Benjamin Sames

Benjamin SAMES, Dipl.-Geol. Dr.

benjamin.sames@univie.ac.at

Raumnummer: 2B385A
Tel.: +43-1-4277-53479

Personal Website: homepage.univie.ac.at/benjamin.sames/

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Research Interests/Expertise:

Micropaleontology of Mesozoic and Cenozoic Ostracoda (and Charophyta) with focus on Mesozoic non-marine deposits (Upper Jurassic–Lower Cretaceous) of the world
Integrated Stratigraphy (incl. biostratigraphy, chemostratigraphy, cyclostratigraphy) with focus on the Cretaceous
Fundamentals, principles and methods of the biostratigraphic application of (late) Mesozoic non-marine Ostracoda
Paleoclimatology and climate change, ocean-land interactons and its impact on life and the hydrological circle with focus on the Cretaceous
Cretaceous greenhouse climate, Mesozoic climate shifts and climate extremes
Mesozoic evolution of non-marine/terrestrial habitats
Ostracod biostratigraphy, palaeoecology, palaeobiogeography, phylogeny
Palaobiology and application of ostracod reproductive and dispersal mechanisms
Origin and early evolution of non-marine ostracods
Taxonomy and application of Late Jurassic-Cretaceous Charophyta
Theoretical, practical and applied taxonomy

Other Affiliations and professional activities:

Affiliate Research Associate, Collections Division Vertebrate Paleontoloy, Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History, Norman, Oklahoma, USA
Stratigraphic Consultant, Petrobras (Petróleo Brasileiro S.A.), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Associate Editor of the Austrian Journal of Earth Sciences
Visiting Staff, Department of Palaeontology, University of Vienna, Vienna, AUSTRIA

Current Projects:

2017–2019: IGCP 632 Subproject “Late Mesozoic lacustrine systems in Tunisia and their global correlation” within the scope of the Earth System Sciences Programme (ESS) of the Austrian Academy of Science (ÖAW) (PI in charge). See overview in FGGA’s news: http://fgga.univie.ac.at/en/research/research-portal-detail-view/news/in-the-footsteps-of-a-dinosaur/)

Jebel Chemsi, Jafsa Region — Lower Cretaceous (Hauterivian to Albian, ~133 to 100 million years ago) succession at Jebel Chemsi, Gafsa region, central Tunisia. © B. Sames

2015–2018: FWF P 27687 “Lower Cretaceous Climate and Non-marine Stratigraphy” (LCCNS) (PI in charge).

2013–2017: UNESCO-IUGS IGCP 609 “Climate-environmental deteriorations during greenhousephases: Causes andconsequences of short-term Cretaceous sea-levelchanges” (Project-Secretary)

Teaching:

current semester: no teaching in summer term 2018

Publications (peer-reviewed articles):

Xing, L., Sames, B., McKellar, R., Xi, D., Bai, M., Wan, X., 2018. A gigantic marine ostracod (Crustacea: Myodocopa) trapped in mid-Cretaceous Burmese amber. Scientific Reports, 8, 1365. www.nature.com/articles/s41598-018-19877-y *OPEN ACCESS*

Amber specimen DIP-V-17118 in natural light with lateral view of ostracod specimen (left valve, anterior end to the left) clearly visible. Orange dot represents the eye tubercle, dark brownish spots are insect frass particles (© and courtesy of Lida Xing, China University of Geosciences).

Veröffentlichungen (aus u:cris)

2020

Sames, B , Wagreich, M, Conrad, CP & Iqbal, S 2020, 'Aquifer-eustasy as the main driver of short-term sea-level fluctuations during Cretaceous hothouse climate phases', Geological Society Special Publications, Jg. 498. doi.org/10.1144/SP498-2019-105

Wagreich, M, Hart, MB, Sames, B & Yilmaz, IO (Hrsg.) 2020, Cretaceous Climate Events and Short-Term Sea-Level Changes. Geological Society Special Publications, Bd. 498, Bd. 498, The Geological Society of London, London.

