Please join us for the 12th European Conference on Echinoderms, which will be held at University College London from Monday 13th July to Friday 17th July 2026. The deadline for submitting an abstract is Monday 2nd February 2026. www.euroechino.net

𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐲 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫 from us at JSP ✨Wishing you all a great 2026✨ Throwback to our most read paper of 2025 by Díaz 𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘭.: Revision of Romanian sauropod dinosaurs reveals high titanosaur diversity and body-size disparity on the latest Cretaceous Haţeg Island 🦕 Read it here: buff.ly/Tb2uiiN #PaleoSky

New study out in JSP! Vento 𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘭. report the integrative phylogeny of extinct and extant Andean subgenus 𝙉𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙛𝙖𝙜𝙪𝙨 (str.) trees 🍃 Results highlight the importance of leaf morphology when analysing extinct and extant species together: buff.ly/QhNWFTS #PaleoSky #PaleoBotany #TaxonomyTuesday

Skull remains of a post-hatchling rhynchosaur from the Brazilian Triassic 🐊 Photograph of the specimen in left lateral view (shown in A) with preserved bones and the impression of the region of the infratemporal fenestra. Morais 𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘭. (2025): buff.ly/TiOKeyh #FossilFriday #PaleoSky

New paper in JSP! A post-hatchling rhynchosaur from the Brazilian Triassic and the ontogenetic development of key characters within Hyperodapedontinae by Morais 𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘭. (2025) Read the full study here: buff.ly/TiOKeyh #PaleoSky

New study! 🐾 The enigmatic ailurid 𝙈𝙖𝙜𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙨 𝙞𝙢𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙖𝙡𝙚𝙣𝙨𝙞𝙨 (Mammalia: Carnivora) unveiled: a systematic approach to the early Ailuridae Morales 𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘭. describe an extinct ailurid species & propose a systematic revision of Holartic musteloids. Read here: buff.ly/5IHhpz3 #PaleoSky #RedPanda

New study out in Systematics and Biodiversity 🐌 Bharate 𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘭. report the diversity and molecular phylogeny of Indo-West Pacific rock dwelling 𝙎𝙢𝙖𝙧𝙖𝙜𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙖 snails (Cephalaspidea, Haminoeidae). Read the full study here: buff.ly/Wj5HpPb #Snails #malacology #taxonomy #systematics #biodiversity

New paper! Buffa 𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘭. (2025) redescribe the anatomy of the enigmatic stem-reptile 𝙂𝙖𝙡𝙚𝙨𝙥𝙝𝙮𝙧𝙪𝙨 𝙘𝙖𝙥𝙚𝙣𝙨𝙞𝙨 from the Permian of South Africa and the origin of Neodiapsida 🦎 Phylogenetic analysis of the relationships of Permian reptiles. Read the study here: buff.ly/62lJG0W #FossilFriday #PaleoSky

We have been a bit quiet (sorry about that).. Catching up on work and life after #PalAss2025 at #PortsmouthUni 🦖 So many great talks and posters! It was brilliant, thank you so much #ThePalAss, Dr Nic Minter and all the other organisers! #PaleoSky

We are having lots of fun at PalAss 2025 in Portsmouth, with lots of great talks and poster presentations so far! If you are here come and find our table and say hello! #PalAss2025 #PortsmouthUni #PaleoSky

We are excited for the #PalAss meeting in Portsmouth this weekend Some of the team will be there, including our EiC Dr Imran Rahman, so when you see our table, come and find out about the Journal of Systematic Palaeontology.. See you there! @imranrahman.bsky.social #PalAss2025 #PaleoSky

To celebrate the 85th SVP Meeting 2025, we've assembled an open access collection of landmark JSP vertebrate palaeontology papers. The final study to highlight is.. A comprehensive phylogenetic analysis on early ornithischian evolution by Fonesca et al. buff.ly/s2m2XIF #PaleoSky #2025SVP

To celebrate the 85th SVP Meeting 2025, we've assembled an open access collection of landmark JSP vertebrate palaeontology papers. The penultimate paper by Zack (2018), looks at the clade Machaeroidinae, comprising mammalian sabre-toothed carnivores. Read here: buff.ly/bni3lGP #PaleoSky #2025SVP

