Oliver
)
Palaeobiology, Palaeoecology and Systematics of the Crinoids in the Lower Devonian Hunsrück Slate, Germany
(Applicant
Rust, Jes
)
Pleistocene Ecosystems of French Guiana: Benthic Foraminifera as Key Indicators
(Applicant
Langer, Martin
)
The enigmatic Omphalosaurus: the key to the early evolution of ichthyosaurs in the Triassic?
(Applicant
Fröbisch, Nadia Belinda
)
Completed projects
A hidden treasure: Ecological implications from benthic foraminiferal propagule banks in coastal environments of Corfu (Ionian Sea)
(Applicant
Weinmann, Ph.D., Anna
)
Anatomy and relationships of the basal sauropodomorph dinosaur Plateosaurus from the Norian of Frick, Jura Mountains, Switzerland
(Applicant
Sander, Martin
)
A View from the Other Side of the World: Middle Triassic Ichthyosaurs of Nevada and Their Implications for the Initial Phase of the Mesozoic Marine Revolution in the Eastern Pacific Realm
(Applicant
Sander, Martin
)
Biogeographische Schlüsselregionen: Faunenprovinzen benthischer Foraminiferen im südlichen Afrika
(Applicant
Langer, Martin
)
Biological, preservational and evolutionary aspects of macro- and meiofaunal biota of the Yangtze Platform at the Precambrian-Cambrian transition
(Applicant
Waloßek, Dieter
)
Chewing function and feeding adaptations in early Palaeogene mammals with quadritubercular molars
(Applicant
Martin, Thomas
)
Chewing function and feeding adaptations in triconodont mammals
(Applicant
Martin, Thomas
)
Chewing function and jaw articulation in fossil and extant shrews
(Applicant
Martin, Thomas
)
Colossus of the sea: gigantism in Mosasauroidea (Reptilia: Squamata)
(Applicant
Jimenez-Huidobro, Ph.D., Paulina
)
Comparative anatomical and phylogenetic analysis of postcranial tetrapod remains from the lake Jurassic Guimarota locality (Portugal)
(Applicant
Martin, Thomas
)
Comparative bone histology of the turtle shell (carapace and plastron): Implications for turtle systematics, functional morphology, and turtle origins
(Applicant
Sander, Martin
)
Cortical bone remodeling and Haversian bone in amniotes: a deep-time and comparative perspective
(Applicant
Sander, Martin
)
Die Insekten aus dem Mitteleozän der Grube Messel als Indikatoren für klimatisch und ökologisch gesteuerte Veränderungen der Artenvielfalt im Tertiär
(Applicant
Rust, Jes
)
Die postglaziale Wiederbesiedlung Mitteleuropas: Ökologische und stratigraphische Differenzierung der Säugetierfauna
(Applicant
von Koenigswald, Wighart
)
Discriminating terrestrial, semiaquatic and fully aquatic life styles: The unresolved question of Triassic marine archosauromorphs.
(Applicant
Klein, Nicole
)
Diversität, Paläoökologie und Biogeographie von Wasserinsekten (Chironomiden und Trichopteren) des Dominikanischen Bernsteins
(Applicant
Rust, Jes
)
Ecomorphology of the postcranial skeleton of the rhinocerotids from the Miocene Fossillagerstätte Sandelzhausen
(Applicant
Schellhorn, Rico
)
Evolution and dispersal of Mammutidae (Proboscidea, Mammalia)
(Applicant
von Koenigswald, Wighart
)
Experimental silicification of wood
(Applicant
Ballhaus, Christian Gerhard
)
Exploration von Bernstein aus dem Eozän von Indien
(Applicant
Rust, Jes
)
Exploratory field work in the Lower and Middle Triassic of Svalbard — Diversity and Stratigraphy of Lower and Middle Triassic Ichthyosauria of Svalbard
(Applicant
Klein, Nicole
)
FP 04: Dynamic European Climate-Vegetation Impact and Interactions (DECVEG)
(Applicant
Litt, Thomas
)
High-resolution species biogeography of Larger Benthic Foraminifera from Raja Ampat (Indonesia) and the Indo-Pacific Ocean
(Applicant
Langer, Martin
)
High resolution X-Ray Micro-Computed Tomography (Micro-CT): a novel method for biometric quantifications in foraminifera
(Applicant
Langer, Martin
)
Inferring the Swimming Mode of Jurassic Plesiosaurs Using Muscle Reconstructions, Bone Histology, and Advanced Finite Element Methods
(Applicants
Sander, Martin
;
Witzel, Ulrich
)
Integrating fossil data, vegetation modelling and genetic analyses of modern tree populations to reconstruct the history of Larix in Europe
(Applicants
Liepelt, Sascha
;
Litt, Thomas
)
Komplexität, Struktur und Wandel terrestrischer Ökosysteme zur Zeit des eozänen Klimaoptimums am Beispiel von Pflanzen-Insekten Assoziationen aus Messel und Eckfeld
(Applicant
Rust, Jes
)
Landnutzung und holozäner Landschaftswandel in der westlichen Hocheifel
(Applicants
Dambeck, Rainer
;
Kühl, Norbert
)
Line Island Foraminifera – the ultimate stepping stone for the dispersal of species across the Pacific Ocean
(Applicant
Langer, Martin
)
Long bone histology of Lower Permian pelycosaurs, implications for the evolution of endothermy at the beginning of the mammal lineage
(Applicant
Sander, Martin
)
Marine reptiles from Nevada: Recovery of a Middle Triassic pregnant ichthyosaur and the first unequivocally Lower Triassic ichthyosaurs from North America
(Applicant
Sander, Martin
)
Mikro-CT Untersuchung von Weichkörpererhaltung und 3-D Rekonstruktionen von Fossilien aus paläozoischen Konservatlagerstätten
(Applicant
Rust, Jes
)
Modeling species richness and biogeographic patterns of Atlantic larger benthic foraminifera and a global perspective in terms of climate change
(Applicant
Förderer, Meena
)
Modellierung biogeographischer Arealveränderungen: Die Foraminiferenfauna des süd-östlichen Afrikas.
