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The main focus of paleontology is the intersection of geology and biology. In this specialization, students learn to analyze and interpret the living world of the Phanerozoic using a wide range of modern methods. By understanding fossils in paleogeographic, paleobiological, paleoecological and paleoclimatic contexts, students can, among other things, contribute to the reconstruction of climate and environmental change and derive scenarios for future developments.
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- Sea Mammals: The Past and Present Lives of Our Oceans' Cornerstone Species (2024) Marine Mammal Science, 2024, Vol.40 (1), p.319-321. DOI: 10.1111/mms.13102
- The first cetacean from the early Oligocene of the SW German Mainz Basin: a probable cheek tooth of a mysticete (Mammalia: Cetacea) (2024) PalZ (2024) 98:161–174. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12542-023-00676-4
- The identity of the Silurian retiolitine genera Paraplectograptus and Sagenograptoides (Graptoloidea, Retiolitinae) (2024) Palaeobiodiversity and palaeoenvironments, 2024-03, Vol.104 (1), p.103-114. DOI: 10.1007/s12549-023-00587-x
- A past and present perspective on the European summer vapor pressure deficit (2024) Climate of the past, 2024-03, Vol.20 (3), p.573-595. DOI: 10.5194/cp-20-573-2024
- Submarine groundwater discharge into a semi-enclosed coastal bay of the southern Baltic Sea: A multi-method approach (2024) Oceanologia, 2024-01, Vol.66 (1), p.111-138, Elsevier. DOI: 10.1016/j.oceano.2024.01.001
- Effects of climate change on marine coastal ecosystems – A review to guide research and management. BiologicalConservation289(2024)110394. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2023.110394
- Early warning signals of the termination of the African Humid Period(s). Nat Commun 15, 3697 (2024) https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-47921-1
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