Jørn Harald Hurum

Professor - Norwegian Center for Paleontology

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Email j.h.hurum@nhm.uio.no

Phone +47 22851655

Mobile phone +47 91836041

Room 201, Geological Museum

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Visiting address Sars gate 1 0562 Oslo

Postal address Postboks 1172, Blindern 0318 Oslo

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Background

Associate professor in Paleontology at the University of Oslo.
Dr. Scient. (paleontology) 1997.
Master of Science (Paleontology) 1993.

Special fields

Mesozoic mammals (Multituberculates), dinosaurs (Tyrannosaurids), dinosaur tracks from Svalbard. Recent fieldworks include Mongolia, Canada, Argentina, China and Svalbard.

Short biography

Kear, Benjamin P.; Roberts, Aubrey Jane; Young, George; Terezow, Marianna; Mantle, Daniel J. & Barros, Isaias Santos [Show all 7 contributors for this article] (2024). Oldest southern sauropterygian reveals early marine reptile globalization. Current Biology. ISSN 0960-9822. 34(12), p. R562–R563. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2024.03.035.
Nakrem, Hans Arne; Lindemann, Franz-Josef; Hurum, Jørn Harald & Hammer, Øyvind (2023). Fossils From the Arctic in the Collections of the Natural History Museum in Oslo, Norway. Collections: A Journal for Museum and Archives Professionals. ISSN 1550-1906. 19(3). doi: 10.1177/15501906231159039.
Engelschiøn, Victoria Sjøholt; Bernhardsen, Sofie; Wesenlund, Fredrik; Hammer, Øyvind; Hurum, Jørn Harald & Mørk, Atle (2023). Bivalve beds reveal rapid changes in ocean oxygenation in the Boreal Middle Triassic – a case study from Svalbard, Norway. Norwegian Journal of Geology. ISSN 2387-5844. 103. doi: 10.17850/njg103-2-1. Full text in Research Archive Show summary
A fossil-rich interval in the organic-rich marine black mudstone of the Middle Triassic Botneheia Formation on eastern Svalbard was logged in high-resolution on an extremely well exposed section with emphasis on bivalve beds, taphonomic features, trace fossils and oxygenation proxies. The size distribution, fragmentation, articulation and orientation of three bivalve beds of the epifaunal flat clam Daonella were analysed. The logged section was studied for the recurrent occurrences of trace fossils and bivalve beds, and size distribution of framboidal pyrite. Daonella is most common in the shaly interval, while other taxa seem to outcompete Daonella in the siltier intervals. The comparison of fossil and sedimentological data with geochemical proxies for oxygenation revealed that the bivalve beds formed under dysoxic, conditions and due to low sedimentation rates and winnowing are not mass-mortality assemblages as previously suggested. The deposition on the sea floor was interrupted by anoxic intervals without benthic life. Recurrent beds containing the trace fossil Thalassinoides, however, show that oxygen levels fluctuated. The combination of water currents and oxygen fluctuations is a key to understanding why the black shales of the Botneheia Formation are so rich in benthic fossils
Kear, Benjamin P.; Engelschiøn, Victoria Sjøholt; Hammer, Øyvind; Roberts, Aubrey Jane & Hurum, Jørn Harald (2023). Earliest Triassic ichthyosaur fossils push back oceanic reptile origins. Current Biology. ISSN 0960-9822. 33(5), p. R178–R179. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2022.12.053.

