Research papers:

35. Knappertsbusch, M. (2023). Morphological cladogenesis and terminal dwarfing in extinct Late Miocene through Pliocene menardiform globorotalids: New complementary data to "Evolutionary prospection in the Neogene planktic foraminifer Globorotalia menardii and related forms from ODP Hole 925B (Céara Rise, western tropical Atlantic): evidence for gradual evolution superimposed by long distance dispersal ? Swiss J. Palaeontology, 135:205-248". Data archive and report published on https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7812050

34. Knappertsbusch, M. and Eisenecker, J. (2022). Towards a Fleet of Robots for Orientation, Imaging, and Morphometric Analyses of Planktonic Foraminifera. Frontiers in Marine Science. Technology and Code. Published 08 March 2022. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2022.798002

33. Knappertsbusch, M. (2022). Morphological evolution of menardiform globorotalids at Western Pacific Warm Pool ODP Hole 806C (Ontong-Java Plateau). Revue de Micropaléontologie 74 (2022) 100608. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.revmic.2022.100608.
The approved manuscript and data files to this publication is also accessible from https://zeonodo.org/doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.803885
 
32. Knappertsbusch, M. (2021). Commented archive to studies about the morphological evolution of menardiform globorotalids at Western Pacific Warm Pool ODP Hole 806C (Ontong-Java Plateau). PANGAEA, https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.932504
 
31. Kellner, S.K., Knappertsbusch, M.W., Costeur, L., Müller, B., and Schulz, G. (2019). Imaging the internal structure of Borelis schlumbergeri Reichel (1937): Advances by high-resolution hard X-ray microtomography. Palaeontologia Electronica 22.1.17A, 1-19, Palaeontologia Electronica 22(1), https://palaeo-electronica.org/content/2019/2471-borelis-micro-ct, https://doi.org/10.26879/854.
 
30. Supplement to: Kellner, S.K., Knappertsbusch, M.W., Costeur, L., Müller, B., and Schulz, G. (2019). Imaging the internal structure of Borelis schlumbergeri Reichel (1937): Advances by high-resolution hard X-ray microtomography. Palaeontologia Electronica 22(1), https://palaeo-electronica.org/content/2019/2471-borelis-micro-ct. https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.884663
 
29. Etter, W., Knappertsbusch, M., and Costeur, L. (2018). Basel: The Natural History Museum Basel (NMB). Chapter 4 (pp. 27-38) in: Beck, L.A. and Joger, U. (eds.), Paleontological collections of Germany, Austria and Switzerland. The History of Life of Fossil Organisms at Museums and Universities. Natural History Collections. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-77401-5_4
 
28. Gradstein, F., Kopaevich, L., Knappertsbusch, M. (2017). Preface: The planktonic foraminifera of the Jurassic. Swiss Journal of Palaeontology, vol. 136, pp. 153-159. DOI: 10.1007/s13358-017-0133-x.
 
27. Knappertsbusch, M., (2016). Raw data to Knappertsbusch, M. (2007). Morphological variability of Globorotalia menardii (planktonic foraminiferan) in two DSDP cores from the Caribbean Sea and the Eastern Equatorial Pacific. File archive for download (1.48 GB). https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.863580. Online at PANGAEA since 8 august 2016.
 
26. Knappertsbusch, M. (2016). Evolutionary prospection in the Neogene planktic foraminifer Globorotalia menardii and related forms from ODP Hole 925B (Ceara Rise, western tropical Atlantic): evidence for gradual evolution superimposed by long distance dispersal ? Swiss Journal of Palaeontology, vol. 135 (2), pp. 205-248. On-line version available under https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13358-016-0113-6 or https://rdcu.be/6B5x
 
25. Mary, Y. and Knappertsbusch, M. (2015).Worldwide morphological variability in Mid-Pliocene menardellid globorotalids. Marine Micropaleontology, vol. 121, pp. 1-15. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marmicro.2015.09.001.
 
