Marco Muscioni

I was captivated by natural history since the early years of childhood, fueled by fossil hunting on the Apennines and the firsthand interaction with plants and wildlife. I began familiarizing with comparative anatomy thanks to the osteological preparation of roadkills, a skill I refined over time which allowed me to collaborate with private collectors and small institutions.

I earned a bachelor’s degree in Natural Sciences and a master's degree in Evolutionary Biology at the University of Bologna, with both final theses focusing on mesozoic archosaurs. During my internships and extra-academical activities I acquired expertise regarding comparative anatomy, morphometry and segmentation of anatomical structures from micro-CT imaging, and I took part in educational paleontological expeditions in Canada and Mongolia.

I’m currently a PhD student at BiGeA, and my research activity focuses on the evolution, anatomy and paleoecology of fossil archosaurs from the Villaggio del Pescatore Lagerstätte.