Dr. Doris Nagel

Commission of Quaternary Research

Austrian Academy of Sciences

Arbeitsgruppe NAGEL

ao.Univ.Prof. Mag.Dr. Doris Nagel

Contact

	Institute of Palaeontology, University of Vienna
Telefon	(++43) 1-4277-53524
e-mail	doris.nagel@univie.ac.at

Curriculum Vitae

Personal History:
- Citizenship: Austria
- Martial Status: Married, one daughter
Academic Degrees:
- Masters Thesis 1990; Thesis Title: The evolution of Arvicolids (Rodentia, Mammalia) in the Upper Pleistocene of Austria.
- Ph.D. 1996; Ph.D. Title: The cats from Vraona. Upper Pleistocene Felid remains from a cave on Attica, Greece.
Additional Education:
- 1998 Radiation Protection Training at the Austrian Research Center Seibersdorf.
Relevant Professional Experience:
- 1988: Assistant Research Scientist -Austrian Science Foundation, Project No. 6514 E: Evolution and Chronology of the Cave Bear. Responsible for the determination and chronological evaluation of arvicolid remains from two different Austrian caves, Nixloch and Gamssulzen cave.
- 1988-1992: Assistant Research Scientist at the Department of Paleontology, Vienna Curator of the micro-mammal collections at the Paleontological Institute. Assisted in various field works in Austria (e.g. Herdengel cave, Schwabenreith cave), Switzerland (Apollo caves), Italy (Conturines cave). Secretary of the Austrian Paleontological Society.
- 1992-2001: Associate Research Scientist at the Department of Paleontology, Vienna
- 2001 – recent: Associate Professor at the Department of Paleontology, Vienna. Organizing and executing excursions and excavations in Austria, Germany and Ukraine. Lectures for students in Paleontology. Secretary of the Austrian Paleontological Society from 1996-1998. From 2002 on Head of the Austrian Palaeontological Society. Participating in the PAR (Paleoanthropological Research) team doing field work in Galili (Pliocene, Ethiopia). Plio-Pleistocene studies in the Odessa region in collaboration with the University of Odessa (Odessa catacombs, "Nordmann" caves). Editor of the Paleontological journal Beiträge zur Paläontologie. Organizing Conferences for the Mammal section of the Institute.
Honors: Othenio-Abel-Award, 1997 from the Austrian Academy of Science concerning the Paleobiology of Pleistocene Felids.

Projects

Excavations and investigations of vertebrate remains from cave sites in Austria (Ochsenhalt cave), Slovenia (Potocka cave, Vindija cave), Italy (Pocala cave) and Greece (Loutraki cave). DNA testing of bone tools found in Potocka cave (Slovenia); in co-operation with the Slovenian Academy of Science, Ljublana and the Max-Planck Institute.
The ancient DNA of Pleistocene cave hyena and cave bear from Europe and its interpretation. In co-operation with Max-Planck Institute of Molecular Biology in Leipzig, Germany). Sponsored by the Max-Planck Institute and the Commission of Quaternary Science of he Austrian Academy of Science.
Vertebrate mammals from archaeological sites (e.g. Emine-Bair-Khosar cave, Bukovinca cave) on Crimea and western Ukraine. In co-operation with the University of Lvov.
The Pliocene mammals remains from the Odessa Catacombs. In co-operation with the University of Odessa, Department of Marine Geology sponsored by the University of Austria, the Austrian Academy of Science and the Austrian-Ukrainian Society.
Excavations and investigation at the Pliocene hominid site Galili (Ethiopia) in the project of the Institute of Anthropology, University Vienna.

Teaching

Dockner Martin (Master Student): The use of computer tomograpy in paleontologic research. An example concerning recent and fossil hyenas.

