It's been a while! But I’m back with some massive 🧪 news: 15 papers on the Cabrières Biota have been accepted in Lethaia. They show the incredible complexity of life 470 million years ago (e.g., sponges, algae, worms🪱, arthropods🦐) and will be rolling out soon! 🎨 by @joschuaknuppe.bsky.social

New published paper 🗞️🦐 Led with the help of @gaetanptn.bsky.social, this project gives insight into the fossilization process of arthropod appendages and the decay resistance of setae 🫨 Want to know more? 🤨 ➡️ www.openpalaeo.org/article/view... @sineadlynch.bsky.social @taphozoan.bsky.social

Very proud! Iacopo's first paper is out! 🎉 ❓Is XCT scanning viable for decay experiments? ✅ YES! 📢 X rays from CT scans don't kill decay bacteria (but can have weird side effects) opening exciting new experimental application, esp imaging buried rotting carcasses! ☠️🐟☣️ dx.doi.org/10.1111/pala...

Introducing Mosura fentoni, a new radiodont from the #BurgessShale. Paper here: doi.org/10.1098/rsos.2… Thi#fossilil species has 3 eyes, spiny claws, wing-shaped swimming flaps, and a unique abdomen-like body region.

pourquoi certains animaux se fossilisent-ils ? Une étude de l'@unil.bsky.social révèle que la taille et la composition chimique d'un animal font partie des facteurs déterminants dans sa chance de traverser des millions d’années sous forme de fossile, ou de disparaître. www.unil.ch/news/1746001...

New study examining the redox conditions around different decaying carcasses reveals that size and chemical composition play critical roles in redox dynamics, which explains complex preservation patterns in the fossil record. @noracc.bsky.social @taphozoan.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s41...

🧪 New paper led by @noracc.bsky.social! We measured redox around decaying organisms. Turns out, the bigger and richer in protein you are, the more easily reducing conditions form around you after death, making you more likely to get mineralized and become a fossil (?). www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Delighted to share our paper on data equity in #palaeobiology as part of Paleobiology's 50th anniversary issue 🥳 We look at how palaeo data is collected, stored, curated & shared, and how equity in these processes is crucial for our field's future (1/n) 🧪⚒️ doi.org/10.1017/pab....

I recently had the opportunity to complete a Project Management (PM) Certificate from Google. This experience has been truly enlightening, and it has given me fresh insights into the valuable parallels between academia 🧪 and industry project management roles 🏭. A thread... (1/6)

Last day of the IRATE workshop in Erlangen. See the happy faces! Looks like everybody had a good time and hopefully fruitful discussions... can't wait to see the outcomes published ^^ (no pressure at all ;))

Very proud to be featured alongside other excellent early career scientists in a new video by @thepalass.bsky.social! We talk about how fossils form and how rare they are! youtu.be/LwF7qnYFde8?...

This is going to be awesome!!!

Having so much fun in Morocco and making some mind-blowing fossil discoveries. Ordovician rocks still have a lot to tell us. 🔨👀✨🧪 @gaetanptn.bsky.social @noracc.bsky.social

I had the privilege of sharing our research at the AnomLab (@fgse-unil.bsky.social) with the public at the natural history museums in Lausanne and Neuchâtel—diving into life from half a billion years ago! 🤿👀🦐 Science outreach is one of the most rewarding parts of what we do. 🧪

Hello 👋We are Open Palaeontology, or OPal, a brand new Diamond Open Access journal for palaeontology research. Our mission is to provide a flexible platform for research that is free to authors and readers. Read more in our editorial www.openpalaeo.org/article/view... or at www.openpalaeo.org!

Still a week left to apply for this PhD opportunity @bas.ac.uk, working on palaeoecology of #Antarctic marine ecosystems in the #Eocene (deadline 13/1/25). Please get in touch if you're interested and want to know more about the project or the application process!

🚨 Nora's second PhD paper is out! I can't be prouder! We experimentally demonstrate that marine shrimps can be rapidly replicated by clay minerals after death, even without burial, thereby increasing the likelihood of arthropod fossilization over geological time. 🦐 🧪 www.nature.com/articles/s43...

Are you a dog lover looking for a PhD? You're in luck, becuase we are advertising a BBSRC-funded project that combines evolution, morphology, and biomechanics, and actually helps #dogs live better lives! Check it out here: www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

The further you advance in academia, the more you see how widespread racism, bullying and harassment really are. I could probably write a book about the ad hominem attacks and other joys this year brought. But as someone wisely said: haters gonna hate, so I’ll just shake it off. 🧪👨‍🔬

🌟 Exciting news! OPal is live—a new Diamond Open Access journal for palaeontology! 🦐 We welcome traditional formats, hypotheticals, preregistered protocols & multimedia articles. 🦖Together we build a platform for impactful and responsible research! 👀 Visit: www.openpalaeo.org/article/view...

Quite an interesting and important read by @taphozoan.bsky.social and a paper we talked about in our weekly journal club (when talking about the publishing system in general) www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

A fantastic week spent at the University of Poitiers! Students often have the best ideas… Lots of interesting discussions. Now time to work on many exciting paleobiology/taphonomy collaborative projects… 🔬🧪👨‍🔬

I've been thinking about this issue a lot with respect to archaeological studies. www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Hello folks! I currently have two PhDs advertised: with Andrea Manica investigating the eco-evolutionary dynamics of Ediacaran early animal communities www.zoo.cam.ac.uk/2025-26-proj...

Imagine travelling back 470 million years to dive alongside the marine polar animals of that era. Reconstruction by @prehistorica.bsky.social. Work published earlier this year in collaboration with @lukaslaibl.bsky.social: www.nature.com/articles/s41... 🤿 🦐

I opened this app for the first time in months to do a little shameless ad. IT’S TIME TO TALK ABOUT PEER REVIEW BULLYING. In a new paper, I discuss why this type of bullying is prevalent and how to prevent it. Plz reach out if you don’t have access. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Not only does the place of birth dictate your potential for success, but so does the time of birth! In this piece, I discuss my own experience 🇱🇧 and the challenges I face in academia 👨‍🏫. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

In a recently published paper, we describe a new Ordovician polar ecosystem from the Montagne Noire in France 🇫🇷. A huge effort led by ECRs and locals 🤩 This is how polar ecosystems looked like 470 million years ago 👇 www.nature.com/articles/s41...