@friedmanlab.bsky.social
Vertebrate evolutionary biologist | Professor University of Michigan | Director & Curator UMMP | he/him/his
@neorsd.orgReposted by @friedmanlab.bsky.socialdoes the Guardians season continue?
@paleonerdspod.bsky.socialReposted by @friedmanlab.bsky.socialJust a reminder...š Art by our own Ray Troll.
@friedmanlab.bsky.socialWow! What's the age for this?
@friel.bsky.socialReposted by @friedmanlab.bsky.socialNeil Landman, Curator Emeritus at the American Museum of Natural History, reflects on his journey into paleontology, the aesthetic beauty and biology of #ammonites, and his groundbreaking research on post-impact survival near the Cretaceous-Paleogene (K-Pg) mass extinction boundary.
@friedmanlab.bsky.socialOur specimen is more . . . spread out. A two-person slab for sure.
@loamlizzard.bsky.socialReposted by @friedmanlab.bsky.socialMy first scientific illustration featured in a publication! Congrats to Jack on the new paper, it was a pleasure working with you to reconstruct this impressive fish.
@friedmanlab.bsky.socialA portion of the late-surviving osteostracan Escuminaspis from the Late Devonian of Miguasha (UMMP VP 110611) for #FossilFriday.
@thepalass.bsky.socialReposted by @friedmanlab.bsky.socialš§¬šæ Morphological Phylogenetics Workshop | IOE, UK šæ
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@fishfetisher.bsky.socialReposted by @friedmanlab.bsky.socialI was exposed to Paleozoic ray-finned fishes and it affected me for life.
@friedmanlab.bsky.socialToo heavy to lug up to the teaching lab in any case.
@friedmanlab.bsky.socialThis has been a topic of conversation in the past few VP labs.
@friedmanlab.bsky.socialKansasiella.
@friedmanlab.bsky.socialTeaching on campus, so no collections visit. Instead enjoy some actinopterygians for today's lab for EARTH 437: Vertebrate Paleontology.
@mosasaurologist.bsky.socialReposted by @friedmanlab.bsky.socialIt's occurred to me just how much donated time and specimen material I've participated in for the Sternberg Museum. This project from 2009 started with a call for some excavation assistance and resulted in a new genus of fish
@aineander.bsky.socialReposted by @friedmanlab.bsky.socialToday our paper introducing Megacauda is published in Nature! Which means I can finally share my illustration! Meet this beautifully preserved Jurassic, semi-aquatic swimmer #sciart #paleontology
@jackstack.bsky.socialReposted by @friedmanlab.bsky.socialHot off the presses! I reviewed the history of early ray-finned fishes, with a focus on their morphology, fossil record, and taxonomy. My principal goal is a guide for other workers to make the rich record of early actinopterygian evolution more broadly available.
@friedmanlab.bsky.socialCongrats on the paper, Jack. And great artwork, Liz!
@jackstack.bsky.socialReposted by @friedmanlab.bsky.socialNew paper on some very large ray-finned fish fossils! Thank you to Elizabeth Furman this awesome illustration. TLDR: Large early ray-finned fishes are rare, but show very different morphologies to the point that big body size is associated with distinct ecomorphologies.
@meganbarkdull.bsky.socialReposted by @friedmanlab.bsky.socialIām really happy to share that my invited review on social insect genome evolution, co-authored with @corriemoreau.bsky.social, is out now in @genomebiolevol.bsky.social šš
This is the paper I wish Iād had when studying for quals in grad school, and was a ton of fun to write.
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