24. Knappertsbusch, M., (2015a). MorphCol 2004-2013. A collection of Fortran 77 programs for geometric morphometry. Unpublished Technical Report, 1st Edition. Naturhistorisches Museum Basel, Augustinergasse 2, 4001-Basel, Switzerland.
Download as zip archive: http://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.848773. Online at PANGAEA since 20 august 2015.
For 2nd edition see under http://micropal-basel.unibas.ch/Research/MORPHCOL/Start.html

23. Knappertsbusch (2015b). Raw-data to morphometric investigations about the Neogene planktonic foraminifer Globorotalia menardii and related forms from ODP Hole 154-925B (Ceara Rise, western tropical Atlantic). http://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.855898. Online at PANGAEA since 21 december 2015.

21. Mary, Y. and Knappertsbusch, M. (2013). Morphological variability of menardiform globorotalids in the Atlantic Ocean during Mid-Pliocene. Marine Micropaleontology, vol. 101, May 2013, pp. 180-193. Online since 23 December 2012. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marmicro.2012.12.001

20. Knappertsbusch, M. and Mary, Y. (2012). Mining morphological evolution in microfossils using volume density diagrams. Palaeontologia Electronica, Vol. 15, Issue 3; 7T: 209p. URL: http://palaeo-electronica.org/content/issue-3-2012-technical-articles/282-volume-density-diagrams/

19. Knappertsbusch, M. (2011). Evolution im marinen Plankton. Mitteilungen der Naturforschenden Gesellschaften beider Basel, 13:3-14.

18. Knappertsbusch, M., Binggeli, D., Herzig, A., Schmutz, L., Stapfer, S., Schneider, C., Eisenecker, J., and Widmer, L. (2009). AMOR - A new system for automated imaging of microfossils for morphometric analyses. Palaeontologia Electronica, Vol. 12, Issue 2; 2T: 20 p. URL: http://palaeo-electronica.org/2009_2/165/index.html

17. Knappertsbusch, M., (2007). Morphological variability of Globorotalia menardii (planktonic foraminiferan) in two DSDP cores from the Caribbean Sea and the Eastern Equatorial Pacific. Carnets de Géologie / Notebooks on Geology, Brest, Article 2007/04 (CG2007_A04). URL: http://paleopolis.rediris.es/cg/CG2007_A04/index.html. For raw data see Knappertsbusch (2016).

16. Knappertsbusch, M., Brown, K.R., and Rüegg, H.R. (2006). Positioning and enhanced stereographic imaging of microfossils in reflected light. Paleontologia Electronica, vol. 9, issue 2; 8A:10p, 30.1 MB. URL: http://palaeo-electronica.org/2006_2/reflect/index.html

15. Knappertsbusch, M., (2002). Stereo VR representations of microfossils in light microscopy. Paleontologia Electronica, vol. 5, issue 1. URL: http://palaeo-electronica.org/2002_1/light/issue1_02.htm

14. Knappertsbusch, M., (2001). A method of illustrating the morphological evolution of coccoliths using 3D animations applied to Calcidiscus leptoporus. Paleontologia Electronica, vol. 4, Issue 1. URL: http://palaeo-electronica.org/2001_1/k2/issue1_01.htm

 
13. Knappertsbusch, M., 2000. Morphologic evolution of the coccolithophorid Calcidiscus leptoporus from the Early Miocene to Recent. Journal of Paleontology, vol. 74, No.4, pp. 712-730. Supplementary data. Published by: The Paleontological Society. https://doi.org/10.1666/0022-3360(2000)074<0712:MEOTCC>2.0.CO;2
URL: http://www.bioone.org/doi/full/10.1666/0022-3360%282000%29074%3C0712%3AMEOTCC%3E2.0.CO%3B2

12. Knappertsbusch, M., Huber, B.T., Sanfilippo, A., and the DSDP/ODP MRC Curatorial Party, 1998. Micropaleontological Reference Centers. Revista Espanola de Micropaleontologia, vol. 30, No. 3, pp. 331-336.

11. Knappertsbusch, M., 1998. A simple Fortran 77 program for outline detection. Computers & Geosciences, vol. 24, No. 9, pp. 897-900. Code available at http://www.iamg.org/CGEditor/index.htm

10. Knappertsbusch, M., Cortes, M.Y., Thierstein, H.R., 1997. Morphologic variability of the coccolithophorid Calcidiscus leptoporus in the plankton, surface sediments and from the Early Pleistocene. Marine Micropaleontology, vol. 30, pp. 293-317.

