📢¡Recordatorio! Aún quedan plazas, ¡aprovechad, que el taller es la semana que viene!

How should I publish my digital fossil? Recommendations for the publication of comprehensive 3D datasets in palaeontological studies onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... @daniajinn.bsky.social @mfnberlin.bsky.social @dfg.de @datadryad.bsky.social #FossilFriday

CERFA organiza el 23 de abril un taller sobre la herramienta @authentisci.bsky.social con @anaalonsoserrano.bsky.social, un puente entre los científicos y la sociedad para hacer la información más transparente. ¡Apúntate aquí! cerfa.de/blog/2026/04...

⏳ 8 days left! Register + submit your abstract for #EAVP2026 now 👇 eavp2026.weebly.com/registration... and a REMINDER --> 💸 Grants available (€200 + fees) 📅 Deadline: 20 April 2026

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Giant honeybees (Apis dorsata) synchronize thousands of abdomens in a wave to repel hornets from their nest

Posting my 3D dynamic Pteranodon folding wing membrane model again. I never got around to making a propatagium & uropatagium to go along with it, but this was still a useful proof of concept should I ever make a full animated pterosaur (which I fully plan on doing, eventually).

📢And here it is!! How should I publish my digital fossil? Recommendations for the publication of comprehensive 3D datasets in palaeontological studies We hope to spark further discussion on this topic and that positive changes in all the data cycle take place onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

We would like to remind all members of the EAVP community to renew their membership for the current calendar year if you have not already done so. You can renew your membership here: eavp.org/registration...

SOOO COOL

💻I’m currently proofreading one of the works I’ve been most proud of, and it’s not about dinosaurs… If all goes well, it’ll be published next week.⬇️

BREAKING: The blackout in Spain and Portugal in April 2025 did NOT happen because of renewables. The final ENTSO-E report on last year's Iberian blackout is out — and it's essential reading for anyone working on the energy transition. www.entsoe.eu/news/2026/03...

#EAVP2026 Palaeoart submissions are open! We’re looking for artwork related to vert palaeo, incl. palaeoenvironmental reconstructions. More info here or on the eavp website. eavp.org/wp-content/u... eavp.org/palaeoart-ex... #palaeoart

Join us for our first CNB virtual mini symposium 🐓🏃🏻‍♀️! future events suited to additional time zones coming soon; join our mailing list on our website (link in flyer) to stay in the loop.

⚒️#EAVP2026 field trip registration is open!⚒️More details & options here: eavp2026.weebly.com/field-trips....

#TalDíaComoHoy nos dejaba Elizabeth Magie. Inventó The Landlord’s Game. Charles Darrow le robó la idea y patentó una adaptación (lo que conocemos como Monopoly). Ella ganó $500 con su juego. Él se hizo millonario. Para más inri, su juego era una crítica anticapitalista. 🖌️ @imaestroart.bsky.social

Brontësaurus. Ink & gouache on Strathmore grey toned paper, 151 x 147mm, 2014. Because this seems to be doing the rounds again elsewhere. Perhaps the only piece of mine to have gone mildly viral, shunted uncredited like an orphan from workhouse to workhouse across the Internet over the years. 🤓

I'm making an 8K render for large print and display use and I'm just kinda vibing with how this foot looks in high res here

Happy #FossilFriday! Here’s a fantastic sauropod discovery from 2024 that gives us a rare glimpse of basal rebbachisaurid evolution in the Cretaceous of Argentina.⁣ Congratulations to the research team on adding an important new piece to the puzzle of sauropod evolution!⁣ doi.org/10.1080/0891...

The passing of a kind person, supervisor, and incredible colleague, as well as a brilliant professional and researcher, hurts even more at a time when cases of malpractice and unethical behaviour in our field are increasing year after year💔

I've released version 1.2 of my SDF simulations! This update further improves the runtimes: - Simple checking for collision between two meshes run at >150 FPS - Full 6DOF ROM simulations optimising the translations for each rotational pose run at >5.6 FPS - Ligament path estimation run at >5.1 FPS

We are deeply saddened by the unexpected passing of Hans-Dieter Sues. A towering and kind scientist & gifted communicator, he shaped our field through more than 150 papers, landmark discoveries, & a lifelong commitment to sharing the joy of fossils with everyone he met.

📣Call for #EAVP2026 Workshops & Roundtables! 4 workshops approved ✅ 4 slots still open 👀 Got an idea worth discussing? Pitch it now and be part of the program. 🔗 eavp2026.weebly.com/program.html #CallForProposals #Workshops #Roundtable

🦕I am extremely grateful to my colleagues and The Jurassic Foundation for making this project possible, which has marked a milestone in our knowledge of European titanosaurs and which we are convinced is on its way to becoming a reference work in the field.

EAVP Annual Meeting Grants = Now Open This year, 5 Annual Meeting Grants are available. Each grant includes: ✔ Reimbursement of annual conference fees ✔ €200 toward travel & accommodation More details here: eavp.org/amg-annual-m... ⏲️Deadline - 20 APRIL 2026!