To celebrate the 85th SVP Meeting 2025, we've assembled an open access collection of landmark JSP vertebrate palaeontology papers. Next: 'The higher-level phylogeny of Archosauria (Tetrapoda: Diapsida)' by Brusatte et al. buff.ly/Gs8wKDO - a primary division of the vertebrate tree of life #PaleoSky

New paper in JSP! Müller 𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘭. describe 𝙏𝙖𝙞𝙣𝙧𝙖𝙠𝙪𝙖𝙨𝙪𝙘𝙝𝙪𝙨 𝙗𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙖𝙩𝙤𝙧 gen. et sp. nov. in 'Osteology, taxonomy and phylogenetic affinities of a new pseudosuchian archosaur from the Middle Triassic of southern Brazil.' Read more here: buff.ly/Kxti2jj #PaleoSky #NewSpecies

To celebrate the 85th SVP Meeting 2025, we've assembled an open access collection of landmark vertebrate palaeontology papers. Next highlight: Systematics, phylogeny and palaeobiogeography of the ankylosaurid dinosaurs by Arbour & Currie (2015): buff.ly/vJN0Ygi #PaleoSky #2025SVP #FossilFriday

In honour of the 85th SVP Meeting 2025, we've assembled an open access collection of landmark vertebrate palaeontology papers. Next: Phylogeny of the Notoungulata (Mammalia) based on cranial and dental characters by Guillaume Billet (2011) buff.ly/ZORpqsx @guillbi.bsky.social #PaleoSky #2025SVP

To celebrate the 85th SVP Meeting 2025, we've curated a special open access collection of landmark vertebrate palaeontology papers. Next: The phylogeny of Tetanurae (Dinosauria: Theropoda) by Carrano et al. (2012) buff.ly/VSK0N4L 🦖 #Paleosky #2025SVP buff.ly/UQPdv6k buff.ly/T746Dv3 #DrScott

To celebrate the 85th SVP Meeting 2025, we've curated a special open access collection of landmark vertebrate palaeontology papers. Next highlight: Phylogenetic relationships of procolophonid parareptiles with remarks on their geological record 🦎 Cisneros (2008) buff.ly/kaZ20P1 #PaleoSky #2025SVP

To celebrate the 85th SVP Meeting 2025, we've curated a collection of landmark vertebrate palaeontology papers. Next, #FossilFish 🐟 Osteology of 𝘌𝘶𝘣𝘪𝘰𝘥𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘭𝘪𝘣𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘶𝘴 (Pictet & Humbert, 1866) and some other ichthyodectiformes (Teleostei) by Cavin 𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘭. (2012) buff.ly/FudDOqF #2025SVP #PaleoSky

To mark the 85th Annual SVP Meeting 2025, we've curated an open access collection of landmark JSP papers presenting comprehensive systematic frameworks. Next: the phylogeny of the Carnivoramorpha: The impact of postcranial characters by Spaulding & Flynn (2012) buff.ly/YNaD7IH #PaleoSky #2025SVP

To mark the 85th Annual SVP Meeting 2025, we've curated an open access collection of landmark vertebrate palaeontology papers. Next up.. 🐸 Dates, nodes and character conflict: Addressing the Lissamphibian origin problem by Ruta & Coates (2007) 🦎 buff.ly/VnuPdEH #PaleoSky #2025SVP #Frogs #Amphibian

For the 85th SVP Meeting 2025, we've assembled a collection of landmark vertebrate palaeontology papers. Next: The phylogenetic relationships and evolutionary history of armoured dinosaurs (Ornithischia). Raven 𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘭. (2023) buff.ly/aEn5huc @profpaulbarrett.bsky.social @tweetisaurus.bsky.social

In honour of the 85th Annual SVP Meeting 2025, we've assembled an open access collection of landmark JSP vertebrate palaeontology papers. Next up: The evolution of major temnospondyl clades: an inclusive phylogenetic analysis by Schoch (2013) buff.ly/bvDDKsJ #PaleoSky #2025SVP #SVP2025 #tetrapod

To mark the 85th Annual SVP Meeting 2025, we've curated a special open access collection. Next up is jawless vertebrates: Phylogeny, classification and character polarity of the Osteostraci (Vertebrata) by Sansom (2009) buff.ly/M6bXNzx #2025SVP #PaleoSky @fossilrob.bsky.social #FossilFish #SVP2025

