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Vertebrate Paleontology and Animal Behavior Lab (LAPC)

Foundation: September 2014

Mission: to produce knowledge/provide information on fossil vertebrates (Vertebrate Paleontology) and unveil the behavior of extant animals (Animal Behavior), with emphasis on reptiles (former) and mammals (latter). Consequently, to share this information with the broader community.

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Lab 101-103/Zeta Building

UFABC - SBC campus

Alameda da Universidade s/n

Anchieta - São Bernardo do Campo

09606-045

Research Group:

Research Areas:

- Paleontology

- Ethology

Main Themes:

- Morphological, Systematic and Biomechanic study of fossil reptiles (emphasis in Archosauria)

- Phylogenetic analysis

-Ecomorphology and behavior of extant mammals (emphasis in Xenarthra) 

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LAPC staff

Lab Leader

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Fabiana R. Costa

Paleontology and Animal Behavior

-Professor at UFABC / undergraduate courses. 

-Professor at the Postgraduate Program of Evolution and Diversity - UFABC. Former professor at UNIFESP. 

-MSc and PhD degrees in Zoology at Museu Nacional / UFRJ

-BSc degree in Biological Sciences at UNESP.

-BSc degree in Translation at PUC-RJ.

-BSc degree in Letters (Portuguese/English) at FAFI-Sete Lagoas.

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Natan Santos Brilhante

Paleontology

-Technician and research collaborator of LAPC on curatorship and preparation of material to be incorporated into the LAPC collection; co-advisor of undergraduate students.

-PhD and MSc degree in Zoology at Museu Nacional / UFRJ.

-BSc and Lic degree in Biological Sciences at UNIABC.

Research area: Vertebrate Paleontology (Dinosauria), Systematics, Taxonomy.

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Giovanni Arlan Torres

Paleontology 

-PhD student at the Postgraduate Program in Evolution and Diversity - UFABC. 

-MSc degree in Marine and Coastal Biodiversity and Ecology - UNIFESP.

-BSc and Lic degree in Marine Biology - UNISANTA.

-Research area: Vertebrate Paleontology (Batomorphi), Systematics, Biomechanics. 

PhD thesis: Evolution of feeding aspects in Potamotrygonidae Garman, 1877 (Chondrichthyes: Batoidea: Myliobatiformes): integrating anatomy, functional morphology and mandibular biomechanics

Co-advisor: Thiago S. Loboda - MZ/USP

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Tainá Constância de França Pinto 

Paleontology

-PhD student at the Postgraduate Program in Evolution and Diversity - UFABC.

-MSc degree in Evolution and Diversity - UFABC.

-BSc degree in Biological Sciences - UFMA.

-Research area: Vertebrate Paleontology (Dinosauria), Biomechanics, Taxonomy.

PhD thesis: Biomechanics of theropod dinosaurs: ecological implications for feeding strategies

Co-advisor:

Rafael Delcourt  - USP & SBNS

Rodrigo V. Pêgas - MZ/USP

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Valerian Jean Philippe Jésus

Paleontology 

-PhD student at the Postgraduate Program in Evolution and Diversity - UFABC. 

-MSc degree in Systematics, Evolution, Paleontology -  Sorbonne Université.

-BSc degree in Earth Sciences - CY Cergy Paris Université.

-Research area: Vertebrate Paleontology (Crocodylomorpha), Taxonomy, Biomechanics. 

PhD thesis: Comparison of the locomotor postures of extinct Crocodyliformes with modern counterparts

Co-advisor: André E.P. Pinheiro - UERJ

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Francisco Anderson da Silva Nascimento

Paleontology 

-MSc student at the Postgraduate Program in Evolution and Diversity - UFABC. 

-BSc degree in Biological Sciences - UFPI.

-Research area: Vertebrate Paleontology (Pterosauria), Anatomy, Systematics, Taxonomy. 

MSc dissertation: Ontogenetic patterns in the genus Anhanguera (Pterosauria, Pterodactyloidea, Anhangueridae), with description of new specimens and a new species

Co-advisor: Rodrigo V. Pêgas - MZ/USP

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Paulo Ricardo de Oliveira Costa

Paleontology

-MSc student at the Postgraduate Program in Evolution and Diversity - UFABC.

-BSc degree in Biological Sciences - UAM.

