Irena Raselli | Jurassica Museum

SNF PhD student

JURASSICA Museum

Route de Fontenais 21

2900 Porrentruy

Switzerland

Tel. +41 32 420 9213

irena.burek[at]jurassica.ch

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Department of Geosciences

University of Fribourg

Chemin du musée 6

1700 Fribourg

Switzerland

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I am a PhD student in vertebrate paleontology and I am interested in the evolution of the reptile cranium. After a Bachelor in Geology from the University of Bern, I obtained a Master in Geosciences specialized in the Evolution of Earth and Life from the University of Fribourg. In addition to my PhD project on the evolution of the cranium in Crocodylomorpha, I also engage in various activites (visits, exhibitions, teaching) at the Jurassica Museum.

Research thematics

Morphological Evolution of Crocodylomorpha in Deep Time
Morphology of the Coastal Marine Turtle Plesiochelys bigleri of the Upper Jurassic
Comparative Cranial Morphology of the Late Cretaceous Sea Turtle Desmatochelys lowii

Keywords

Crocodylomorpha, Testudines, Cranial anatomy, Morphological evolution, Geometric morphometrics, 3D modelisation

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Publications

Abstracts

(4) Burek I, Anquetin J. 2018. New material from the Banné Marls (Kimmeridgian) in Glovelier (JU) reveals novel insights on plesiochelyid turtle morphology. 16th Swiss Geoscience Meeting, Bern, Switzerland. [Oral]
(3) Burek I. 2018. Comparative cranial morphology of the Late Cretaceous protostegid sea turtle Desmatochelys lowii. 5th International Palaontological Congress, Paris, France. [Oral]
(2) Burek I. 2016.Comparative cranial morphology of Desmatochelys lowii and modern marine turtles. 14th Swiss Geoscience Meeting, Geneva, Switzerland. [Poster]
(1) Burek I, Anquetin J, Comment G. 2016. A paleontological field school organized in Canton Jura. 14th Swiss Geoscience Meeting, Geneva, Switzerland. [Poster]

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Current position

Since 2018

PhD Candidate, JURASSICA Museum and University of Fribourg

Professional background

2015–2018	Assistant, lectures in Geology and Paleontology, University of Fribourg
2013–2015	President, Students Commitee of Geology and Mineralogy of the University Bern

Academic background

2018	Master in Earth Sciences, Geosciences Department, University of Fribourg Master Thesis : Comparative cranial morphology of the Late Cretaceous sea turtle Desmatochelys lowii [supervisor : Prof. W.G. Joyce]
2014	Bachelor in Earth Sciences, Institute of Geology, University of Berne Bachelor Thesis : Quarzmikrostrukturen und ihre Variation am Übergang vom Aar-Massiv zur Gotthard-Decke [supervisor : Prof. M. Herwegh]

Fieldwork

2018	Angeac-Charente (Lower Cretaceous), Charente, France (1 week) [Dr Ronan Allain, MNHN, Paris]
2017	Courtedoux Nova (Upper Jurassic), Switzerland (2 weeks) [Dr Jérémy Anquetin]
2016	Courtedoux Nova (Upper Jurassic), Switzerland (2 weeks) [Dr Jérémy Anquetin]

Professional memberships

Associations: Swiss Palaeontological Society (2015–), European Association of Vertebrate Palaeontologists (2018–), Society of Vertebrate Paleontology (2019-)