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Hurum, Jørn Harald (2023). Disse elevene har noe helt unikt å lære bort. [Newspaper]. Ringerikes blad. Show summary
bokgaven med klassesett av Sjøskorpionen på Ringerike til alle skoler i Hole kommune
Hurum, Jørn Harald & van Hulsen, Esther (2023). REX & REGINA - Paleontologiske iscenesettelser kapittel i boken Seriøst? Om sakprosa for barn . [Business/trade/industry journal]. bok.
Hurum, Jørn Harald (2023). Naturhistorisk museum har fått Norges første ekte dinosaurskjelett . [Business/trade/industry journal]. Teknisk ukeblad.
Hurum, Jørn Harald (2023). Norge får sitt første ekte dinosaurskjelett . [Newspaper]. Dagsavisen.
Hurum, Jørn Harald (2023). Dinosaur i julegave . [Newspaper]. VG.
Hurum, Jørn Harald (2023). Zelda flytter snart til Tøyen . [Newspaper]. Aftenposten.
Hurum, Jørn Harald (2023). Funn på Svalbard. [Radio]. Studio 2 NRK P2.
Hurum, Jørn Harald (2023). Paleontologen som graver litt dypere. [Newspaper]. Klassekampen.
Hurum, Jørn Harald (2023). Kan en 200 millioner år gammel skalle endre pattedyrenes historie? [Internet]. Forskning.no.
Hurum, Jørn Harald (2023). Tyrannosaurus rex solgt for over 65 millioner kroner Men hvem kjøper gamle fossiler? [Internet]. Forskning.no.
Hurum, Jørn Harald (2023). Denne dinosauren kan ha hatt 15 meter lang hals . [Internet]. Forskning.no.
Hurum, Jørn Harald (2023). Disse knoklene kan forandre livets historie . [Internet]. Forskning.no.
Hurum, Jørn Harald & Bøckmann, Petter (2023). Dodo gjennopplivet? [Radio]. NRK P2 Dagsnytt 18.
Hurum, Jørn Harald (2023). 200.000 kan ha sett den i fjor: - Norges fineste, konstaterer Jørn . Ringerikes blad.
Hurum, Jørn Harald (2023). Fossiler med Jørn Hurum. [Internet]. https://geologiskrapport.w.uib.no/.
Hurum, Jørn Harald & Strøm, Marianne (2023). Tanker om det nye museet.
Hurum, Jørn Harald (2023). Mussets historie og våre tanker.
Hurum, Jørn Harald (2023). Nytt museum nye tanker.
Hurum, Jørn Harald & Strøm, Marianne (2023). The new museum, thougths and styles.
Hurum, Jørn Harald (2023). Hvordan finner man fiskeøgler på Svalbard. [Internet]. The Coldcast .
Hurum, Jørn Harald (2023). Fossilene på Slemmestad - foredrag og samling i felt.
Hurum, Jørn Harald (2023). Fossiler på verdens kuleste dag.
Hurum, Jørn Harald (2023). Hva er dinosaurer? + Dinosaurgaven.
Hurum, Jørn Harald (2023). Nytt fra min forskning: Svalbard og Øst Timor.
Hurum, Jørn Harald (2023). Nytt fra min forskning: Svalbard og Øst Timor.
Hurum, Jørn Harald (2023). Øst Timor + Svalbard nytt.
Hurum, Jørn Harald (2023). Bergseminarets geologiske samlinger 1786-1881.
Hurum, Jørn Harald (2023). Roar, dinosaurer og fugler.
Hurum, Jørn Harald (2023). Svalbardekspedisjonene og øglene.
Hurum, Jørn Harald (2023). Dinosaurene i utstillingen.
Hurum, Jørn Harald (2023). den største katastrofen i livets historie.
Hurum, Jørn Harald (2023). Roar og andre dinosaurer.
Hurum, Jørn Harald (2023). Dinosauren Roar.
Hurum, Jørn Harald (2023). Dinosauren Roar.
Hurum, Jørn Harald (2023). Dinosaurenes undergang.
Hurum, Jørn Harald (2023). Dinosauren Roar.
Hurum, Jørn Harald (2023). Roar og andre dinosaurer.
Hurum, Jørn Harald (2023). Det nye museet.
Hurum, Jørn Harald (2023). Dinosaurer og øgler.
Hurum, Jørn Harald (2023). Dinosaurer.
Hurum, Jørn Harald (2023). livets historie gjennom fossilforskning.
