Molecular palaeobiology is an emerging geobiological discipline directed towards the study of multimillion-year-old biomolecules and tissues that could provide information on the evolutionary history, biology and ecology of both ancient and modern organisms. I am leading a research group that has specialised in investigating the molecular content, ultrastructure and preservation of both biomineralised and non-biomineralised tissues, such as skin, feathers and bone. A particular focus is given to proteinaceous and/or pigmented organic matter, and those taphonomic pathways enabling its survival across geological time. A range of exceptionally preserved fossils representing different types of animals, time periods and burial conditions are examined; however, my main interest pertains to large-scale evolutionary patterns within various Mesozoic marine reptile lineages, including ichthyosaurs (‘fish-lizards’), mosasaurs and plesiosaurs. My research employs a suite of state-of-the-art analytical techniques, and its cross-disciplinary nature gives me the opportunity (and great pleasure) to work in close collaboration with leading scientists from many other fields, including biologists, chemists and physicists at the Department of Biology (Lund, Sweden), MAX IV laboratory (Lund, Sweden), RISE (Borås, Sweden), North Carolina State University (Raleigh, USA), Fujita Health University (Toyoake, Japan), and University of Göttingen (Göttingen, Germany).
Publications
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- Martin Jarenmark, Peter Sjövall, Shosuke Ito, Kazumasa Wakamatsu, Johan Lindgren
(2021) International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 22
Journal article - Sven Sachs, Johan Lindgren, Daniel Madzia, Benjamin P. Kear
(2021) Cretaceous Research, 123
Journal article - Johan Lindgren, Benjamin Kear
(2020) Nature, 583 p.365-366
Journal article - Martin Kundrát, Thomas H. Rich, Johan Lindgren, Peter Sjövall, Patricia Vickers-Rich, et al.
(2020) Gondwana Research, 80 p.1-11
Journal article - Per Ahlberg, Mats Eriksson, Kent Larsson, Johan Lindgren
(2020) Geologiskt forum
Other - Johan Pettersson, Per Ahlberg, Anders Lindskog, Johan Lindgren, Mats E. Eriksson
(2020) GFF, 142 p.304-308
Journal article - Johan Lindgren, Dan Eric Nilsson, Peter Sjövall, Martin Jarenmark, Shosuke Ito, et al.
(2019) Nature, 573 p.122-125
Journal article (letter) - Daniel Madzia, Sven Sachs, Johan Lindgren
(2019) Geological Magazine, 156 p.1201-1216
Journal article - Martin Qvarnström, Stavros Anagnostakis, Anders Lindskog, Udo Scheer, Vivi Vajda, et al.
(2019) Lethaia, 52 p.550-569
Journal article - Mary Higby Schweitzer, Wenxia Zheng, Alison E. Moyer, Peter Sjövall, Johan Lindgren
(2018) PLoS ONE, 13
Journal article - Sven Sachs, Johan Lindgren, Benjamin P. Kear
(2018) Alcheringa, 42 p.560-574
Journal article - Johan Lindgren, Peter Sjövall, Volker Thiel, Wenxia Zheng, Shosuke Ito, et al.
(2018) Nature, 564 p.359-365
Journal article - Johan Gren
(2017) Litholund theses
Dissertation - Johan Lindgren, Takeo Kuriyama, Henrik Madsen, Peter Sjövall, Wenxia Zheng, et al.
(2017) Scientific Reports, 7
Journal article - Johan Gren, Peter Sjövall, Mats Eriksson, Rene Sylvestersen, Federica Marone, et al.
(2017) Palaeontology, 60 p.73-90
Journal article - Benjamin P Kear, Johan Lindgren, Jørn H. Hurum, Jesper Milán, Vivi Vajda
(2016) Geological Society Special Publication, 434 p.1-14
Book chapter - Johan Lindgren, Peter Sjövall, Ryan M Carney, Aude Cincotta, Per Uvdal, et al.
(2015) Scientific Reports, 5
Journal article - R. Araujo, M. J. Polcyn, Johan Lindgren, L. L. Jacobs, A. S. Schulp, et al.
(2015) Netherlands Journal of Geosciences-Geologie en Mijnbouw, 94 p.93-108
Journal article - Mikael Siversson, Johan Lindgren, Michael G. Newbrey, Peter Cederstrom, Todd D. Cook
(2015) Acta Palaeontologica Polonica, 60 p.339-384
Journal article - Mary Higby Schweitzer, Johan Lindgren, Alison Moyer
(2015) BioEssays, 37 p.1174-1183
Journal article - Johan Lindgren, Alison Moyer, Mary Higby Schweitzer, Peter Sjövall, Per Uvdal, et al.
(2015) Royal Society of London. Proceedings B. Biological Sciences, 282
Journal article review - Volker Thiel, Martin Blumenberg, Steffen Kiel, Tim Leefmann, Katharina Liebenau, et al.
(2014) Organic Geochemistry, 68 p.71-81
Journal article - Johan Gren, Johan Lindgren
(2014) Geological Magazine, 151 p.134-143
Journal article - Johan Lindgren, Peter Sjövall, Ryan M Carney, Per Uvdal, Johan Gren, et al.
(2014) Nature, 506 p.484-484
Journal article - Aquatic adaptation, cranial kinesis, and the skull of the mosasaurine mosasaur Plotosaurus bennisoniAaron R. H. LeBlanc, Michael W. Caldwell, Johan Lindgren
(2013) Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, 33 p.349-362
Journal article - Anne Mehlin Sorensen, Finn Surlyk, Johan Lindgren
(2013) Cretaceous Research, 42 p.85-92
Journal article - Alexandra Houssaye, Johan Lindgren, Rodrigo Pellegrini, Andrew H. Lee, Damien Germain, et al.
