To brighten up a wet and rainy #FossilFriday, here's my take on the recently described drepanosaur Mirasaura grauvogeli. It's shown among the conifer Voltzia, a plant found in abundance in the same beds as Mirasaura. The pointed sail shape is based on fossil data... #sciart #fossils #paleontology

Insights into reef evolution: the first sphinctozoan-dominated reef facies from the lower Katian (Upper Ordovician) of the Tarim Basin, China onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... #PapersinPalaeontology

An Eocene New World vulture (Aves, Cathartidae) from Mongolia onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... #PapersinPalaeontology

Climatic niche stability & lability in Holarctic non-marine ostracods: implications for Quaternary palaeoclimate reconstruction onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

It seems like just the other day I was putting the proto6of this croc noggin together

The first pterosaur from the Bauru Group: an azhdarchid from the Upper Cretaceous of Brazil onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... #PapersinPalaeontology @rv-pegas.bsky.social

Oldest winged insects: first Megasecoptera from the early Carboniferous (Serpukhovian) of Argentina onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

#BiologyLetters Marking the 200th anniversary of the naming of Megalosaurus, Paul Barrett and Susannah Maidment have curated a Special issue for Biology Letters on Dinosaur Science: royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/... #dinosaurs #evolution #palaeobiology

Feeding strategies of the Pleistocene insular dwarf elephants Palaeoloxodon falconeri and Palaeoloxodon mnaidriensis from Sicily (Italy) onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... @flaviastrani.bsky.social @unizar.es @iucaunizar.bsky.social @datadryad.bsky.social @datadryad.bsky.social

Symposia 🔍 Among our 29 themed symposia + 1 open symposium, we are pleased to feature: ✨ Life in the Phanerozoic Oceans: Evolution, diversity and ecology in deep time marine ecosystems✨ 📩 To participate in this symposium or get more information, contact the conveners: 👇

The effects of sensitive environmental indicators in interpreting faunas of the past: a case study from the Jurassic of China onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Biostratigraphy & correlation of the Cambrian Thorntonia Limestone, southeastern Georgina Basin (Queensland, Australia) onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... #PapersinPalaeontology

✨ The #PalAss2025 organisers are preparing something special for icebreaker participants together with Staggeringly Good ! 🥳 Don't forget to register for this event during the registration period ⬇️ 🎉 palass.org/annual-meeti... #icebreaker #porstmouth #uk🇬🇧 #events #december

⚠️Don't forget to register for the annual dinner. The maximum capacity is 240 guests 🤩🥳 ⬇️ palass.org/annual-meeti... ⚠️ Abstract submission deadline: 19th of September ⬇️ palass.org/annual-meeti... #conference #uk #palaeontology #dinner #registration

Mummified Palaeogene millipedes from southern France onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... #PapersinPalaeontology

Reproductive organs and fronds of Mesozoic seed ferns from the Middle–Upper Triassic Cañadón Largo Formation (Patagonia, Argentina) onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... #PapersInPalaeontology

⚠️ We’re excited to announce our invited speakers for the #PalAss Annual Meeting! 🎉 🔗 Registration link ⬇️ palass.org/annual-meeti... #conference #uk #palaeontology #meeting

Morphometric analysis of the conodont Chiosella timorensis from the early Anisian of Romania & China & its significance for the definition of the Olenekian–Anisian Boundary onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... @datadryad.bsky.social

IPC7 will held 29 themed symposia + 1 open symposium. Today we feature: ✨Ichthyosaur evolution and biology✨ 📩 To participate in this symposium, contact the conveners: Lene Liebe Delsett — [email protected] @leneliebedelsett.bsky.social Judith Pardo-Pérez — [email protected]

Taxonomy & palaeoecology of the Mesozoic Foraminifera family Duotaxidae onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... - surviving a mass extinction

Happy #FossilFriday from Johnson Discovery Surface in @discoverygeoparknl.bsky.social, famous for its #Fractofusus andersoni, but which also has large enigmatic forms dubbed #Blackbrookia (now considered a pseudofossil). The JDS material is however covered in pimples or meshes not seen in the type.

Early elytrification of forewings of Palaeozoic cockroachoids onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... #PapersinPalaeontology

New #fossilsandfiction episode featuring the extremely talented Mark Witton! Mark had some fantastic insights into the ways paleo and pop culture intersect, especially for the very famous #TRex in his new book ‘King Tyrant’! 🦖 tinyurl.com/34aerxt4

🔍 Symposia IPC7 will host 29 themed symposia plus one open general symposium. 🌟 Today we feature: Pangea in crisis: life on land during the Permian–Triassic 👇

⚠️Deadline for abstract submission is 19th of September ⬇️ palass.org/annual-meeti... #conference #PalAss #event #uk #abstract

A phylogeny for Heterostraci (stem-gnathostomes) onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... @datadryad @wileyearthspace @fossilrob.bsky.social @evopalaeo.bsky.social

Calling all Palaeontology PhD candidates and post-docs everywhere! No matter what your particular field of research or country of institution, please follow forms.gle/cLLkEjdLjPrT... and fill in my ANONYMOUS RESEARCH SURVEY – #Yourpalaeolife : investigating fieldwork by early career palaeontologists

Which arthropods have feet and why? Addressing an argument for aquatic fossil scorpions onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... @datadryad.bsky.social

New osteological characteristics identify the first stem sleeper goby (Gobioidei, Odontobutidae) from the upper Eocene onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... @datadryad.bsky.social #PapersinPalaeontology

Calling Midwest Anatomists and Paleontologists! Deadlines Extended! Sept 1st for Talks and Posters! Sept 12th for registration. Look forward to seeing you here! @anatomyorg.bsky.social @paleosoc.bsky.social @societyofvertpaleo.bsky.social www.anatomy.org/.../Meetings...

