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The CR2P is a laboratory completely devoted to palaeontology s.l.. It is supported by the MNHN (National Museum of Natural History), the CNRS (National Center for Scientific Research, INEE) and the Sorbonne University.

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End-Permian and end-Triassic mass extinctions reshaped the diversity of Odonata

A new study by members of CR2P and CESCO on the morphological diversity of fossil dragonfly wings published in iScience.

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Marine records reveal multiple phases of Toba’s last volcanic activity

Two CR2P members took part in this study published in Scientifics Reports.

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The Advent of PhyloCode: The Continuing Evolution of Biological Nomenclature

Nouvel ouvrage de Michel Laurin paru aux Éditions CRC Press

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Evidence of sexual dimorphism in extinct theropod dinosaurs

Research led by members of MECADEV, CR2P and ISYEB, in collaboration with the Musée d'Angoulême and published in the scientific journal eLife,...

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The Center for Research on Palaeobiodiversity and Palaeoenvironments aims at elucidating the phylogenetic patterns and evolutionary history of living organisms, through the fossil record and the environments of the past.

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