3. Paleoecology, Paleobiology and Historical Biogeography
Examples of topics:
- fossil vertebrates and invertebrates
- paleoecology of past ecosystems
- paleodiet and stable isotopes
- Quaternary and Neogene faunas
- extinction dynamics and survival
- Eocene–Pliocene transitions
- cave deposits and subfossil assemblages
- historical biogeography
- climate change in deep time
- taphonomy and fossil preservation
- museum fossil collections and archives