Beatriz Aguirre-Urreta (She/Her)

Professor, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires
  • Argentina

About Beatriz Aguirre-Urreta

My main research is on Ammonoid Paleontology and Biostratigraphy from Gondwana. One of my current projects is 'Cretaceous faunas of the Andes.' I am also involved in the history of geology and paleontology, besides my special interest in Darwin's research in South America.

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When fieldwork surprises you: the challenge of studying an unexpected fossil periostracum

We discovered an ammonoid fossil periostracum that revealed a remarkable chemical composition, closely comparable to that of extant mollusc conchiferans

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