Research projects funded by the National Science Centre (completed)

 

2025

Turtles from Czechia and Poland: An overview of common evolution in Central Europe since the Triassic until Recent
project coordinator: Milan Chroust
participant: Tomasz Szczygielski
lead time: 2023 – 2025

Ontogeny in the aetosaur Stagonolepis olenkae: a key for the early evolution of the cocrodylian lineage
project coordinator: Tomasz Sulej
lead time: 2020 – 2025

Late Jurassic restricted environments of the shallow-water carbonate succession of NW and NE margins of the Holy Cross Mts as a place of accumulation of unusual fossils
project coordinator: Błażej Błażejowski
lead time: 2021 – 2025

2024

Paleoecology, paleogeography, bathymetric distribution, and diversification pattern of fishes and cephalopods in Mesozoic epicontinental seas based on otoliths and statoliths
project coordinator: Maciej Pindakiewicz
lead time: 2020 – 25.11.2024

The origin and rapid diversification of predatory gastropods Neogastropoda: turnover in gastropod faunas at the turn of early and late Cretaceous
project coordinator: Andrzej Kaim
lead time: 2019 – 12.06.2024

Mechanical properties of echinoderm skeleton as a function of its chemical composition (Mg/Ca): taphonomic and paleobiological perspectives
project coordinator: Przemysław Gorzelak
lead time: 2021 – 31.10.2024

2023

Understanding Glires: the deep roots of rodents and lagomorphs and the origins of placental mammals
National Science Centre
project coordinator: Łucja Fostowicz-Frelik
lead time: 2016 – 2023

Phase transformations of biogenic calcium carbonate in natural and experimental diagenetic systems: Implications for (paleo)environmental reconstructions and paleobiology
project coordinator: prof. Jarosław Stolarski
lead time: 2018 – 2023

The end of the mammal-like reptile era in Europe
project coordinator: dr hab. Tomasz Sulej
lead time: 2018 – 2023

High-resolution micropalaeontological and geochemical record of environmental changes at the Badenian/Sarmatioan (Middle Miocene) transition in SE Poland: implications for interpretation of the largest faunal turnover event in the Paratethys
project coordinator: prof. Danuta Peryt
lead time: 2018 – 2023

Response to environmental change and post-industrial recovery of foraminifera from South Georgia fjords, sub-Antarctic
project coordinator: Wojciech Majewski
lead time: 2019 – 12.12.2023

2022

Structural and isotopic aspects of biosilica: record of biological and environmental information in sponge spicules
project coordinator: prof. Andrzej Pisera
lead time: 2017 – 2022

Evolution and palaeobiogeography of Devonian brachiopod faunas on the South Polish shelf before and after the global Taghanic event
project coordinator: prof. Andrzej Baliński
lead time: 2017 – 2022

2021

Evolutionary roots of dermal ossifications in the shell of ancestral Late Triassic turtles
project coordinator: dr Tomasz Szczygielski
lead time: 2017 – 2021

Origin and early development of conodonts and chaetognaths
project coordinator: prof. Hubert Szaniawski
lead time: 2017 – 2021

The effect of geochemical parameters of environment (Mg/Ca) and diet on biomineralization of echinoderm skeleton
project coordinator: dr Przemysław Gorzelak
lead time: 2017 – 2021

Resurrecting a lost world in Skåne: new light on the end-Triassic mass extinction and the origin of the dinosaur dominated ecosystem
participant: dr Krzysztof Owocki
lead time: 2018 – 2021
Evolutionsbiologiskt Centrum, Uppsala University (Sweden)

2020

Mode of life and habitat of scaphitid ammonites as a key for understanding their evolution near the end of Cretaceous
project coordinator: dr hab. Marcin Machalski, prof. nadzwyczajny IP PAN
lead time: 2016 – 2020

Morphology, microstructure, and isotopes as a source of taxonomic and ecological information in the teeth of Mosasauridae from the Upper Cretaceous of Europe
project coordinator: dr Daniel Madzia
lead time: 2016 – 2020

Significance of proteins in biomineralization of calcium carbonate gravity sensors in fossil and modern fish
project coordinator: prof. Jarosław Stolarski
lead time: 2016 – 2020

The Late Cretaceous flowering plant expansion in the context of the transgression of the Central European Sea
project coordinator: dr hab. Adam Halamski
lead time: 2017 – 2020

 