9. Kreveld, van, S.A., Knappertsbusch, M., Ottens, J., Ganssen, G.M., Hinte, van, J.E., 1996. Biogenic carbonate and ice-rafted debris (Heinrich layer) accumulation in deep-Sea sediments from a Northeast Atlantic piston core. Marine Geology, vol. 131, pp. 21-46.

8. Hilbrecht, H., Knappertsbusch, M., Thierstein, M., 1995. Shielding of a scanning electron microscope against external electro-magnetic fields. Marine Micropaleontology, vol. 24, pp. 201-204.

7. Knappertsbusch, M., and Brummer, G.-J.A., 1995. A sediment trap investigation of sinking coccolithophorids in the North Atlantic. Deep-Sea Research I, vol. 42, No. 7, pp. 1083-1109.

6. Westbroek, P., Brown, C., Bleiswijk, van, J., Brownlee, C., Brummer, G.-J., Conte, M., Egge, J., Fernandez, E., Jordan, R., Knappertsbusch, M., Stefels, J., Veldhuis, M., Wal, van der, P., Young, J., 1993. A model system approach to biological climate forcing. The example Emiliania huxleyi. Global and Planetary Change, vol. 8., pp. 27-46.

5. Knappertsbusch, M., 1993. Syracosphaera noroiticus sp. nov. and S. marginaporata sp. nov., (Syracosphaeraceae, Prymnesiophyceae ), new coccolithophorids from the Mediterranean Sea and North Atlantic Ocean. Journal of Micropaleontology, vol. 12, part 1, pp. 71-76.

4. Knappertsbusch, M., 1993. Geographic distribution of living and Holocene coccolithophores in the Mediterranean Sea. Marine Micropaleontology, vol. 21, pp. 219-247.

3. Jordan, R.W., Knappertsbusch, M.W., Simpson, W.R., Chamberlain, A.H., 1991. Turrilithus latericioides gen. et sp. nov., a new coccolithophorid from the deep photic zone. British Pycological Journal, vol. 26:2, pp. 175-183. DOI: 10.1080/00071619100650141. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/00071619100650141

2. Knappertsbusch, M., 1990. Geographic distribution of modern coccolithophorids in the Mediterranean Sea and morphological evolution of Calcidiscus leptoporus. Dissertation ETH Zürich, 141 p. https://doi.org/10.3929/ethz-a-000592329.

1. Lehner, B.L., Knappertsbusch, M.W., Heer, P.H., 1987. Biostratigraphy, lithostratigraphy and sedimentology of the Maiolica Lombarda and the Scaglia Lombarda on the west side of Lake Garda (Northern Italy), Memorie di Scienze Geologiche, Universita di Padova, vol. 39, pp. 1-35.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Abstracts to oral presentations and posters
 
2023 -
 
Samsoondar, S. and Knappertsbusch, M. (2023). Revitalizing historic and iconic Trinidad type sections through archival research within Hans G. Kugler's Legacy in Basel, Switzerland. Oral presentation, held held by Sadie Samsoondar on 13 February 2023 at FORAMs 2023 International Symposium, June 26th-30th, 2023, Perugia, Italy. Abstract. Presentation (pdf).
 
Samsoondar, S. and Knappertsbusch, M. (2023). The Legacy of Hans G. Kugler: A window into the past and path forward for Trinidad's Geology. Oral presentation (by Samsoondar, S.), held on 13 February 2023 at GSTT & AAPG Young Professionals Trinidad & Tobage Chapter, Technical session, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad, West Indies. Abstract. Link GSTT activity.
 
