Bruno Cardozo Murad

@museunacional.ufrj.br

Departamento de Geologia e Paleontologia
Museu Nacional / Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro

Experience and interest in the fields of zoology (with an emphasis on herpetology and arachnology), paleontology, marine biology, ecology, and biochemistry, as well as scientific environmental photography and astrobiology. Currently studying and reviewing mosasaur fossils (Squamata, Mosasauria) as part of a paleozoology and systematics project. Interned at the Laboratory of Vertebrate Zoology - Tetrapoda (LAZOVERTE - IBRAG) from the first semester of 2022 to the first semester of 2024, where actively participated in the research project "Analysis of Vertebrate Structures - Tetrapoda", working exclusively with reptiles. Conducted studies on the cranial morphology of amphisbaenians using three-dimensional models generated through micro-computed tomography. Continues to collaborate with LAZOVERTE as a volunteer assistant, supporting new students in the laboratory.

EDUCATION

Currently pursuing a master's degree in Zoology at the National Museum / Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (PPGZoo-UFRJ).
Bachelor's degree in Biological Sciences from the State University of Rio de Janeiro (UERJ).

RESEARCH, TEACHING, or OTHER INTERESTS

Paleontology, Animal Science and Zoology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics