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Palaeobotany© KerpMain research themes: Systematics, biology and ecology of late Palaeozoic and Mesozoic plants based on compressions and anatomically preserved material The evolution of terrestrial ecosystems, especially in relation to large-scale geological developments Cuticular analysis Palynology and mesofossil analysis Reconstruction of fossil plants, vegetations and habitats Palaeogeographical patterns in the evolution of land plants
Running and recently finished research projects© Bomfleur Latitudinal Patterns in Plant Evolution The ecology of the Early Devonian Rhynie chert The ontogeny of selected Rhynie chert plants Compression floras of the Lower Carboniferous of Europe Late Carboniferous, Permian and Early Triassic floras of China The Permian flora of the Dead Sea region, Jordan The Permian Floras of the Southern Alps Late Carboniferous and Permian floras of Texas and New Mexico Cuticular analysis of the Cathaysia flora, China Palaeobotany in the Transantarctic Mountains The evolution of the Osmundaceae Vegetation development in southern Africa since the Oligocene Quaternary vegetation and climate history of Israel Palynology of the brown coal deposits of the Lower Rhine Embayment
Facilities and equipment© Kerp A HF laboratory for the preparation of palynological samples and fossil cuticles A chemical laboratory for macerating fossil cuticles A rock workshop for making thin and polished sections A WOCO 50 rock saw, two Buehler Isomet 4000 precision rock saws, two BROT Lab grinding wheels, a Buehler grinding wheel A Keyence VHX-7000 4K digital compound microscope for normal and transmitted light, with XYZ-motorized stage A Leica DM 4500P microscope with a motorized stage and Z axis for incident and transmitted light, and for fluorescence with a HP Workstation and ©FOSSIL software for maceral analysis, reflexion and spectral measurements, image stacking and stitching and image analysis A Leica DM 5000B microscope for normal transmitted light, interference contrast and fluorescence with a motorized Z axis and image stacking software A Leitz Diaplan microscope for normal transmitted light, interference contrast and fluorescence A Leica MZ 16 stereomicroscope with a motorized Z axis and image stacking software Various Leica research microscopes and stereomicroscopes Several digital cameras for microphotography A digital camera for macrophotography connected to an iMac and a motorized Z axis for image stacking A large palaeobotanical and palynological library (> 40.000 titles)