Alexander O. Ivanov

Teaching courses

Institute of Earth Sciences, «Geology» (undergraduate, graduate):

  • Actual Paleontology,
  • History of Earth and Life. Paleontology (part 2),
  • Phanerozoic Fossil Record,
  • Methods of palaeontology and evolution of the biosphere,
  • Current challenges of geology,
  • Evolution of the Organic World.

Position

Associate professor, Department of Sedimentary Geology

E-mail: a.o.ivanov@spbu.ru

Phone: (812) 321-43-16

Education, scientific degrees and titles

  • 1982, Geological survey, prospecting and exploring of mineral resoures, Leningrad State Univerity, Department of Palaeontology
  • 1997, PhD (Geology and Mineralogy), Frasnian Arthrodires (Placodermi, Brachythoraci) Of East European Platform
  • 2008, Associate Professor

Research IDs


Research interests

Palaeozoic chondrichthyan and placoderm fishes; biostratigraphy of the Upper Palaeozoic


Key publications

  1. Ivanov A. 1996. The Early Carboniferous chondrichthyans of the South Urals, Russia. In: Recent Advances in Lower Carboniferous Geology, Eds. Strogen, I. D., Somerville, G. and Jones, Ll., Geological Society of London, Special Publication, 107, 417-425.
  2. Ivanov A.О. 1999. Late Devonian – Early Permian chondrichthyans of the Russian Arctic. Acta Geologica Polonica, 49 (3), 267-285.
  3. Ivanov A.О., Cherepanov G.O. 2004. Fossil Lower Vertebrates. SPbGU. 228 p.
  4. Ivanov A. 2005. Early Permian chondrichthyans of the Middle and South Urals. Revista Brasileira de Paleontologia, 8 (2), 127-138.
  5. Ivanov A.O. 2016. Chondrichthyans from the Lower Permian of Mechetlino, South Urals, Russia. The Bulletin of Geosciences, 92 (4), 717-729.

Awards and honors

  • 2005, Rausing Award for the best student paleontological book in the year, H. Rausing Foundation
  • 2010, Second award for the student book competition, St.Petersburg Society of Naturalists


Other professional activities

  • Chairman of the North-West Russian Commission of the Baltic Stratigraphical Association
  • Member of the Central Council of the Russian Palaeontological Society
  • Member of the Russian Devonian Commission of the Interdepartmental Stratigraphic Committee, Bureau member.
  • Member of the Society of Vertebrate Palaeontology

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