Publications (since 2000)

RABEDER, G., NAGEL, D., & PACHER, M., 2000a. Der Höhlenbär. Thorbecke Verlag
NAGEL, D. & RABEDER,G., 2000b. Mittelpleistozänen Säugetierreste aus einer Spaltenfüllung von Mannersdorf am Leithagebirge (Niederösterreich). — Beiträge zur Paläontologie von Österreich, 25 :1-9, Vienna.
NAGEL, D. & RABEDER, G., 2000c. The Cave bear: Gentle Giant of the Alps. — In : PILLER, E. W.., DAXNER-HÖCK, G., DOMNING, D. P., FORKE, H. C., HARZHAUSER, M., HUBMANN, B., KOLLMANN, H.A., KOVAR-EDER, J., KRYSTYN, L., NAGEL, D., PERVESLER, P., RABEDER, G., ROETZL, R., SANDERS, D., & SUMMESBERGER, H. Palaeontological Highlights. — Mitt. Österr. Geol. Ges., 92 (1999):227 p., Vienna.
NAGEL, D. & RABEDER, G., 2000d. Impaktismus und Paläontologie. Barbara-Gespräche Payerbach 1997, 4:135-142, Vienna.
MORLO, M., NAGEL, D. & Morlo, H., 2000e. Fossile und rezente Tiere aus der Höhle "Weiße Kuhle" in Marsberg. — Marsberg 2000. Ereignisse und Erinnerungen, 12:126-128, Marsberg.
RABEDER, G. & NAGEL, D., 2001. Phylogenetic Problems of the Alpine Cave-Bears. — Cadernos Lab. Xeolxico de Laxe, 26:359-364, Coruna.
MORLO, M. & NAGEL, D., 2002. New Didymoconidae (Mammalia) from the Oligocene of Central Mongolia and first information on tooth eruption sequence of the family. — Neues Jahrbuch für Geol.-Paläont., Abhandlungen, 223 (1):123-144, Stuttgart.
NAGEL, D. 2002. Treffen des Arbeitskreises Wirbeltierpaläontologie der Paläontologischen Gesellschaft. — Geowissenschaftliche Mitteilungen, 8:74-75.
NAGEL, D. & RABEDER, G., 2002. Chronologie de l'ours des cavernes en Autriche. — In: TILLET, TH. & BINFORD, L. (eds.), L'ours et l'homme — Actes du colloque d'Auberives-en-Royans 1997, Eraul, 100: xx-xx, Liège.
WIEDENROTH, H.-G., NAGEL, D. & L…DL, M., 2002. Megantereon cultridens – Eine Säbelzahnkatze nimmt Formen an. — Der Präparator, 47 (3):125-132, Göttingen.
HOFREITER, M., CAPELLI, C., KRINGS, M., WAITS, L., CONARD, N., MÜNZEL, S., RABEDER, G., NAGEL, D., PAUNOVIC, M., JAMBRESIC, G., MEYER, S., WEISS, G. & PÄÄBO, S., 2002. Ancient DNA Analyses Reveal High Mitochondrial DNA Sequence Diversity and Parallel Morphological Evolution of Late Pleistocene Cave Bears. — Molecular Biology and Evolution, 19 (8):1244-1250, Lawrence.
RABEDER, G., HOFREITER, M., NAGEL, D., PÄÄBO, S. & WITHALM, G., 2002. Die neue Taxonomie der alpinen Höhlenbären. — In: ROSENDAHL, W. MORGAN, M. ET LOPEZ CORREA (eds.), Abh. Karst- Höhlenkde., 34:68-70, München.
Nagel, D. 2003a. Carnivora from the middle Miocene Hominoid locality of Çandir (Turkey). Courier Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg 240: 113-131, Frankfurt.
Nagel, D. 2003b. Carnivores from the Middle Miocene deposits of Grund (Lower Austria). Annalen des Naturhistorischen Museums Wien 104A: 297-305, Wien.
Nagel, D., Hilsberg, S., Benesch, A. & Scholz, J. 2003c. Functional morphology and fur patterns in Recent and fossil Panthera species. Scripta Geologica 126: 227-250, Leiden.
Nagel, D. & Morlo, M., 2003d. Guild structure of the carnivorous mammals (Creodonta, Carnivora) from the Taatsiin Gol area, Lower Oligocene of Central Mongolia. – in: Reumer, J. W. F. & Wessels, W. (eds.) – Distribution and Migration of Tertiary Mammals in Eurasia. A volume in Honour of Hans de Bruijn – DEINSEA 10: 419-429, Rotterdam.