(Applicant
Langer, Martin
)
Ontogenetic variation of the Middle Triassic pseudosuchian Batrachotomus kupferzellensis: Implications for the palaeobiology of early archosaurs
(Applicant
Foth, Christian
)
Origin and early diversification of Plesiosauria and the influence of the end-Triassic extinction event: insights from the first unequivocal Triassic plesiosaurs
(Applicant
Sander, Martin
)
Palaeobiogeography and evolution of mammals and other terrestrial vertebrates from the Upper Jurassic and Lower Cretaceous of Central Europe
(Applicant
Martin, Thomas
)
Palaeobiology, palaeoecology and taphonomy of a fauna in the periphery of a Konservat-lagerstätte (Lower Devonian Hunsrück Slate, Germany)
(Applicant
Rust, Jes
)
Palynologische Untersuchungen an quartären Sedimenten des Oberrheingrabens: Stratigraphie, Paläoökologie und Palöoklimatologie
(Applicant
Litt, Thomas
)
Phylogenetische Rekonstruktion fossiler und rezenter Cerviden mit Hilfe morphologischer Skelettmerkmale im Vergleich zu molekulargenetischen Analysen
(Applicant
von Koenigswald, Wighart
)
Phylogenie und Paläobiogeographie von Säugetieren aus dem Mittleren Jura der Toutunhe Formation des Junggarbeckens (NW China)
(Applicant
Martin, Thomas
)
Phylogeny and Palaeobiogeography of mammals and other vertebrates from the Middle Jurassic of the Nazarovo Basin in Siberia
(Applicant
Martin, Thomas
)
Phylogeny and paleobiography of terrestrial vertebrates from the Lower and Middle Jurassic of Kirghizia (Central Asia)
(Applicant
Martin, Thomas
)
Phylogeny, palaeobiology, diversity, and evolutionary significance of Euarthropoda (excluding Trilobita) from the Lower Devonian Hunsrück Slate (Germany)
(Applicant
Rust, Jes
)
Polar vertebrates from the Early Cretaceous of Yakutia (Russia)
(Applicant
Martin, Thomas
)
Pollenanalytische Untersuchungen an mittelpleistozänen, interglazialen Sedimenten aus Bilshausen, Niedersachsen, und ihre klimatische Auswertung
(Applicant
Kühl, Norbert
)
Pollen- und makrorestanalytische Untersuchungen an holozänen Sedimenten des Dürren Maares, Eifel, und ihre klimatische Auswertung
(Applicant
Kühl, Norbert
)
Reconstructing fossil-rich East Asian amber forests using inclusions of seed plants
(Applicant
Sadowski, Eva-Maria
)
Revision of the basal sphenacodonts (Haptodontinae): systematic and evolutionary implications
(Applicants
Sander, Martin
;
Schneider, Jörg W.
)
Säugetiere und andere Wirbeltiere aus der oberkretazischen Mata Amarilla Formation von Patagonien (Argentinien)
(Applicant
Martin, Thomas
)
Schädeldifferenzierung bei Apatemyiden (Mammalia)
(Applicant
von Koenigswald, Wighart
)
Skelettdifferenzierung bei eozänen Pantolestiden
(Applicant
von Koenigswald, Wighart
)
Spatial reconstruction of the near-surface climate during the last underglacial (Eemian, 125-115 ka)
(Applicant
Hense, Andreas N.
