@garym6942.bsky.socialBats likely arose 65 million years ago in Europe, before spreading to Africa and then the rest of the world, according to the new research. www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/w... via @smithsonianmag.bsky.social #biology #palaeontology #science #SciChat
@jasongilchrist.bsky.socialDuntulm dinosaur disco sauropod footprint/trackway site revisited in new paper on mid-Jurassic palaeoichnology of Isle of Skye, Scotland.
#FossilFriday #dinosaur #dinosaurs #paleontology #palaeontology #ScottishFossils #DinosaurFootprints #DinosaurTrackways
👀: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....
@palaeonavix.bsky.socialDolichorhynchops, the penguin plesiosaur
@jkimmig.bsky.socialLast chance to apply for the postdoc in paleontology.
2 years, funded through DFG project
#paleontology #jobs #fossilfriday #palaeontology #museum #fossils
@garym6942.bsky.socialFascinated by evolution and driven by curiosity, Malik studies everything from viruses to Drosophila and, like his research subjects, is constantly reinventing himself. www.the-scientist.com/then-and-now... #biology #palaeontology #science #SciChat
@palaeonavix.bsky.socialammonite anatomical section, based on various studies
#ammonite #anatomicalart #palaeontology #devonian #cretaceous #fossils #marineecosystems #digital #research #earthhistory
@royalsocietypublishing.orgNew #RSOS paper: Titanosaur eggshells from the latest Cretaceous of Patagonia, Argentina: implications for nesting at high latitude. Read more: doi.org/10.1098/rsos... #palaeontology #dinosaur #fossil
@garym6942.bsky.socialScientists have discovered Canada’s first dinosaur tracks from a rarely documented Cretaceous age in northeastern British Columbia. scitechdaily.com/scientists-d... #palaeontology #science #CdnSci #biology #SciChat
@naturenickpics.bsky.socialNew article I wrote about my recent trip to the Burgess Shale: lowingmedia.com/poplar-magaz... #scicomm #sciencewriting #fossils #burgessshale #yoho #palaeontology
@ipc7.bsky.socialEnele is a PhD candidate at the Evolutionary Studies Institute, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa
Congratulations, Enele—we look forward to seeing you at IPC7!
#ipc7 #TravelGrant #Palaeontology #CapeTown #Evolution #Osteohistology #SouthAfrica
@garym6942.bsky.socialA snapped rib reveals that Scotty, the largest Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton ever found, survived long enough for his body to begin repairing the damage.https://scitechdaily.com/a-snapped-rib-in-the-worlds-largest-t-rex-preserved-an-extraordinary-secret/ #palaeontology #CdnSci #science #SciChat
@garym6942.bsky.socialTyrannosaurus rex kept its body at about 36.3°C, almost exactly human body temperature, according to a new analysis of three fossil teeth. dailygalaxy.com/2026/09/t-re... #palaeontology #geochemistry #biology #science #SciChat
@spichergael.bsky.socialNew paper on Thalassochelydia! 🐢 We describe a new species from the Late Jurassic limestones of Canjuers, southern France, famous for exceptionally preserved fossils. Published in the Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society #Palaeontology #Fossils #Jurassic
@garym6942.bsky.socialEarth has changed dramatically since the Age of Dinosaurs, from its climate to geography and animal life. www.smithsonianmag.com/science-natu... via @smithsonianmag.bsky.social #palaeontology #science #geology #science #SciChat
@jasongilchrist.bsky.socialMegalosaurus bucklandii.
1st named dinosaur.
Fossil lower jawbone: type specimen.
Iconic & wonderful privilege to see.
Oxford Museum Of Natural History.
#Megalosaurusbucklandii #Megalosaurus #dinosaur #dinosaurs #fossil #fossils #paleontology #palaeontology #FossilFriday
@morethanadodo.bsky.social
@astrobiologyou.bsky.socialA fascinating seminar yesterday from Dr Heda Agić on how Earth's earliest complex cells survived low-oxygen oceans and extreme climate events, reshaping our understanding of the evolution of complex life.
#Astrobiology #Palaeontology #Evolution #Microfossils #SnowballEarth
@thepalass.bsky.social⚠️ Few PhD and project opportunities. More details below ⬇️
palass.org/phd-opportun...
#PhD #opportunity #palaeontology #project
@jasongilchrist.bsky.socialHot-blooded Tyrannosaurus rex in the news: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Dinosaur operated at near human body temp.
📸: Trix the #Tyrannosaurusrex @ T. rex in Town, Glasgow, 2019, on loan from & now back @naturalis.bsky.social.
#Trex #TrixTheTrex #dinosaur #dinosaurs #paleontology #palaeontology 🦖
@jasongilchrist.bsky.socialHot-blooded Tyrannosaurus rex in the news: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/....
That means T. rex could run faster & live across wider suite of environments (i.e. cooler habitats).
Making it even scarier to more prey.
#Tyrannosaurusrex #Trex #TrixTheTrex #dinosaur #dinosaurs #paleontology #palaeontology
@ipc7.bsky.social👉Kabi is a palaeontologist from Nepal. His work contributes to a better understanding of the geological and evolutionary history of the Himalayan region.