To mark the 85th SVP Meeting #2025SVP we've assembled a collection of landmark JSP vertebrate palaeontology papers. Next: Systematics and phylogeny of Stegosauria (Dinosauria: Ornithischia) doi.org/10.1017/S147... #PaleoSky #FossilFriday @tweetisaurus.bsky.social @profpaulbarrett.bsky.social

New paper out in JSP! 𝐄𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐨𝐧𝐬: the phylogeny of Azhdarchoidea (Pterosauria: Pterodactyloidea) and the evolution of giant size in pterosaurs by Thomas & McDavid (2025) buff.ly/j9OujIm #PaleoSky #Dragons #Pterosaurs #2025SVP buff.ly/3w48C05 @zhejiang0pterus.bsky.social @skyemcdavid.com

To celebrate the 85th Annual SVP Meeting #2025SVP, we’ve curated a special open access collection of landmark JSP studies from the past two decades. Next up,.. Systematics of the Anteosauria (Therapsida: Dinocephalia) by Kammerer (2011) buff.ly/XF2oUgj #PaleoSky #2025SVP #SVP2025 #predator

To mark the 85th Annual SVP Meeting 2025, JSP have curated a special open access collection of landmark studies. Our next study highlight: Reassessment of the phylogenetic interrelationships of basal turtles (Testudinata) by Anquetin (2011): buff.ly/1tUVXZm 🐢 #PaleoSky #2025SVP #Turtles #SVP2025

To mark the 85th Annual SVP Meeting 2025, we've assembled an open access collection of landmark vertebrate palaeontology papers. Our next study highlight is a taxonomic and phylogenetic re-evaluation of Therizinosauria (Dinosauria: Maniraptora) by Zanno (2010) buff.ly/IJMpY0c #PaleoSky #2025SVP

To mark the 85th Annual SVP Meeting 2025, we've assembled an open access collection of landmark JSP vertebrate palaeontology papers. Next to highlight.. The Phylogeny of Ceratosauria (Dinosauria: Theropoda) by Carrano & Sampson (2008) buff.ly/Jl1zEwf #Paleosky #2025SVP #DrScott #DinosaurTrain

To mark the 85th SVP Meeting 2025, we've assembled an open access collection of landmark JSP vertebrate palaeontology papers. Next, Friedman (2007) investigates 𝙎𝙩𝙮𝙡𝙤𝙞𝙘𝙝𝙩𝙝𝙮𝙨, the oldest known coelacanth — and early bony fish relationships buff.ly/EGlBuN3 #PaleoSky #FossilFish #CoelacanthChronicles

To mark the 85th Annual SVP Meeting 2025, we've assembled an open access collection of landmark JSP vertebrate palaeontology papers. Next study to highlight is.. The phylogeny of ornithischian dinosaurs by Butler et al. (2008) buff.ly/O0hipyA #2025SVP #PaleoSky @richardjbutler.bsky.social

For the 85th Annual SVP Meeting, we have assembled a collection of landmark vertebrate palaeontology papers. #2025SVP Ever wonder about the evolution of your carnivorous pets 🐾 Wesley‐Hunt & Flynn (2010) looked into the origins of Carnivora buff.ly/nDVXL0W #PaleoSky #Carnivora #FossilFriday #NHM

New study out in JSP! 🐢 Sarda & Maniel unveil a new species of Elkanemys (Pelomedusoides) from the Turonian–Coniacian of Patagonia, Argentina, with phylogenetic analysis showing Elkanemys to be a member of Podocnemidoidae: buff.ly/QYAl9UX #PaleoSky #Fossils #Turtles #Pleurodira buff.ly/AIl42yY

For the 85th Annual SVP Meeting 2025, we have assembled a collection of landmark vertebrate palaeontology papers. Next study to highlight is the phylogeny of Macraucheniidae- one of the most diverse families of South American native ungulates, by Lobo et al. buff.ly/PCwWnmq #Paleosky #2025SVP

For the 85th Annual Meeting of the Society of Vertebrate Palaeontology 2025, we have assembled a collection of landmark JSP vertebrate palaeontology papers Next up... is a comprehensive phylogeny of Mesozoic birds by O’Connor & Zhou (2013) buff.ly/6P2TNBl #Paleosky #PaleobirdNerd #2025SVP

