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, Puebla, Baja California, Oaxaca). 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. Late Cretaceous / Early Paleogene coral faunas of Costa Rica. Albian/Cenomanian coral faunas world-wide (resulting from the above mentioned UNAM/DGAPA project). Hauterivian coral fauna of the Paris Basin (France). Yes, I started again. Long-term projects: I started in 2009 and 2011 two projects revising big, well known and important Mesozoic coral faunas, in close cooperation with colleagues from Germany. Estimate duration will be five to ten years, but we are making good progress. Long-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). I am constantly working on it and try to finish at least 2% per month (see the progress). So, theoretically, I should be done in two years. 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. Of course we can. Please lookup the procedure.
	Publications (published or in press) Mesozoic Coral Palaeontology (> 80) 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. 140) Popular articles / Divulgación (few) Unpublished theses, software manuals, lecture handouts, and reports (ca. 35) 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 (new version 2.3.3 is envisaged for spring 2013) PalCol – PaleoTax extension for palaeontological collections and PaleoTax/Map – PaleoTax GIS extension PaleoTax/Measure – program to measure two dimensional fossils (and count things like septa or pores or leafs) and calculate average, standard deviation, first interval etc. - New version 1.2 released in February 2013 including new manual
	Teaching Databasing and statistics in geosciences Invertebrate palaeontology Micropalaeontology and microfacies Palaeoecology and taphonomy The short course on fossil corals held 2005, 2007, 2010, and 2012 will be repeated regularly in Mexico City (or Hermosillo). Next time will be very probably in September, 17-20, 2013 in Mexico City, on occasion of the Latinamerican Palaeontological Congress in Guanajuato (23-27 September, see below). 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, 2012) será regularmente repetido en la Ciudad de México (o en Hermosillo). Próxima vez sería muy probablemente 17-10 Septiembre de 2013 en la Ciudad de México, en ocasión del VIII Congreso Latinoamericano de Paleontología en Guanajuato (23-27 de Septiembre).
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 Students need to come to Hermosillo, even if only a short time. 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, al menos un tiempo. List of students - who have worked / are working with me, and on what. *** Nuevo: Informaciones para estudiantes (estancia de investigación, práctica profesional, servicio social, tesis). ***
	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 probably see next time ... Spanish Cretaceous Symposium, 9-12 July 2013 in Guadalajara, Spain. Cretaceous Symposium 1-5 September 2013 in Ankara, Turkey. Meeting of the Latin American Palaeontologists and the Mexican Palaeontological Society 23-27 September 2013 in Guanajuato, Mexico. 7th Mexican & 1st Pan-American Coral Reef Congress 8-11 October 2013 in Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico. The 10th North American Paleontological Convention (NAPC), 15-18 February 2014 in Gainesville, Florida, USA. 4th International Palaeontological Congress 28 September - 3 October 2014 in Mendoza, Argentina. ... in any case in the backyard of my house in Hermosillo (there is always cold beer).

[20 April 2013]
Thanks to a guide for taking pictures in La Brea Tar Pit Trinidad and to an unnamed waiter at the Barra Hildalgo.