Dr. Michal Šujan from Laboratory of Quaternary Research attended RCMNS Interim Colloquium 2025, which took place on 3rd to 5th of May in Vienna at Naturhistorisches Museum Wien. The event was entitled “Advances in Understanding the Neogene Mediterranean-Paratethyan System”, included geoscientists across Europe and was organized by Dr. Oleg Mandic and Dr. Mathias Harzhauser.
As the latest developments from his CosmoLith postdoctoral project, M. Šujan presented the investigation of glacial isostatic adjustment as a potential driver of river network reorganization in the Early Pleistocene of the present-day Lithuania. This exciting idea is being developed thanks to the modeling done by Holger Steffen (Lantmäteriet, Sweden). Laura Gedminienė (LQR) and Marianna Kováčová (Comenius University Bratislava) provided a palynological insight, as a valuable piece in the changing environment puzzle.
Additionally, M. Šujan shared new findings on the application of authigenic 10Be/9Be dating to the chronostratigraphy of the southern Pannonian Basin System. The new data come from Croatia, through collaboration with Marko Špelić, Marijan Kovacic, Viktória Baranyi, Tomislav Kurečić and Ivica Pavičić, and from Serbia, thanks to cooperation with Dejan Radivojevic and Dejan Prelevic.
The conference concluded with an insightful field trip to the Sopron-Eisenstadt Basin (Austria and Hungary), focusing mainly on the Badenian and Sarmatian (s.s.) stages of the Central Paratethys. The field trip was full of engaging discussions along with inspiring paleoenvironmental storytelling provided by the guide Mathias Harzhauser.
