I study the palaeobiology of terrestrial arthropods, namely those preserved in Cretaceous amber. These studies, although grounded on morphology and systematics, aim to gather palaeoecological, palaeoethological, palaeobiogeographical, and taphonomic data. Recent works have tackled debris-carrying and hatching mechanisms in fossil insects, the fine anatomy of predatory structures such as raptorial forelegs, or evidence of ticks parasitising feathered dinosaurs 100 million years ago. Regular excavations are carried out in Spain.
Dr Ricardo Pérez-de la Fuente
Museum Deputy Head of Research