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Earth and Planetary Natural History Lab
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A lab that explores the ecology of ancient organisms through fieldwork and fossils.
AboutAbout the lab
Exploring the ecology of ancient organisms from fossils.
The Earth and Planetary Natural History Lab studies fossils and ancient organisms based on fieldwork.
Students in the School of Science's Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences can study the paleontology carried out by faculty of the University Museum.
Through fieldwork in various parts of Japan and overseas, the lab investigates the ecology of fossil organisms and the mechanisms by which the remains of organisms are preserved as fossils.
The University Museum is one of Japan's research hubs for the study of ammonites and of fossils in which even soft parts such as skin and muscle are preserved.
Key terms
- Ammonite
- A group of organisms found as fossils. One of the research subjects of this lab
- Soft parts
- Soft parts that are not shells or bones, such as skin and muscle. They usually do not survive as fossils
- Echinoderm
- A group that includes sea urchins, starfish, and sea lilies. This lab studies the paleoecology of their fossils
ResearchResearch themes
The lab aims to clarify, through fieldwork, the ecology of ancient organisms and the mechanisms by which the remains of organisms are preserved as fossils. It also works on building databases of fossil specimens and reconstructing the paleoecology of echinoderm fossils using geochemical methods.
*Illustrative imageFossil research based on fieldwork
Based on fieldwork in various parts of Japan and overseas, the lab studies the paleoecology of fossil organisms and the mechanisms by which remains are preserved as fossils. The University Museum is one of Japan's research hubs for ammonite research and for research on fossils with preserved soft parts.
*Illustrative imageDigitizing paleontological specimens and building databases
The lab organizes and digitizes specimens, including Kyushu University's geology and paleontology collections. It also works on building a database of Japanese paleontological specimens and on creating systems for registering, storing, and reusing digital specimens.
*Illustrative imageReconstructing the paleoecology of echinoderm fossils
The lab examines fossils of echinoderms such as sea urchins and starfish using geochemical methods to reconstruct how they lived. It also conducts taxonomic research on fossil starfish from Japan.
*Illustrative imageSpread of organic matter in chemosynthetic ecosystems
The lab investigates how organic matter spreads from chemosynthetic ecosystems and how the surrounding biota changes accordingly. It uses geochemical and isotope ratio analyses.
MembersFaculty
- ProfessorYasuhiro Ito
- Assistant ProfessorMoe Kato
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The top and research theme images are illustrative and were not taken at the lab. They are cropped from Wikimedia Commons images. Cropped CC BY-SA images are provided under the same CC BY-SA license as the original (version shown on each line).
- Top image: “Uncoiled Lower Creataceous Ammonites from Northern Bulgaria (Coll. N. Dimitrova) at the Sofia University 'St. Kliment Ohridski' Museum of Paleontology and Historical Geology” Motekov / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Fossil research based on fieldwork: “The fossils from Cretaceous age found in Lebanon” Brocken Inaglory / CC BY-SA 3.0 (cropped)
- Digitizing paleontological specimens and building databases: “Naturalis Biodiversity Center - Museum - Collection tower 05 - Additional inscriptions drawers Palearctic Coleoptera Carabidae” Photographer: Henk Caspers/Naturalis / CC BY-SA 3.0 (cropped)
- Reconstructing the paleoecology of echinoderm fossils: “Carneyella ulrichi fossil edrioasteroid Upper Ordovician KY” James St. John / CC BY 2.0 (cropped)
- Spread of organic matter in chemosynthetic ecosystems: “MARUM Schwarzer Raucher Fauna” MARUM − Zentrum für Marine Umweltwissenschaften, Universität Bremen / CC BY 4.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (Deep Earth Physics Lab): “June 2014 magnetic field” ESA/DTU Space / Public domain (cropped)
- Related lab (Observational Seismology and Volcanology Lab (Earthquake and Volcano Observation Research Center)): “Seismometer-iceland” Heidi Soosalu / CC BY-SA 3.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (Earth System Chemistry Lab): “Pāhoehoe Lava flow” Brocken Inaglory / CC BY-SA 3.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (Earth Interior Materials Science Lab): “Diamond anvil cell schematic” José A. Flores-Livas, Lilia Boeri, Antonio Sanna, Gianni Profeta, Ryotaro Arita, Mikhail Eremets / CC BY 4.0 (cropped)
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