Professor at the Institute of Geosciences of the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, Graduated in Biology from UFSM (2001-2005), and holds a Master in Animal Biodiversity from UFSM (2006-2007). PhD in Paleontology at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS) (2008-2012). Main areas of research include: quantitative taphonomy, actualistic paleontology, paleoenvironmental reconstruction, multivariate analysis, invertebrate paleoecology.