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Professor of Palaeobiology at UCL (he/him) |
https://profiles.ucl.ac.uk/25923-philip-mannion
pinned post!
We'll be hosting a joint Crossing the Palaeontological–Ecological Gap (CPEG) meeting & Conservation Paleobiology Symposium
@ucl.ac.uk
in London in August 2027, which aims to bridge spatial and temporal gradients between palaeontology, ecology, and conservation:
www.ucl.ac.uk/mathematical...
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Emily Rayfield
8 days ago
Come and work with our colleagues
@bristolbiosci.bsky.social
- three new lectureship posts around School strategic priorities - including 'Evolutionary Biology and understanding the evolution of life'
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Dr Matt Dempsey
8 days ago
Here's Galahadosuchus, a new saltoposuchid from Gloucestershire that I was brought on to illustrate. Congrats to Ewan Bodenham, Stephan Spiekman (
@stephanspiekman.bsky.social
), Susie Maidment (
@tweetisaurus.bsky.social
), Paul Upchurch, and Phil Mannion (
@pdmannion.bsky.social
) on the publication!
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Meet Galahadosuchus jonesi, a new crocodylomorph from the Late Triassic of the UK, described by
@es-ucl.bsky.social
&
@nhm-london.bsky.social
PhD student Ewan Bodenham (with
@stephanspiekman.bsky.social
,
@tweetisaurus.bsky.social
& Paul Upchurch):
anatomypubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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Richard Butler
8 days ago
Congrats to Ewan Bodenham
@stephanspiekman.bsky.social
@tweetisaurus.bsky.social
Paul Upchurch &
@pdmannion.bsky.social
on describing Galahadosuchus, a new crocodylomorph from Triassic Gloucestershire. Reconstruction:
@sketchy-raptor.bsky.social
anatomypubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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Emily Mitchell
15 days ago
This
#FossilFriday
I am delighted to share a postdoctoral position that we
@deeptimeecology.bsky.social
@camzoology.bsky.social
are advertising on early animal evolution in the
#Ediacaran
.
www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/postdoc...
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Paleobiology Database
18 days ago
Great news! A new NSF Geoinformatics grant to support the PBDB was funded in June of 2025! This will overhaul the technical underpinnings of PBDB, a necessary step for carrying the PBDB forward --
www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/...
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Find award details and explore award abstracts and publications.
https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/show-award/?AWD_ID=2514540
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Lewis A. Jones (he/him)
about 1 month ago
These roles are now live! 🚨 Come join the
@palaeoverse.bsky.social
team at
@es-ucl.bsky.social
. Research Software Engineer:
www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...
Community Engagement Coordinator:
www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...
Closing date: 18-Jan-2026
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The Palaeoverse Community
about 1 month ago
Our job adverts are now live! 🤩 We are hiring a Research Software Engineer and a Community Engagement Coordinator to support
@palaeoverse.bsky.social
over the next two years, based at UCL. Apply by January 18th 2026, ideally to start in March 2026 🗓️ More info and links below 👇
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Guillermo Navalón
about 1 month ago
Beyond excited to announce that as of today I officially started a Ramón y Cajal 5-year senior fellowship (tenure-track) at University of Alcalá in Madrid, if you are interested in birds & vertebrate macroevolution & you like sun & good food, hit me up to explore postdoc or PhD opportunities!
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Lewis A. Jones (he/him)
about 2 months ago
🚨 Pre-announcement! 🚨 We’re hiring for 2 x two-year, full-time roles to join me and the wider
@palaeoverse.bsky.social
team
@es-ucl.bsky.social
. - Research Software Engineer (REF: B04-06999):
lnkd.in/eNRBiPnP
- Community Engagement Coordinator (REF: B04-06998):
lnkd.in/ejUACCzn
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Dr Alice Clement
2 months ago
JOB ALERT! Collection Manager job going in Palaeontology at the Australian Museum in Sydney, Australia
iworkfor.nsw.gov.au/job/collecti...
