Marine fossils in
Time and Space
WELCOME TO THE LAB!
We are a group of biologists and paleontologists studying the diversity and ecology of Recent and fossil marine organisms. We are based at the Biodiversity Research Center, Academia Sinica (BRCAS), Taipei, Taiwan.
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Multiple opportunities in 2025! Join us in advancing the frontiers of marine paleontology and contributing to the understanding of biodiversity through time!
Communities in the young fossil records
Exploring the use of animal remains in Conservation Paleobiology
Deep time marine fossils
What are the drivers shaping the marine diversity of through time?
Other studies and applications
Materials from archaeology, feeding ecology, and other study fields
Popular media coverage
May 18, 2024 以古鑑今：由深海化石一探氣候變遷如何影響魚類多樣性，開放博物館，中央研究院數位文化中心
May 18, 2023 魚類多樣性的時空變遷，開放博物館，中央研究院數位文化中心
May 5, 2023 穿越石光！魚耳石化石重現古代海洋，發現科學，台視新聞 TTV NEWS
Nov 1, 2022 Author Interview: A previously overlooked, highly diverse early Pleistocene elasmobranch assemblage from southern Taiwan PeerJ Community
Mar 24, 2022 5千年前「台南人」愛吃什麼魚？中研院來解答，楊媛婷，自由時報
Mar 15, 2022 解開古代魚類耳朵裡的「石頭」秘密，寒波，中研院研之有物
Jul 8, 2020 Taiwanese researcher rebuilds ancient ecology through fish fossils, Chris Chang, Taiwan News
May 11, 2018 Redefining Pristine: Modern marine oxygen-deficiency research inspires search for fossil record Sean Mattson, STRI
Feb 8, 2018 Did coral reefs before humans have lower fish diversity? Sean Mattson, STRI
Jan 24, 2013《記錄1004種》台灣魚類耳石圖鑑 種類世界最多，蔡宗憲，自由時報