International projects

Origin and early evolution of sunken-wood ecosystems in the Jurassic of Southern Hemisphere: Reconstructing the decay processes of terrestrial organic matter in the deep-sea
participant: dr hab. Andrzej Kaim
lead time: 2016 – 2020
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science

2019

Sub ice-shelf benthic foraminifera as the key to reconstruct post-LGM environmental history and its chronology, Ross Sea, Antarctica
project coordinator: dr hab. Wojciech Majewski, prof. nadzwyczajny IP PAN
lead time: 2016 – 2019

The influence of Paleocene/Eocene Thermal Maximum on oceanic chemosynthesis-based ecosystems
project coordinator: dr Krzysztof Hryniewicz
lead time: 2015 – 2019

Archaecyatha: geochemical and microtaphonomical test of bioafiliation and paleoenvironmental significance
project coordinator: prof. Józef Kaźmierczak
lead time: 2016 – 2019

 

International projects

Characteristics of the Paleocene wood-fall communities and their evolutionary significance
participant: dr Krzysztof Hryniewicz
lead time: 2017 – 2019

Japan Society for Promotion of Science

2018

Wpływ paleoceńsko-eoceńskiego maksimum termicznego na ewolucję ekosystemów oceanicznych zależnych od chemosyntezy
project coordinator: dr Krzysztof Hryniewicz
lead time: 2015 – 2018

Archeocyatha: geochemiczny i mikrotafonomiczny test stanowiska systematycznego i znaczenia paleośrodowiskowego
project coordinator: prof. Józef Kaźmierczak
lead time: 2016 – 2018

 

International projects

BASE LiNE-Earth (Brachiopods As SEnsitive tracers of gLobal mariNe Environment: Insights from alkaline, alkaline Earth metal, and metalloid trace element ratios and isotope systems)
participant: dr hab. Maria Aleksandra Bitner
lead time: 2015- 2019
EU Project within the Programme HORIZON 2020

2017

The origin of locomotor musculature of Silesauridae with respect to dinosaurs evolution
project coordinator: mgr Rafał Piechowski
lead time: 2014 – 2017

 

International projects

POLNOR – The Changing Ocean of the Polar North
Polish-Norwegian Research Programme
project coordinator: Jarosław Stolarski
lead time: 2014 – 2017

Evidence for Paleo Ice Stream Collapse in the Western Ross Sea since the Last Glacial Maximum
National Science Foundation, USA
lead time: 2015 – 2017
participant: Wojciech Majewski

Timing and duration of LGM and post−LGM grounding events in the Whales Deep paleo ice streams, Eastern Ross Sea continental shelf
National Science Foundation, USA
lead time: 2015 – 2017
participant: Wojciech Majewski

2016

Structural and biogeochemical evidences of symbiosis with dinoflagellates of Triassic scleractinian corals
project coordinator: mgr Katarzyna Frankowiak
lead time: 2012 – 2016

Biomineralization and diagenesis of echinoderm skeleton: evaluation of application of fossil echinoderms in palaeoenvironmental reconstructions
project coordinator: dr Przemysław Gorzelak
lead time: 2012 – 2016

Biomineralization and skeletal diagenesis in basal scleractinian corals
project coordinator: dr Katarzyna Janiszewska
lead time: 2012 – 2016

Cyanobacteria as rock-forming agents and proxies for tracing hydrochemistry of ancient epeiric seas
project coordinator: dr hab. Barbara Kremer
lead time: 2012 – 2016

The Albian phosphorite horizon at Annopol - a unique "Fossil-Lagerstatte" in Poland, and its palaeobiological significance.
project coordinator: dr hab. Marcin Machalski, prof. nadzw. IP PAN
lead time: 2013 – 2016

Origin of mammals in fossil record from new paleontological sites
project coordinator: dr hab. Tomasz Sulej
lead time: 2013 – 2016

The evolution of Mesozoic chemosynthesis-based ecosystems
project coordinator: dr hab. Andrzej Kaim
lead time: 2013 – 2016

Life in a Late Jurassic Boreal Sea and on its coast: a newly discovered Solhofen-like taphonomic window at Sławno in central Poland
project coordinator: dr Błażej Błażejowski
lead time: 2013 – 2016

Taphonomic constraints on the fossil record of early metazoan evolution and the concept of Great Ordovician Radiation
project coordinator: prof. dr hab. Andrzej Baliński
lead time: 2013 – 2016

