Catarina is currently focusing on chemometrics, plant functional traits, and how they interact with broader earth systems processes in the Mesozoic; but she’s hoping to return to the golden years of the Late Paleozoic soon enough!

Currently managing a diversity of geological data including a) global sedimentary geochemical data, broadly used to investigate environmental change throughout Earth history b) Irish geological heritage data, linking building stones/quarries/heritage sites. Previous experience with museum collections, and a background in invertebrate palaeontology and taphonomy.

Research interests include the biology and ecology of microorganisms and biotas in the late Palaeozoic of Europe, especially the Devonian and Carboniferous floras of Ireland; symbiotic systems through time, as well as the biology, and evolution of fossil microbes (with an emphasis on morphology, interactions, interrelatedness, and nutritional modes).

Currently researching plant palaeoecology , palaeodiversity, and taphonomy at the end-Triassic biotic crisis of Greenland. Interested in Mesozoic fossil plant functional traits, plant fossil chemistry, and their relationship with palaeoenvironmental conditions and fossil preservation.

William is working to advance the mechanistic representation of ecosystems and evolution in mathematical and simulation models. His recent research has focused on the co-development of plant functional traits from fossil material and ecosystem model processes to evaluate plant function and vegetation-climate interactions across geologic time.

Sedimentology, Paleoclimatology, Cylostratigraphy

I study Earth system processes, with a particular focus on the causes and consequences of climatic and environmental change during global mass extinctions and major large igneous province emplacement in the geological past. My research is commonly conducted through international research initiatives, such as the International Continental Drilling Program (ICDP).

Patrick Wyse Jackson’s research focuses on the taxonomy, functional morphology and paleobiology of Paleozoic bryozoans. He is currently working on various aspects of some fossil bryozoan faunas from Ireland and the US, and on the revision of the Order Fenestrata for the forthcoming edition of the Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology.

I currently investigate the taphonomy of the Eocene Geiseltal Konservat-Lagerstätte (Germany). I am also organiser of an annual trace fossil excavation in central Germany to investigate Permian ecosystems. I have a strong interests in stratigraphy and sedimentology, but also museology and public outreach.

Mass Extinctions, Palynology, Palaeobotany, Palaeoecology, Botany, Biostratigraphy, Palaeoclimatology, Sedimentary Geology, Terrestrial Ecology, Sedimentary Geochemistry, Computed Tomography, Neutron Tomography, Chemostratigraphy, Lithostratigraphy, Amber Palaeontology, Chemotaxonomy

I am a palaeontologist, skilled in the analysis of pigmented soft tissues in vertebrates using experimental taphonomy, Raman spectroscopy and synchrotron-based chemical analyses. I am currently interested in the stability of melanin molecules in the fossil record and how their preservation may impact our interpretation of fossilised pigmented tissues.

I am a palaeobiologist interested in the preservation of ancient biomolecules. I use an experimental approach to investigate whether different biomolecules, such as pigments and proteins, can survive fossilisation and which chemical techniques are appropriate for their detection (e.g., Raman, FTIR and XANES spectroscopy, immunohistochemistry, etc.).

Marine invertebrate morphology through time

Triassic palaeobotany and palaeoecology

My main interest lies within the mutual relationships between leaf traits, environmental factors (such as climate or soil characteristics), and preservation potential

Palaeobotany, amber, exudates, extinction risk