Dr Baran Karapunar
- Position: Research Fellow in Palaeobiology
- Areas of expertise: palaeobiology; palaeoecology; palaeontology; mass extinctions; marine food-webs; biodiversity; phylogeny; systematics; taxonomy; Gastropoda; Bivalvia.
- Email: B.Karapunar@leeds.ac.uk
- Location: 9.160
- Website: Twitter | Googlescholar | Researchgate | ORCID
Profile
I am a Research Fellow in Palaeobiology in the School of Earth and Environment at the University of Leeds. I am a member of the Earth Surface Science Institute and the Palaeo@Leeds Research Group.
I have a PhD in Palaeontology, MSc in Paleobiology & Geobiology from the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (Germany) and BSc in Geological Engineering from the Middle East Technical University (Turkey). Prior to my current position at the University of Leeds, I worked as a Research Fellow at Universität Hamburg (Germany) on diversity change across the Permian-Triassic mass extinction. I am a taxonomic editor of the MolluscaBase.
Research interests
My current research focuses on change in food-web structure and biodiversity dynamics in marine communities across mass extinction events. My research also encompasses Paleozoic to Mesozoic biodiversity, palaeoecology, classification, and phylogeny of gastropods and bivalves.
Qualifications
- Dr. rer. nat. Palaeontology
- MSc Paleobiology & Geobiology
- BSc Geological Engineering
Professional memberships
- Palaeontological Association
- Paläontologisches Gesellscahft
- Paleontological Society
- Unitas Malacologica