42. Morlo, M., Peigné, St. & Nagel, D. 2003e. A new species of Prosansanosmilus: implications for the systematic relationship of the family Barbourofelidae new rank (Carnivora, Mammalia). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 140: 43-61, London.
Nagel, D., Kavcik N., Rabeder G., Urbanek Ch., & Withalm G. 2003. Nerubajskoe – a new cave bear site in the old ”Nordmann” territory (Odessa, Ukraine). 9^th International Cave Bear Symposium: 96 Chatreuse (France).
Nagel, D., Kavcik N., Rabeder G., Urbanek Ch., & Withalm G. 2003. Nerubajskoe – a new cave bear site in the old ”Nordmann” territory (Odessa, Ukraine). Tagung der Österreichischen Paläontologischen Gesellschaft, Zistersdorf.
Rabeder, G., Hofreiter, M., Nagel, D., Pääbo, S. & Withalm, G. 2003. New taxa of Alpine cave bears (Ursidae, Carnivora). - 9^th International Cave Bear Symposium: 96 Chatreuse (France).
Hofreiter, M., Rabeder, G., Jaenike, V., Withalm, G., Nagel, D., Paunivic, M., Jambresic, G. & Pääbo, S., 2004a. Evidence for reproductive isolation between cave bear populations. Current Biology 14: 40-43.
Rabeder, G., Hofreiter, M., Nagel, D.& Withalm, G., 2004b. New Taxa of Alpine Cave Bears (Ursidae, Carnivora). Cahiers scientifiques/Hors série no 2 : 49-67, Lyon.
Hofreiter, M., Serre, D., Rohland, N., Rabeder, G., Nagel, D., Conard, N., Münzel, S. & Pääbo, S. 2004c. Lack of phylogeography in European mammals before the last glaciation. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 101 (35) : 12963-12968.
Daxner-Höck, G., Miklas-Tempfer, P., Göhlich, U.B., Huttunen, K., Kasar, E., Roessner, G.E., Schultz, O. & Ziegler, R. 2004d. Marine and terrestrial vertebrates from the Middle Miocene of Grund (Lower Austria). Geologica Carpathica 55 (2) : 101-197, Bratislava.
Hoek-Ostende, L.W. & Nagel D. 2004e. Van de leew die geen manen had. Cranium, 21/1: 12-19, Leiden.
Hofreiter, M., Rabeder, G., Jaenike, V., Withalm, G., Nagel, D., Paunivic, M., Jambresic, G. & Pääbo, S., 2004c. Evidence for reproductive isolation between cave bear populations. Current Biology 14: 40-43.
Nagel, D. Rohland, N. & Hofreiter M., 2004. Phylogeography of cave hyena (Crocuta crocuta spelaea): morphology versus genetics. 18th International Senckenberg Conference 2004 in Weimar, VI International Palaeontological Colloquium in Weimar, Terra Nostra: 190.
Nagel, D. Rohland, N., Rabeder, G. & Hofreiter M., 2004. Phylogeography of Cave Hyena and Cave Bear: Morphology versus Genetics. ICVM-7 Abstracts, Journal of Morphology 260 (3): 315, Boca Raton, Florida.
Urbanek, Ch., Kullmer, O., Sandrock, O., Faupl P., Nagel, D., Viola, B. & Seidler, H. 2004. Preliminary faunal evidence of the Galili sediments, Somali region, Ethiopia. International Ceological Conference: 211, Florence, Italy.
Nagel, D., Pronin K., Pytlik, I., Urbanek, Ch., Ivanoff, D. & Semenov⁺ Y., 2004. Die pliozäne Fauna der Katakomben von Odessa (Ukraine). Berichte des Institutes für Erdwissenschaften Karl-Franzens-Universität Graz, 9, PANGEO Austria 2004: 278-280, Graz.
Pacher, N. & Nagel, D., 2004. AlpiNet - Alpine Network for Archaeological Sciences. Berichte des Institutes für Erdwissenschaften Karl-Franzens-Universität Graz, 9, PANGEO Austria 2004: 217-318, Graz.
