Amane Tajika
Dr. Sc. Nat.
Paleontologist
Email:
tajika.amane.4u(at)kyoto-u.ac.jp
Previous Appointments
- Oct. 2023–present
Assistant Professor, Hakubi Center & Graduate School of Human and Environmental Studies, Kyoto University
- Feb. 2023–present
Research Associate, Division of Paleontology, American Museum of Natural History
- Feb. 2023–Sep. 2023
JSPS Cross-border Postdoctoral Fellow, Paleontological Institute, University of Zurich; University Museum, University of Tokyo
- Oct. 2020–Feb. 2023
JSPS Cross-border Postdoctoral Fellow, American Museum of Natural History; University Museum, University of Toky
- Apr. 2020–Sep. 2020
JSPS Postdoctoral Fellow, American Museum of Natural History; University Museum, University of Tokyo
- Apr. 2018–Mar. 2020
JSPS Overseas Research Fellow, American Museum of Natural History
- Jan. 2018–Feb. 2018
Curatorial Assistant, Naturmuseum St. Gallen
- Nov. 2017–Mar. 2018
Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Zurich
- Nov. 2013–Oct. 2017
Research and Teaching Assistant, University of Zurich
Education
- 2017
Ph. D. in Natural Sciences, University of Zurich
- 2013
M. S. in Paleontology, University of Zurich
- 2010
B. L. A. Yokohama National University
Languages
- Japanese (mother tongue)
- English (IELTS 7.5, 2012)
- German (Goethe Zertifikat B1, 2019)
Awards
- Research Award for Young Scientists (2024) by the Palaeontological Society of Japan
- Oswald-Heer-Preis (2018)
- Paleo-Preis (2015; Swiss Commission of Paleontology Prize) at the Swiss Geoscience Meeting
Recent Publications (peer-reviewed articles)
2023
Ammonoid extinction versus nautiloid survival: Is metabolism responsible? Geology. 51, 621–625.
2023
2022
Intra- and inter specific variability in offspring size in nautilids. Lethaia, 55(3), 1–17.
2022
Isotopic evidence concerning the habitat of Nautilus macromphalus in New Caledonia. PLOS ONE, 1–23.
2022
Upper upper Albian (Mortoniceras rostratum Zone) cephalopods from Clansayes (Drôme, south-eastern France). Acta Geologica Polonica, 1–97.
2022
2021
Significance of the suture line in cephalopod taxonomy revealed by 3D morphometrics in the modern nautilids Nautilus and Allonautilus. Scientific reports, 11(1), 1–12.
2020
2021
Is the relative thickness of ammonoid septa influenced by ocean acidification, phylogenetic relationships and palaeogeographic position? Swiss Journal Palaeontology.
Courses Taught
2023
Principles of geology for paleobiologists, University of Zurich
2023
Paläontologie und Stratigraphie (Cnidaria, Stratigraphy, Mass extinction, Arthropoda), ETH Zürich
2023
Introduction to Paleontology, University of Zurich
Courses TA’ed
2018
Evolution and Paleobiology of Cephalopods, University of Zurich
2016
Paleobiology and Evolution of Invertebrates, University of Zurich
2016
Paleontological Fieldwork (Morocco), University of Zurich
2015
Paleontology and Stratigraphy, ETH Zurich
2015
Evolution and Paleobiology of Cephalopods, University of Zurich
2014
Paleontological Fieldwork (Morocco), University of Zurich
Current Projects
2020–
Selective extinction in cephalopods at the K-Pg mass extinction event (funded by JSPS)
2021–
Ecology and evolution of modern nautilus (funded by JSPS)
2024–
Establishing a new geochemical proxy for paleotemperature using modern nautilus(funded by JSPS)
Previous Projects
2018–2020
Patterns of ontogeny in externally shelled cephalopods (funded by JSPS)
2013–2017 (partially ongoing)
Intraspecific variation of ammonoids (funded by SNF; with Dr. Christian Klug)
Keywords
- Macroevolution
- Paleontology
- Marine Biology
- Geochemistry
- Ammonoids
- Nautiloids
- Coleoids
Links to Previous Talks
Scientific Illustrations
- Special exhibit for the Mikasa City Museum (2016)
- Cover Page in “Geology” (2023)
Current & Previous Fieldwork
- United States
- Japan
- Switzerland
- Morocco
- Germany
- France
