Can in-situ pollen link fossil plants to floral visitors?

Project: Research funding

Status	Finished
Effective start/end date	18/03/21 → 17/03/24

Earliest fossil record of pollen-foraging megachiline bees
Geier, C., Engel, M. S., Nel, A., Bouchal, J. M., Ulrich, S., Gourdet, G., Muller, V. N. & Grimsson, F., 2026, In: Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology. 701, 114152.
Publications: Contribution to journal › Article › Peer Reviewed
Pollen morphology of Pseudanthus (Picrodendraceae)
Till, A., Ulrich, S., Cantrill, D. J. & Grimsson, F., Jan 2026, In: Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology. 344, 11 p., 105426.
Publications: Contribution to journal › Article › Peer Reviewed

Open Access
The use of transmission electron microscopy when investigating fossil angiosperm pollen: A review and suggestions for future applications
Ulrich, S., Purgina, C., Bouchal, J. M., Geier, C. & Grimsson, F., Jan 2026, In: Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology. 344, 21 p., 105423.
Publications: Contribution to journal › Article › Peer Reviewed

Open Access

Pollen in the spotlight: fossil evidence for the intimiate interactions between flowers and animals
Grimsson, F. (Keynote speaker)
11 Dec 2025
Activity: Talks and presentations › Talk or oral contribution › Science to Science
Scoliid wasps from the Eocene of Messel: Pollinivory and pollination
Boudet, L. (Speaker), Geier, C. (Contributor), Grimsson, F. (Contributor), Bouchal, J. M. (Contributor), Ulrich, S. (Contributor), Wappler, T. (Contributor) & Wedmann, S. (Contributor)
11 Dec 2025
Activity: Talks and presentations › Talk or oral contribution › Science to Science
Paleo-pollination by Hymenoptera in the Paleogene of Europe
Geier, C. (Speaker), Bouchal, J. M. (Contributor), Boudet, L. (Contributor), Uhl, D. (Contributor), Engel, M. S. (Contributor), Nel, A. (Contributor), Ngô Muller, V. (Contributor), Schönenberger, J. (Contributor), Ulrich, S. (Contributor), Wappler, T. (Contributor), Wedmann, S. (Contributor) & Grimsson, F. (Contributor)
11 Dec 2025
Activity: Talks and presentations › Talk or oral contribution › Science to Science

Bumble bees pollinated linden flowers already 24 million years ago
Grimsson, F. & Geier, C.
22/09/25
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Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities

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