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FantiLab Bologna
The aim of our work is to coordinate, promote and share scientific research related to paleontology and the history of our planet with the general public. Through the study of fossils from all over the world and the rocks that contain them, we try to document the relationships between environmental changes and the evolution of species.
The research activity, documented by over 150 scientific publications, has led us to the most important fossil deposits in North America, Europe, Asia, Africa and Australia. Italy represents the most ambitious challenge for us and we are proud to represent the only existing reality on the national territory capable of providing excellence in every pillar of our profession. Every year we invest in international research campaigns involving researchers and students in field activities.
Research, Exploration, Training and Communication.
We want to guarantee continuity to our work, our ideas and our results.
We want to open new research, new excavation campaigns and new communication projects.
We want to remain a point of reference for the new generations.
We want to share with you how we plan to acheive it.
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FantiLab Bologna
We coordinate, promote and share with the generic public research related to paleontology and the history of our planet. Through the study of fossils and the rocks that contain them from all over the world, we try to document relationships between environmental changes and the evolution of species.
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APPI
The Associazione Paleontologica Paleoartistica Italiana conducts scientific communication activities on the wonders of the prehistoric world, collaborating with schools and institutions, organizing public conferences, themed days, financing research campaigns and editing publications for generic public.
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University Museum Network - Geological Collection "Giovanni Capellini Museum"
Named after his first director, Giovanni Capellini, the Museum was formerly opened to the public in 1881 during the second International Geological Congress. It hosts more than one million specimens, including fossilized plants, vertebrates and invertebrates as well as geological samples, still housed in their original XIX century cabinets. Its collections cover more than four centuries in the history of the geological sciences and their develepment.
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Department of Biological, Geological and Environmental Sciences
Using a scientific, multidisciplinary and quantitative approach, the Department of Biological, Geological and Environmental Sciences (BiGeA) deals with research and teaching of geological processes, biological evolution, biodiversity and their interactions with humans. Thanks to the transfer of knowledge, BiGeA participates in the construction of a society based on knowledge of the environment and its resources for sustainable development.
