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Daniel DeMiguel

University of Zaragoza, Department of Earth Sciences (Paleontology)

University of Zaragoza

ARAID Scientist

Education: 

PhD in Sciences (Paleontology), University of Zaragoza

Research interests: 

Palaeontology

Climate and Evolution

Dietary reconstruction

Functional Morphology

Geoheritage and Geoethics

Competences: 

Climate modelling

Conservation policies

Palaeontological/geological heritage

Field work

Facilities and techniques: 

Imaging (CT scanning) and 3D reconstruction

Microscopy (SEM, ESEM...)

Dental-wear procedures

Stable isotope analyses

Engineering and mathematical techniques (Finite Element Analysis)

Keywords: 

Vertebrate Paleontology, Mammals, Primates, Climate Change, Diet, Evolution, Biodiversity, Palaeoecology, Geoethics, Caenozoic

Links: 

researchgate

Relevant publications: 

Miocene small-bodied ape from Eurasia sheds light on hominoid evolution

Regional impacts of global climate change: A local humid phase in central Iberia in a late Miocene drying world

Understanding climate´s influence on the extinction of Oreopithecus (late Miocene, Tusco-Sardinian palaeobioprovince, Italy)