 
 
 
2020 -
Friesenhagen, T. and Knappertsbusch, M. (2020). New micropalaeontological Evidence for an Early Pleistocene existence of the Agulhas Leakage. EGU2020-3889. EGU General Assembly 2020. On-line poster presentation (virtual meeting). https://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU2020/EGU2020-3889.html
Abstract https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu2020-3889
poster download at https://presentations.copernicus.org/EGU2020/EGU2020-3889_presentation.pdf
 
Friesenhagen, T. and Knappertsbusch, M. (2020). Global size evolution of the planktonic foraminifera Globorotalia menardii during the last 8Ma: Synthesis of 23 years of research. On-line presentation (virtual meeting). 18th Swiss Geoscience Meeting, Zürich 2020. Symposium 15, Scientific Ocean Drilling, oral presentation 15.1. On-line presentation (virtual meeting). Abstracts p. 439, https://geoscience-meeting.ch/sgm2020/wp-content/uploads/abstract_volumes/SGM_2020_Symposium_15.pdf
 
Knappertsbusch, M. (2020). Morphological evolution of menardiform globorotalids at ODP Hole 806C (Ontong-Java Plateau). Abstract EGU2020-2396. On-line presentation (virtual meeting).
https://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU2020/EGU2020-2396.html
Abstract https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu2020-2396. EGU General Assembly 2020.
Poster download (49'721 KB) at https://presentations.copernicus.org/EGU2020/EGU2020-2396_presentation.pdf
 
Knappertsbusch, M. (2020). Insights from the study of morphological evolution of menardiform globorotalids at Western Pacific Warm Pool ODP Hole 806C (Ontong-Java Plateau). On-line presentation (virtual meeting). 18th Swiss Geoscience Meeting, Zürich 2020, Symposium 15, Scientific Ocean Drilling. Abstracts p. 445-446, https://geoscience-meeting.ch/sgm2020/wp-content/uploads/abstract_volumes/SGM_2020_Symposium_15.pdf. Poster P15.1 at https://geoscience-meeting.ch/sgm2020/wp-content/uploads/posters/P_15_1_Knappertsbusch_Michael_10-27-20-08-29-47.pdf
Alternative link: https://micropal-basel.unibas.ch/Research/POSTERS/Poster_SGM_2020-3D_06_int_VDD.pdf
 
 
2019 -
Friesenhagen, T., Mennecart, B., and Knappertsbusch, M. (2019). Test shape variation reveals the
evolutionary history of Globorotalia menardii menardii. Pico presentation. Geophysical Research Abstracts Vol. 21, EGU2019-PREVIEW, 2019, EGU General Assembly 2019. https://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU2019/EGU2019-10155.pdf
 
Friesenhagen, T., and Knappertsbusch, M. (2019). Globorotalia menardii reflects AMOC: Test-size evolution of G. menardii as a new proxy for the AMOC strength. 17th Swiss Geoscience Meeting, Fribourg, 22nd-23rd November 2019, Symposium 4: Palaeontology. Abstract volume p. 123.
https://geoscience-meeting.ch/sgm2019/wp-content/uploads/abstract_volumes/SGM_2019_Symposium_04.pdf
 
Knappertsbusch, M., Eisenecker, J., and Binggeli, D. (2019a). From AMOR to AMOR2 ­ Prototypes for automated orientation and imaging of planktonic foraminifera for morphometric analyses. Pico presentation. Abstract EGU General Assembly, Vienna, 7-12 April 2019. Geophysical Research Abstracts, vol. 21, EGU2019-3313, 2019. https://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU2019/EGU2019-3313.pdf.
View/download PowerPoint presentation (screen presentation, Windows 10) at https://www.micropal-basel.unibas.ch/Research/AMOR/System_AMOR2.ppsx
 
Knappertsbusch, M., Eisenecker, J., and Binggeli, D. (2019b). AMOR2 follows AMOR - an improved robot for orientation and imaging of planktonic foraminifera. 17th Swiss Geoscience Meeting, Fribourg, 22nd-23rd November 2019, Symposium 4: Palaeontology. Abstract volume pp. 147-148. Poster presentation P 4.2. https://geoscience-meeting.ch/sgm2019/wp-content/uploads/abstract_volumes/SGM_2019_Symposium_04.pdf
View poster (size 2.3 MB) at https://micropal-basel.unibas.ch/Research/POSTERS/SGM_2019s.pdf
 
 
2018 -
Friesenhagen T., Knappertsbusch M. (2018). Test-Size Evolution of the Planktonic Foraminifer Globorotalia menardii in the Tropical Atlantic Since the Upper Miocene. Oral presentaton. Symposium 5: Paleontology. Abstract Volume 16th Swiss Geoscience Meeting Bern, 30th November ­ 1st December 2018, p. 173. https://geoscience-meeting.ch/sgm2018/wp-content/uploads/SGM_2018_Symposium_05.pdf
 
