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20.02.2025

Geomicrobiology: the habitat of the first animals

The first animals lived on the ocean floor. LMU researchers have found that microbial metabolic processes and marine material cycles played a key role in their early evolution. more
23.12.2024

Fossil killifish: new findings reveal unforeseen diversity

LMU paleontologists have investigated 15 million year old fossils and obtained new insights into the species diversity and lifestyle of killifish. more
21.08.2024

Paleontology: new predatory dinosaur with a distinctive "eyebrow"

An expedition team including Oliver Rauhut has excavated two specimens of a new spe-cies of predatory dinosaur. The find is one of the most significant in Central Asia. more