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Evolutionary Paleontology Lab
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A research group that traces the evolution of life and the Earth of the past through fossils.
AboutAbout the lab
Digging up fossils to read the history of life.
The Evolutionary Paleontology research group studies geology, paleontology, and paleoenvironments based on fossils.
The fossils it works with range widely, from dinosaurs to plants and cephalopods, and the group pursues the mechanisms of evolution and extinction and the relationships between organisms and their environments.
The group places importance on going into the field and digging up fossils itself, and also uses the process by which organisms became fossils (taphonomy) as a clue in its research.
The University Museum holds fossils mainly from Sakhalin and Hokkaido, and a great deal of research is carried out using them.
Key terms
- Paleontology
- A branch of geology that uses fossils to study the evolution of past organisms and their relationships with their environments.
- Cephalopods
- A group of marine animals that includes squid, octopuses, nautiluses, and the extinct ammonites.
NewsLab news
Study reveals that the oldest known octopus was a giant apex predator
World's oldest fossil of a Japanese cedar relative discovered in Hokkaido
AI used to discover a new species of 70-million-year-old cephalopod fossil
Large amount of fossil-bearing amber discovered in Nakagawa, Hokkaido
Study reveals that hot spring yunohana (mineral deposits) fossilized a diverse range of plants
ResearchResearch themes
Using fossils, the lab investigates the evolution of organisms and the mechanisms of how organisms and their environments interact. Clarifying the processes of evolution and extinction also provides clues for thinking about environmental problems such as global warming.
*Illustrative imageThe Biological Appeal of Plant Fossils
Many fossils have features that differ from those of living organisms. The lab digs up plant fossils in the field, a group that has been less studied, and considers from a biological perspective how evolution occurred and why these plants went extinct.
*Illustrative imageUnderstanding Cephalopod Evolution with Digital Technology
The lab traces the history of the evolution of life through fossils of cephalopods, such as squid and octopus relatives. In joint research with other institutions, it has developed a method that uses AI to digitally excavate fossils inside rock, which has led to the discovery of new species and the clarification of predator-prey relationships in ancient seas.
MembersFaculty
- ProfessorToshihiro Yamada
- ProfessorYoshitsugu Kobayashi
- Associate ProfessorYasuhiro Iba
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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: “Bayanzag 09” Bernard Gagnon / CC0 (cropped)
- The Biological Appeal of Plant Fossils: “Glossopteris fossil seed fern leaves in claystone (Illawarra Coal Measures, Upper Permian; Dunedoo area, New South Wales, Australia) ( )” James St. John / CC BY 2.0 (cropped)
- Understanding Cephalopod Evolution with Digital Technology: “Dichotomosphinctes fossil ammonite (Upper Jurassic; Moronodova, western Madagascar) ( )” James St. John / CC BY 2.0 (cropped)
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