On National Fossil Day, we celebrate the scientific and educational importance of paleontology and our responsibility to conserve fossils for future generations. Today, October 15th, 2025, is the 16th Anniversary of National Fossil Day! #NationalFossilDay www.nps.gov/subjects/fos...

Excavated from the Pisces Point locality of Scollard Formation in Alberta, Canada, ~67 million years old, Acronichthys maccognoi, newly reported in @science.org, was recovered from ancient water body that flipped seasonally between fast-flowing channels and quiet, still pools.

New in @science.org, meet Acronichthys maccagnoi, a new species from Late Creatacous Canada that changes what we know about the origins and evolution of one of the most successful fish groups on Earth.

Student’s life is not getting easier!

Fascinating catfish and a great report! Make sure to turn on the sound when you play the video. You won’t regret it! 😉

Support science and the UCMP this Thursday during #CalBigGive! Pledge to support our Education & Outreach Program! Read more about our dedication to science and our diversity of STEM Ed resources on our blog:https://ucmp.berkeley.edu/2025/03/support-science-and-the-ucmp-during-cal-big-give/

Further coverage, this time from @smithsonianmag.bsky.social www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/s...

The Society of Vertebrate Paleontology issues statement on the recent Executive Orders and their impact on the SVP community.

🚨Calling all undergrads!🚨 The IB SURE program at UC Berkeley is a great chance to dive into cutting-edge research in Integrative Biology! 🔬🐟🌿 My lab has hosted two IB SURE students in the past— fun research, hands-on experience, & mentorship! #ResearchOpportunity #IBSURE

The remarkably similar-looking Noturus fish exhibit surprising variation in their Weberian ossicles, with significant associations to stem velocity and substrate type. This suggests that their auditory apparatus may adapt to specific microhabitats.

🐟 New research out today from UCMP PhD student, Jennifer Hoeflich (advised by Juan Liu @liujuan.bsky.social)! 🐟 anatomypubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

🎉 Published online today! 🐟 Thrilled to share FAM Lab PhD candidate Jennifer Hoeflich's thesis research! Using 3D GMM, she discovered that stream velocity & substrate influence ossicle morphology, suggesting acoustic adaptations to microhabitats. 🌊🪨🔬 #EcoMorphology #Ichthyology #Paleontology

R.I.P. 💐 obits.csnh.com/william-bill...

A vertebrate hard at work … dreaming of fish? 🐱💤🐠