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Paleontology is the branch of Natural Sciences that aims at reconstructing the history of life on Earth through the study of fossils. Working in collaboration with other geosciences in a multidisciplinary perspective, paleontology can provide crucial information on paleobiology (what can we say about the form, function, and diversity of extinct organisms?), biostratigraphy (how can we use fossils as chronological markers to date stratigraphic successions?), and paleoenvironmental issues (what can fossils tell us about past ecosystems and climates?). The Department’s paleontology group addresses all of these topics in its research, with projects ranging from marine to continental settings, across a wide range of stratigraphic intervals, and in many parts of the world.