Dr Michael Simms - Curator of Palaeontology
Area of Expertise:-
Geology, particularly fossils
Biography
Mike Simms is responsible for curating and researching the fossil collections. His particular research interests are fossil crinoid; Lower Jurassic stratigraphy, post-Palaeozoic geology in Ireland and karst geomorphology. He deals with enquiries about geology in general, as well as specific enquiries about fossils.
Publications
Simms, M.J., Chidlaw, N., Morton, N. and Page, K.N. 2004. British Lower Jurassic Stratigraphy. Geological Conservation Review Series, No 30, 458 pp. JNCC.
Simms, M.J. 2004. Tortoises and Hares: dissolution, erosion and isostasy in landscape evolution. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, 29, 477-494.
Simms, M.J. 2003. Uniquely extensive seismite from the latest Triassic of the UK: Evidence for bolide impact? Geology, 31, 557-560.
Simms, M.J. 2003. The origin of enigmatic, tubular, lake-shore karren: A mechanism for the rapid dissolution of limestone in carbonate-saturated waters. Physical Geography, 23, 1-20.
Simms, M.J. 2001. Exploring the Limestone Landscapes of the Burren and the Gort Lowlands., 64 pp.
Simms, M.J. and Boulter, M.C. 2000. Oligocene cave sediments in Co. Cork: implications for reconstructing the Tertiary landscape of southwest Ireland. Proceedings of the Geologists' Association, 111, 363-372.
Simms, M.J. 2000. The sub-basaltic surface in northeast Ireland and its significance for interpreting the Tertiary history of the region. Proceedings of the Geologists' Association, 111, 321-336.
Hess, H., Ausich, W.I., Brett, C.E. and Simms, M.J. 1999. Fossil Crinoids. Cambridge University Press, 275 pp.
Contact Details
Telephone +44 (0)28 9039 5242
Fax +44 (0)28 9039 5004
e-mail: michael.simms@nmni.com
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