In honour of the 85th Meeting of the Society of Vertebrate Palaeontology 2025, we have assembled a collection of landmark vertebrate palaeontology papers published by JSP First up: A new phylogeny of ichthyosaurs by B.C. Moon buff.ly/0XLPtMf #2025SVP #Paleosky @moononthebones.bsky.social #NHM

Article collection: JSP Landmark Papers in Vertebrate Palaeontology www.tandfonline.com/journals/tjs... In honour of the 85th Annual SVP Meeting, this special collection highlights landmark studies that present comprehensive systematic frameworks for a diverse range of vertebrate groups #2025SVP

New paper in JSP: Gonçalves & Luccisano reassess the taxonomy and phylogeny of Aeduellidae, Carboniferous ray-finned fish from Decazeville Basin, France 🐟 Results hint at a North American origin… or convergent traits that muddy the family waters. Read the study: buff.ly/huDEsiU #paleosky #fossilfish

🎃 Happy Halloween! Did you know Philisids were the most diverse family of Afro-Arabian bats in the Palaeogene— including some of the largest ever. Dental fossils from Chambi (Tunisia) & Gour Lazib (Algeria) shed light on their evolution🦇 #FossilFriday #PaleoSky #Bats Read more: buff.ly/BbHKZiM

🐋 #FunFact: Ichthyosaurs stretched up to 21 meters long—smaller than whales, but still the largest marine reptiles in Earth’s history! Want the full evolutionary deep dive? Check out Moon (2017), the most extensive ichthyosaur phylogeny to date 👉 buff.ly/0XLPtMf #Paleosky #MarineGiants #Mindblown

Listen to our Co-Editors-in-Chief, Imran Rahman and Susannah Maidment discuss the NHM's mission, cutting-edge research published in JSP, areas for future coverage—and, of course, their favourite dinosaurs. buff.ly/RbPLT3b @tweetisaurus.bsky.social @imranrahman.bsky.social @tandfresearch.bsky.social

🦇 Cryptic bats! 🦇 Esquivel 𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘭. dissected the hidden diversity of 𝘓𝘰𝘱𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘮𝘢 𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘴𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘦 ( #Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae), using molecular, morphological and geographic evidence to identify cryptic species. Read the full study in SAB: buff.ly/lLMY5Q3 #BatAppreciationMonth @batgirlsusan.bsky.social

Meet our brilliant team of Associate Editors! 𝐃𝐫 𝐄𝐫𝐢𝐧 𝐌𝐚𝐱𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐥 is the curator of fossil aquatic vertebrates at the Museum of Natural History Stuttgart, focussing on the morphology and systematics of Mesozoic marine vertebrates (ichthyosaurs, bony fishes). Read more: buff.ly/9YfGqEb #Paleosky #NHM

Why extant, not extinct? A new JSP paper by Sorbelli 𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘭. describes an extinct 𝙇𝙖𝙩𝙤𝙣𝙞𝙖 species (Anura: Discoglossidae) from the Early Pleistocene of the Apennine Peninsula—offering fresh clues on how the genus survived in Eurasia. Read more: buff.ly/NGVelt5 #Paleosky @amniotalab.bsky.social

New Burgess Shale fossils reveal lobopodians evolved jointed armour—like arthropods but distinct. Arthrodization of limbs came first, body followed. A key Cambrian leap toward true arthropods. Read more in this study by Aria & Caron (2024): buff.ly/waRvTB8 #FossilFriday #Mindblown #paleosky #fossils

Did you know? 🕷️🦀 Arthropods are Earth’s most diverse animal phylum—by far—and have been since the Cambrian Explosion over 500 million years ago. #Mindblown Fun fact from @arthropoda-curator.bsky.social Read about early Cambrian Emu Bay radiodonts (Paterson et al. 2023): buff.ly/pfeQayu #Paleosky

In JSP this week, Bisconti 𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘭. describe a newly discovered fossil from the Late Miocene of Piedmont (Italy), illuminating a long-lost chapter in the evolution of Cetotheriidae 🐋 an extinct lineage of baleen whales within Mysticeti 🐳 Read more: buff.ly/EPHt5wE #PaleoSky #Fossils #NewSpecies

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