170212 20260407115449.0 doi 10.1017/pab.2025.10042 sideral 148744 ART-2025-148744 eng Smith, Jansen A. Identifying the Big Questions in paleontology: a community-driven project 2025 Paleontology provides insights into the history of the planet, from the origins of life billions of years ago to the biotic changes of the Recent. The scope of paleontological research is as vast as it is varied, and the field is constantly evolving. In an effort to identify “Big Questions” in paleontology, experts from around the world came together to build a list of priority questions the field can address in the years ahead. The 89 questions presented herein (grouped within 11 themes) represent contributions from nearly 200 international scientists. These questions touch on common themes including biodiversity drivers and patterns, integrating data types across spatiotemporal scales, applying paleontological data to contemporary biodiversity and climate issues, and effectively utilizing innovative methods and technology for new paleontological insights. In addition to these theoretical questions, discussions touch upon structural concerns within the field, advocating for an increased valuation of specimen-based research, protection of natural heritage sites, and the importance of collections infrastructure, along with a stronger emphasis on human diversity, equity, and inclusion. These questions offer a starting point—an initial nucleus of consensus that paleontologists can expand on—for engaging in discussions, securing funding, advocating for museums, and fostering continued growth in shared research directions. Access copy available to the general public Unrestricted info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess by https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.es info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Dowding, Elizabeth M. Abdelhady, Ahmed A. Abondio, Paolo Araújo, Ricardo Aze, Tracy Balisi, Mairin A. Buatois, Luis A. Carvajal-Chitty, Humberto Chattopadhyay, Devapriya Coiro, Mario Dietl, Gregory P. González Arango, Catalina Kevrekidis, Charalampos Kimmig, Julien Mychajliw, Alexis M. Pimiento, Catalina Regalado Fernández, Omar Rafael Schroeder, Katlin M. Warnock, Rachel C. M. Yang, Tzu-Ruei Yasuhara, Moriaki Akita, Lailah Gifty Allen, Bethany J. Anderson, Brendan M. Andréoletti, Jérémy Archuby, Fernando M. Ballen, Gustavo A. Bari, Md. Ibrahimul Benton, Michael J. Bergh, Eugene W. Brambilla, Luciano Brombacher, Anieke Chan, Yong Kit Samuel Chiarenza, Alfio Alessandro Chinzorig, Tsogtbaatar Coates, Kadane M. Cordie, David R. Cortés-Sánchez, Miguel Cruz-Vega, Eduardo J. Cybulski, Jonathan D. De Baets, Kenneth Entrambasaguas, Julia de Universidad de Zaragoza Dillon, Erin M. Du, Andrew Dunhill, Alexander M. Erlandson, Jon M. Forel, Marie-Béatrice Foster, William J. Gates, Terry A. Gavryushkina, Alexandra Grace, Molly K. Grossart, Hans-Peter Hänsel, Patrick Harnik, Paul G. Hopkins, Melanie Jane Hopkins, Samantha S. B. Hu, Keyi Huang, Huai-Hsuan M. Irmis, Randall B. Jaques, Victory A. J. Jenkins, Xavier A. Jukar, Advait M. Kelley, Patricia H. Kihn, Romina G. Klompmaker, Adiël A. Kocsis, Ádám T. Kriwet, Jürgen Lazarus, David Liao, Chun-Chi Lin, Chien-Hsiang Louys, Julien Lozano-Fernandez, Jesus Lozano-Francisco, María Carmen Lueders-Dumont, Jessica A. Malvé, Mariano E. Martindale, Rowan C. Mazzini, Ilaria Modenini, Giorgia Mondal, Subhronil Mondini, Mariana Monferran, Mateo D. Mulvey, Laura P. A. Nanglu, Karma Nguyen, Jacqueline M. T. Norris, Richard O’Dea, Aaron Ollendorf, Amy L. Orihuela, Johanset Pandolfi, John M. Pereira, Telmo Piro, Alejandra Plotnick, Roy E. Plaza-Torres, Stephanie M. Porto, Arthur Prieto-Márquez, Albert Punyasena, Surangi W. Quental, Tiago B. Raja, Nussaïbah B. Ranaivosoa, Voajanahary Ribas-Deulofeu, Lauriane Rivals, Florent Roden, Vanessa Julie Rosso, Antonietta Saleh, Farid Salvador, Rodrigo Brincalepe Saupe, Erin E. Schneider, Simon Sclafani, Judith A. Smith, Martin R. Souron, Antoine Steinbauer, Manuel J. Stewart, Mathew Tambussi, Claudia P. Thomas, Ellen Tschopp, Emanuel Tütken, Thomas Varela, Sara Vezzosi, Raúl I. Villaseñor, Amelia Weinkauf, Manuel F. G. Zanno, Lindsay E. Zhang, Chi Zhao, Qi Kiessling, Wolfgang 2000 655 Universidad de Zaragoza Dpto. Ciencias de la Tierra Área Paleontología 51, 3 (2025), 408-431 Paleobiology PALEOBIOLOGY 0094-8373 2542392 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/170212/files/texto_completo.pdf Versión publicada 3128024 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/170212/files/texto_completo.jpg?subformat=icon icon Versión publicada oai:zaguan.unizar.es:170212 articulos driver 2026-03-26-14:31:48 ARTICLE