CUTTING-EDGE RESEARCH AND INTEGRATION
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MISSION
Considering the rich Brazilian fossil heritage, and with the aim of giving greater visibility to scientific production in vertebrate paleontology, INCT PALEOVERT was conceived with the mission of promoting cutting-edge research in the area, through integration and scientific collaboration between consolidated and emerging research groups from 15 Brazilian universities.
We study the multiple aspects involved in fossil preservation, in a broad field of research with interdisciplinary approaches, using methods that transcend the classical boundaries of paleontology.
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OBJECTIVES
Our objective is to promote paleontological studies based on methods widely used in developed countries, but still underexplored at a national level and in the global south as a whole.
Among the lines of research that we intend to promote are paleoneurology through computed tomography, paleohistology, computational biomechanics and morphometry, statistical ecological modeling, dietary inferences through isotopes, fossildiagenetic studies, absolute dating and biomolecule analysis.
The basis of any paleontological study are specimens stored in scientific collections. Thus, the objects of study will mainly be new fossils collected during field expeditions carried out in different Brazilian basins, some of which will be destined for recovery for the National Museum collection.
All partner laboratories will be equipped with fossil preparation equipment, computers, optical equipment and 3D printers.
These will be allies in the production of teaching materials, exploring the potential of fossil vertebrates for actions in education and popularization of science. This set of strategies should guarantee the training of human resources at various levels and the establishment of collaborations with foreign researchers, contributing to the greater insertion of Brazilian research in the international scenario through the production of innovative studies with excellent potential for publication in high-impact journals.