🧫 The 4th MARDI Workshop🔬 📅 3-5 Nov 2025 📍 University of Pisa, Italy Join MARDI to explore Arctic diatom proxies, taxonomic syntheses & interlab comparisons. Breakout groups, collaboration & insights await! 🔗 Register: pastglobalchanges.org/calendar/138... #PaleoScience #MARDI #Diatoms

A new sail-back ornithischian dinosaur from the Lower Cretaceous Wealden Group of the Isle of Wight & the origins of neural spine elongation in iguanodontians onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... #FossilFriday #PapersinPalaeontology

Symposia 🔍 The IPC7 will feature 29 themed symposia + 1 open symposium. ✨ Today we showcase: Devonian stratigraphy, environments and palaeontology with focus on Gondwana

Morning! For #fossilfriday why not give our latest episode a listen! Susie and Rob have a chat about a new paper that explores the origins of vertebrate teeth via some very cool techniques Or check out our back catalogue that ranges from the first fossil hunters to where pterosaurs come from

Crocodyliform diversity of the Cretaceous Açu Formation, Potiguar Basin, Brazil: geographical distribution & palaeobiological implications onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... #PapersinPalaeontology

There will be 29 themed symposia and one open general symposium at the upcoming IPC7. 📢 Today we highlight: Major biotic events during the Ordovician and Silurian and their dynamics To participate: Zhan Renbin — [email protected] Alycia Stigall — [email protected] 🔗 More info 👉 www.ipc7.site

📰The PAGES August newsletter is out! Find out what the PAGES working groups are up to and don't miss the many deadlines for applications, registrations, abstract submissions and calls starting from today until the end of August⚠️ Happy reading! 🔗 pastglobalchanges.org/news/138604

⚠️ We are delighted to announce that registration for the 69th Annual Meeting of the Palaeontological Association is now open! 🔹Join us at the University of Portsmouth from 11th to 15th December 2025. 🔸 Deadline for early-bird registration and abstract submission is 19th September 2025 [1/2]

Wow that Bonnerichthys fin ended up being a lot longer than I was expecting.

☄️ New exhibition, opening at the Museum on Nov. 17! Impact: The End of the Age of Dinosaurs will explore how an asteroid impact 66 million years ago changed life on Earth forever, leading to the extinction of non-bird dinosaurs & the majority of animal and plant species. Photo: Alvaro Keding/© AMNH

Have you ever wanted to be an intern at the Museum? Now’s your chance: Our Museum Education Experience Program (MEEP) is looking for fall interns! Applications are open through August 24. Details: bit.ly/3Jc5XJv Photos: A. Keding/ © AMNH

A new theme issue of #PhilTransB focuses on the evolution of Earth’s biosphere: royalsocietypublishing.org/toc/rstb/202...

Well, the flipping iguanodont limb-bone log jam jacket went well, but Ethan's progress in lightening the block has been slowed by a surprise hipbone, ilia well below the leg bones. @utahpaleo-ufop.bsky.social @paleontologizing.bsky.social @jeremybroberts.bsky.social @societyofvertpaleo.bsky.social

🤓 Excited to share our new paper on the #coccolith group, published in the CPN Newsletter [Issue 30, July 2025], together with Dr. Francesca Lozar 🌞 #paper #fossils #paleontology #friday

The enigmatic Jakapil kaniukura, a really weird armored ornithischian dinosaur from the earliest part of the Late Cretaceous of South America #paleoart #dinosaurs #jakapil

Exciting news! Fossil files is now available on YouTube! So, if like me, you like to listen to podcasts while you work you have another opinion. youtu.be/dCU2d-3rkl4?...

Where Pterosaurs came from has always been a bit of a mystery: they just sort of turn up in the Triassic. In this week's @thefossilfiles.bsky.social Susie and I cover a cool new study on ecology & origins of pterosaurs & weird relatives in Triassic climates. www.youtube.com/watch?v=dCU2...

Welcome back to Trilobite Tuesday! Pictured is a Dalmanites danae specimen from the Niagaran Limestone of Wisconsin. On occasion, trilobite fossils have been uncovered in the midst of molting, like the example pictured here.

Standing giants: a digital biomechanical model for bipedal postures in sauropod dinosaurs onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Negative ontogenetic allometry of cardinal spines in the early Cambrian arthropod Isoxys volucris indicates their defensive function onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... @siriuspalaeo.bsky.social @bobnichollsart.bsky.social