Academic Education
since 06/2007	Promotionsstudium der Geologie / Paläontologie, WWU Münster
10/2000 - 09/2006	Studium der Geologie / Paläontologie, WWU Münster
Work Experience
since 09/2007	Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter

Palynological variability within the Permian (Changhsingian) Umm Irna Formation (Jordan): implications for biostratigraphy and fluid-flow character in alluvial formations Stephenson, M.H.; Bomfleur, B.; Jardine, P.E.; Kerp, H.; Blomenkemper, P.; Bäumer, R.; Abu Hamad, A.; Schneider J.W. (2024) In: Palynology, 48(4) Type of Publication: Research article (journal)
Dying in the Sun: direct evidence for elevated UV-B radiation at the end-Permian mass extinction Liu, F.; Peng, H.; Marshall, J.E.A.; Lomax, B.H.; Bomfleur, B.; Kent, M.S.; Fraser, W.T.; Jardine, P.E. (2023) In: Science advances, 9(1) Type of Publication: Research article (journal)
Response to Comment on “Dying in the Sun: Direct evidence for elevated UV-B radiation at the end-Permian mass extinction” Jardine, P.E.; Peng, H.; Marshall, J.E.A.; Lomax, B.H.; Bomfleur, B.; Kent, M.S.; Fraser, W.T.; Liu, F. (2023) In: Science advances, 9(34) Type of Publication: Research article (journal)
In search of the correspondence between in situ and dispersed pollen Zavialova, N.; Blomenkemper, P.; Kerp, H.; Bomfleur, B.; Nosova, N. (2022) In: Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology, 303 Type of Publication: Research article (journal)
Rhabdotaenia – a typical Gondwanan leaf from the upper Permian of Jordan Blomenkemper, P.; Kerp, H.; Abu Hamad, A.; Bomfleur, B. (2022) In: Alcheringa, 46(1) Type of Publication: Research article (journal)

Multiscale Green Biology Münster - from molecule to ecosystem: Green knowledge for education, research and society in times of climate change Duration: 01/10/2020 - 31/12/2021 Funded by: Uni Münster-internal funding - Topical Programs Type of project: Internally at the University of Münster funded project
Unusual Royal Ferns (Osmundaceae) from the Eocene of Vietnam Duration: since 01/02/2017 Type of project: Own resources project
Bryophyte Taphonomy Duration: since 01/12/2016 Type of project: Own resources project
Farne und Farnverwandte aus der Obertrias von Lunz, Niederösterreich Duration: since 01/04/2016 Type of project: Own resources project
Latitudinal Patterns in Plant Evolution Duration: 01/04/2016 - 21/07/2024 \| 3rd Funding period Funded by: DFG Emmy Noether Programme Type of project: Individual project

Unusual Royal Ferns (Osmundaceae) from the Eocene Na Duong Formation, Northern Vietnam Bomfleur, Benjamin; Hiller, Philipp; Böhme, Madelaine; Prieto, Jerome; Schneider, Simon (13/10/2017) 2nd Joint Conference Palaeontological Society of China & Paläontologische Gesellschaft, Yichang, China Type of talk: scientific talk
Vanished crowns of Royal Ferns—How fossils shape our understanding of the evolution of Osmundales Bomfleur, Benjamin (30/09/2017) XTBG Seminar Series, Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Yunnan, China Type of talk: scientific talk
Fossils and the Evolutionary History of Royal Ferns (Osmundales) Bomfleur, Benjamin (28/09/2017) Institute of Deep Time Terrestrial Ecology Seminar Series, Yunnan University, Kunming, Yunnan, China Type of talk: scientific talk
Polargeologie—Erlebnisse an den Enden der Welt Bomfleur, Benjamin (11/07/2017) Vortragsreihe "Geologen Unterwegs ", Geomuseum, Münster Type of talk: practical talk
Fossilien aus dem ewigen Eis Bomfleur, Benjamin (27/03/2017) 88. Jahrestagung der Paläontologischen Gesellschaft, LWL Museum für Naturkunde Münster Type of talk: scientific talk

Preis der Hildegard und Karl-Heinrich Heitfeld Stiftung 2011 in der Kategorie: Herausragende Dissertation
Awarded by: Hildegard und Karl-Heinrich Heitfeld Stiftung
Award given to: Bomfleur, Benjamin; Smit, Matthijs
Date of awarding: 15/10/2011
Type of distinction: Research award or other distinction

Mesozoic Palaeobotany of North Victoria Land - Palaeobiology, Palaeoecology, and Biostratigraphy
Candidate: Bomfleur, Benjamin | Supervisors: Kerp, Hans
Period of time: until 18/06/2010
Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster