Anna Kozłowska-Dawidziuk

Ph.D.

Instytut Paleobiologii PAN
Twarda 51/55, 00-818 Warszawa

Poland

Phone: (+48 22) 6978872
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Research interests

Silurian Retiolitidae (Graptolithina): evolution, phylogeny, systematics, palaeogeography, skeleton ultrastructures

Academic Degrees

1982M.Sc. geology, “Silurian Monograptids (Graptolithina) from erratic boulders of Poland”, University of Warsaw, Poland

1993Ph.D. geology, “Silurian Retiolitids of the East European Platform”, Institute of Paleobiology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland

Memberships

1987-98secretary of Palaeontological Section of Polish Geological Association

1998-correspondent member of International Subcomission of Silurian Stratigraphy

Research grants and scientific expeditions

1999-2001 Committee for Scientific Research (KBN 6 PO4D 006 16) grant to A. Kozłowska-Dawidziuk “The influence of lundgreni Event (Silurian) on retiolitid (Graptolithina) evolution”
participation in grant to A. Urbanek (KBN 3 P04C 03522) for preparation of retiolitid part (together with A. Lenz and D. Bates) for the 3rd edition of the graptolite volume of the Treatise of Invertebrate Paleontology
1997, 1998, 2001, 2002 expeditions to the Arctic Canada in a frame of collaboration with Alfred Lenz

Teaching

Evolutionary biology, laboratory courses at the Faculty of Agriculture (Biology), Academy of Agriculture

Publications

Kozłowska-Dawidziuk, A. 1990. The genus Gothograptus (Graptolithina) from the Wenlock of Poland. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica, 35:191-209.

Kozłowska-Dawidziuk, A 1991. Agastograptus from the Mulde Beds of Gotland. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica, 36, 143-149.

Kozłowska-Dawidziuk, A. 1995. Silurian retiolitids of the East European Platform. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 40, 261-326.

Kozłowska-Dawidziuk, A. 1997. Retiolitid graptolite Spinograptus from Poland and its membrane structures. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 42, 391-412.

Kozłowska-Dawidziuk, A. 1999. Wydarzenie lundgreni a rozwój retiolitów (Graptolithina) na platformie wschodnioeuropejskiej. Przegląd Geologiczny 47, 354-358.

Kozłowska-Dawidziuk, A. 1998. Diversity of sicula length in retiolitids. Proceedings 6th International Graptolite Conference (GWG-IPA) & 1998 Field Meeting, IUGS Subcommission on Silurian Stratigraphy Temas Geológico-Mineros ITGE, Madrid, p. 205-208.

Lenz, A.C. and Kozłowska-Dawidziuk, A. 1998. Sicular annuli and thickened interthecal septa in Silurian graptolites: new information. Proceedings 6th International Graptolite Conference (GWG-IPA) & 1998 Field Meeting, IUGS Subcommission on Silurian Stratigraphy Temas Geológico-Mineros ITGE, Madrid, 212-215.

Kozłowska-Dawidziuk, A., A.C. Lenz, and P. Štorch. 1998. Late Homerian-early Ludlow post-extinction graptolites, Všeradice, Czech Republic. p. 97-100. In. J.C. Gutiérrez-Marco & I. Rábano (eds.). Proceedings 6th International Graptolite Conference (GWG-IPA) & 1998 Field Meeting, IUGS Subcommission on Silurian Stratigraphy Temas Geológico-Mineros ITGE, Madrid, 97-101.

Kozłowska-Dawidziuk, A. 2001. Phylogenetic relationships within the Retiolitidae (Graptolithina) and a new genus, Cometograptus. Lethaia 34, 84-96.

Lenz, A.C. & Kozłowska-Dawidziuk, A. 2001. Upper Wenlock (Silurian) graptolites of Arctic Canada: pre-extinction, lundgreni Biozone fauna. Palaeontographica Canadiana 20, 1-61.

Kozłowska-Dawidziuk, A. & Lenz, A.C. 2001. Evolutionary development in Silurian Retiolitidae. Journal of the Czech Geological Society 46, 3-4, 227-238.

Kozłowska-Dawidziuk, A., Lenz A., Štorch P. 2001. Upper Wenlock and Lower Ludlow (Silurian), post-extinction graptolites, Všeradice section, Barrandian Area, Czech Republic. Journal of Palaeontology 75, 147-164.

