PALEONTOLOGY  LAB
Universidade de São Paulo - Ribeirão Preto

Serra das Inhumas, Campina Verde-MG

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PERSONNEL
 

 
Max Cardoso Langer
BSc in Ecology (1994) from Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), Rio Claro; MSc in Geosciences (1996) from Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre; PhD (2001) from the University of Bristol, Bristol-UK; Habilitation (Livre Docência) in Geology and Palaeontology (2011) from Universidade de São Paulo (USP), Ribeirão Preto. Voting member of the Subcommission on Triassic Stratigraphy and part of the 'advisory board' of Revista Brasileira de Paleontologia. His research interest is focused on the phylogeny and stratigraphic correlation of Mesozoic 'reptiles', especially dinosaurs, rhynchosaurs, and turtles. Since 2001 he is a staff member (Geology and Palaeontology lecturer) of the Biology Department, Universidade de São Paulo (USP), Ribeirão Preto-SP.

Curriculum Lattes          mclanger@ffclrp.usp.br
 
       
 
Annie Schmaltz Hsiou
BSc in Biology (2002) from Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS), Porto Alegre-RS; MSc (2006) and PhD (2010) in Geosciences from Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre-RS. Her research interest is focused on Palaeoherpetology, especially on the systematics and comparative anatomy of cenozoic Squamata (lizards and snakes) from South America. Since 2011 she is a staff member (Geology and Palaeontology lecturer) of the Biology Department, Universidade de São Paulo (USP), Ribeirão Preto-SP.

Curriculum Lattes          anniehsiou@ffclrp.usp.br

 

 
POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCHERS
 
Marco Aurélio Gallo de França
BSc (2004) in Biology, MSc (2007) and PhD (2011) in Comparative Biology from Universidade de São Paulo (USP), Ribeirão Preto-SP. His research interest is focused on the anatomy and systematics of Mesozoic reptiles, specially chelonians and rauisuchids.


Curriculum Lattes          marquinhobio@yahoo.com.br

 

PhD CANDIDATES

 
 
Estevan Eltink
BSc (2006) in Biology from Universidade Estadual de Londrina (UEL), Londrina-PR; MSc (2009) in Comparative Biology from Universidade de São Paulo (USP), Ribeirão Preto-SP. PhD candidate funded by FAPESP, with thesis partially accomplished at the Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde, Stuttgart. His research interest is focused on Permian tetrapods, especially temnospondyls.


Curriculum Lattes          estevaneltink@yahoo.com.br

 
 
 
Bruno Cavalcanti Vila Nova
BSc (2007) in Biology and MSc (2010) in Geosciences from Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (UFPe), Recife-PE. PhD candidate funded by CNPq, his research interest is focused on the anatomy and systematics of pterosaurs.


Curriculum Lattes          bruno.vilanova@gmail.com

 
 

MSc STUDENTS

 
 
Pedro Lorena Godoy
BSc (2011) in Biology from Universidade de São Paulo (USP), Ribeirão Preto-SP. His research interest is focused on fossil crocodyliforms from the Late Cretaceous Bauru Group.


Curriculum Lattes          pedro-godoy@hotmail.com

 
 
 
Elisabete C. Gimenes Dassie
BSc (2009) in Biology from Centro Universitário Barão de Mauá, Ribeirão Preto-SP. Her research interest is focused on palaeontological databases.


Curriculum Lattes          elisabetedassie@hotmail.com

 
 
 
Gabriel de Souza Ferreira
BSc (2011) in Biology from Universidade de São Paulo (USP), Ribeirão Preto-SP. His research interest is focused on the osteology of chelonians. He is also responsible for this internet site.


Curriculum Lattes          gsferreirabio@gmail.com

 
 

ASSOCIATED RESEARCHERS

 
Felipe Chinaglia Montefeltro
BSc (2005) in Biology, MSc (2008), and PhD (2013) in Comparative Biology from Universidade de São Paulo (USP), Ribeirão Preto-SP. His research interest is focused on the systematics of Mesozoic reptiles, especially rhynchosaurs and crocodyliforms.


Curriculum Lattes          felipecm@pg.ffclrp.usp.br

 
 
 
Júlio César de Almeida Marsola
BSc (2010) in Biology from Centro Universitário Barão de Mauá and MSc in Comparative Biology (2013) from Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto-SP. His research interest is focused on fossil eggs from the Late Cretaceous Bauru Group.