(2013) PLoS ONE, 8
Journal article - Johan Lindgren, Hani F. Kaddumi, Michael J. Polcyn
(2013) Nature Communications, 4
Journal article - Mikael Siverson, David J. Ward, Johan Lindgren, L. Scott Kelley
(2013) Alcheringa, 37 p.87-104
Journal article - Karin Mossberg Sonnek, Bengt Johansson, Johan Lindgren
(2013) Local Environment, 18 p.781-800
Journal article - Michael J. Polcyn, Johan Lindgren, Nathalie Bardet, Dirk Cornelissen, Louis Verding, et al.
(2012) Bulletin de la Société Géologique de France, 183 p.123-136
Journal article - Takuya Konishi, Johan Lindgren, Michael W. Caldwell, Luis Chiappe
(2012) Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, 32 p.1313-1327
Journal article - Johan Lindgren, Per Uvdal, Peter Sjövall, Dan-E Nilsson, Anders Engdahl, et al.
(2012) Nature Communications, 3
Journal article - Johan Lindgren, Per Uvdal, Anders Engdahl, Andrew H Lee, Carl Alwmark, et al.
(2011) PLoS ONE, 6
Journal article - Inken J. Mueller-Towe, Tina A. Kjeldahl-Vallon, Jesper Milan, Lothar H. Vallon, Georgios Theodorou, et al.
(2011) Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie. Abhandlungen, 262 p.309-322
Journal article - Johan Lindgren, Michael J Everhart, Michael W Caldwell
(2011) PLoS ONE, 6
Journal article - Mats Eriksson, Johan Lindgren, Karen Chin, Urban Mansby
(2011) Lethaia, 44 p.455-468
Journal article - Johan Lindgren, Michael J. Polcyn, Bruce A. Young
(2011) Paleobiology, 37 p.445-469
Journal article - David A. T. Harper, Per Ahlberg, Johan Lindgren, Maria Liljeroth, Jan Audun Rasmussen
(2011) European Geologist, 31 p.20-20
Conference paper: abstract - Roger B. J. Benson, Richard J. Butler, Johan Lindgren, Adam S. Smith
(2010) Royal Society of London. Proceedings B. Biological Sciences, 277 p.829-834
Journal article - Johan Lindgren, Anne S. Schulp
(2010) Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, 30 p.1632-1636
Journal article - Elisabeth Einarsson, Johan Lindgren, Benjamin P. Kear, Mikael Siverson
(2010) GFF, 132 p.123-128
Journal article - Johan Lindgren, Michael W Caldwell, Takuya Konishi, Luis M Chiappe
(2010) PLoS ONE, 5
Journal article - Mats Eriksson, Johan Lindgren
(2010) Geologiskt Forum, 17 p.17-20
Journal article - Daniela Schwarz-Wings, Jan Rees, Johan Lindgren
(2009) Cretaceous Research, 30 p.1345-1355
Journal article - Johan Lindgren
(2009) Journal of Paleontology, 83 p.448-456
Journal article - Johan Lindgren, Carl Alwmark, Michael W Caldwell, Anthony R Fiorillo
(2009) Biology letters, 5 p.528-531
Journal article - Johan Lindgren, Andrew Lee
(2008) Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, 28 p.106-106
Conference paper: abstract - Johan Lindgren, Philip J Currie, Jan Rees, Mikael Siverson, Sofie Lindström, et al.
(2008) Geobios, 41 p.253-262
Journal article - Mikael Siverson, Johan Lindgren, L. Scott Kelley
(2007) Palaeontology, 50 p.939-950
Journal article - Johan Lindgren, Philip J. Currie, Mikael Siverson, Jan Rees, Peter Cederstrom, et al.
(2007) Palaeontology, 50 p.929-937
Journal article - Johan Lindgren, John W. M. Jagt, Michael W. Caldwell
(2007) Lethaia, 40 p.153-160
Journal article - Johan Lindgren
(2007) Paleobios, 27 p.40-47
Journal article - Jan Rees, Johan Lindgren
(2005) Palaeontology, 48 p.1321-1329
Journal article - Jan Rees, Johan Lindgren, S E Evans
(2005) GFF, 127 p.233-238
Journal article - Mikael Siverson, Johan Lindgren
(2005) Acta Palaeontologica Polonica, 50 p.301-314
Journal article - Johan Lindgren, J W M Jagt
(2005) Netherlands Journal of Geosciences-Geologie en Mijnbouw, 84 p.315-320
Journal article - Johan Lindgren, Mikael Siverson
(2005) Journal of Paleontology, 79 p.763-773
Journal article - Johan Lindgren
(2005) Journal of Paleontology, 79 p.1157-1165
Journal article - JWM Jagt, Johan Lindgren, M Machalski, A Radwanski
(2005) Netherlands Journal of Geosciences-Geologie en Mijnbouw, 84 p.303-306
Journal article - Johan Lindgren
(2005) Bulletin of the Geological Society of Denmark, 52 p.17-25
Journal article - Johan Lindgren
(2004) GFF, 126 p.221-229
Journal article - Johan Lindgren
(2004) Litholund theses
Dissertation - Johan Lindgren, Mikael Siverson
(2004) Acta Palaeontologica Polonica, 49 p.219-234
Journal article - Johan Lindgren, Mikael Siverson
(2002) Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. Earth Sciences, 93 p.73-93
Journal article review