Palaeobiology

While maintaining its strong core theme on the phylogeny and systematics of invertebrates, plants and algae, the group has numerous interests in palaeontology, palaeoenvironments, palaeoecology, palaeobiogeography, biodiversity, evolutionary studies and biogeochemistry, incorporating aspects of several closely related disciplines such as palaeoclimatology and taphonomy. As an established centre for palaeobotany, it has continued to set benchmarks for studies on the origin and early evolution of land plants, pollen and spores and calcareous algae and bacteria. Multidisciplinary studies advanced by the Group include biomechanical and comparative developmental studies on modern plants, geomicrobiology, palaeobiogeography, palaeophysiology and functional morphology, taphonomy and terrestrialization.

Dr C M Berry
Dr L Cherns
Dr A R Hemsley