)
Systematic, Palaeoecology, and Palaeobiogeography of Nematocera from the Early Eocene Indian amber
(Applicant
Rust, Jes
)
Systematics, phylogeny, taphonomy, and paleoecology of insects from the Middle Eocene Eckfeld Maar, Vulkaneifel
(Applicant
Lutz, Herbert
)
Taxonomy, phylogeny, palaeobiology, and taphonomy of the Pachypleurosauria (Reptilia: Sauropterygia) from the Lower Muschelkalk of Winterswijk, NL
(Applicant
Klein, Nicole
)
The marsupials from Messel: ecology and diversity as a clue to the palaeogeographic origin of European marsupials
(Applicant
von Koenigswald, Wighart
)
The ontogeny of the dwarf sauropod Europasaurus holgeri and the phylogeny of basal Macronaria (Saurischia, Sauropoda)
(Applicant
Sander, Martin
)
The Paoliidae (Insecta, Neoptera; Carboniferous) and their significance for the basal phylogeny of the Pterygota (Insecta) and the problem of the relationships between ''Palaeoptera'' and Neoptera. - Insecta: Neoptera: Paoliidae, Carboniferous, phylogeny
(Applicant
Brauckmann, Carsten
)
Research Units
Current projects
Coordination Funds
(Applicant
Gee, Carole T.
)
Destruction, decay, and preservation: Early fossilization of leaf compressions
(Applicants
Bierbaum, Gabriele
;
Gee, Carole T.
)
FOR 2685: The Limits of the Fossil Record: Analytical and Experimental Approaches to Fossilization
(Spokesperson
Gee, Carole T.
)
FOR 5438: Urban impacts on the Mongolian Plateau – Entanglements of Economy, City, and Environment
(Spokesperson
Bemmann, Jan
)
FOR 5581: The evolution of life histories in early tetrapods
(Spokesperson
Schoch, Rainer
)
Ontogeny, skeletochronology and life history traits in temnospondyls
(Applicant
Klein, Nicole
)
Palaeoecology and Palaeoclimatology of the Mongolian Plateau and their impact on urbanism
(Applicant
Litt, Thomas
)
Searching for biological pigments and structural color in fossil plants
(Applicants
Gee, Carole T.
;
Müller, Christa E.
)
Completed projects
Biology of the Sauropod Dinosaurs: The Evolution of Gigantism
(Applicant
Sander, Martin
)
Biology of the Sauropod Dinosaurs: The Evolution of Gigantism
(Applicant
Sander, Martin
)
Die Funktionsweise der Gebisse ursprünglicher Tribosphenida
(Applicant
Martin, Thomas
)
Evolutive Veränderung im Kauzyklus bei Artiodactyla und Perissodactyla
(Applicant
von Koenigswald, Wighart
)
Feeding strategies in sauropodomorphs: The evolution of extreme neck length and very large body size
(Applicant
Christian, Andreas
)
Fibrolamellar bone in basal Archosauromorpha: Tracing the evolution of high growth rates.
(Applicant
Sander, Martin
)
FOR 533: Biology of the Sauropod Dinosaurs: The Evolution of Gigantism
(Spokesperson
Sander, Martin
)
FOR 771: Function and Performance Enhancement in the Mammalian Dentition - Phylogenetic and Ontogenetic Impact on the Masticatory Apparatus
(Spokesperson
Martin, Thomas
)
From cell to cell, tissue to tissue: Pathways in low-temperature wood silicification
(Applicant
Gee, Carole T.
)
Funktionelle Analoga zu tribosphenischen Bezahnungen
(Applicant
Martin, Thomas
)
Funktion und Leistungssteigerung in den Bezahnungen der Säugetiere - phylogenetische und ontogenetische Einflüsse auf den Kauapparat
(Applicant
Martin, Thomas
)
Histology and morphology of sauropod cervical ribs: Implications for neck posture
(Applicant
Sander, Martin
)
Kaubewegungen, Paläodiät und Lebensweise pflanzenfressender säugetierähnlicher Reptilien der gondwanischen Trias
(Applicant
Martin, Thomas
)
Kaufunktion bei Mammaliamorpha mit nagerähnlichen Bezahnungen
(Applicant
Martin, Thomas
)
Konstruktionsmorphologie und Kauflächen hypsodonter Zähne bei Herbivoren
(Applicants
Kaiser, Thomas M.
;
Ruf, Irina
)
Life history and growth of sauropods
(Applicant
Sander, Martin
)
Modelling growth, vital statistics and energy budget of sauropods: key features contributing to gigantism.
(Applicants
Griebeler, Eva Maria
;
Sander, Martin
)
Ontogenetische Veränderungen im Kauvorgang
(Applicants
von Koenigswald, Wighart
;
Südekum, Karl-Heinz
)
Organic phase (extracellular matrix, osteocyte, blood vessel) preservation in dinosaur bone: Chemical composition and hypotheses of preservation
(Applicants
Müller, Christa E.