2019

Qin, Z, Xi, D, Sames, B, Pang, Q & Wan, X 2019, 'Advances in the Study of the Non-Marine Ostracods in Luanping Basin, Northern Hebei (North China): A Preliminary Result', Open Journal of Geology, Jg. 9, S. 601 - 604. doi.org/10.4236/ojg.2019.910052

Tiss, L, Trabelsi, K, Kamoun, F, Soussi, M, Houla, Y, Sames, B & Martín-Closas, C 2019, 'Middle Jurassic charophytes from southern Tunisia: Implications on evolution and paleobiogeography', Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology, Jg. 263, S. 65-84. doi.org/10.1016/j.revpalbo.2019.01.011

2018

Wolfgring, E , Wagreich, M, Dinares-Turell, J, Gier, S, Bohm, K, Sames, B, Spoetl, C & Popp, F 2018, 'The Santonian-Campanian boundary and the end of the Long Cretaceous Normal Polarity-Chron: Isotope and plankton stratigraphy of a pelagic reference section in the NW Tethys (Austria)', Newsletters on Stratigraphy, Jg. 51, Nr. 4, S. 445-476. doi.org/10.1127/nos/2018/0392

Xing, L, Sames, B, McKellar, RC, Xi, D, Bai, M & Wan, X 2018, 'A gigantic marine ostracod (Crustacea: Myodocopa) trapped in mid-Cretaceous Burmese amber', Scientific Reports, Jg. 8, 1365. doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-19877-y

Hammouda, SA, Sames, B, Adaci, M & Bensalah, M 2018, 'First record of non-marine ostracods from the Paleogene “hamadian deposits” of Méridja area, west of Bechar (southwestern Algeria)', Annales de paléontologie, Jg. 104, S. 27-44. doi.org/10.1016/j.annpal.2017.12.001

Qin, Z, Xi, D, Sames, B, Do Carmo, DA, Wang, X, Xu, Y, Yu, Z, Wei, F, Leite, AM & Wan, X 2018, 'Ostracods of the non-marine Lower Cretaceous Dabeigou Formation at Yushuxia (Luanping basin, North China): Implications for the early Jehol Biota age', Cretaceous Research, Jg. 86, S. 199-218. doi.org/10.1016/j.cretres.2018.03.010

2017

Steininger, FF, Gebhardt, H & Sames, B 2017, Field Trip POST-3: Eustasy and sea-level changes in the footsteps of Eduard Suess. in M Wagreich & H Gebhardt (Hrsg.), 10th International Symposium on the Cretaceous Vienna, August 21–26, 2017 – FIELD TRIP GUIDE BOOK. Bd. 120, 4, Geologische Bundesanstalt, Wien, Berichte der Geologischen Bundesanstalt, Bd. 120, S. 89-113, 10th International Symposium on the Cretaceous, Vienna, Österreich, 21/08/17.

Sames, B (Hrsg.) 2017, 10th International Symposium on the Cretaceous – Abstracts, 21–26 August 2017, Vienna. Berichte der Geologischen Bundesanstalt, Bd. 120, Bd. Berichte der Geologischen Bundesanstalt 120, Geologische Bundesanstalt.

Wang, Y, Sames, B, Liao, H, Xi, D & Pan, Y 2017, 'Late Cretaceous ostracod fauna from the Shenjiatun section (Songliao Basin, Northeast China): Biostratigraphic and palaeoecological implications', Cretaceous Research, Jg. 78, S. 174-190. doi.org/10.1016/j.cretres.2017.05.001

2016

Sames, B , Wagreich, M, Wendler, JE, Haq, BU, Conrad, CP, Melinte-Dobrinescu, MC, Hu, X, Wendler, I, Wolfgring, E, Yilmaz, I & Zorina, SO 2016, 'Review: Short-term sea-level changes in a greenhouse world - A view from the Cretaceous', Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, Jg. 441, Nr. 3, S. 393-411. doi.org/10.1016/j.palaeo.2015.10.045

Wagreich, M, Wendler, J, Sames, B & Wendler, I 2016, 'Greenhouse sea-level changes: Growing evidence for aquifer-driven eustasy', Beitrag in Historical Studies of Gondwana. 35th International Geological Congress, Cape Town, Südafrika, 27/08/16 - 2/09/16.

Sames, B & Wagreich, M 2016, 'Unravelling short-term climate and sea-level changes in a greenhouse world – Evidence from the Cretaceous (IGCP 609)', Beitrag in Historical Studies of Gondwana. 35th International Geological Congress, Cape Town, Südafrika, 27/08/16 - 2/09/16.