CURRENT PROJECTS:​

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• Homestead Garita Creek Triassic Micro Fossil Project in North Eastern New Mexico.  The project provides educational opportunities for students to learn field skills, excavation of a rich micro fossil site and scientific study of this unique locality. This project involves a coalition of the Foundation, Appalachian State University, Virginia Tech and The Natural History Museum UK. 

• Agassizodus Associated Shark Teeth. This project involves describing a set of over 220 associated shark teeth, one of the most complete sets from a complicated genus that needs to be better defined.  David Ward and Chris Duffin, NHMUK

• Description of the most complete specimen of Chimaeropsis pardoxa from the Solnhofen area of Germany. The holotype, described by a single tooth plate, was lost in WWII.  Chris Duffin, NHMUK, David Ward. NHMUK

• Review and description of a set of 73 upper and 58 lower associated Shark teeth Cretoxyrhina agassizensis from Cretaceous of the Dallas area of Texas. Charles Underwood, Birkbeck College

• Review and possible description of Paleocarcharias stromeri for the Solnhofen area of Germany. Patrick Jambura, University of Vienna, Chris Duffin and David Ward, NHMUK

• Study and description of a Pterosaur Skull from the Jurassic of Eichstätt Germany, Jingmai O’Connor and Matteo Fabbri, Field Museum

• Study and description of a large unknown reptile from Jurassic of Mühlheim, Germany, Jingmai O’Connor, Field Museum

• Study and description of a disarticulated large Pterosaur from the Jurassic of Mühlheim, Germany, Dave Hone, Queen Mary University and Adam Fitch, Virginia Tech

• Study and description of a disarticulated Pterosaur from the Jurassic of Mühlheim, Germany, Frederik Spindle

• UV Light implications on certain Italian fossils, Geovani Sarafini

• Study and description of a small Pterosaur from the Painten Quarry Jurassic of Germany.  Adam Fitch, Virginia Tech

• Preparation of a Catalog Paper of the Eighteen Pterosaurs in the Lauer Foundation Collection.  Dave Hone, Queen Mary University and Adam Fitch, Virginia Tech

• Various Solnhofen Fish studies utilizing Lauer Foundation specimens.  Martin Ebert, Jura Museum

• Study of Caturid Fish from Solnhofen.  Ruben Winter, LMU Munich

• Study and description of an associated set of Cardabiodon shark teeth from Kansas, David Ward, NHM-UK

• A review of known Solnhofen shark egg capsules including several from the Lauer Foundation collection.  Jan Fisher, University of Vienna and Chris Duffin, NHM-UK

• Study and description of a possible Otodus skull from Morocco.  David Ward, NHM-UK and Kenshu Shimada, DePaul University

• Review and description of associated Janessa shark teeth form the Kansas City area.  Chris Duffin, NHM-UK

• Review and description of a complete shark form Lebanon.  Charlie Underwood, Birkbeck College

• Review and description of another complete shark from Lebanon.  Guillaume Guinot and Romain Vullo

• Review and description of a starfish from a French quarry.  Dr. Andy Gale

• Review and segmentation of a skull of Oenosaurus from the Painten Quarry Jurassic Germany.  This will be included in a paper.  Victor Beccari, SNSB

• The inclusion of several specimens in a study of Batamorphs from the Solnhofen area.  Julia Türtscher

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• The study and description of several Mazon Creek tetrapods from the Lauer Foundation Collection.  Arjan Mann, Field Museum

• The study and possible description of an associated set of Ptychodus anonymus teeth from Kansas.  Shawn Hamm

• A review of the Lauer Foundation plants from the Solnhofen area.  Fabiany Herrera, Field Museum

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 PAST PROJECTS:

• Provided access to the Foundation Solnhofen decapods, Kent State University

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• Loaned Solnhofen Crab specimens for inclusion in research paper, Kent State University

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• Co-authored Paper on the Crocodiles of the Painten Quarry, Germany Frederik Spindler

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• Provided an Eichstätt Lizard specimen for an exhibition at the Jura- Museum in Eichstätt, Germany

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• Co-authored Paper on a new Pterosaur from Mühlheim, Germany, Petrodactyle wellnhoferi “Elvis”

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• Co-authored a paper on a Hybodus dentition from Dormettingen, Germany.

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• Co-authored a paper on a new Ichnotaxon Chimaera egg capsule,  Chimaerotheca schernfeldensis

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