About Us


What is IBGS?

IBGS stands for IchnoBioGeoScience, a research group at the University of Kansas that takes an integrated multidisciplinary approach to studying the history of life through the linkage of behavior, body fossils, and the biophysicochemical relationships recorded by trace fossils in geologic record. Dr. Stephen Hasiotis leads a diverse group of graduate students from the Department of Geology and works closely with the Department of Geography, the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, the KU Natural History Museum and Biodiversity Research Center, and the Kansas Geological Survey to study a wide variety of topics in paleontology including ichnology, paleoecology, evolution, and paleoclimatology. Students in this research group not only work on their own research, but also frequently collaborate on additional research projects, fieldwork, and assist each other in the production of scientific publications.


The Paleontology Program at the University of Kansas is shared among the Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and Geology Departments. Invertebrate Paleontology is hosted in the Department of Geology, where the Paleontological Institute and the Invertebrate Collections are housed. The Natural History Museum houses the collection of vertebrate fossils. KU is located in Lawrence, Kansas on the far eastern side of the state, just a half hour west of Kansas City. Those interested in KU should see the university website here:
http://www.ku.edu/