Diversity and palaeoecology of the latest Cretaceous vertebrates from Transylvania
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Monitoring of Vertebrate Use of Caves
Exzellenzcluster TERRA
Exzellenzcluster HUMAN ORIGINS
Powerful Plants
Ökologische Entwicklung des ehemaligen Gipsbruchs Entringen/Breitenholz
From Ornaments to Ecosystems
Isotopenökologie des Wolfs in der Lausitz
Stable Isotope Analysis of Prehistoric Aquatic Resource Use at Hohle Fels
We are the Biogeology Research Group
Our group explores how organisms have adapted to and influenced their environments over time, with a particular focus on hominid-related periods in Earth’s history. We investigate the ecological roles of both extinct and extant species, using isotopic analyses of ancient remains to reconstruct diets, habitats, and ecological niches. Our research spans a wide temporal and taxonomic range, from the woolly mammoths of the Siberian steppes to the great dinosaurs of deep time.
By reconstructing past ecosystems and analyzing long-term ecological dynamics, we contribute to a deeper understanding of biodiversity and environmental change. Our guiding principle:
Cruz, E.N. da Silva, Bocherens, H., Dantas, A.T., 2026. Intra-tooth carbon (δ13C) and oxygen (δ18O) isotope records of Eremotherium laurillardi (Lund, 1842) and Toxodontinae, from the Late Pleistocene of northeastern Brazil. Quaternary International 786: 110495. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quaint.2026.110495
Drucker, D.G., Bridault, A., Ducrocq, T., Valentin, F., 2026. Mesolithic subsistence strategies in the Paris Basin during the late Preboreal and Boreal chronozones (10.3-9.0 ka). Isotopic insights from human and faunal remains in the Île-de-France region. Bulletin de la Société préhistorique française 123: 203-231. https://www.prehistoire.org/offres/doc_inline_src/515/0-BSPF_2026_2_ARTICLE_DRUCKER.pdf
Ershova, K., Ponomarenko, E., Krenke, N., Krivokorin, I., Bakumenko, V., Pimenov, V., in press. A comparison of pollen indicators of slash-and-burn agriculture in forest soils and peatlands: a case study of Zvenigorod biological station (Moscow region, Russia). Environmental Archaeologyhttps://doi.org/10.1080/14614103.2026.2667614
Roditi, E., Bocherens, H., Konidaris, G.E., Athanassiou, A., Tourloukis, V., Panagopoulou, E., Karkanas, P., Harvati, K., in press. Ecological variability of Hippopotamus antiquus from the Middle Pleistocene of Megalo-polis Basin (Greece): Evidence for dynamic habitat in a glacial microrefugium. Boreashttps://doi.org/10.1111/bor.70094