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https://iworkfor.nsw.gov.au/job/collection-manager-palaeontology-556464
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We'll be hosting a joint Crossing the Palaeontological–Ecological Gap (CPEG) meeting & Conservation Paleobiology Symposium
@ucl.ac.uk
in London in August 2027, which aims to bridge spatial and temporal gradients between palaeontology, ecology, and conservation:
www.ucl.ac.uk/mathematical...
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Lewis A. Jones (he/him)
3 months ago
Interested in Historical Ecology and Conservation Palaeobiology? 🪸🦀 Steve Pates and I are offering a PhD project on Unlocking Palaeo-Historical Biodiversity Data to Inform Ecological Baselines
@es-ucl.bsky.social
@uclcber.bsky.social
🗓️ Apply by 19th January 2026
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
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Unlocking Palaeo-Historical Biodiversity Data to Inform Ecological Baselines through AI at University of Reading on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - Unlocking Palaeo-Historical Biodiversity Data to Inform Ecological Baselines through AI at University of Reading, listed on FindAPhD.com
https://www.findaphd.com/phds/project/unlocking-palaeo-historical-biodiversity-data-to-inform-ecological-baselines-through-ai/?p192293
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Richard Butler
3 months ago
Curatorial job with significant geological and palaeontological collections at Warwick Museums.
www.wmjobs.co.uk/job/250490/c...
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About Heritage and Culture Warwickshire Heritage and Culture Warwickshire (HCW) provide a wide range of services that help local communities and ...
https://www.wmjobs.co.uk/job/250490/curator-of-natural-sciences?LinkSource=EmployerHub
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Dr Paul M.J. Burke
3 months ago
New paper on the notosuchian Eremosuchus by
@piginatutu.bsky.social
, co-authored by myself and
@pdmannion.bsky.social
among others out now!! We even find some cool evidence of replacement teeth in the dentary!
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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A re-evaluation of the notosuchian crocodyliform Eremosuchus elkoholicus from the lower Eocene of Algeria and the evolutionary and biogeographic history of sebecids
Notosuchian systematics have been highly debated in recent decades, particularly the placement of sebecids and closely related species. As the only notosuchian lineage to have survived the Cretaceo...
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/02724634.2025.2572964
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Prof Susie Maidment
3 months ago
Geology and palaeobiology at the University of Leicester are under threat, with at least 14 staff expected to be made redundant. Support them, their postdocs, and their students by signing this petition:
c.org/SK8Xm8dhqK
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https://c.org/SK8Xm8dhqK
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Sachin Bhardwaj Lock
3 months ago
Great to have the chance to talk about the conservation palaeobiology of Cuban crocodiles at
#2025SVP
in Birmingham last week and also to see so many fantastic talks and posters from the other members of the
@es-ucl.bsky.social
palaeo group! 🦴🐊
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Alana Sharp
3 months ago
Anyone interested in applying for PhDs at
#2025SVP
, email or find me or
@tguillerme.bsky.social
for a chat if you’re interested in morphological trait evolution with a conservation theme: 🔗
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
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PhD Project - ACCE+ DLA Programme: Morphological Trait Evolution in Isolated Populations of Large Mammals and its Implications for Rewilding in the UK at University of Liverpool, listed on FindAPhD.co...
https://www.findaphd.com/phds/project/acce-dla-programme-morphological-trait-evolution-in-isolated-populations-of-large-mammals-and-its-implications-for-rewilding-in-the-uk/?p189569
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Lewis A. Jones (he/him)
3 months ago
Over the moon to receive this certificate and honourable mention from
@uclopenscience.bsky.social
for 'Open Science & Scholarship' 😁 Thank you for the nomination
@es-ucl.bsky.social
!
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PaleoSynthesis
3 months ago
On Saturday November 15, 2025 we will open the call to submit proposals for the Analytical Paleobiology School 2026 for grad students in Erlangen for a training in analytical methods. Do you want to join or send someone? More info and details:
www.paleosynthesis.nat.fau.de/science-scho...
