16th INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH SCHOOL
Echoes of the Pleistocene: Comparing the megafaunal ecosystems of Central Yakutia and Mexico
Paleontology
Yakutia vs. Mexico: 9,000 kilometers apart and one great mystery. Why did the ancient giants disappear?
Did you dream of excavations and great discoveries as a child? It's time to make that dream come true! We're launching a paleontological research project. We're looking for "sleuths" ready to compare the facts about the life and disappearance of megafauna in two polar regions of the world—frigid Yakutia and sunny Mexico. Join our team of Ice Age detectives!
Did you dream of excavations and great discoveries as a child? It's time to make that dream come true! We're launching a paleontological research project. We're looking for "sleuths" ready to compare the facts about the life and disappearance of megafauna in two polar regions of the world—frigid Yakutia and sunny Mexico. Join our team of Ice Age detectives!
Field Excavations
During our investigation, you will discover:
- How did the climate and landscapes of different continents change the appearance of animals?
- Why do the preservation conditions of findings in these regions differ so much?
- And most importantly: what exactly wiped the giants off the face of the Earth?
Paleonthology Project team at the IRSchool 2017
Would you like to unravel incredible secrets of the past? Or would you like to feel like a real palaeontologist? Then join our project!
Requirements to the students:
Basic knowledge in biology and geography.
Ability to draw, photograph, work with computer programs, good health and a sense of humor are very welcome;
Requirements to the students:
Basic knowledge in biology and geography.
Ability to draw, photograph, work with computer programs, good health and a sense of humor are very welcome;
Tutors
Konstantin Protodiakonov
Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia
Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia
Konstantin is a palaeontologist and head of the palaeontology department of the Museum of Nature and Man (Khanty-Mansiysk). He is a holder of RJE 3 grants from the University of Hokkaido (Japan) and Erasmus + from the University of Lille (France), as well as a winner of republican, all-Russian and international scientific contests...plus the science stand-up competition 'Science Slam' in Tomsk, Russia.
Konstantin took part in numerous paleontological expeditions in Siberia and the Arctic, and led the international student paleontological expedition "Bilim". He also created school training programs in the field of paleontology ("Mammoth fauna of Yakutia" and "Fundamentals of paleontology") and organized and managed summer environmental camps (" Lighthouse", "Pole of Cold" and "Trilobite").
As an museum employee, he has organized a number of organizes and curates museum exhibitions, including: "Quartz: many-sided and necessary", "Ammonites: fossil submarines", "All about the tusk", "Pathologies of the past", "Paleontological square", "From the biosphere to the lithosphere " and more.
The field of Konstantin's scientific interests is large mammals of the Quaternary period: evolutionary development, paleoecology, paleozoogeography and biostratigraphy.
Konstantin participated in IRS 2017 and IRS 2022 as a tutor of the paleontology projects.
Konstantin took part in numerous paleontological expeditions in Siberia and the Arctic, and led the international student paleontological expedition "Bilim". He also created school training programs in the field of paleontology ("Mammoth fauna of Yakutia" and "Fundamentals of paleontology") and organized and managed summer environmental camps (" Lighthouse", "Pole of Cold" and "Trilobite").
As an museum employee, he has organized a number of organizes and curates museum exhibitions, including: "Quartz: many-sided and necessary", "Ammonites: fossil submarines", "All about the tusk", "Pathologies of the past", "Paleontological square", "From the biosphere to the lithosphere " and more.
The field of Konstantin's scientific interests is large mammals of the Quaternary period: evolutionary development, paleoecology, paleozoogeography and biostratigraphy.
Konstantin participated in IRS 2017 and IRS 2022 as a tutor of the paleontology projects.
Andrea Dali Gomez Orozco
Puebla, Mexico
Puebla, Mexico
Dali is an architect specialized in patrimony and a stained glass artist from Puebla, Mexico; although she has always been interested about many topics like history, geology and paleontology, that is why she haa been involved in different projects that led me to meet professionals in this areas and learn about them. She loves to travel, learn from other people and share my knowledge.