-Research area: Vertebrate Paleontology (Glyptodontia), Anatomy, Biomechanics. 

MSc dissertation: Biomechanical analysis of the posture of Panochthus intermedius Lydekker, 1894 (Xenarthra, Glyptodontoidea)

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Miguel Xavier Mailho Maia

Paleontology 

-MSc student at the Postgraduate Program in Evolution and Diversity - UFABC. 

-BSc degree in Biological Sciences - UFMG.

-Research area: Vertebrate Paleontology (Pterosauria), Biomechanics. 

MSc dissertation: Wing posture of Rhamphorhynchus muensteri (Pterosauria, Rhamphorhynchidae)

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Alumni

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Alumni

BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

UFABC

       Vertebrate Paleontology

- Marcos Vinicius de Sousa Lopes Silva

-​ Júlio Magnani

- Caroline Cristina Ribeiro Oliveira

- Guilherme Rangel Simandi

- Ana Flávia Bezerra de Oliveira 

- João Lucas da Silva (CNPq scholarship)

- Pedro Vinicius Lima 

        Animal Behavior

- Fernando Jara Facciole

- Marcella Marques Rosa

- Natalia Solano Opazo

External Students

        Vertebrate Paleontology

Denis Luiz Fernandes da Silva (USP)

- Gustavo Rodrigues (UNIFESP)

 

Junior students

- Guilherme Tunckus

- Gabriella Temperine Rosa (Junior scholarship)

Collaborators

- Yuri de Oliveira Nobre (UFSCAR)

- Gabriela Oliveira/Mat. Engineering (CNPq scholarship)

- Gabriela de Andrade Moreno/Biomedical Engineering (co-advisorship)

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LAPC Team members and collaborators

What's the difference between a member and a collaborator?

To be a member (lab students) you have to formally develop research in the lab; a collaborator helps in other tasks (e.g., field works, eventual material preparation, events, etc.) 

Our Collaborators

LAPC external collaborators

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- Alexander W. A. Kellner, PhD - UFRJ (Museu Nacional)

- André Piacentini Pinheiro, PhD - UERJ (São Gonçalo campus)

- Annie Scmaltz Hsiou, PhD - USP (Ribeirão Preto campus)

- Antônio Álamo Feitosa Saraiva, PhD - URCA

- Bortx Holgado Palacios, MS - UFRJ (Museu Nacional)

- Felipe Pinheiro, PhD - UNIPAMPA (São Gabriel campus)

Ivan Nunes, PhD - UNESP (coastal campus) 

- Kamila Luisa Nogueira Bandeira, MS - UFRJ (Museu Nacional)

- Lucy Gomes de Souza, PhD - UFRJ (Museu Nacional)

- Max Cardoso Langer, PhD - USP (Ribeirão Preto campus)

- Olavo Luppi Silva, PhD - UFABC (São Bernardo campus)

- Oscar Rocha-Barbosa, PhD - UERJ (Maracanã campus)

- Patrícia Sammarco Rosa, PhD (Lauro de Souza Lima Institute)

- Richard Buchmann de Oliveira, MS - UFES (Vitória campus)

- Taissa Rodrigues, PhD - UFES (Vitória campus)

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Contact Us

Interested in joining the LAPC staff?

Internship and Research Opportunities 

Help our lab moving forward! There are many internship and research opportunities for both undergraduate and graduate students. UFABC undergrad students can apply for the annual internal programme for scholarships and choose one of the lab's research areas to work on. Interns/volunteers are also welcome, which is an opportunity extended for external undergrads. For grads there is the opportunity to join the staff by applying for our Postgraduate Programme on Evolution and Diversity. Grads in other postgraduate programmes can apply for our Research Collaborator Programme. If you are neither undergrad nor grad student, there are also our junior scholarships (contact us for further details).

Internship

For UFABC and external undergrads, minimum 1 month (12 hours/week)

Research

Regular scholarships

- UFABC grad students

Junior scholarships

- Mid school students

Postgraduate scholarships

- UFABC and external grad students pursuing a MS or PhD degree

http://propg.ufabc.edu.br/evodiv/

Research Collaborator

- External MS or PhD recipients who intend to cooperate with research and lab activities

http://propes.ufabc.edu.br/programas

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Contact Us

To learn more, don’t hesitate to get in touch

Be a member of LAPC Team!

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