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Mon | 10/26/2020 | 09:50 290 million years old grave passages and skeleton parts Palaeontological excavations start at Thuringian Bromacker
Press release, 11-03-2016
Evolution Fossils Morphology Knowledge Transfer
To see, or not to see: that is the question Paleontologists from the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin in Germany investigate whether the possession of eyes is a key advantage that leads to evolutionary success in the long run.
Tue | 12/15/2015 | 15:50 Tristan Otto Tristan Otto is the only original skeleton of a T. rex in Europe to date. The twelve- metre-long and four-metre-high deep black skeleton of the predatory dinosaur from the Upper Cretaceous period was found in 2010 in the Hell Creek Formation in Montana, USA. It is among the best-preserved Tyrannosaurus rex specimens worldwide.
Press release, 17-05-2024
Research Spider Science Communication Knowledge Transfer
A remarkable spiny-legged arachnid from the coal forests of America More than 300 million years ago, all sorts of arachnids crawled around in the Carboniferous coal forests of North America and Europe. These included familiar forms we would recognise today, such as spiders, harvestmen and scorpions, as well exotic animals which now occur in warmer regions such as wh
Press release, 16-02-2017
Research Cluster Fossils Genetics Mammals
A new name for the Mainz Basin sea cow The vertebrate palaeontologist Manja Voß and her colleague Oliver Hampe, both from Museum für Naturkunde Berlin, descriped two new species of fossil sea cows
SP2 Collection Future Research Transfer Open Museum Collections Management Politics Knowledge Transfer Science Communication Society Evolution Fossils Cultural Heritage Dinosaurs in Berlin The project focuses on the role of Brachiosaurus brancai as an icon of politics, science, and popular culture in the hundred years from its excavation to the present day.
Sat | 07/22/2023 | 11:00 bis 11:30 YouTube Live: BROMACKER We report live from the excavation site and answer your questions about prehistoric dinosaurs, trace fossils and our latest discoveries.
Thu | 07/20/2023 | 21:00 bis 21:30 Instagram Live: BROMACKER We report live from the excavation site and answer your questions about prehistoric dinosaurs, trace fossils and our latest discoveries.
Tue | 01/08/2019 | 13:38 First direct evidence for a whale hunting whale - scenario in ancient oceans In a study published in the open-access journal PLOS ONE, Manja Voss, a paleontologist at the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin, Germany, and colleagues describe the first direct evidence of diet in the fossil whale Basilosaurus isis.
Press release, 25-10-2018
Amber Evolution Research Fossils Insects
A giant mite in amber Fossil mite Immensmaris chewbaccei is the largest fossil mite ever discovered and named after the ‘Star Wars’ character Chewbacca.
Wed | 01/05/2022 | 14:55 Yara Haridy: The time traveler For Yara Haridy, bones are the mysteries of evolution
Mon | 12/07/2020 | 19:00 bis 20:00 Live from the Lab: Stories of Animal Ancestors Live from the Lab: Stories of Animal Ancestors
Press release, 16-02-2023
Research Data Management Knowledge Transfer
Contents of bamboo drums reconstructed non-destructively For the first time, a team of researchers from Berlin is reconstructing the contents of 40 unopened bamboo corsets and 6 crates from the Tendaguru expeditions (1909-1913) using a non-destructive imaging technique (Computed Tomography). The data is relevant to paleontological research and conservatio
Tue | 12/08/2020 | 19:00 bis 20:00 Live from the Lab: Stories of Animal Ancestors Live from the Lab: Stories of Animal Ancestors
Mon | 11/30/2020 | 19:00 bis 20:00 Live from the Lab: Stories of Animal Ancestors Live from the Lab: Stories of Animal Ancestors
Tue | 12/01/2020 | 19:00 bis 20:00 Live from the Lab: Stories of Animal Ancestors Live from the Lab: Stories of Animal Ancestors
Wed | 07/06/2016 | 13:40 Seacows in the street Skeletal remains of an ancient sea cow where found embedded in the pavement of the city Girona. Oliver Hampe and Manja Voss from the Museum für Naturkunde have now investigated the find.
Fri | 03/22/2019 | 12:49 Laboratories Laboratories The laboratories of the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin provide space for integrated research. Their links to the museum’s collection, the analytical equipment and the interdisciplinary research approaches make the museum a unique research institution. The laboratories are open to museum staff, students, doctoral students, postdocs and visiting scientists for their research projects. Contact details are given in the descriptions of the individual laboratory units:
Press release, 08-05-2019
Research Fossils Morphology Saur
Archaeopteryx was capable of active flight The Urvogel was a lightweight with fortified back.
SP1 Dynamics of Nature Evolutionary Diversity Dynamics Research Biodiversity Evolution Fossils Earth Sciences On foot through Pangaea Tetrapods were the first vertebrates to claim land habitat. Researchers at the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin trace their paths.

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