July 2010 Stefanie Klug started her Marie Curie fellowship with Mike Benton at the Department of Earth Sciences, University of Bristol.

May 2010 New publication: Nicolas Straube, Juergen Kriwet and co-authors have evaluated the molecular phylogeny of Lantern Sharks (Etmopteridae) and dated their adaptation to deep-water conditions. more...

March 2010 New publication: Stefanie Klug and Juergen Kriwet analysed the interrelationships of extinct and extant dogfish sharks (Squaliformes) for inferring the timing of their deep-sea adaptation. more...

March 2010 New publication: Juergen Kriwet and colleagues report on the first unambiguous record of the Taiwan angel shark, Squatina formosa, from Japan. more...

March 2010 Juergen Kriwet has been awarded a Visiting Professorship with Vienna University. He will deliver two lectures in March and April as part of the BSc and MSc programs in palaeontology.

March 2010 Juergen Kriwet has been appointed Visiting Fellowship in the Department of Earth Sciences, Bristol University.

February 2010 New publication: Stefanie Klug and Juergen Kriwet reported on a new species of the rare synechodontiform shark Welcommia. Published in Palaeontologische Zeitschrift. more...

January 2010 New publication: Stefanie Klug analysed the systematics of synechodontiform sharks, a putative group of neoselachian stem-lineage members. Published in Zoologica Scripta. more...

2009 / 2010 A happy and successful year 2010 to everyone!

December 2009 Juergen Kriwet obtained the venia legendi (Habilitation) for Palaeobiology from the Free University of Berlin

December 2009 Stefanie Klug was arwarded two Synthesys grants for London and Paris, respectively.