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Press release, 07-03-2016
Evolution Cooperation Morphology Birds
Synchrotron-based chemical imaging reveals plumage patterns in Archaeopteryx A key collaborator on this project was Dr. Daniela Schwartz-Wings (Curator at the Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin), who kindly loaned two of the priceless Archaeopteryx fossils scanned in the course of this study.
Tue | 02/02/2016 | 12:14 Spinosaurus In its special exhibition Spinosaurus, the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin displays the first scientifically accurate and full-size skeleton ever assembled of this gigantic, approximately 100-million-year-old predatory dinosaur from the Cretaceous period.
Press release, 22-11-2024
Research Fossils Science Communication
50 years since the first bone discovery at Bromacker Today, the 290-million-year-old Bromacker in Thuringia is one of the world's most important fossil sites.
Press release, 03-06-2024
Research Spider Knowledge Transfer
Germany’s oldest harvestmen were shiny fellows! Germany’s oldest harvestmen were shiny fellows!
Press release, 07-06-2019
Evolution Research Cluster Fossils Insects
Trilobites had eyes like insects and crustaceans The eyes of trilobites were studied in a new paper published in the international journal Nature Communications by a team of scientists with Jason Dunlop from the Museum für Naturkunde.
SP1 Dynamics of Nature Evolutionary Diversity Dynamics Research Biodiversity Evolution Fossils Earth Sciences Seafood in the Utah desert Species diversity of marine ecosystems increased dramatically around 470 Million years ago. Richard Hofmann investigates whether competition was a driver of this development.
Press release, 22-10-2020
Extinction of Species Database Evolution Climate Change Cooperation Ecosystem
The largest biome on earth in peril? Museum für Naturkunde Berlin investigates connection between global warming and plankton extinction
Tue | 06/11/2019 | 18:00 Publications - Evolutionary Morphology Publication list of the Department Evolutionary Morphology
Mon | 11/30/2015 | 15:25 Collection Collection With over 30 million objects, the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin houses the largest natural history collection in Germany. It is the museum's core infrastructure. The collection comprises objects from the time of the origin of the solar system more than 4.5 billion years ago until today and contains a large number of first descriptions of species (type specimens). The objects have been collected since the early 18th century and have often been collected during famous expeditions and by important scientists such as Alexander von Humboldt, Charles Darwin or Adalbert von Chamisso.
Mon | 02/10/2020 | 15:15 Extinction risk foreseeable Global warming risks: modern and fossil ecological responses speak in unison
Press release, 09-07-2019
Research Cluster Fossils Ecosystem Plants
Oldest completely preserved lily discovered Fossil evidence of Core monocots in the Early Cretaceous
Press release, 02-04-2023
Museum Visit Saur Special Exhibition
Triceratops Amalie moves into Berlin's natural history museum New original dinosaur in Berlin's natural history museum
Press release, 21-01-2019
Exhibition Evolution Research Cluster Cultural Heritage Collection Saur
Discovery of a new dinosaur genus Fauna von Sauropoden aus dem Jura des Tendaguru-Gebietes war noch viel diverser als bisher angenommen
Press release, 14-02-2024
Evolution Research Fossils Climate Change
Life underground: Burrowing in prehistoric times A comprehensive review of fossils, some of which were discovered within the framework of the ongoing BROMACKER research project, reveals the origin and early evolution of vertebrate burrowing behaviour and provides new insights into the impact of climate change.
Press release, 23-08-2021
Amber Digitalization Fossils Insects Cooperation Ecosystem Future Plan
Methods to conserve and study ancient amber conclusions about past ecosystems
Press release, 03-11-2022
Extinction of Species Genomics Mammals
Oldest palaeogenome from the African continent tells of the extinction of the blue antelope Scientists generated the first two nuclear genomes of the extinct blue antelope
Press release, 07-03-2016
Biodiversity Evolution Ecosystem Knowledge Transfer
Mites hitched a ride on beetles 50 million years ago Predatory mites are a diverse group of arachnids who use a number of tricks to colonise new habitats.
SP1 Dynamics of Nature Evolutionary Diversity Dynamics Research Database Fossils Earth Sciences Cooperation NSB Database The NSB fossil marine plankton database, initiated and led by MfN scientists, supports international research on plankton taxonomy, paleobiology and paleoceanography.
Press release, 13-06-2017
Amber Digitalization Evolution Research Cluster
New tick species in 100 million years old amber Researcher descriped one of the world’s oldest tick species
Evolutionary Diversity Dynamics Research Collection Biodiversity Evolution Fossils Earth Sciences Cultural Heritage About the Bromacker excavation site Unique fossils in the Thuringian Forest

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