Tooth enamel and microstructure as a proxy of physiology and habitat of large predatory dinosaurs.
project coordinator: dr Krzysztof Owocki
lead time: 2013 – 2016

Calibration of the sponge spicular analysis method on Quaternary and extant Caribbean shallow water communities
project coordinator: dr Magdalena Łukowiak
lead time: 2014 – 2016

Cenozoic benthic foraminifera of Antarctic shelf: Paleontological and molecular studies
project coordinator: mgr Aneta Majda
lead time: 2014 – 2016


International projects

Amphilagids (Mammalia: Lagomorpha): a clade or grade? The origins and early evolution of European lagomorphs
project coordinator: dr hab. Łucja Fostowicz-Frelik
SYNTHESYS (European Union’s Seventh Framework Programme) -  Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde, Stuttgart (Niemcy)

The Late Cretaceous megaflora from Scania in comparison with coeval floras from central Europe
project coordinator: dr Adam T. Halamski
SYNTHESYS (European Union’s Seventh Framework Programme) - Naturhistoriska Riksmuseet, Sztokholm (Szwecja)

2015

Taxonomic diversity and biogeography of Recent brachiopods from the Indo-West Pacific Province
project coordinator: dr hab. Maria Aleksandra Bitner
lead time: 2013 – 2015

Diversity and evolution of freshwater sponges in the Paleocene-Eocene Arctic lakes: a record of greenhouse climate
project coordinator: prof. dr hab. Andrzej Pisera
lead time: 2013 – 2015

Wczesna ewolucja konodontów
project coordinator: prof. dr hab. Hubert Junosza-Szaniawski
lead time: 2013 – 2015

2014

Mikroskamieniałości o cechach eukariotycznych z archaiku Afryki Południowej i ich znaczenie dla reinterpretacji wczesnej biosfery Ziemi
project coordinator: prof. dr hab. Józef Kaźmierczak
lead time: 2011 – 2014

Cenozoic benthic foraminiferal evolution on two sides of the Drake Passage
project coordinator: dr hab. Wojciech Majewski, prof. nadzw. IP PAN
lead time: 2011 – 2014

Sylurskie biofacje graptolitowe Arktycznej Kanady i Polski: badania taksonomiczne, biostratygraficzne, paleośrodowiskowe i ewolucyjne
project coordinator: dr hab. Anna Kozłowska, prof. nadzw. IP PAN
lead time: 2009 – 2014

The Coniacian phase of the Late Cretaceous vegetation dynamics in central Europe
project coordinator: dr Adam T. Halamski
lead time: 2012 – 2014
             
Krajowe Laboratorium Multidyscyplinarne Nanomateriałów Funkcjonalnych - NanoFun
project coordinator: Jarosław Stolarski
lead time: 2011 – 2014
Innowacyjna Gospodarka - Europejski Fundusz Rozwoju Regionalnego, Ministerstwo Rozwoju Regionalnego, Ministerstwo Nauki i Szkolnictwa Wyższego


International projects

Silurian graptolite biofacies of Arctic Canada: taxonomy, biostratigraphy, biogeography, paleoenvironments and evolution
participant: dr hab. Anna Kozłowska, prof. nadzw. IP PAN
lead time: 2009 – 2014
Natural Sciences Engineering Research Council, Kanada

2013

Początek ery gadów naczelnych w permsko-triasowym zapisie Polski, Rosji i Tunezji
project coordinator: dr Tomasz Sulej
lead time: 2011 – 2013

Otwornice i stratygrafia osadów górnej kredy okolic Halicza (zachodnia Ukraina)
project coordinator: dr hab. Danuta Peryt, prof. nadzw. IP PAN
lead time: 2011 – 2013

Ecology of reptiles from the Triassic of Upper Silesia based on the isotopic composition of their teeth
project coordinator: mgr Natalia Konieczna
lead time: 2011 – 2013


International projects

Gastropod recovery and  paleodiversity pattern after the Permian-Triassic extinction
project coordinator: Andrzej Kaim
lead time: 2012 – 2013
Alexander von Humboldt Foundation (Return Fellowships)

Morphology and phylogeny of basal lagomorphs, with focus on the North American Palaeolagus
project coordinator: Łucja Fostowicz-Frelik
lead time: 2010 – 2013
American Museum of Natural History, Nowy York, USA (Theodore Roosevelt Fellowship)