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Alessandro Chiarenza
3 months ago
My advice for
#2025SVP
would be aimed not to students, who are excellent in our society and I am sure will do great but on senior academics. During Q&A, please resist the urge to grandstand or grill. Be polite, constructive, and supportive. That’s how we build a stronger, kinder community.
#SVP2025
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Paul Barrett
3 months ago
This is excellent advice for all first time presenters … also, the quality of your talk will not impact your future career - that comes down to your CV & skills overall, not your ability to perform on the platform. So, if you slip up a bit don’t sweat it - most of the audience won’t realise anyway 🤷🏻♂️
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Lewis A. Jones (he/him)
4 months ago
Interested in corals, dispersal, and diversification dynamics? 🪸 We're offering a PhD project on how the Tethys closure shaped global marine biodiversity — supervised by me, Bridget Wade, Nadia Santodomingo, & Francesca Bosellini. 🗓️ Apply by 17th December 2025
www.trees-dla.ac.uk/projects/how...
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How did the closure of the Tethys Ocean impact global marine biodiversity? | TREES DLA
The closure of the Tethys Ocean during the Miocene represents one of the most profound reorganisations of Earth’s surface systems in the Cenozoic. Once a vast marine corridor linking the Indo-Pacific ...
https://www.trees-dla.ac.uk/projects/how-did-closure-tethys-ocean-impact-global-marine-biodiversity
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Shan Huang
4 months ago
A PhD opportunity to work with me,
@spissatella.bsky.social
and our friends through CENTA - biogeography and vulnerability of exploited bivalves, with possible spin-offs about fishery sustainability and environmental economics:
centa.ac.uk/studentship/...
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2026-B19 Marine biodiversity and its future under environmental changes and exploitation – CENTA
https://centa.ac.uk/studentship/2026-b19-marine-biodiversity-and-its-future-under-environmental-changes-and-exploitation/
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Prof Susie Maidment
4 months ago
Palaeo jobs alert!! General manager and curator of Dinosaur Isle Museum!! Dinosaur Isle houses the most important dinosaur collection in the UK outside of the national collection. It would be *really fantastic* to get a palaeontologist into this role:
www.iow.gov.uk/jobs/detail/...
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The Isle of Wight Council - The best place to find local government services and information
https://www.iow.gov.uk/jobs/detail/5783
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Steve Brusatte
4 months ago
Interested in fossils? Brains? Reptiles? Want to study how reptile (particularly squamate) brains and senses changed over time? Want to be part of an international team studying the evolution of cognition? Then apply for our Univ of Edinburgh PhD project!
e5-dtp.ed.ac.uk/project?item...
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The project advertisement
https://e5-dtp.ed.ac.uk/project?item=1785
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Alessio Capobianco
4 months ago
Out now in Biology Letters, my latest paper tackles an apparently simple question: how many characters are needed to reconstruct a phylogeny? TL;DR: in most cases between 100 and 500, more than a substantial portion of morphological datasets, but the story is more complex...
doi.org/10.1098/rsbl...
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Journal of Systematic Palaeontology
4 months ago
New paper in JSP! Mannion & Moore reassessed a putative dicraeosaurid sauropod dinosaur from the Middle Jurassic of Gondwana and revised the evolutionary relationships and biogeography of diplodocoids 🦕 Read the full study here:
buff.ly/tNyUNS9
#Paleosky
@pdmannion.bsky.social
#FossilFriday
#NHM
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New paper
@journalsystpal.bsky.social
with Drew Moore
@stonybrooku.bsky.social
re-evaluating diplodocoid sauropod dinosaur phylogeny + biogeography, including illustrating synapomorphies, with implications for the early evolution of the major lineages:
doi.org/10.1080/1477...
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4 months ago
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Prof Susie Maidment
5 months ago
AMAZING JOB ALERT!!! Dorset Council are recruiting a World Heritage Officer to support the management of the Jurassic Coast! Would suit an Earth Science graduate with an interest in digital comms and content: deets here:
www.jobs.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/vacancies/32...
