PhD. Edwin Cadena
Geologist-Vertebrate paleontologist
edwin.cadena@urosario.edu.co
Current positions
Associate Professor, Board direction Earth System Science Program
Faculty of Natural Sciences
Universidad del Rosario, Bogotá, Colombia
https://www.urosario.edu.co/facultad-ciencias-naturales/Inicio/
Research Associate
Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute
Education
Postdoctoral Fellow. Alexander von Humboldt Foundation-Senckenberg Museum, Germany 2012-2015
PhD in Geology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA. 2012
MSc in Geology. University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA. 2009
BSc in Geology. Universidad Industrial de Santander - Bucaramanga, Colombia. 2001
Research interests
Understanding the evolution of vertebrates in the tropical region of South America, establishing the events involved in their current diversity and geographical distribution. Additionally, I am interested in the exploration of soft-tissue and biomolecules preservation in the fossil record, using turtles as case of study. Topics of my research include systematics, phylogeny (morphology and molecular), paleobiogeography, paleoecology, bone histology, and molecular paleontology. The combination of traditional paleontology with molecular paleontology, including paleogenomics and paleoproteomics allows to approach biological and evolutionary events and questions from a broader perspective, a field that is just starting.
Current projects
New fossil turtles of Colombia. This is a project funded by Banco de la República of Colombia and Universidad del Rosario. Describing and understanding the phylogenetic and evolutionary implications of different new fossil Mesozoic and Cenozoic turtles of Colombia, including the largest freshwater turtle ever Stupendemys.
Paleontological tourism at the Tatacoa Desert, Colombia. This is a project funded by MinCiencias Colombia to develop paleontological tourism at the Tatacoa Desert, one of the most important fossiliferous regions in northern South America.
Pleistocene fossils from a new locality at the Sogamoso Canyon, Santander, Colombia. This project involves the description of fossil turtles and mammals from a new Pleistocene deposit and the history that they can reveal on one of the most iconic geological and landscape landmarks in northeastern Colombia.
Geologist-Vertebrate paleontologist
edwin.cadena@urosario.edu.co
Current positions
Associate Professor, Board direction Earth System Science Program
Faculty of Natural Sciences
Universidad del Rosario, Bogotá, Colombia
https://www.urosario.edu.co/facultad-ciencias-naturales/Inicio/
Research Associate
Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute
Education
Postdoctoral Fellow. Alexander von Humboldt Foundation-Senckenberg Museum, Germany 2012-2015
PhD in Geology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA. 2012
MSc in Geology. University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA. 2009
BSc in Geology. Universidad Industrial de Santander - Bucaramanga, Colombia. 2001
Research interests
Understanding the evolution of vertebrates in the tropical region of South America, establishing the events involved in their current diversity and geographical distribution. Additionally, I am interested in the exploration of soft-tissue and biomolecules preservation in the fossil record, using turtles as case of study. Topics of my research include systematics, phylogeny (morphology and molecular), paleobiogeography, paleoecology, bone histology, and molecular paleontology. The combination of traditional paleontology with molecular paleontology, including paleogenomics and paleoproteomics allows to approach biological and evolutionary events and questions from a broader perspective, a field that is just starting.
Current projects
New fossil turtles of Colombia. This is a project funded by Banco de la República of Colombia and Universidad del Rosario. Describing and understanding the phylogenetic and evolutionary implications of different new fossil Mesozoic and Cenozoic turtles of Colombia, including the largest freshwater turtle ever Stupendemys.
Paleontological tourism at the Tatacoa Desert, Colombia. This is a project funded by MinCiencias Colombia to develop paleontological tourism at the Tatacoa Desert, one of the most important fossiliferous regions in northern South America.
Pleistocene fossils from a new locality at the Sogamoso Canyon, Santander, Colombia. This project involves the description of fossil turtles and mammals from a new Pleistocene deposit and the history that they can reveal on one of the most iconic geological and landscape landmarks in northeastern Colombia.
