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Dois terços dos grandes mamíferos de Portugal extinguiram-se no último milhão de anos

2019.05.14

Tese de Mestrado em Paleontologia mostra que dois terços dos grandes mamíferos de Portugal extinguiram-se no último milhão de anos

O declínio dos mamíferos no planeta já era conhecido mas um novo estudo da Universidade Nova de Lisboa mostra os números avassaladores em Portugal: quase metade dos mamíferos extinguiram-se e o número chega a dois terços para mamíferos de grande porte.

Provas de Mestrado sobre Trilobites por Catarina Caprichoso

Paleontologia
Provas de Mestrado de Catarina Caprichoso Carvalho (http://ciuhct.academia.edu/CatarinaCaprichoso)
Dissertação: "Trilobites do Devónico de Portugal – uma Revisão"
Constituição do Júri:

Filippo Maria Rotatori e os dinossauros ornitópodes de Portugal em tese de Mestrado em Paleontologia

Defendeu a sua tese de Mestrado em Paleontologia, Filippo Maria Rotatori, com o título "Ornithopod dinosaurs from the Late Jurassic of Portugal" na FCT-NOVA. A tese versou sobre a colecção de dinossauros ornitópodes do Jurássico Superior das colecções do Museu da Lourinhã.

The confusing story of the dinosaur Iguanodon and its lineage. Lecture with invited speaker José Manuel Gasca

We invite you for a lecture "The confusing story of the dinosaur Iguanodon and its lineage"  by José Manuel Gasca (Universidad de Zaragoza) on the December 4th, 2018 (11:00) at Auditório da Biblioteca FCT NOVA, integrated in the course Paleontology and Evolution of the Master in Paleontology. Open to the public.


Thesis defense: December 4th

Nome: Lic. Filippo Maria Rotatori
Título: Ornithopod dinosaurs from the Late Jurassic of Portugal
Data das provas: 2018-12-04 Hora: 16.00
Local: SALA 3.30 – ED. IX

Constituição do Júri:
Presidente: Doutor Paulo Alexandre Rodrigues Roque Legoinha, Prof. Auxiliar – FCT/UNL

Vogais: Doutor José Manuel Gasca Pérez, Investigador de Pós-doutoramento da Universidade de Saragoça, Espanha

Doutor Octávio João Madeira Mateus, Prof. Associado – FCT/UNL

Thesis defense: Alexandre Guillaume and the Jurassic microvertebrates of Portugal

Alexandre Guillaume and the Jurassic microvertebrates of Portugal

Student Alexandre Guillaume, now master, defended his master's thesis on paleontology, on November 20th. His thesis was vertebrate microfossils form the Late Jurassic of Lourinhã, as a result of a research conducted at FCT Nova University of Lisbon and Lourinhã Museum.

The candidate passed sucessfully with the classification of 19 values.

Thesis Defense: André Saleiro

Student André Saleiro, now master, defended his master's thesis on paleontology, on November 5th. His thesis was about the campaigns that have taken place in Wyoming (United States) for the collection of fossil dinosaur materials.

These expeditions were a collaboration between the American Museum of Natural History (New York, E. U.A.) and the FCT NOVA University of Lisbon, some of the material collected was prepared at the Lourinhã Museum.

Paleontology student in the discovery of the first placodonts in Portugal

The first placodonts (Triassic reptiles) from Portugal were reported by the Master in Paleontology student Hugo Campos in a new book chapter about Loulé, in Algarve. The discovery is subject of a news in Diário de Notícias that we translate and transcript here.

Alumnum João Muchagata is the new paleontologist at Natural History Museum of Porto

The alumnum (former student) in the Master in Paleontology João Muchagata is going to manage the paleontology section at Natural History and Science Museum of Porto.

João conducted his master thesis on ziphiid whales in 2016 titled "Function, sexual dimorphism and intraspecific variation of the bizarre rostral structures of the extinct beaked whale, Globicetus hiberus"

MSc in Paleontology alumnus appointed scientific director of the Dino Parque Lourinhã

The MSc in Paleontology alumnus (former student) Simão Mateus was appointed scientific director of the Dino Parque Lourinhã.

We here translate the news from TorresVedrasWeb, about Simão Mateus, our first student to finish the Master in Paleontology.


Applications open until 10th February 2018

The 3rd Phase of Applications is open until 10th February 2018.

The applications phases were:

1st phase: 6th march to 23rd June 

2nd phase: 26th to 31st August 

3rd phase: 10th January to 10th February 2018.

To apply follow here.

New page for the MSc Paleontology

Today 25 January 29018 is announced the new page for the MSc Paleontology at

sites.fct.unl.pt/paleontology

for include all information in English (and later in Portuguese) about the Master Programme in Paleontology of the NOVA University of Lisbon an University of Évora.

The website has the following contents: