Prof. Dr. Michael Krings
Section Palaeobotany
Bavarian State Collection for Palaeontology and Geology
Curator, Palaeobotany
Research interests
Current Research Interests
Fossil microorganisms and their interactions
- Fossil non-calcareous (foliose) macroalgae
- Growth habits and life strategies of Carboniferous and Permian seed ferns
- Triassic and Cretaceous ferns and gymnosperms
Research Projects
- Plant microbe interactions in deep time: A multidisciplinary study of Permian microorganisms associated with tree ferns, and their responses to climate change
- Microbial symbioses in the Lower Devonian Rhynie chert of Scotland
- Diversity and biology of cyanobacteria in late Palaeozoic and Mesozoic terrestrial ecosystems
- Mycorrhizal fungi in early terrestrial ecosystems