GRANT ALERT📌 #PhD students in vertebrate palaeontology, the EAVP *Chapman-Gillespie Research Grant* '26 offers €5,000/year (up to 3 years) for research in pterosaur biomechanics or marine reptiles. 🗓 Deadline: 18 March 📧 [email protected] 👉https://eavp.org/cgrg #fossilfriday

Our paper, based on a uniquely large dataset of vertical descent behaviours in arboreal mammals, is published in @elife.bsky.social. The findings offer fresh perspectives on reconstructing postures in early primates. You can find the accompanying press release here: elifesciences.org/for-the-pres...

🗓️ Early bird registration for #EAVP2026 ends 20 Feb 2026! If you’re planning to join us in Vilnius (hybrid format), lock in your spot and save

It pisses me off enormously to see men who have been belittling and humiliating female scientists to the point of making them cry, pretending to share 11F posts on their social media, saying how much they support us. Fuck off.

I cannot abide this wanton cruelty to ceratopsians

EAVP has issued a statement in response to recent media coverage related to the partial release of the Epstein Files. While no EAVP members have been directly implicated, the statement highlights responsibilities for safeguarding and professional conduct:

Amigas científicas, tengo una noticia/invitación. Cada 11F me encuentro en una encrucijada y cada año hago un poco lo que dicta el corazón, y esta vez quiero organizar algo yo misma. Me parece lo más orgánico y natural si soy fiel a cómo enfoco la ciencia hecha por mujeres el resto del año. +

Looking for a PhD in palaeontology or associated fields? Just a heads up that we have a list of opportunities on the @thepalass.bsky.social website: palass.org/phd-opportun... ⚒️🧪🦀🦑 #evosky (If you're advertising one, you can add it to our listings too: palass.org/form/webform... )

Die perfekte Weihnachtsbaum-Deko existiert nic...

At last, our paper on the biomechanics of hopping in kangaroos is out! elifesciences.org/articles/96437 by Lauren Thornton, @taylorjmdick.bsky.social, me, Glen Lichtwark, Craig McGowan, @jonasrubenson.bsky.social, Alexis Wiktorowicz-Conroy & @cjclemente.bsky.social. Data collected in 2010!

Meanwhile in Infectious Diseases Clinic…

Excited to announce our latest article on open science in non-clinical CT data! Open science is transforming image-based research by making data and processes more accessible. 👉 doi.org/10.1098/rsos...

Questions to scientists of any STEM field: what do you think about the use of AI in research? How does your research influence our present and future? Questions to (any) palaeontologist: which is your favourite dinosaur? Which one is the biggest? Who would win in a fight, the Trex or the Spinosaur?

📢 Registration is open for the 23rd EAVP @eavpalaeo.bsky.social conference at #Vilnius 🇱🇹 Be fast, as there are only 200 places!! eavp2026.weebly.com #EAVP2026 #lithuania

Congratulations to Audrey Williams & Jerry Harris on their new paper on the necks of sauropod dinosaurs. Hold your head up.. journals.library.ualberta.ca/vamp/index.p... @utahpaleo-ufop.bsky.social @andrewtracks.bsky.social @paleontologizing.bsky.social @jeremybroberts.bsky.social

Oh awesome! If you ever need a sauropod-loving paleoartist please don't hesitate to reach out :) www.artstation.com/prehistoryby...

¡Por cierto! Esta parte del hilo es el ejemplo perfecto de que la ciencia no es estática. Ahora habría que revisar estas hipótesis tras la afirmación reciente de que Nannotyrannus es un taxón válido (de nuevo). www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Voy a compartir de nuevo este hilo que hice, que en la otra plataforma tuvo mucho éxito, y aquí nadie le ha dado amor 😢 ¿Quizás es porque hablo de terópodos mainstream en vez de sobre los increíbles saurópodos?

Do you have photos of sauropods in exhibitions?? Please, share them with me, so we can all enjoy the week with these amazing dinosaurs! This is the triad of the @mfnberlin.bsky.social: Giraffatitan (middle), Dicraeosaurus (left) and Diplodocus (right). 🦕❤️🦕

The final PDF of our XROMM study on bird shoulders w/ @johnrhutchinson.bsky.social & @fieldpalaeo.bsky.social is now available at @jexpbiol.bsky.social!

Why such a long face? In our new paper, we quantified dinosaur skull geometry and proportions and tested their functional impact. www.cell.com/iscience/ful... (Artwork by Andy Frazer @dragonsofwales.bsky.social) 1/5

To celebrate the holidays, the 3d department made a bunch of Mini Winnies to decorate with. #MosasaurMonday

🦎✨ New research delivers the 1st full 3D anatomical atlases of the veiled chameleon (Chamaeleo calyptratus)! Open-access atlases + lesson plans offer powerful new tools for studying reptile evolution and teaching comparative anatomy. Leavey et al.: anatomypubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

For those working on micro and macroevolution, I would love to have your opinion on this work: journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...

Getting excited... for #FossilFriday ! Our Morrison Ankylosaur monograph may be published online in a week. Hopefully, this will lead to a fix in many ankylosaur phylogenies. A dozen known Morrison ankylosaur sites spanning 4 states. Who would have think it 35 years ago?