Department of Geosciences

Department of Geosciences

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More than

30

Professorships

More than

12

Million €/a External Funding

In total

18

Study Programs

More than

300

Graduates per Year

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Two light brown Przewalski horses in a snowy field. In the background, the modern Paläon building.

01.10.2025

300,000-year-old Genomes: History of the Schöningen Horses Deciphered

Oldest DNA successfully recovered from an open-air site

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Map showing the distribution of “Phoenician oil bottles” across the Mediterranean and Atlantic regions

25.08.2025

Scents of Home: The Phoenician Oil Bottles of Motya

An interdisciplinary study led by the University of Tübingen explores the role of scent in the Iron…

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Carapace of Syriemys lelunensis: The genus name combines the Greek words Συρία (Suría) and ἐμύς (emús), i.e., “Syria” und “turtle.”

15.08.2025

Fossil Find in Syria: Unknown Sea Turtle Discovered

First newly described fossil vertebrate species from Syria

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