Palaeobiology at the University of Oxford

Oxford hosts a vibrant palaeobiological research community across the University, including at the Department of Earth Sciences and the Museum of Natural History. The Museum holds world-leading palaeontological collections. This site describes our current research, lists events around the University, and provides advice on how to study palaeobiology at Oxford.

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Research News

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Ledumahadi mafube - New Jurassic Giant of South Africa

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Half-a-billion-year-old fossil offers new clues to how life exploded on sea floor

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Two new Chinese dinosaurs discovered

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Getting to the root of plant evolution