research group Paleobiology of the Marine Neogene

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Main topics of research

• Paleobiology of marine bioerosion

• Paleobiology of invertebrate bioturbation

• Ichnological analysis (ichnoassemblages, ichnofacies and ichnofabrics) of sedimentary rocks

• Biostratinomy of shell concentrations and its implications on paleoenvironmental and stratigraphic analysis

• Malacology: systematics, paleoecology and paleobiogeography

Regional scope of research

• Pliocene basins ("rias") of the northwestern Mediterranean margin (Andalusia, Catalonia, France)

• Vallès-Penedès and El Camp de Tarragona Miocene basins (Catalonia)

• Neogene Guadalquivir Basin (Andalusia)

• Neogene Betic and Prebetic basins (Andalusia, Valencia, Murcia)

• Pliocene of Florida (USA)

• Pleistocene of southeastern Brazil

• Pleistocene of Bahamas

• Neogene of Argentina

• Mesozoic and Cenoizoic of Cuba

Current and recent funded research projects

• 2012-2014 The Neogene of the Western Mediterranean (VI): Ichnology and Taphonomy. Project CGL 2010-15047/BTE funded by the Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación. Senior researcher: Jordi Martinell.

• 2010-2012 The Neogene of the Western Mediterranean (VI): Ichnology and Taphonomy. Project CGL 2010-15047/BTE funded by the Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación. Senior researcher: Jordi M. de Gibert.

• 2010 Workshop on Crustacean Bioturbation - Fossil and Recent. Project CGL 2009-07339-E/BTE funded by the Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación. Senior researcher: Jordi M. de Gibert.

• 2007-2010 The Neogene of the Western Mediterranean (V): Ichnology and Taphonomy. Project CGL 2007-60507/BTE funded by the Ministerio de Ciencia y Tecnología. Senior researcher: Jordi Martinell.

• 2002-2007 Paleobiology of the Pliocene marine basins of Estepona, Málaga and Vélez-Málaga. Project B023258SE29BC funded by the Junta de Andalucía. Senior researchers: José Luís Vera-Peláez and Rosa Domènech.

• 2003-2007 The Neogene of the Western Mediterranean (IV): Paleobiology, Paleoclimatology and Paleobiogeography. Project BTE 2003-01356 funded by the Ministerio de Ciència y Tecnología. Senior researcher: Jordi Martinell.

• 2001-2002 Ichnology of the Chuí Formation, Pleistocene of the RioGrande do Sul coastal plain, Brazil. Funded by the Universitat de Barcelona. Senior researcher:: Rosa Domènech.

• 2002-2005 Paleobiology of the Mediterranean Neogene. 2001/SGR/00077, funded by the  Generalitat de Catalunya. Senior researcher:: Jordi Martinell.

• 1999-2001 Paleobiology of the Mediterranean Neogene. 1999SGR-00348, funded by the  Generalitat de Catalunya. Senior researcher:: Jordi Martinell.