Romulo Cenci
Laboratory of the History of Life · MHGEO Museum
Biography
Current Research Focus and ExpertiseI am currently a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Museum of Geological History of Rio Grande do Sul (MHGEO), affiliated with Unisinos University. My primary research interest lies in plant-arthropod interactions within modern ecosystems and their implications for interpreting the fossil record of plant-arthropod associations. My doctoral research focused on plant-fern interactions in extant fern communities to infer past climate conditions from the fossil record.Paleontological ResearchIn addition to my work on modern plant-arthropod interactions, I conduct research in paleobotany, focusing on plant-arthropod interactions preserved in fossil deposits from the Upper Paleozoic to the Mesozoic (Triassic-Jurassic) of the Paraná Basin. My paleontological research also encompasses applied paleontology, particularly the study of paleoecological processes as reflected in the fossil record of invertebrates, plants, and taphonomic processes.
Education
PhD in Geology and MSc in Sedimentary Geology.
Recent Scopus Publications
- Insect herbivory on ferns from a midland Atlantic Rainforest locality, southern Brazil: implications for interpreting fossil plant–insect interaction
- Linha São Luiz Geosite, Rio Grande do Sul State: 25 years of discoveries, and a unique window to the Brazilian Mesozoic
- INSECT HERBIVORY ON FERNS FROM A MODERN MARSH LOWLAND LOCALITY, SOUTHERN BRAZIL: IMPLICATIONS FOR INTERPRETING FOSSIL PLANT–INSECT INTERACTIONS
- Neoichnology of Rhinella dorbignyi (Bufonidae) burrows: improving the recognition and interpretation of toad burrows
- Insect-Plant Interactions from the Mesozoic of Brazil: Triassic and Cretaceous
Links
- ORCID https://orcid.org/0000000193107330
- Google Scholar https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=Cenci, Romulo
- Scopus https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=57200413231