Biodiversity of Recent lithistid sponges
participant: Andrzej Pisera
lead time: 2011 – 2013
PAN we współpracy z Rosyjską Akademią Nauk

2012

Okno tafonomiczne w ordowiku Hubei (Chiny): ramienionogi i fauna towarzysząca z zachowanymi tkankami miękkimi
project coordinator: prof. dr hab. Andrzej Baliński
lead time: 2009 - 2012

Ślady życia z osadów archaiku Gór Barberton (RPA) i ich znaczenie dla interpretacji ewolucji wczesnej biosfery
project coordinator: dr Barbara Kremer
lead time: 2010 - 2012

Tafonomia kręgowców ze skondensowanych utworów środkowej kredy antykliny Annopola (NE obrzeżenie Gór Świętokrzyskich)
project coordinator: dr hab. Marcin Machalski, prof. nadzw. IP PAN
lead time: 2010 - 2012

Skamieniałości śladowe z górnego kambru Wiśniówki Wielkiej w Górach Świętokrzyskich i ich znaczenie paleobiologiczne
project coordinator: mgr Grzegorz Sadlok
lead time: 2010 - 2012


International projects

Modern mineralized cyanobacteria from alkaline volcanic lakes as analogues of Earth's early life
project coordinator: Barbara Kremer
lead time: 2010 - 2012
Homing Plus - Europejski Fundusz Rozwoju Regionalnego (2010-1/9),  FNP

Deglaciation history of Pine Island Bay, Antarctica
participant: Wojciech Majewski
lead time: 2009 - 2012
National Science Foundation, USA

2011

Ewolucja cech uzębienia zajęczaków (Mammalia, Lagomorpha) na tle przemian środowiskowych w kenozoiku: heterochronia, adaptacje i znaczenie filogenetyczne
project coordinator: Łucja Fostowicz-Frelik
lead time: 2010 - 2011

Rekonstrukcja środowiska fosylizacji kości dinozaurów z Pustyni Gobi, Republika Mongolska
project coordinator: Krzysztof Owocki
lead time: 2010 - 2011

Dynamika zmian faunistycznych i środowiskowych w sekwencji epikontynentalnych osadów syluru i dolnego dewonu basenu Dniestru, Ukraina
project coordinator: Hubert Szaniawski
lead time: 2008 - 2011

Fauna późnooliogoceńskich ramienionogów z południowo-zachodniej Francji: taksonomia oraz znaczenie paleoekologiczne i paleobiogeograficzne
project coordinator: Maria Aleksandra Bitner
lead time: 2009 - 2011

Ewolucja środowisk lądowych kajpru Górnego Śląska jako biotopów kręgowców
project coordinator: Grzegorz Racki
lead time: 2009 - 2011

Dynamika, paleoekologia i skład systematyczny flor liściowych najwyższej kredy Polski południowej i południowo-wschodniej
project coordinator: Adam T. Halamski
lead time: 2009 - 2011

Ewolucja, systematyka i paleogeografia kręgowców
project coordinator: Magdalena Borsuk-Białynicka
lead time: 2011

Paleobiologia, systematyka i znaczenie stratygraficzne mikroskamieniałości
project coordinator: Ewa Olempska-Roniewicz
lead time: 2011

Biominerały i szkielety mineralne jako wskaźniki  paleofizjologiczne i paleoekologiczne  
project coordinator: Grzegorz Racki
lead time: 2011

Paleobiologia bentosu fanerozoicznego- kopalne i współczesne fauny ramienionogów i ślimaków
project coordinator: Andrzej Balinski
lead time: 2011

Strukturalne, biogeochemiczne i izotopowe nośniki informacji biologicznej w szkieletach organizmów
project coordinator: Jarosław Stolarski
lead time: 2011

Procesy ewolucyjne graptolitów na tle zmian środowiskowych
project coordinator: Anna Kozłowska
lead time: 2011

Znaczenie następstwa stratygraficznego przy odtwarzaniu przebiegu ewolucji
project coordinator: Jerzy Dzik
lead time: 2011

Współczesne i kopalne gąbki krzemionkowe
project coordinator: Andrzej Pisera
lead time: 2011


International projects

Korelacja triasowych faun koralowcowych Azji i Europy
participant: Ewa Roniewicz, Andrzej Gaździcki
lead time: 2006 - 2011
współpraca polsko-tadżycka