Curriculum vitae: Maria Rita Palombo

Coordinator and scientific leader:
- 1978-1979 C.N.R. “Faune a vertebrati del Neogene delle isole del Mediterraneo”
- From 1978 to 2010 60% M.P.I., M.U.R.S.T., M.I.U.R 32 annual projects manly focusing on
“Biochronology and Palaeoecology of Neogene mammal faunas of the West Mediterranean
area” and “Climatic change andecosistems evolution”.
- 1999-2000 CNR-CSIS bilateral project on "The large mammal faunas: ecosystems evolution from
the Pliocene to the Early Holocene
- 1999-2000 geo-paleontological expedition in Chinese Inner Mongolia (Erlien Basin)
- 2005-2006 CNR-CSIS bilateral project on "Climatic Changes, Faunal turnover and Human
dispersal in the Plio-Pleistocene of Europe”
- 2005-2007 CNR-RAS bilateral project on "Complex study of Pleistocene mammoth fauna”
- 2008-2009 CNR-CNRS bilateral project on "Climatic changes and faunal dispersal during the
Quaternary in Western Europe”
- 2008 Leader of the cultural agreement
- 2009-2011 Scientific leader of the bilateral project (Habana University (Cuba) and “la Sapienza”
University of Rome) on climate changes and evolution of insular faunas.
- 2009-2010 Coordinator of Unit 2 of the PRIN project 2008
Participant:
- From 1972 to 2006 more than forty projects (CNR, 60% and 40% MURST, MIUR, Coofin 1997-
1998; 1999-2000; 2001-2002; PRIN 2005-2006) on Palaeobiogeography and Evolution of the
Mediterranean area.
- 1982-1984 "Progetto Laghi costieri", (Provincia di Latina)
- Italian leader of Chinese (Inner Mongolia Geological Centre)/ Italian (“La Sapienza” University,
Trieste University) joint project “Earlian Basin paleoenvironmental reconstruction from
Cretaceous to late Neogene” (2000/1)
- 2003-2007 “Evolucion de los ecosistemas terrestres del Mediterraneo occidental durante los
ultimos 8 millones de años: dinamica de las comunidades de mamiferos e impacto de los
cambios globales” n.cgl2004-00400 / bte (Secretaria general de política científica y tecnológica
Ministerio de Educación y Ciencia, Spain))
- 2005-2006 “Las faunas a grandes mammiferos de la Cuenca de Guadiz-Baza” led by B. Martinez-
Navarro (Ministerio de Educación y Ciencia, Spain)
- 2005-2008 "Morfología construccional de las estructuras óseas de los grandes mamíferos
continentales del plio-pleistoceno: implicaciones taxonomicas y limitaciones adaptativas" led
by M. De Renzi whithin the project "Estudio taxonómico y paleobiológico de los grandes
mamíferos plio-pleistocénicos de orce y del borde mediterráneo ibérico” led by B. Martinez-
Navarro (ICREA) (Ministerio de Educación y Ciencia CGL2006-13808-C02-02/BTE).
- 2008-2010 “La evolución de patrones de life-history en mamíferos insulares y continentales
fósiles y recientes: un enfoque comparativo”, led by M. Kohler (CREA) (Ministerio de
Educación y Ciencia)
- 2008 participant as expert in Palaentology to the cultural agreement “EUROPA E America Latina
nell’attuale contesto della Mondializzazione”” among the “La Sapienza” University and La
Habana and Pinar del Rio Universities (Cuba)
- since 2008 participant as expert in proboscideans to the project devoted to the study and exibition
of Neumark 1 Nord fauna (Germania), led by Prof H. Meller (Archaelogical Museum of Halle)
- 2009 participant as international expert in Palaeobiology to the project “Elephants and Mice”
submitted to the U.S. National Science Fondation by M.V. Lomolino (College of
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