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In a new study recently published in the journal Papers in Palaeontology, an international team of scientists led by palaeobiologist Julia Türtscher...

A new study with participation of palaeontologists at the University of Vienna shows the Megalodon, a gigantic shark that went extinct 3.6 million...

In the early morning of October 14, 2023, 13 biology students from both Bachelor’s and Master’s programs, together with Univ.-Prof. Martin Zuschin,...

"Stay curious, and enjoy being surprised," is the central message Hildegard Westphal, visiting professor at the Department of Palaeontology from...

Research group led by Martin Zuschin from the Department of Paleontology at the University of Vienna is studying fossil corals from the last...

Paleobotanist Mario Coiro of the Institute of Paleontology at the University of Vienna and colleagues at the University of Montpellier (France) have...

During June 2023, Daniele Scarponi is visiting professor at the Department of Palaeontology. In his research, he is analysing the recent fossil record...

The Faculty’s Dissertation Award 2022 goes to Jan Steger (Palaeontology) for his doctoral thesis on patterns and ecological impacts of the Lessepsian...

An international research team led by Faviel A. López-Romero of the University of Vienna investigated how the jaw shape of sharks has changed over the...