Knappertsbusch, M. and Friesenhagen, T. (2018a). Prospecting patterns of morphological evolution in menardiform globorotaliids along Agulhas' trackway: Review and research in progress. Oral presentation. Abstracts volume FORAMS 2018 International Symposium on Foraminifera, Foraminifera in a Changing World, Temporary Abstracts Collection, Edinburgh, 17-22 June 2018, p. 331.
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/u74wwjjsdtr8s4h/AADWWCvvBg9yL2tiO-HA2qQAa/FORAMS2018_TempAbstractCollection.pdf?dI=0
 
Knappertsbusch M., and Friesenhagen T. (2018b). Morphological evolution of menardiform globorotalids are different in the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. Poster presentation. Symposium 10: Celebrating 50 Years of International Ocean Drilling (1968-2018), Abstract Volume 16th Swiss Geoscience Meeting Bern, 30th November ­ 1st December 2018, pp. 300-301. https://geoscience-meeting.ch/sgm2018/wp-content/uploads/SGM_2018_Abstract_Book.pdf

Knappertsbusch, M. (2018). Mit AMOR der Evolution auf der Spur. Public talk at Naturforschende Gesellschaft in Basel, 8 March, 2018, Aula des Naturhistorischen Museums in Basel.
http://www.ngib.ch/vortragsprogramm/details/news/mit-amor-der-evolution-auf-der-spur/?tx_news_pi1%5Bcontroller%5D=Event&tx_news_pi1%5Baction%5D=eventDetail&cHash=a508327e1ce891544492f8a40d4a6492
 
2009 -
Knappertsbusch, M., Binggeli, D., Herzig, A., Schmutz, L., Stapfer, S., Widmer, L., Schneider, C., and Eisenecker, J. (2009). AMOR ­ A robot for automated imaging of microfossils. Poster presented at The Foraminiferal and Nannofossil Group's Joint Spring Meeting 2009 of the Micropalaeontological Society, "Integrated studies of evolution taxonomy, ecology, and geochemistry", 4-5 June 2009 in Zürich, Switzerland. Download pdf [484 KB].
 
Knappertsbusch, M. (2009). Anatomy of morphological evolution: Old data reconsidered. Poster presented at The Foraminiferal and Nannofossil Group's Joint Spring Meeting 2009 of the Micropalaeontological Society, "Integrated studies of evolution taxonomy, ecology, and geochemistry", 4-5 June 2009 in Zürich, Switzerland. Download pdf [1.1 MB].
 
 
 
 
 
Supervision of PhD theses:
Friesenhagen, T. (2022 a). Evolutionary prospection of Globorotalia menardii: an investigation of tempo and mode of evolution since the Late Miocene. Inauguraldissertation Universität Basel, 218 p. (exam successfully passed, final version and e-upload of thesis still pending, 6 July 2022).
 
Mary, Y. (2013). Morphologic, biogeographic and ontogenetic investigation of Mid-Pliocene menardellids (planktonic foraminifera). Dissertation Phil. Nat. Fakultät, Universität Basel, 173 p. Local pdf at http://micropal-basel.unibas.ch/Colls_NMB/PDFS/Mary_2013.pdf. e-Version available under http://edoc.unibas.ch/diss/DissB_10611/
 
Brown, K. (2007). Biogeographic and morphological variation in late Pleistocene to Holocene globorotalid foraminifera. Dissertation Phil. Nat. Fakultät, Universität Basel, 128 p. pdf file available at http://edoc.unibas.ch/diss/DissB_8290/

 

 

Publications related to the geology of Trinidad:

Samsoondar, S. and Knappertsbusch, M. (2022). Celebrating 129 years of Hans G. Kugler: Remembering his first visit to Trinidad. The Hammer, September 1st 2022, Q3 issue 2022, pp. 8-13. https://thegstt.org/publications/file/167

Kugler, H.G. (2001) Treatise on the Geology of Trinidad. Part 4 The Paleocene to Holocene Formations. Edited by Hans M. Bolli and Michael Knappertsbusch. Publication by the Natural History Museum Basel, Birkhäuser Verlag Basel. 309 p.