Teaching activities
 
In recent years, my teaching has focused on classes on phylogenetic systematics, vertebrate osteology, and systematics, anatomy, ecology, and evolution of Mesozoic vertebrates, especially dinosaurs. Starting in winter 2008/2009, I will also start teaching courses in systematics and phylogeny as well as collection managment in the the frame of the masters program in Geosciences at the Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences of the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität Munich.
For classes in the upcoming term, please see the „Teaching“ page.
 
Students supervised
 
PhD students
 
May 2004 - June 2009: Dipl. Geol. Regina Fechner: The evolution of the pelvic girdle and hindlimb on the lineage from basal saurischians towards sauropods. Thesis presented in June 2009.
 
May 2004 - May 2008: Dipl. Geol. Kristian Remes: The evolution of the pectoral girdle and forelimb on the lineage from basal saurischians towards sauropods. Thesis successfully defended in May 2008.
 
since January 2006: Dipl. Geol. Tom Hübner: Ontogeny of Dysalotosaurus lettowvorbecki (Ornithischia: Dryosauridae) from the Late Jurassic Tendaguru Beds of Tanzania.
 
since May 2007: Dipl. Biol. Katrin Moser: The morphofunctional evolution of the presacral vertebrae in sauropodomorph dinosaurs.
 
 
Diploma and MSc students
 
2003-2004: Kristian Remes: Revision of the Tendaguru sauropod „Barosaurus“ africanus. Thesis successfully completed in spring 2004.
 
2004-2005: Mirko Mauersberger: Morphometric changes in the limbs of basal sauropodomorph dinosaurs. Thesis successfully completed in summer 2005.
 
2007-2008: Stephan Lautenschlager: Revision of Rauisuchus tiradentes from the Late Triassic Santa Maria Formation of Brazil. Thesis successfully completed in spring 2008.
 
2007-2008: Franziska Maier: A tryonichid turtle from the Neogene of the Fayum Oasis of Egypt. Thesis successfully completed at the beginning of 2008.
 
2007-2008: Manuela Aiglstorfer: The anatomy and taxonomy of specimens of the crocodilian Geosaurus in the Bayerische Staatssammlung für Geologie und Paläontologie. Thesis successfully completed in summer 2008.
 
2007-2009: Simone Lente: Cranial anatomy and taxonomic status of the Late Triassic phytosaurs Ebrachosuchus and Francosuchus. Thesis successfully completed in summer 2009.
 
since July 2007: Andrea Griebl: The distribution and evolution of body size in dinosaurs.
 
since beginning of 2008: Christine Böhmer: Evolution of the presacral vertebrae in sauropodomorph dinosaurs: a morphometric approach.
PD Dr. Oliver W. M. Rauhut
Bayerische Staatssammlung für Paläontologie und Geologie
Richard-Wagner-Str. 10
80333 Munich
Tel.: +49 / (0)89 / 2180 6645
Fax: +49 / (0)89 / 2180 6601
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