Ismar de Souza Carvalho

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Ismar de Souza Carvalho
Born (1962-04-04) April 4, 1962 (age 63) [1]
Resende, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
NationalityBrazilian
Alma mater University of Coimbra
Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro
Known forDiscovery of the oldest fossil bird in Brazil
Scientific career
Fields Paleontology, Geology
Institutions Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
Thesis Os conchostráceos fósseis das bacias interiores do Nordeste do Brasil (1993)
Doctoral advisor Maria Antonieta da Conceição Rodrigues

Ismar de Souza Carvalho (born 4 April 1962) is a Brazilian geologist, paleontologist, researcher, and university professor. [1] [ bare URL PDF ] He is the author of several reference books in the field and a full professor at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ). [2]

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Biography

Carvalho was born in Resende in 1962. From 1980 to 1984, he studied geology at the University of Coimbra. Returning to Brazil, he completed both a master's degree and a doctorate at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ). His doctoral thesis, Os conchostráceos fósseis das bacias interiores do Nordeste do Brasil ("The fossil conchostracans of the interior basins of Northeast Brazil"), was defended in 1993 under the supervision of Maria Antonieta da Conceição Rodrigues. Between 1998 and 1999, he carried out postdoctoral research at the São Paulo State University (UNESP). [2]

He is a professor at the Institute of Geosciences of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, a science communicator, and the author of several widely used reference works in paleontology. [3] [4]

Carvalho is credited with the discovery of the oldest fossil bird in Brazil, found in the Araripe Basin in Ceará. The fossil, dating to about 115 million years ago, represents a small bird the size of a hummingbird and is considered the most complete record of this type of animal from ancient Gondwana. [5] [6] [7] [8]

He also coordinates the "Casa de Pedra", a facility of the UFRJ supported by the Brazilian Association of Petroleum Geologists. The site provides accommodation, meals, and laboratories for students and researchers conducting fieldwork and fossil collection in the Araripe Basin, on the border between Pernambuco and Ceará. [9] [1]

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References

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  2. 1 2 Túlio, Demitri. "Ismar Carvalho: In search of the separated continent". O Povo. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
  3. ↑ "Fossil Heritage". Brasil Escola. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
  4. ↑ "The dinosaur-zebu". Revista Globo Rural. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
  5. ↑ Villela, Danielle. "Scientists discover fossil of Brazil's oldest bird". Estadão. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
  6. ↑ De Souza Carvalho, Ismar; Novas, Fernando E.; Agnolín, Federico L.; Isasi, Marcelo P.; Freitas, Francisco I.; Andrade, José A. (2015). "A Mesozoic bird from Gondwana preserving feathers". Nature Communications. 6 7141. doi:10.1038/ncomms8141. PMID   26035285 . Retrieved 19 February 2020.
  7. ↑ Andrade, Rodrigo de Oliveira. "Oldest fossil bird in Brazil was the size of a hummingbird". Revista Pesquisa Fapesp. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
  8. ↑ Reva, João Augusto. "115-million-year-old fossil described as Brazil's oldest bird". Mega Curioso. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
  9. ↑ "A geologist passionate about her work". Petrobras. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
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