Roberts, Aubrey Jane; Etches, Steve; Horton, Nicholas; Stokke, Maren; Marshall, John & Harding, Ian [Show all 9 contributors for this article] (2023). Two new Kimmerosaurus specimens expand geographic range and morphological understanding of the genus.
Chinsamy, A & Hurum, Jørn Harald (2023). Mini-workshop: Popular science writing.
Hurum, Jørn Harald (2023). Roar - den eneste ekte dinosaurskallen i Norge. Paleobloggen.
Hurum, Jørn Harald (2023). Fossilet som fikk sitt portrett malt med sitt eget blekk. Paleobloggen.
Hurum, Jørn Harald (2023). Mammutstøttennene på Naturhistorisk museum. Paleobloggen.
Hurum, Jørn Harald (2023). Den gåtefulle fiskeøgla fra Svalbard. Geonytt. ISSN 0802-6173. p. 27–31.
Hurum, Jørn Harald (2023). Lost in the mudslides - The vanishing fossils localities of Svalbard. Show summary
Svalbard is one of the areas suffering the worst impact of climate change with a 4 °C increase in annual temperature over the last 50 years. This has a severe impact on the permafrost. Due to limited vegetation, the permafrost forms the main stabilizing effect on the steep hillsides of Svalbard. With rising temperatures, a deeper part of the top layer of the permafrost melts during summer thaws, creating large mudslides covering large areas as a result. Many rich and world-famous fossil localities will be lost within a few decades due to this erosion. In some cases, we are already too late and historical collections in Nordic mainland museums are our only records of areas that are now lost to science. This is exemplified by our last 20 years of field work documenting the loss of Jurassic sites to mudslides. For the last 150 years, natural history museums have sent expeditions to Svalbard to collect fossils for research. Over the last 20 years, The Natural History Museum in Oslo has amassed a collection of over 50,000 registered specimens from fossil exploration on Svalbard and built a core institutional program in arctic palaeontology. Since 2017, NHMO has sought to enhance its research capacity by establishing partnerships with other Nordic museums, the most active collaborations involve the Museum of Evolution, University of Uppsala. Together, these institutions house vast repositories of arctic fossils. Svalbard’s fossil localities are recognized as iconic for fossil geoheritage worldwide. Svalbard’s fossil record includes some of the earliest fishes, land plants and ancient marine reptiles, as well as the northernmost occurrence of dinosaur tracks. Many of these localities will be lost in the next 50 years and fossils will only be found in museum collections. The need to document this vanishing fossil wealth is imminent and immediate.
Hurum, Jørn Harald; Friis, Henrik; Thor, Thorsen & Lund, Bjørn (2023). Kalsittkrystallene fra Brevik i inngangspartiet på Institutt for Geofag, Universitetet i Oslo.
Bilet, Morten; Hurum, Jørn Harald; Ødegård, Einar; Busch, Tom; Enger, Øyvind & Gjerde, Tanja Marie [Show all 7 contributors for this article] (2023). Bjønndalen Bruk – mineraler, amatørgeologer og samarbeidet med Feiring Bruk AS. Stein. ISSN 0802-9121. p. 3–7.
Hurum, Jørn Harald & Nakrem, Hans Arne (2023). Rester fra en okkupasjon. Fortid. ISSN 1504-1913. 2023(2), p. 22–24.
