The following people are in this group:
Dr Jon Antcliffe Research Associate in Earth Sciences Tel. (0117) 954 5443 jon.antcliffe@bristol.ac.uk
Ms Naomi Apostolaki Geology (PhD) Tel. (0117) 954 5432 naomi.apostolaki@bristol.ac.uk
Ms Lorie Barber Research Collaborator lorie.barber@bristol.ac.uk
Professor Mike Benton Professor of Vertebrate Palaeontology Tel. (0117) 954 5433 mike.benton@bristol.ac.uk
Professor Derek Briggs Visiting Professor in Earth Sciences d.e.g.briggs@bristol.ac.uk
Dr Jen Bright Research Assistant Tel. (0117)3315219 j.bright@bristol.ac.uk
Mr David Button Geology (PhD) Tel. (0117) 954 5496 gldjb@bristol.ac.uk
Mr Martin Chavez Hoffmeister Geology (PhD) Tel. (0117) 954 5496 glmfch@bristol.ac.uk
Mr Andrew Cuff Geology (PhD) Tel. (0117)3315239 andrew.cuff@bristol.ac.uk
Dr John Cunningham NERC Research Fellow Tel. (0117) 3315211 john.cunningham@bristol.ac.uk
Dr Allison Daley Research Associate allison.daley@bristol.ac.uk
Dr Kenneth De Baets Visiting Fellow kenneth.debaets@bristol.ac.uk
Professor David Dineley Emeritus Professor of Geology
Professor Philip Donoghue Professor of Paleobiology Tel. (0117) 954 5440 phil.donoghue@bristol.ac.uk
Mr Ed Drewitt Bristol Dinosaur Education Officer Tel. (0117) 928 7023 ed.drewitt@bristol.ac.uk
Mr Alex Dunhill Research Associate Tel. (0117) 3315198 alex.dunhill@bristol.ac.uk
Dr Pamela Gill Research Collaborator Tel. (0117) 33 15141 pam.gill@bristol.ac.uk
Mr Tony Hancy Geology (PhD) Tel. (0117) 954 5243 tony.hancy@bristol.ac.uk
Dr Erica Hendy RCUK Research Fellow in Global Biogeochemical Cycles; RCUK Research Fellow in Global Biogeochemical Cycles Tel. (0117) 331 5003 e.hendy@bristol.ac.uk
Miss J.J. Hill Geology (PhD) Tel. (0117) 3315196 jh12519@bristol.ac.uk
Miss Suzanne Jennions Geology (PhD) Tel. (0117) 954 5427 suzanne.jennions@bristol.ac.uk
Dr Stuart Kearns Senior Lecturer Tel. (0117) 331 5004 stuart.kearns@bristol.ac.uk
Mr Joseph Keating Geology (PhD) Tel. (0117) 3315196 jk12521@bristol.ac.uk
Miss Sasidhorn Khansubha Geology (PhD) Tel. (0117) 954 5432 glysk@bristol.ac.uk
Dr Stefanie Klug Research Associate Tel. (0117)3314464 stefanie.klug@bristol.ac.uk
Mr Stephan Lautenschlager Geology (PhD) Tel. (0117)3315239 Tel. (0117) 954 5427 glzsl@bristol.ac.uk
Mr Qingyu Ma Geology (PhD) Tel. (0117) 3315196 qm12522@bristol.ac.uk
Dr Jeremy Martin Marie Curie Fellow Tel. (0117) 954 5368 j.e.martin@bristol.ac.uk
Dr Carlos Martinez-Perez Visiting Fellow; Marie Curie Research Fellow Tel. (0117)3315219 carlos.martinez-perez@bristol.ac.uk
Mr Benjamin Moon Geology (PhD) Tel. (0117) 954 5432 benjamin.moon@bristol.ac.uk
Mr Duncan Murdock Research Assistant Tel. (0117) 3315211 duncan.murdock@bristol.ac.uk
Mr Bruno Pereira Geology (PhD) Tel. (0117) 954 5243 glbmcp@bristol.ac.uk
Dr Laura Porro Marie Curie Research Fellow Tel. (0117)3315239 laura.porro@bristol.ac.uk
Mr Mark Puttick Geology (PhD); Palaeobiology (MSc) Tel. (0117) 3315196 mark.puttick@bristol.ac.uk
Dr Imran Rahman NERC Research Fellow imran.rahman@bristol.ac.uk
Dr Emily Rayfield Reader in Palaeobiology Tel. (0117) 954 5644 e.rayfield@bristol.ac.uk
Mr Chris Rogers Geology (PhD); Palaeobiology (MSc) Tel. (0117) 3315196 cr8392@bristol.ac.uk
Dr Martin Ruecklin Research Associate Tel. (0117)3315219 m.ruecklin@bristol.ac.uk
Dr Marcello Ruta Research Associate Tel. (0117) 954 5379 m.ruta@bristol.ac.uk
Dr Manabu Sakamoto Research Associate in Earth Sciences Tel. (0117) 954 5421 m.sakamoto@bristol.ac.uk
Dr Bettina Schirrmeister Visiting Fellow bettina.schirrmeister@bristol.ac.uk
Dr Daniela Schmidt Reader in Research Tel. (0117) 954 5414 d.schmidt@bristol.ac.uk
Mr Remmert Schouten Fossil Preparator - MSc Teaching Technician Tel. (0117) 954 5443 r.schouten@bristol.ac.uk
Mr Thomas Stubbs Geology (PhD) Tel. (0117) 954 5243 tom.stubbs@bristol.ac.uk
Dr James Tarver Visiting Fellow Tel. (0117) 3315211 james.tarver@bristol.ac.uk
Mr Peter Tomiak Geology (PhD) Tel. (0117) 954 5427 peter.tomiak@bristol.ac.uk
Mr Pedro Andrade Viegas Bristol Dinosaur Preparator Tel. (0117) 954 5443 pedro.viegas@bristol.ac.uk
Dr Jakob Vinther Lecturer; Lecturer jakob.vinther@bristol.ac.uk
Miss Amy Waterson Geology (PhD) a.waterson@bristol.ac.uk
Dr David Whiteside Research Associate david.whiteside@bristol.ac.uk
Miss Maricel Williams Geology (PhD) Tel. (0117) 3315196 Tel. (0117) 954 5245 maricel.williams@bristol.ac.uk
Dr Bill Wimbledon Research Fellow glwapw@bristol.ac.uk
The Palaeobiology and Biodiversity Research Group (PBRG) uses the fossil record to study the history of life and how ancient organisms lived.
A key focus is on the tree of life, establishing its shape and calibration against geological time scales. We also work on mass extinctions, diversifications, and the links between taxic, morphological, and functional evolution in a range of organisms, from foraminifera to fishes, pteridosperms to pterosaurs.
Establishing links between the shape of the history of life and climatic and environmental change is another key field.
The group has pioneered many research and educational initiatives. The Bristol Dinosaur Project focuses research on the Late Triassic prosauropod dinosaur Thecodontosaurus, the oldest plant-eating dinosaur.
The work is yielding new information on the early evolution of dinosaurs, and it is the subject of a major open-access educational initiative.
A further key focus is on the origin of major animal groups in the Precambrian and Cambrian - to determine the interaction of palaeontological with molecular and developmental data.
Several students and staff work on trace fossils, ancient tracks and burrows, as evidence of ancient behaviour.
Others work on the history of biodiversity, the tree of life, mass extinctions, and the relationship between evolution and animal development.
