By combining skull analyses and genetic studies, researchers assessed the sense of smell in living and fossil mammals. Results published in ‘Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences’ (PNAS). Take a look at the original publication: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

Olfaction written in bones A new study, led by Dr Quentin Martinez (@quentinwildlife.bsky.social) and Dr Eli Amson (@eliamson.bsky.social) from State Museum of Natural History Stuttgart gives new insights into the evolution of the sense of smell in mammals. Press release: t1p.de/7riwv

Thrilled to be part of this amazing work! 🎉 Olfaction written in bones 🦴👃🏽🧠🧬 Find more exciting details below 👇🏽

Olfaction written in bones 👃🧠🦴🧬 Thrilled to see our latest study showing that the olfactory bulb endocast is a reliable proxy for mammalian olfaction, now published in @pnas.org www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/... Thread 👇

After two years of hard work, I’m proud to announce that our new special exhibition @smnstuttgart.bsky.social is now open for the public – Meet Triassic Life: Dawn of the world of reptiles (1/7).

‼️‼️Triassic Life just opened @smnstuttgart.bsky.social‼️‼️ For all #Triassic fans, lovers of strange reptiles and the Dawn of the Modern World, this is an absolute MUST! It also couldn't be more timely with our recent publication @nature.com of the wonder reptile #Mirasaura, which is now on display!

We are so proud of you!

Very exciting stuff about to be published by @stephanspiekman.bsky.social from @smnstuttgart.bsky.social and colleagues...watch this space for some major paleo news

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Here is an amazing paloart by Tyler Stone

Fossil brain 🧠🧟 of a 45-million-year-old cetacean! We are proud to publish‪ @journal-evo.bsky.social l the result of Elena Berger’s Bachelor’s thesis @smnstuttgart.bsky.social. Thread 👇 ‬

On thursday I successfully defended my PhD thesis on the diversity and ecology of Triassic temnospondyls at the @smnstuttgart.bsky.social and @unihohenheim.bsky.social On to more temnospondyl fun coming in the future. Thanks to everyone who helped make this moment possible :D #temnospondone ✔️

We congratulate our @stereospondyl.bsky.social on the successful defense of his PhD thesis! 🥳 We are looking forward to your further work!

#Science Ameisen-Alarm! #Tapinomamagnum – wenn kleine Insekten große Probleme machen Von flinken Krabblern, Citizen Science und der Frage “Ist das jetzt Tapinoma magnum?” #ScienceBlog von Amelie Höcherl & Dr. Dominic Wanke - Entomologen am #SMNS www.naturkundemuseum-bw.de/forschung/sc...

The model of the exceptional skull of the extinct pygmy right whale is finally out (and openly accessible)! www.morphomuseum.com/Articles/vie...

Hello, BlueSky! 🦋 Excited to reconnect, exchange ideas, and build a collaborative space driven by curiosity and innovation. We’re launching the Dept. of Biodiversity Monitoring at SMNS!🚀 Using museum & monitoring collections, we study genomic diversity 🧬 and species persistence in a changing world.

If you are creative and want to become a Content Creator in an amazing museum, this 🚨job🚨 is for you @smnstuttgart.bsky.social www.naturkundemuseum-bw.de/stellen/deta...

PhD position alert: join a diverse team of palaeontologists to study the evolution of temnospondyls! The PhD project @smnstuttgart.bsky.social will focus on bone microanatomy: lots of fun with thin-sections and CT in perspective. Whoever you are: don't hesitate to reach out! tinyurl.com/msvntnd9

#Job #PhD position (m/f/d) in vertebrate #Paleontology E 13 TV-L, 65%, 3 years in the project “Bone Microanatomy, Ichnology and Paleoenvironment” of Dr Eudald Mujal Grané and @eliamson.bsky.social at State Museum of Natural History Stuttgart All information: www.naturkundemuseum-bw.de/stellen

PhD position alert: join a diverse team of palaeontologists to study the evolution of temnospondyls! The PhD project @smnstuttgart.bsky.social will focus on bone microanatomy: lots of fun with thin-sections and CT in perspective. Whoever you are: don't hesitate to reach out! tinyurl.com/msvntnd9

#Perucetus won the PALEONTUROLOGÍA 2024 award, many thanks Fundación Dinópolis! ecodeteruel.tv/una-investig...

#PalAss24 is almost there @thepalass.bsky.social ... @joepschaeffer.bsky.social is already having fun with Plateosaurus. Or is it? It's a complicated story, ask him! @stereospondyl.bsky.social is also looking forward to his talk 🐸🦴🌏