International Palaeontology with a mouse click!
We invite everyone interested in paleontology to the 4th Palaeontological Virtual Congress, which will be held on May 8-23, 2023.
This is a unique opportunity to listen to the lectures of world-renowned researchers without leaving your home. For all researchers (including students!) it is also an opportunity to present the results of their work. The cost of participation is only 5 euros.
This year, the European Center of Paleontology has the great pleasure to become one of the supporters of the event, along with internationally recognized journals (Peerj), the Palaeontological Association and paleontological societies from around the world, including New Zealand , Italy, Spain and Argentina.
Study Palaeobiology in Opole!
Do you like field trips? Have you been interested in dinosaurs and other prehistoric creatures since childhood? Do you collect fossils? Any reason is good to start your adventure with Palaeobiology!
If you have a BA in Biology, Earth Sciences or related, please contact us! Study Paleobiology at the University of Opole (MA studies).
SINCE 2023/2024 ACADEMIC YEAR THE PROGRAMME WILL BE PROVIDED IN POLISH!
When the city was the sea … for the third time!
The reprint of the book edited by prof. Elena Yazykova, telling the geological history of the Opole region is now availible through University of Opole Publishing House.
Edition III is not only a new cover, it is also a handful of new information, because paleontological research in the Opole region is still ongoing and every year we discover new secrets of life from millions of years ago!
The official premiere of the book will take place at the UO Museum – more information soon!
Lecture by dr. John Jagt from Natural Historey Museum in Maastricht.
We cordially invite everyone interested in dinosaurs, birds, zoology and palaeontology to a lecture by John W.M. Jagt from the Natural History Museum in Maastricht. Lecture entitled “The youngest winged dinosaurs in Europe: latest Cretaceous birds from the Maastricht area” will take place on November 17 (Thursday) at 12:00 in the Auditorium at ul. Oleska 22.
ECP media patronage: “Dinozaury i Wielkie Ssaki”
ECP is one of the media patrons of the book “Dinozaury i Wielkie Ssaki” (“Dinosaurs and Large Mammals”) by Krzysztof Poznański, known from the NaukowoTV YouTube channel.
ECP members – dr Mateusz Antczak and dr Kamil Gruntmejer were also responsible for scientific consultations. We recommend the book to all young (and slightly older) lovers of dinosaurs and other large prehistoric creatures. There will be huge crocodiles, flying and swimming reptiles, mammoths and hairy rhinoceros!
ECP coorganised 11th Cretaceous Symposium
Between 22-26th of August in Warsaw a unique scientific conference took place. 11th Cretaceous Symposium was coorganised by European Centre of Paleontology. Prof. Elena Yazykova and Dawid Mazurek guided field trip to Folwark quarry and search for Cretaceous fossils together with researchers from Great Britain, the Netherlands, Czech Republic, Southern Korea, China, USA, Ukraine and Poland. Together with abstractbook and extensive field guide was prepared, to present different Creatceous sites and research projects.
Abstractbook is availible here: www.cretaceous2022.com
Field guide
Join us at the Excavation Camp in Krasiejów!
As usual our team will be excavating the fossils of vertebrates from the Triassic period. The Camp will be divided into three time periods where under the supervision of the UO scientists and ECP members you will have chance to excavate and prepare macro and microfossils of vertebrates.
Detailed information can be found at the poster. All questions and application send via e-mail to: mateusz.antczak@uni.opole.pl
Prehistoric Images of Opole Region – New exhibition at University of Gdańsk
A new exhibition at the Faculty of Biology of the University of Gdańsk was created in cooperation with the University of Opole. At the exhibition, we will see, among others reconstruction of fossil amphibians and reptiles from the Early/Middle Triassic of Gogolin, Late Triassic of Krasiejów and fossils of ammonites, sea urchins and clams from the Upper Cretaceous sediments exploited in Opole. This fall an additional conference connected with the exhibition will be organised. It will include lectures given by employees of the Faculty of Biology, University of Gdańsk and members of the European Center of Palaeontology (University of Opole).
Biologists’ Night at the University of Opole
The 11th edition of Biologists’ Night is behind us. The Biologists’ Night is a joint venture of more than 35 scientific institutions from all over the country and aims to disseminate knowledge of nature. This year’s edition was held on January 14th, under the slogan Biodiversity: from gene to ecosystem. This is a reference to the Resolution of the European Parliament of June 6th, 2021 for biodiversity 2030. As every year, our employees, doctoral students and students have prepared a rich and interesting program offer for nature lovers, including the youngest science enthusiast as well as school youth and adults. This time, the Biologists’ Night took place in a hybrid form. Some of the materials are still available online, including presentations by ECP members:
ECP Guest Lectures 2022
As in previous years, the European Center of Paleontology organizes guest lectures by palaeontologists from foreign research centers for University of Opole students and all enthusiasts of palaeontology. The following lectures were held in January:
7.01. prof. Andrej Spiridonov (Uniwersytet WileńskiVilnus University) – Paleocommunities of conodonts and analysis of recuperation
9.01. Nikolai Zverkov (Russian Academy of Science) – Jurassic-Cretaceous transition and evolutionary history of plesiosaurs
14.01. prof. dr hab. Ireneusz Walaszczyk (University of Warsaw) – Scientific bases and formal procedure for establishing GSSPs
More lectures soon!