;
Tütken, Thomas
)
Physico-chemical and microbial processes governing the decay of organic substance in sediment under anoxic conditions
(Applicant
Ballhaus, Christian Gerhard
)
Soft tissue preservation in amber II – a multi-methodical approach towards the understanding of amber taphonomy
(Applicant
Rust, Jes
)
The detection of antiherbivore secondary compounds in the fossil record and their potential role in defense against insects
(Applicant
Rust, Jes
)
The hierarchical structure of sauropodomorph bones as a key to exceptional body size: Insights from materials science
(Applicant
Kaysser-Pyzalla, Anke Rita
)
The impact of bacterial activity on decay and fossilization of arthropods: An experimental approach
(Applicants
Bierbaum, Gabriele
;
Rust, Jes
)
The organic phase in dinosaur eggshell: analysis, models of preservation, and implications for the evolution of bird reproduction
(Applicants
Engeser, Marianne
;
Sander, Martin
)
The role of microbes and biofilms in leaf fossilization
(Applicants
Bierbaum, Gabriele
;
Gee, Carole T.
)
Infrastructure Priority Programmes
Completed projects
Environmental response to climatic and volcanic events in NE Anatolia during the last 20,000 years based on annually laminated sediments from Lake Van
(Applicants
Litt, Thomas
;
Schmincke, Hans-Ulrich
)
Flow cytometry method for purification of fossil pollen from Lake Van varved sediments for AMS radiocarbon dating – a new approach
(Applicant
Pickarski, Nadine
)
Forschungsbohrungen im nördlichen Oberrheingraben zur Untersuchung der stratigraphischen, paläoklimatischen und neotektonischen Entwicklung des mitteleuropäischen Plio-Pleistozäns
(Applicant
Litt, Thomas
)
Lake Van Drilling Project "PALEOVAN", a long continental record in eastern Turkey: Geochronology, palynostratigraphy and environmental response on volcanic events
(Applicants
Litt, Thomas
;
Oberhänsli, Roland
)
Lake Van Drilling Project 'PALEOVAN', a long continental record in eastern Turkey: Paleoecological investigations on new cores obtained during the ICDP deep drilling operation in 2010
(Applicant
Litt, Thomas
)
Lake van, Turkey - a potential new ICDP site: Paleoecological investigations based on lacustrine sediments (short cores from coring campaign 2004)
(Applicant
Litt, Thomas
)
Lake Van, Turkey - Pre-Site Survey for a potential new ICDP site
(Applicant
Litt, Thomas
)
Paleoclimate and paleoecology of the continental Eastern Mediterranean region - High-resolution pollen analysis from Lake Van during the Middle Pleistocene (MIS 8 to 10)
(Applicant
Litt, Thomas
)
Major Research Instrumentation
Completed projects
Mikro-Computertomograph
Mikro-Computertomograph
Research Fellowships
Completed projects
Improving and evaluating quantitative palaeoclimatic reconstructions for the Late Glacial and Holocene
(Applicant
Kühl, Norbert
)
Collaborative Research Centres
Completed projects
Bestimmung der botanisch-klimatologischen Transferfunktionen und die Rekonstruktion des bodennahen Klimazustands im europäischen Jungquartär
(Project Heads
Hense, Andreas N.
;
Litt, Thomas
)
Biostratigraphie und Paläoökologie neogener und pleistozäner Säugetierfaunen aus der Niederrheinsichen Bucht sowie angrenzender Gebiete
(Project Heads
von Koenigswald, Wighart
;
Mörs, Thomas
)
Climatic Evolution of the Marmara Region during the past 50,000 years
(Project Heads
Litt, Thomas
;
Melles, Martin
)
Entwicklung des Sedimentationsraumes Niederrheinische Bucht im Tertiär und Altquartär - Stratigraphie, Sedimentologie, Paläoökologie
(Project Heads
Litt, Thomas
;
Schäfer, Andreas
)
Environmental Response to Climate Events in the Levant, Near East and SE Europe during the last 200 ka based on Long Continental Records
(Project Heads
Hense, Andreas N.
;
Litt, Thomas
;
Staubwasser, Michael
)
Faunal assemblages and biomes at the anthropological frontier around 50-40 ka BP
(Project Heads
Litt, Thomas
;
Richter, Jürgen
)
Research Training Groups
Completed projects
GRK 503: Evolutionary Transformations and Mass Extinctions
(Spokesperson
Zeller, Ulrich
)
GRK 721: Evolution and Biodiversity in Space and Time
(Spokesperson
Sauer, Klaus-Peter
)
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