ISMAEL CORONADO VILA

Ismael Coronado Vila is a Professor at the University of León, affiliated with the Department of Geography and Geology under the Faculty of Philosophy and Letters. His research focuses on palaeontology, biomineralization, and carbonate sedimentology.

• Doctorate: Universidad Complutense de Madrid (Thesis: Biomineralization of Carboniferous Auloporid Corals, 2015)

Research interests include:

• Taphonomic analysis of Silurian coral-like structures
• Post-mortem recrystallization of biogenic calcium carbonate
• Geochemical signatures in brachiopod shells for paleoclimate studies
• Biodiversity trends in Carboniferous coral assemblages
• Diagenetic overprints in fossil records

Scientific contributions span 15 recent publications on:

• Foraminiferal biostratigraphy (2023)
• Quaternary environmental geology (2022)
• Biomineralization processes in cnidarians (2016-2024)
• Geoheritage management of geosites (2022)
• Laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy applications (2017)