Roberts, Aubrey Jane; Hurum, Jørn Harald; Kear, Benjamin P. & Foffa, Davide (2023). New archosauriform records from the marine Early Triassic of Svalbard.
Hurum, Jørn Harald; Hammer, Øyvind; Friis, Henrik; Müller, Axel; Engelschiøn, Victoria Sjøholt & Strøm, Marianne (2023). En kort veiledning for de nye utstillingene i Geologisk hus, Naturhistorisk museum, Universitetet i Oslo. Stein. ISSN 0802-9121. p. 3–13.
Bjorå, Charlotte Sletten; Hurum, Jørn Harald; Goodwin, Morten & Jemterud, Torkild (2023). Abels tårn. [Radio]. NRK P2.
Seon, Nicolas; Vincent, Peggy; Roberts, Aubrey Jane; Suan, Guillame; Lécuyer, Christophe & Fourel, Francois [Show all 9 contributors for this article] (2022). Intra-skeletal variability in phosphate oxygen isotope composition of marine vertebrates as a tool to track regional heterothermies in mesozoic marine reptiles.
Hurum, Jørn Harald (2022). dinoer og sånn. [Radio]. NRK1 Nitimen.
Hurum, Jørn Harald (2022). nye utstillinger -pedagogiske tanker.
Hurum, Jørn Harald (2022). Min forskning - tre korte foredrag del 2.
Hurum, Jørn Harald (2022). Min forskning - tre korte foredrag.
Hurum, Jørn Harald (2022). Svalbard - utgravninger og øgler.
Hurum, Jørn Harald (2022). Sjøaskorpioner på Ringerike.
Hurum, Jørn Harald (2022). å lage nye utstillinger.
Hurum, Jørn Harald (2022). Evolusjon og masseutryddelser.
Hurum, Jørn Harald (2022). sjøskorpioner og dinosaurer.
Hurum, Jørn Harald (2022). Forskningsformidling - min historie.
Hurum, Jørn Harald (2022). hvordan vi bygde nye utstillinger.
Hurum, Jørn Harald (2022). Bibliotek og museum.
Hurum, Jørn Harald (2022). museumsbygging.
Hurum, Jørn Harald (2022). Utstillingsbygging - foredrag.
Hurum, Jørn Harald (2022). det nye museet.
Hurum, Jørn Harald (2022). Historier om det nye museet.
Hurum, Jørn Harald (2022). Hvordan vi laget det nye museet.
Hurum, Jørn Harald (2022). ROAR.
Hurum, Jørn Harald (2022). The Early Triassic of Svalbard.
Hurum, Jørn Harald (2022). ROAR!!!!
Hurum, Jørn Harald (2022). De nye utstillingene - omvisning.
Hurum, Jørn Harald (2022). høna og egget. [Radio]. P4.
Hurum, Jørn Harald (2022). ROAR!!!
Hurum, Jørn Harald (2022). ROAR!!
Hurum, Jørn Harald (2022). ROAR!
Hurum, Jørn Harald (2022). Fossilene i Portåsen.
Hurum, Jørn Harald (2022). Trilobittur på Slemmestad.
Hurum, Jørn Harald (2022). Fossilveggen på biblioteket i Geologisk.
Hurum, Jørn Harald (2022). De nye utstillingene - omvisning.
Hurum, Jørn Harald (2022). Monsterøgler og dinosaurer.
Hurum, Jørn Harald (2022). Svalbardøgler.
Hurum, Jørn Harald (2022). Roar - en Triceratops på museet!
Hurum, Jørn Harald (2022). De nye utstillingene - omvisning.
Hurum, Jørn Harald (2022). De nye utstillingene - omvisning.
Hurum, Jørn Harald (2022). De nye utstillingene - omvisning.
Hurum, Jørn Harald (2022). De nye utstillingene - omvisning.
Hurum, Jørn Harald (2022). De nye utstillingene - omvisning.
Hurum, Jørn Harald (2022). de nye utstillingene på direkten. [TV]. NRK1 .
Hurum, Jørn Harald (2022). en radio-omvisning i de nye utstillingene. [Radio]. NRK P2 Abels Tårn.
Hurum, Jørn Harald (2022). Omvisning nye Utstillinger.
Hurum, Jørn Harald (2022). Omvisning nye Geologiske utstillinger.

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Published May 31, 2011 9:17 AM - Last modified Mar. 15, 2018 10:02 AM

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Norwegian center for paleontology (NORPAL)