Thanks @andrejpaleo.bsky.social - inevitably, the praise belongs to @conodontoman.bsky.social !
@phil-donoghue.bsky.socialPhilip Donoghue
@phil-donoghue.bsky.social
Professor of Palaeobiology at the University of Bristol, UK
@phil-donoghue.bsky.social@phil-donoghue.bsky.socialLatest from the Lab: @conodontoman.bsky.social and friends reconstruct the apparatus architecture of the conodont Pseudofurnishius murcianus. What a thing of beauty (if you like that sort of thing, which I do!) @bristolpalaeo.bsky.social onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....
@phil-donoghue.bsky.socialLatest from the Lab: @philvixseboxse.bsky.social tests Jerzy Dzik's @ipaleopan.bsky.social hypothesis that the evolution of exoenzymes like collagenases explain the heterogeneity of the fossil record. Thanks for including the rest of us as hangers-on, Phil! @bristolpalaeo.bsky.social
@phil-donoghue.bsky.socialThe latest from the Lab. Great work by @sidney-davies.bsky.social with help from Alessia Tasca @sabifo4.bsky.social Chris Brochu, Davide Pisani myself and everyone @bristolpalaeo.bsky.social
@phil-donoghue.bsky.socialOur latest: Xinyuan Meng @bristolpalaeo.bsky.social describes Bataspis crux, expanding galeaspid (jawless fish) disparity with a bat-like head adapted for dynamic lift. Xinyuan's study was aided by @ferronhg.bsky.social Davide Pisani, Zhikun Gai and myself. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
@phil-donoghue.bsky.socialLike so many climate deniers, Alistair Heath will be dead sometime between 2050 and 2070, which is why these sociopaths don’t care
@phil-donoghue.bsky.socialThat’s just greedy
@phil-donoghue.bsky.socialBenton shows that similarity in hummingbird and hawkmoth wing shape is not linked to flight!
@phil-donoghue.bsky.socialOur latest: Hummingbird and hawkmoth wing shape: Analyzing functional convergence in analogous structures, by Benton Walters @bristolpalaeo.bsky.social, with help from Yuming Liu, Iman Fadel @ferronhg.bsky.social @emilyrayfield.bsky.social and myself.
academic.oup.comHummingbird and Hawkmoth Wing Shape: Analyzing Functional Convergence in Analogous StructuresSynopsis. Similar wing planform shapes have independently evolved in both hummingbirds and hawkmoths, indicating convergence. Functional analysis of bird w
@phil-donoghue.bsky.socialNice!
@phil-donoghue.bsky.socialOur latest: The timescale of nematode evolution reveals
late and convergent radiations of parasitism. Led by Liang Lü, with help from @djbirddanerd.bsky.social Mattia Giacomelli @meleonora-rossi.bsky.social Oleksandr Holovachov, Davide Pisani and myself
nature.comThe timescale of nematode evolution reveals late and convergent radiations of parasitism - Nature Ecology & EvolutionEstablishing a universal evolutionary timescale of nematodes has been complicated by their patchy fossil record and analytical limitations. Combining genomic data from 156 nematode species with fossil...
@phil-donoghue.bsky.socialHow about Jason, in honor of the local Donarvan?
@phil-donoghue.bsky.socialAnd I still suck at Espagnol!
@phil-donoghue.bsky.socialOur latest: Exploring the limits of wing design in pterosaurs, led by Benton Walters @bristolpalaeo.bsky.social who shows, in this theoretical morphospace analysis, that assaying pterosaur wing shape variation and performance is compromised by a lack of consensus on wing shape and structure
cambridge.orgExploring the limits of wing design in pterosaurs | Paleobiology | Cambridge CoreExploring the limits of wing design in pterosaurs
@phil-donoghue.bsky.socialOur latest: Phylogenomics resolves the century-old ‘Zoraptera problem’: Zoraptera as the earliest diverging lineage of Polyneoptera - largely completed by the indefatigable Chenyang Cai while a postdoc @bristolpalaeo.bsky.social - the study finds that Zoraptera are sister to all other polyneopterans
royalsocietypublishing.orgPhylogenomics resolves the century-old ‘Zoraptera problem’: Zoraptera as the earliest diverging lineage of PolyneopteraAbstract. Wing evolution enabled insects to pioneer aerial niches, a key innovation driving their remarkable radiation. However, interordinal relationships
@phil-donoghue.bsky.socialLatest from the lab: @ruolinwu.bsky.social integrates fossil and molecular evidence to estimate the timing of origin of flowering plants. Thanks to @sabifo4.bsky.social @jameswclark.bsky.social Yue Tong, Shan Wan, Davide Pisani, Harald Schneider and Daniele Silvestro for helping to make this happen
nature.comIntegrated analysis of fossils and molecular divergence time estimates a latest Jurassic origin of angiosperms - Nature PlantsUsing extensive fossil occurrence data and Bayesian Brownian Bridge modelling, this study derives data-driven calibration densities for molecular clocks and suggests a Late Jurassic origin of flowerin...
@phil-donoghue.bsky.socialThis is my fave in the UK, though I had Bundaberg this afternoon
@simondhaenens.bsky.socialReposted by @phil-donoghue.bsky.socialAssistant Professor position in paleontology @uugeo.bsky.social 🤩 🐚 🌊 🧪 ⚒️
uu.nlAssistant Professor in PaleontologyAre you a team player and proactive innovator in an emerging field of paleontology? Please apply!
@tweetisaurus.bsky.socialReposted by @phil-donoghue.bsky.socialJOB CLAXON: Imaging Assistant @nhm-london.bsky.social . Permanent role. Would be good for someone with CT experience! jobs.nhm.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...
jobs.nhm.ac.ukImaging Assistant:South Kensington
@richardjbutler.bsky.socialReposted by @phil-donoghue.bsky.socialCome join us! We have a one-year, part-time, education-focussed Assistant Professor post in Palaeobiology. Deadline for applications is 2nd June 2026. Please see more at the below link:
edzz.fa.em3.oraclecloud.comAssistant Professor (Education) in Palaeobiology - School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences - 107465 - Grade 8You will contribute to a range of education-related activities. In addition you will be expected to demonstrate academic citizenship, developing and maintaining mutually respectful and supportive work...