Dr. Brigitte Hilpert
Chair of Paleoenvironmental Analysis
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Forschungsschwerpunkt
- Quaternary vertebrates (especially large mammals), especially fauna from cave sites
- Karstification and cave sediments in caves of the Franconian Alb
- 1991 – 1998 Studied geology/paleontology with a focus on paleontology at FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg
- 2005 Dissertation at FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg
- Since 2006, excavation director of the archaeological-paleontological excavation of the Steinberg Cave Ruin near Hunas
Ongoing projects Evaluation of large fauna (esp. Herbivora) from the archaeological-paleontological site “Steinberg-Höhlenruine bei Hunas”
Analysis of the Holocene fauna of the Maximiliansfelsen (Franconian Alb) Completed projects
2009-2010: Tunnel cave project, evaluation of large fauna
2008-2011: Development of concept and implementation for the presentation of the finds from the Hunas excavation at the prehistoric museum “Urzeitbahnhof” in Hartmannshof, opening on October 13-14, 2011.
2008: Expert consultation for the exhibition: Beware! Ground frost. Tracking the Ice Age in the Rhine-Main region. – 14.09. – 26.10.2008, – Historical Museum Hanau Schloß Philippsruhe.
1999: Participation in two emergency excavations and publication of the faunal remains from these excavations:
Schrödlberg near Neuensorg, municipality of Hartenstein (Cham culture, possibly Bronze and Iron Age as well as High Middle Ages)
Basthöhle near Höfen (Upper Pleistocene, probably late Würm)
- 2004: Special exhibition “The Ice Age was different – Neanderthal environment in the Hersbrucker Alb” from July 11, 2004 to October 12, 2004 at the Sparkassen Hersbruck, Schnaittach, and Lauf Organizers: B. Kaulich M.A., Dr. D. Ambros and Dr. B. Hilpert, Prof. Dr. L. Reisch; Funded by EU funds under the Leader Plus program
- 2005/2006: Special exhibition “From Bears and Caves – Old and New from Bears from Franconian Caves” from October 1, 2005 to March 31, 2006 at the Pommelsbrunn Local History Museum (Middle Franconia) Organizers: Dr. B. Hilpert, Dr. D. Ambros, B. Kaulich M.A.
- 2007: Special exhibition “Caves, Bears, and Co. The Franconian Alb during the Ice Age – a Kingdom Not Just for the Cave Bear” from May 31 to September 30, 2007, at the Nuremberg Society of Natural History Organizers: Dr. Brigitte Hilpert, Dipl.-Ing. Christof Gropp, Dr. Dieta Ambros
2024
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Benthic response to the strong Silurian climatic fluctuations—implications from Gotland (Sweden)
In: Facies 70 (2024), Article No.: 14
ISSN: 0172-9179
DOI: 10.1007/s10347-024-00686-x
2022
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Stenolaemate bryozoans from the Graham Formation, Pennsylvanian (Virgilian) at Lost Creek Lake, Texas, USA
In: Palaeontologia Electronica 25.2 (2022)
ISSN: 1094-8074
DOI: 10.26879/1174
2021
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Bryozoan-rich stromatolites (bryostromatolites) from the Silurian of Gotland and their relation to climate-related perturbations of the global carbon cycle
In: Sedimentology (2021)
ISSN: 0037-0746
DOI: 10.1111/sed.12863 - , , , :
Modern brackish bryostromatolites (“bryoliths”) from Zeeland (Netherlands)
In: Palaeobiodiversity and Palaeoenvironments (2021)
ISSN: 1867-1594
DOI: 10.1007/s12549-021-00490-3 - , , , , , , :
The Silurian transgression of a palaeo-shoreline: the area between Old Radnor and Presteigne, Welsh Borderlands
In: Lithosphere (2021)
ISSN: 1941-8264
DOI: 10.2113/2021/7866176
2020
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Extreme reefs: Analyses of modern bryostromatolite ("bryolith") reefs from marginal environments in the Netherlands with comparisons to ancient analogues
EGU General Assembly Conference 2020 (Wien)
In: EGU General Assembly Conference Abstracts 2020
DOI: 10.5194/egusphere-egu2020-22617
2019
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The oldest deep-boring bivalves? Evidence from the Silurian of Gotland (Sweden)
In: Facies 65 (2019), Article No.: 26
ISSN: 0172-9179
DOI: 10.1007/s10347-019-0570-7