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.

artistic reconstruction crop
ichthyosaurs andrey atuchin e1457628647500
foram painting banner

Research News

life reconstruction sollasina cthulhu

Tentacled 'Cthulhu' fossil reconstruction reveals monstrous relative of modern sea cucumbers

4 reconstruction modified from publication

Bursting into life

pic 1 ledumahadi mafube the highland giant credit viktor radermacher 390x390

Ledumahadi mafube - New Jurassic Giant of South Africa

pahvantiamhattori

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