Kozłowska-Dawidziuk, A. 2002. Agastograptus, a synonym of Plectograptus (Retiolitidae, Graptolithina). Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 47, 459-467.

Lenz, A.C. & Kozłowska-Dawidziuk, A. 2002a. Upper Homerian (Upper Wenlock, Silurian) graptolites from Arctic Canada. Journal of Paleontology 76, 2, 319-344.

Lenz, A.C. & Kozłowska-Dawidziuk, A. 2002b. Late Wenlock and early Ludlow graptolite extinction, evolution and diversification. Special Papers in Palaeontology, C.H. Holland commemorative volume. 67, 171-183.

Lenz A. & Kozłowska-Dawidziuk A. 2003. Ludlow-Pridoli graptolites from Arctic Canada. In Ortega G. & Acenolaza G.F. (eds.) Proceedings 7th IGC-FMSSS, INSUGEO, Serie Correlación Geológica 18, Tucumán, 145-146.

Kozłowska-Dawidziuk, A. Lenz A. & Bates B.E.B. 2003. A new classification of ancorate diplograptids. In Ortega G. & Acenolaza G.F. (eds.) Proceedings 7th IGC-FMSSS, INSUGEO, Serie Correlación Geológica 18, Tucumán, 49-53.

Kozłowska-Dawidziuk A. 2004. Evolution of retiolitid graptolites - a synopsis. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 49, 505-518 .

Lenz, A. C. and Kozłowska-Dawidziuk, A. 2004. Ludlow and Pridoli (Upper Silurian) Graptolites from the Arctic Islands, Canada. National Research Counsel Canada, 1-141.

Porębska, E., Kozłowska-Dawidziuk A. and MasiakM. The lundgreni event in the Silurian of the East European Platform, Poland. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 213,271-294.

Abstracts:

Kozłowska-Dawidziuk, A. 1994. Silurian Retiolitids from Poland. IUSG Subcommision on Silurian Stratigraphy – Field Meeting Eastern + Southern Alps, Austria 1994 in mem. H. Jaeger. Berichte Geol. B.-A. 30/1994; Wien, p. 137.

Kozłowska-Dawidziuk, A., 1996. Monograptid and retiolitid graptolites of the Wenlock/Ludlow (Silurian) transition in the East European Platform: biostratigraphic and evolutionary implications. The James Hall Symposium: Second International Symposium on the Silurian System. Program and Abstracts. University of Rochester, N.Y., p. 67.

Masiak, M. and Kozłowska-Dawidziuk, A. 2000. The record of the Cyrtograptus lundgreni Event within acritarch and graptolite assemblages in the Polish part of the East European Platform. 10th International Palynological Congress, Abstracts, Nanjing, p. 110.

Kozłowska-Dawidziuk, A., Porębska E. & Masiak, M. 2000. Geochemistry, acritarchs, and graptolites of the East European Platform. Palaeontology Down Under 2000, Geological Society of Australia, Abstracts 61, p. 49.

Lenz, A.C. and Kozłowska-Dawidziuk, A. 2000. The Upper Wenlock graptolite extinction (lundgreni Extinction Event): perspectives from Arctic Canada.Palaeontology Down Under 2000, Geological Society of Australia, Abstracts 61, p. 55.

Kozłowska-Dawidziuk, A., Porębska E. & Masiak, M. 2000. Influence of the lundgreni Event on graptolite evolution; some isotopes, geochemistry and acritarchs from the East European Platform. Canadian Paleontology Conference, Program and Abstracts No. 10, p. 8-9.

Lenz, A.C. & Kozłowska-Dawidziuk, A. 2000. The lundgreni Biozone graptolite fauna from Arctic Canada. Canadian Paleontology Conference, Program and Abstracts No. 10, p. 10.

Calner M., Kozłowska-Dawidziuk A., Masiak M. 2004. Correlation of the middle Silurian graptolite crisis and coeval laminated sediments across the Baltic Shield and East European Platform. First International Symposium on Early Palaeozoic Palaeogeography and Palaeoclimate, IGCP 503, Erlangen Geologische Abchandlungen, Sonderband 5, 25-26.