The Lauer Foundation has one of five specimens of Bavariscyllium tischlingeri, and one of two figured. The shark is named after our good friend Dr. Helmut Tischlinger.

We made the annual trip to the Tucson International fossil show. We met up with our UK shark team members, David and Alison Ward and visited with many of our friends and associates.

Dr. Diego Biston Vaz , Senior Curator of Fishes at the NHMUK , London visited the Foundation in early January.

The Lauer Foundation has collaborated with Michael Wachtler from Italy on a study of plants from the Solnhofen Archipelago.