PD Dr. Michael W. Rasser

Sedimentary rocks
Invertebrates (Cenozoic)
Invertebrates (Palaeozoic und Triassic)
Invertebrates (Palaeozoic and Triassic)

contact PD Dr. Michael W. Rasser
Tel.: 0049-(0)711-8936-146
Fax: 0049-(0)711-8936-100

1987-1995:
Study of Paleontology (Biostratigraphy and Facies analysis) at the Institute of Paleontology, University of Vienna. Diploma Thesis: "Facies and palaeoecology of rhodoliths and acervulinid macroids in the Eocene of the Krappfeld (Austria)".
1995-1999:
Doctoral Thesis in Paleontology at the University of Vienna: "Facies and palecology of Upper Eocene red algal limestones of the Upper Austrian Molasse Zone".
2003:
Habilitation (venea legendi) in Paleontology at the University of Graz. Title: "Dynamics of benthic assemblages and facies patterns in Paleogene and present-day shallow water carbonate systems".

1992 - 1995:
Student assistant at the Institute of Paleontology, University of Vienna
1995 - 1999:
Research assistant at the same institute
1999 - 2000:
Post-Doc at the University of Graz
2000 - 2001:
Geological Survey, Vienna
2001 - 2003:
Post-Doc at the University of Graz
2003 - 2004:
Geological Survey, Vienna
2004:
Post-Doc at the University of Potsdam
Since Oct. 1st 2004:
Curator for Tertiary and Quarternary Invertebrates at the Staatliches Naturkundemuseum Stuttgart.

Vorstandsmitglied der Paläontologischen Gesellschaft (www.palges.de)
Webmaster der Österreichischen Paläontologischen Gesellschaft (ÖPG) (www.paleoweb.net/pal-ges)

Co-Editor von Paläontologische Zeitschrift (www.springerlink.com/content/0031-0220)
Mitglied des Editorial Board von Facies (www.springerlink.com/content/0172-9179/)
Web-Administrator von Palaeodiversity (www.palaeodiversity.org)

Carbonates at the University of Tübingen