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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2025 DTP/DPhil Project: The stars are out: a palaeontological perspective on the early evolution of the Asterozoa

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2025 DTP/DPhil Project: Milankovitch, tides and marine mixing: drivers of plankton speciation and productivity

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2025 DTP/DPhil Project: Palaeoecology and palaeophysiology of early flowering plants from the mid Cretaceous of West Greenland

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2025 DTP/DPhil Project: Do clay-rich environments bias the early fossil record?