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View details and apply for this World Heritage Officer vacancy in Dorchester. Join a passionate and collaborative team at the heart of Dorset's environmental and heritage work. As part of the Dor...
https://www.jobs.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/vacancies/32297/world-heritage-officer.html
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Stephan Spiekman
5 months ago
PhD position available at the Museum für Naturkunde in Berlin on avialan ontogeny (birds and their closest non-avian dinosaur relatives)!
jobs.museumfuernaturkunde.berlin/jobposting/e...
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42/2025 Research Associate with the goal of a doctorate (f/m/d)
https://jobs.museumfuernaturkunde.berlin/jobposting/edfc19d11eb157abf83350b0f219829bfbbb08670
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New paper led by
@es-ucl.bsky.social
PhD student Samantha Beeston (with
@profpaulbarrett.bsky.social
+ others) on the evolution of postcranial pneumaticity in early sauropodomorph dinosaurs + its likely independent acquisition from that of theropods & pterosauromorphs:
doi.org/10.1111/joa....
5 months ago
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Andrew Christopher Knapp
5 months ago
Job alert!
jobs.open.ac.uk/job/Lecturer...
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Lecturer in Earth Sciences
Lecturer in Earth Sciences
https://jobs.open.ac.uk/job/Lecturer-in-Earth-Sciences/1040-en_GB
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International Fossil Coral and Reef Society
5 months ago
🚨Registration open!🚨 Join us for the 4th Early Career Researcher Symposium of the International Fossil Coral and Reef Society (it’s online and free!) 🪸 📆 13th November 2025 ⏰ 09:00–16:00 UTC 🔗 Register:
fau.zoom-x.de/meeting/regi...
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Prof Susie Maidment
5 months ago
JOBS JOBS JOBS! Stony Brook are advertising two assistant professorships in vertebrate palaeo/evolution, one focused on (in the words of the SVP programme) NOT DINOSAURS and the other on evolutionary neurology:
apply.interfolio.com/172502
apply.interfolio.com/172517
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Brandon Samuel Whitley
5 months ago
Please share widely! The Natural History Museum Denmark
@nhmdk.bsky.social
is offering a PhD fellowship in collection-based Natural History Research, focused on dark taxa & unknown species, pref. including representatives of Danish flora, fauna or geology.
candidate.hr-manager.net/ApplicationI...
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PhD fellowship in collection-based Natural History Research
Natural History Museum Denmark Faculty of SCIENCE University of Copenhagen Natural History Museum Denmark invites applicants for a PhD fellowship in coll
https://candidate.hr-manager.net/ApplicationInit.aspx/?cid=1307&departmentId=19220&ProjectId=164862&MediaId=5&SkipAdvertisement=false
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Jonny Gordon
6 months ago
Human-driven extinction event not yet the "sixth mass extinction", but is very likely the largest extinction event of the last 66 million yrs. 🌏 🧪 Read about it in our new paper led by
@jackhhatfield.bsky.social
and Katie Davis
@anthropocenebio.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1111/gcb....
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The Greatest Extinction Event in 66 Million Years? Contextualising Anthropogenic Extinctions
Species and ecosystems are changing rapidly in response to human actions, but how does this compare with the deeper past? We review and compare the current extinction event to those over the last 66 ....
https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.70476
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Jack Hatfield
6 months ago
In our new article just out we examine the current extinction event in the context of the longer fossil record. We conclude it is likely the greatest event in the last 66 million years
doi.org/10.1111/gcb....
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The Greatest Extinction Event in 66 Million Years? Contextualising Anthropogenic Extinctions
Species and ecosystems are changing rapidly in response to human actions, but how does this compare with the deeper past? We review and compare the current extinction event to those over the last 66 ...
https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.70476
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New paper in which we evaluate how we can use information on past extinction events to better contextualise the ongoing anthropogenic extinction, led by
@anthropocenebio.bsky.social
(with
@bethanyjallen.bsky.social
,
@inesismartins.bsky.social
, & others):
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
6 months ago
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Robert Sansom
7 months ago
New palaeo-PhD opportunity! Will you be the one to figure out the anatomy and function of fossil jawless fish? Come join the team! Application Deadline August 22nd, funding for UK student only (sorry)
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
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Inês Martins
7 months ago
🚨⚠️Last week to submit!!