Curriculum Lattes          juliomarsola@gmail.com

 
 
TECHNICAL STAFF
 
 
Maíra Clasen Massarani
BSc (2008) in Biology and MSc (2011) in Comparative Biology from Universidade de São Paulo (USP), Ribeirão Preto-SP. She is responsible for the PaleoLab fossil collection.


Curriculum Lattes          mc_massarani@yahoo.com.br

 
 
 
Geovani Augusto Ferreira
BSc (2010) in Biology from Universidade de Franca (UNIFRAN), Franca-SP. He works on fossil preparation in the PaleoLab.


Curriculum Lattes          geovanialti@yahoo.com.br

 
 

BSc STUDENTS

 
 
Vitor Bernardo Venâncio
Biology undergraduate student at Universidade de São Paulo (USP), Ribeirão Preto-SP. He is presently working on the effects of allometry related to the evolution of body size of dinosaurs.


Curriculum Lattes          vb.venancio@gmail.com

 
 
 
Paulo Ricardo Mendonça Lopes
BSc in Biology from Centro Universitário Claretiano. He is presently working on cynodonts from the Triassic of Rio Grande do Sul.


Curriculum Lattes          pauloricardo403@gmail.com

 
 
 
Gabriel Teixeira
Biology undergraduate student at Universidade de São Paulo (USP), Ribeirão Preto. He is presently working with the post-cranial morphology of extant snakes.


Currículo Lattes          gabrieljteixeira@live.com

 
 

EX-MEMBERS

 
 
Mário Bronzati Filho
BSc (2009) in Biology and MSc in Comparative Biology (2012) from Universidade de São Paulo (USP), Ribeirão Preto-SP. He worked in the PaleLab during his BSc and MSc, and is currently a PhD candidate at Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Munich, Germany.


Curriculum Lattes          mariobronzati@yahoo.com.br

 
 
 
Jonathas de Souza Bittencourt
BSc (2001) in Biology and PhD (2010) in Comparative Biology from Universidade de São Paulo (USP), Ribeirão Preto-SP; MSc (2004) in Zoology from Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Rio de Janeiro-RJ. He worked in the PaleoLab during his PhD and Post-Doc. He was recently employed as a lecturer at Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), Belo Horizonte-MG.


Curriculum Lattes          jsbittencourt@ufmg.br

 
 
 
Gabriela Sobral
BSc (2007) in Biology from Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Rio de Janeiro-RJ, and MSc (2009) in Comparative Biology from Universidade de São Paulo (USP), Ribeirão Preto-SP. She worked in the PaleoLab during her MSc, and is currently a PhD candidate at the Humboldt-Universität, Berlin, Germany.


Curriculum Lattes          gabisobral@gmail.com

 
 
 
Mariela Cordeiro de Castro
BSc (2005) in Biology and MSc (2009) in Comparative Biology from Universidade de São Paulo (USP), Ribeirão Preto-SP. She worked in the PaleoLab during her BSc and MSc, and is currently a PhD candidate at Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Argentina.


Curriculum Lattes          marielaccastro@yahoo.com.br

 
 
 
Carolina Rettondini Laurini
BSc (2007) in Biology and MSc (2010) in Comparative Biology from Universidade de São Paulo (USP), Ribeirão Preto-SP. She worked in the PaleoLab during her her BSc and MSc, and is currently a PhD candidate at the Universidade de São Paulo (USP), São Paulo-SP.


Curriculum Lattes          carol_xirra@hotmail.com

 
 
 
Mariana Galera Soler
BSc (2007) in Biology from Universidade de São Paulo (USP), Ribeirão Preto. She worked in the PaleoLab during her BSc, and is currently technical staff at the Instituto Butantã, São Paulo-SP.


Curriculum Lattes         

 
 
 
Samuel Silveira Lecci
BSc (2004) in Biology from Universidade de Franca (UNIFRAN), Franca-SP. He worked in the PaleoLab during his BSc.


 
 
   
Katherine Foehringer
BSc (2004) in Biology from Universidade de São Paulo (USP), Ribeirão Preto-SP. She worked in the PaleoLab during her BSc.


 
 

 

     

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