Urbanek, Ch., Kullmer, O., Sandrock, O., Faupl, P., Nagel, D., Hujer, W., Viola, B. & Seidler, H. 2004. Faunal description of the Mount Galili Formation, Southern Afar Depression, Ethiopia – a preliminary report. Berichte des Institutes für Erdwissenschaften Karl-Franzens-Universität Graz, 9, PANGEO Austria 2004: 441-416, Graz.
Weber Gerhard Werner¹, Assefa Getu², Conroy Glen³, Falk Dean⁴, Faupl Peter⁵, Gunz Philipp¹, Hujer Wolfgang⁵, Kullmer Ottmar⁶, Nagel Doris⁷, Neubauer Simon¹, Richter Wolfram⁸, Said Hasen², Sandrock Oliver⁹, Schaefer Katrin¹, Rabeder Gernot⁷, Stadlmayr Andrea¹, Urbanek Christoph⁵, Viola Bence¹, Woldearegay Kifle¹⁰ & Seidler Horst. , 2005a. Paleoanthropological Research and in situ excavations at the Plio-Pleistocene deposit of the Galili Area, Somali Region, Ethiopia. Graz.
Nagel, D., Pronin, K., Hofreiter, M., Huijer, W., Kavcik, N., Rabeder, G., Urbanek, Ch., Withalm, G. & Ridush, B. 2005b. Nerubajskoe, a new cave bear site in the old Nordmann territory. Mitteilungen der Kommission für Quartärforschung der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften 14: 123-134 Wien.
Dockner, M. & Nagel, D. 2005. Computertomographgie an Hyänen. Berichte des Institutes für Erdwissenschaften Karl-Franzens-Universität Graz 10: 12, 75. Jahrestagung der Paläontologischen Gesellschaft, 27.8.-2.9.2002 Graz.
Koenigswald von, W. & Nagel, D. 2005. Ein Leopardenkiefer aus den Rheinsanden. Berichte des Institutes für Erdwissenschaften Karl-Franzens-Universität Graz 10: 59, 75. Jahrestagung der Paläontologischen Gesellschaft, 27.8.-2.9.2002 Graz.
Nagel, D., Morlo, M. & Stefan, C. 2005. Sandelzhausen, a unique carnivore guild in the Middle Miocene (MN5) of Europe. Berichte des Institutes für Erdwissenschaften Karl-Franzens-Universität Graz 10: 78-79, 75. Jahrestagung der Paläontologischen Gesellschaft, 27.8.-2.9.2002 Graz.
Nagel, D., Morlo, M. & Stefan, C. 2005. Sandelzhausen, a unique carnivore guild in the Middle Miocene (MN5) of Europe. Jahrestagung der Paläontologischen Gesellschaft, St.Kassian (Südtirol), 27.8.-2.9.2005.
Stefan, C., Nagel, D., Morlo, M. & 2005. Middle Miocene carnivore guilds in the Mediterranean area. RCMNS, September 2005 in Wien.
Hoek Ostende v. L., Morlo, M. & Nagel D. 2006a. Majestic killers: the sabre-toothed cats. Fossil explained 52, Geology Today 22 (4): 150 – 157.
Koenigswald von, W., Nagel, D. & Menger, F. 2006b. Ein jungpleistozäner Leopardenkiefer von Geinsheim (nördlichen Oberrheinebene) und die stratigraphische und ökologische Verbreitung von Panthera pardus. Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie 5: 277-297, Stuttgart.
Morlo, M. & Nagel, D. 2006c. New Hyaenodontidae (Creodonta, Mammalia) from the Oligocene of Central Mongolia. Annales des Paléontologie, Paris.
Nagel D. & Ferguson D. 2006. Neuseeland – Aotearoa: Maori „Land der langen weißen Wolke“. Abstract zur Tagung der Österreichischen Paläontologischen Gesellschaft vom 10.-21.Mai 2006 in Bad Vöslau: 32.
Nagel D. 2006. Late Pleistocene migration and extinction patterns in large mammals of Europe. IGCP-521 Conference from August 21^st to 28^th 2006. Black Sea-Mediterranean Corridor during the last 30kyr. Abstract: 57.
Morlo M. & Nagel D. (accepted). The carnivore guild of the Taatsin Gol area: Hyaenodontidae (Creodonta), Carnivora and Didymoconida from the Oligocene of Central Mongolia. Annalen des Naturhistorischen Museums Wien.