#AcademicJobs
#ResearchJobs
#Postdoc
#UK
#Ecology
#PostdocJobs
@anthropocenebio.bsky.social
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Sachin Bhardwaj Lock
7 months ago
A real pleasure to give a talk on my research focused on the conservation palaeobiology of Cuban crocodiles
@cpeg-cpb25.bsky.social
in Zurich last week. So many inspiring speakers using data from the past to protect species' futures. Especially honoured to have won 2nd prize for my efforts! 🐊
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Journal of Systematic Palaeontology
7 months ago
For
#FossilFriday
have a look at the Late Cretaceous vertebrate remains of a Transylvanian Titanosaur and an anatomical record of the remains described by Diaz et al. (2025) in JSP. Read the full study here:
buff.ly/0eDwNJI
#PaleoSky
#NHM
#Dinosaur
#Fossils
#NaturalHistory
#Giant
#JSP
#MindBlown
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Prof Susie Maidment
7 months ago
Funded PhD claxon!! Bill Sellers at University of Manchester is advertising a fully-funded PhD position on the evolution of quadrupedal gaits. Exact focus is open and *could* include fossils. Deets here:
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
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PhD Project - The biomechanics and evolution of quadrupedal gaits at The University of Manchester, listed on FindAPhD.com
https://www.findaphd.com/phds/project/the-biomechanics-and-evolution-of-quadrupedal-gaits/?p186241
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The Royal Society
7 months ago
Our new Faraday Discovery Fellowships Accelerated International Route provides a fast-track option for international mid-career researchers looking to relocate to the UK, providing up to £4m over a five-year period. Find out more:
#RSGrants
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Faraday Discovery Fellowships Accelerated International Route | Royal Society
The Faraday Discovery Fellowships Accelerated International Route provides a fast-track option for attracting mid-career researchers looking to relocate to the UK from overseas, providing up to £4m ov...
https://royalsociety.org/grants/faraday-discovery-fellowships/accelerated-international-route/
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Cecily Nicholl
8 months ago
Had a really great time at
@eavpalaeo.bsky.social
in Kraków last week with all of team croc/sauropod from
@es-ucl.bsky.social
🐊🦕 (as well as many old/new pals). Big thanks to everyone involved in organising!
@macroecoevoale.bsky.social
@devinhoffman.bsky.social
@pdmannion.bsky.social
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Alana Sharp
8 months ago
Are you looking for a PhD project starting this year? I have a funded (UK rates) project on mammal skull diversity and function, looking at skull allometry and how mammal heads adapt to trade-offs in tissue demands during growth 🦌🦘🐘🦥 Please share and apply:
www.liverpool.ac.uk/courses/buil...
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Building giants: tissue relationships during skull growth in large mammals | Courses | University of Liverpool
From elephants to rhinos to bison, enormous increases in body mass have repeatedly evolved within Mammalia over relatively short timescales, leading to a diversity of size and shape. In this project, ...
https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/courses/building-giants-tissue-relationships-during-skull-growth-in-large-mammals
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Inês Martins
8 months ago
3-year
#Postdoc
opportunity at the University of York! I am
#hiring
a Postdoc to join my URF project on exploring how
#biodiversity
change is unfolding in the
#Anthropocene
. Deadline: 10th August 2025. All details and the link to apply:
shorturl.at/qOQst
@anthropocenebio.bsky.social
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https://jobs.york.ac.uk/vacancy/postdoctoral-research-associate-in-biodiversity-change-589549.html
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Alessandro Chiarenza
8 months ago
New day, new paper! 🦣🌍 Led by
@mapaslab.bsky.social
ab.bsky.social
PhD student Sofía Galván and out now in Global Ecology and Biogeography in which we asked: "Could future palaeontologists detect today’s biodiversity patterns from fossils alone?" 🔗
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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