Research topics Post-Palaeozoic coral taxonomy, systematics, evolution, distribution, diversity, and biostratigraphy Database application and data visualization in palaeontology Taxonomy and biostratigraphy of nerineid gastropods (not much progress now because of too many coral faunas sent to me) Taxonomy of Early Cretaceous Orbitolinid Foraminifera (Data base) Cretaceous ... regional geology, palaeontology, stratigraphy and facies
	Current Research Description of Mesozoic/Cenozoic coral faunas from here, there and everywhere Taxonomic revision of various Cretaceous coral families down to the genus level Taxonomic revision of various Cretaceous coral genera down to the species level New: Three year (2011-2013) project entitled "Evolution of Cretaceous corals - the faunal change at the Early/Late Cretaceous and the roots of modern corals" (kindly financed by UNAM/DGAPA)
	Papers/books in Progress Publications on Cretaceous coral faunas and revisions of coral families/genera from all over the world are always in preparation, submitted and in press. These are the current topics I am working on: Barremian/Aptian/Albian coral faunas from Mexico (Sonora and Puebla). First papers are published and in preparation. Various coral faunas reaching from the Berriasian to Coniacian of Spain. Much interesting and new material. Revision of type material from collections in Barcelona (MGSB, MGB) are published step by step. Late Cretaceous of Southern France. Localities known for more than 150 years, but the coral faunas are practically unknown. Hauterivian coral fauna of the Paris Basin (France). Yes, I started again. First introducing paper was submitted in 2011, part two and three are in preparation. Long-term project: Systematic revision of the Cretaceous coral genera, this will be the fourth (and last) volume of the Catalogue of Cretaceous Corals (Systematic part). Now I am constantly working on it. See the progress. People often ask me whether I can determine coral samples for them. At least I can try. Since the amount of the samples increased in the last years, I kindly ask you to lookup these instructions. - Other persons ask me whether we can publish a coral fauna together. Please lookup the procedure.
	Publications (published or in press) Mesozoic Coral Palaeontology (ca. 70) Database Application in Palaeontology (ca. 10) Rudist bivalves (few) Miscellaneous (Geology, Palaeontology, Biology) (few) Books (as editor; few) Selected abstracts (1996-2011; ca. 35) "Book" Reviews (ca. 125) Popular articles / Divulgación (few) Unpublished theses, manuals and reports (ca. 30) Do not hesitate to ask for reprints and/or PDFs. I do not send anymore reprints automatically and I do not send PDFs as well. You have to ask.
	Software development PaleoTax – taxonomic database system for palaeontologists PalCol – PaleoTax extension for palaeontological collections and PaleoTax/Map – PaleoTax GIS extension PaleoTax/Measure – program to measure two dimensional fossils and calculate average, standard deviation etc. - New version 1.1.1 released in September 2011
	Teaching Databasing and statistics in geosciences Invertebrate palaeontology Micropalaeontology and microfacies Palaeoecology and taphonomy The short course on fossil corals held 2005, 2007 and 2010 will be repeated regularly in Mexico City (or Hermosillo). Next time will be June, 18-22, 2012 in Mexico City. Clases Base de datos y geoestadística Paleontología de invertebrados Micropaleontología y ambiente Paleoecología y tafonomía El curso sobre corales fósiles (impartido en el 2005, 2007, 2010) será regularmente repetido en la Ciudad de México (o en Hermosillo). Próxima vez sería 18-22 de Junio de 2012 en la Ciudad de México.
The depicted persons are students, but not necessarily all of them are my students.	Students I work with students (B.S., M.S., PhD) on the following topics Fossil and extant coral taxonomy Invertebrate palaeontology and micropalaeontology Biostratigraphy Regional geology Statistics in biology, palaeontology and geology but only in Hermosillo ! Estudiantes Trabajo con estudiantes (Licenciatura, Maestría, Doctorado) en los campos siguentes Taxonomía de corales fósiles y recientes Paleontología de invertebrados y micropaleontología Bioestratigrafía, Geología regional, Estadística en biología, paleontología y geología (foráneos tienen que venir a Hermosillo). List of students - who have worked with me, and on what.
	Personal data Born in Dresden ([former East-]Germany) Diplôme de Recherches Doctorales (Diplôme de 3ème cycle) Université Nancy (1994) Ph.D. Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (1999) Inv.Tit. B T.C., Inv.Nac. II (S.N.I.) Lives in Hermosillo, Col. Valle Verde Languages : Deutsch, English, Español, Français, porusski, nihon-go.
	Where we can see next time ... GSTT 5th Geological Conference September 2012 in Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago, September, 3-5, 2012. Cretaceous Symposium Fall 2013 in Turkey. Meeting of Latin American Palaeontologists and the Mexican Palaeontological Society 2013 in Guanajuato (Guanajuato, Mexico) ... in the backyard of my house in Hermosillo (there is always cold beer).

[4 January 2012]
Thanks to Antonia for taking pictures in Pass Gschütt, and to an unnamed waiter at the Barra Hildalgo.