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Frankfurt am Main is the headquarters location of Senckenberg – Leibniz Institution for Biodiversity and Earth System Research (SGN). It is the home of the Senckenberg Research Institute and Natural History Museum Frankfurt, which also comprises the research stations Weimar, Gelnhausen, and the UNESCO World Heritage Site “Messel Pit.”
The Division of Messel Research and Mammalogy was founded in 2017. This merger structurally links common research interests and results in a more efficient use of existing resources for research.
The Division of Messel Research was created in 1992 as part of the Senckenberg Research Institute.
The Section Mammalogy houses two extensive collections. Its research focusses on the morphology, ontogeny, evolution and systematics of recent mammals.
The section Palaeoentomology manages and curates the collection of fossil invertebrates, mostly fossil Insects, from the Messel pit fossil site. Due to excavations in the Messel pi, each year new finds get integrated into the collection.
In the section Palaeoherpetology, established in the Messel research department, we are chiefly concerned with lower vertebrates, particularly lizards and snakes.
The section Palaeomammalogy was created in 2008 as part of the Messel Research Division. The main topic of this research group is the study of “Mammalian Evolution and Biodiversity”.