Geozentrum Nordbayern - Pal

Geozentrum Nordbayern - Pal In the Section Palaeontology we analyze the evolution of ecosystems on long temporal scales.

We assess the environmental factors governing the waxing and waning of communities and entire ecosystems in earth history. Our goal is to predict the fate of marine ecosystems under current climate change. We combine geological field work with modern analytical methods and statistical analyses using large databases of ancient life.In the Section Palaeontology we analyze the evolution of ecosystems

on long temporal scales. We combine geological field work with modern analytical methods and statistical analyses using large databases of ancient life.

17/06/2026

MorphSim was recently featured in a publication. The article was written in collaboration with Rachel Warnock, a member of the PaleoSynthesis Scientific Advisory Board and a Summer School instructor. MorphSim is a R package simulating realistic morphological matrices for total-evidence and tip-dated phylogenetics, including taphonomic preservation biases. DOI: 10.1111/2041-210x.70326

10/06/2026

It’s the third day of the CONSENSIS workshop, and the team is still in good spirits and making good progress. PaleoSynthesis postdoc Danijela Dimitrijevic and Pal research assistant Aldo Benites Palomino are greatly supporting. As a reward ^^, we’re having our traditional workshop dinner tonight!

08/06/2026
New MSc in Earth System Dynamics & Evolution at FAU Germany! 🌍🧪Starts Oct 2026. Interdisciplinary + Science Diplomacy. N...
25/05/2026

New MSc in Earth System Dynamics & Evolution at FAU Germany! 🌍🧪
Starts Oct 2026. Interdisciplinary + Science Diplomacy. No tuition fees worldwide! 🎓
Funding: Elite Network of Bavaria.
🗓️ Deadline: July 15
💻 Webinars: May 26 (9:00/18:00 CEST)
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Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, GeoZentrum Nordbayern, Schlossgarten 5 91054 Erlangen

19/05/2026

Modern LEDs and digital image processing in fluorescence microscopy make it possible to visualise skeletal structures that would otherwise be impossible (or very difficult) to detect in thin sections. Patrycja Dworczak, who is currently working as a postdoc with us at the GZN in Erlangen (Germany), has, together with her co-authors, applied this method to demonstrate that some Palaeozoic stromatoporoids originally possessed highly porous skeletons. The article is freely accessible and can be downloaded here:
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10347-026-00732-w

30/04/2026

Photo of the month May 2026: Uppermost Triassic (Rhaetian) stromatolitic limestone with dendrolites (“Cotham Marble“) from the Penarth Group south of Bristol (thin section, PPL, sample kindly provided by Stephen Kershaw; Brunel University, UK)

17/04/2026

Here we are again with our call for workshops! The call opens today, and you have until June 26 to apply. Take a look at what’s been offered in the past—maybe you can stand out with a completely new topic. Visit: https://www.paleosynthesis.nat.fau.de/science-workshops/

Flügel courses are back with great weather for the group photos ☀️
24/03/2026

Flügel courses are back with great weather for the group photos ☀️

2026 Course 1

17/03/2026

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