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Dr. Advait M Jukar, FLS @amjukar.bsky.social · 3d

If only we had more deposits! We hardly have any from North America

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Journal of Zoology @jzoology.bsky.social · 5d

A 164.7 cm #rhino horn from #Yakutia sheds light on woolly rhinoceros morphology, longevity, and sexual dimorphism zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #permafrost #palaeoecology @davehone.bsky.social @amcell.bsky.social @elissazcameron.bsky.social @conservresearch.bsky.social

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Dr. Advait M Jukar, FLS @amjukar.bsky.social · 5d

We need to be more honest about the nature of the job market with students, and one way of doing that is by showing them the data. Turns out, we also need better data collection on (at least US) paleo careers www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

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DrAnnD @drannd.bsky.social · 5d

Every field needs this kind of info so students—esp first gen PhD’ers—can go in knowing what’s up.

Might it depress applications? Yes. Might applicants be less diverse? Yep. But until those already in power fix the system, ppl need to know how bad it is.

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Dr. Advait M Jukar, FLS @amjukar.bsky.social · 5d

We recently published a paper on the grim trends in US paleo employment. What we also realized is that we don’t have very good data on where IS paleo PhDs end up and how many end up leaving the field. We need to start collecting better data! www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Employment in paleontology: status and trends in the United States | Paleobiology | Cambridge Core

Employment in paleontology: status and trends in the United States - Volume 51 Issue 2

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Caley Orr @caleyorr.bsky.social · 6d

"We found no evidence of migratory behavior in species that exhibit this behavior today. Ancient foragers likely hunted prey that were available year-round, consistent with zooarchaeological and genetic evidence for reduced mobility at the end of the Pleistocene." 🏺🧪🦣

Biogeochemical evidence for targeted landscape use in ancient foragers of Malawi - Communications Earth & Environment

Foragers hunted small game locally and procured most large prey in riparian habitats and Afromontane grasslands to the southeast of the Kasitu Valley of northern Malawi, suggesting that migratory beha...

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Dr. Solomon David @solomonrdavid.bsky.social · 6d

BEHOLD the GARgantuan Alligator Gar!!!

This is the largest Alligator Gar I’ve encountered; at over 7 feet 10 inches (240 cm) and approximately 55 inches in girth, its weight is estimated at 300 pounds (136 kg)!

A true river monster, among the largest caught, tagged and safely released! #GarWeek

A giant Alligator Gar (fish) lies in a boat, captured for research and safely released after measurements and tagging.

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Thomas R. Holtz, Jr. @arctomet.bsky.social · 8d

Central Asian radiation of modern large-mammal faunas in Miocene | Science Advances www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Central Asian radiation of modern large-mammal faunas in Miocene

Faunal phylogenetic contribution analysis of a mammal supertree shows Central Asia was the Neogene hub for modern megafauna.

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Dr. Advait M Jukar, FLS @amjukar.bsky.social · 8d

Same!

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Biodiversity Pics @biodiversitypix.bsky.social · 12d

🦕 The dinosaurs of North America /.
Washington, Govt. Print. Off., 1896..

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Illustration from 1896 showing detailed views of the skull of a Torosaurus, a large ceratopsid dinosaur from the Cretaceous period. The top section depicts the broad, heart-shaped frill with two large oval openings. Below is a partial front view of the skull bone structure, including the elongated curved horns on each side and the pointed beak-like snout. The illustration includes labels and dotted outlines indicating missing parts, emphasizing the distinctive features of the Torosaurus's cranial anatomy.

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Gabriele Russo @gabrieleru1.bsky.social · 25d

Turns out #hippos 🦛 lived in Europe much more recently than we thought!
Fossil & genetic evidence from Germany shows they roamed 50,000–31,000 years ago, right in the middle of the last #iceage 🥶🌨️
Same species as today’s African hippos, thriving during warmer periods.
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Ancient DNA and dating evidence for the dispersal of hippos into central Europe during the last glacial

Arnold et al. present evidence that Late Pleistocene hippos from the Upper Rhine Graben show close genetic ties to modern African hippos. Although hippos have been thought to have gone extinct around ...

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Nature @nature.com · 26d

Remembering Mark Norell, the palaeontologist whose discoveries helped to demonstrate that birds are living dinosaurs.

go.nature.com/433ddyk

Mark Norell obituary: palaeontologist who showed that dinosaurs still walk among us — as birds

Through fieldwork and innovative research, he transformed how scientists and the public perceive the prehistoric world.

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Oxford University Museum of Natural History @morethanadodo.bsky.social · 26d

L is for... Lithograph! A lithograph is a stone with an image drawn out in a greasy material, and the surrounding stone is etched out to create a water-receptive surface. The ink will only adhere to the drawing, allowing for printing of an image, as shown here in Breaking Ground.

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Biodiversity Pics @biodiversitypix.bsky.social · 26d

🦣 The Mastodon giganteus of North America /.
Boston: J. Wilson, 1852..

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Illustration of the fossilized bones of a Mastodon giganteus foot from the 1852 publication. The detailed black-and-white drawing shows large, rugged bones including the ankle and toe joints, labeled with letters for identification. The bones appear textured with visible surface irregularities, highlighting the massive structure of the extinct prehistoric mammal. The image is set against a plain background with the title "Mastodon Giganteus" below.

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Thomas R. Holtz, Jr. @arctomet.bsky.social · 29d

Calcium Isotopes Correlate With Baleen Whale Feeding Ecology - Martin - Marine Mammal Science - Wiley Online Library onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Calcium Isotopes Correlate With Baleen Whale Feeding Ecology

Baleen whales are among the largest animals ever and engineer marine ecosystems by transporting nutrients both vertically through the water column and across vast oceanic distances. Hidden underwater...

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Dr. Advait M Jukar, FLS @amjukar.bsky.social · Sep 30

Please tell me y'all still have the Hadrosaurus mount

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Dr. Brendan Anderson @fossilsndcoffee.bsky.social · Sep 22

what type of work does PRI do anyway?
Scholars at PRI work on conservation paleobiology (using paleo techniques to address conservation issues), Macroevolution, Paleoclimatology, modern and paleo marine biology, and Science Education #Geoscience ⚒️🦑🧪

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Steve Brusatte @stevebrusatte.bsky.social · Sep 9

We lost Mark Norell today. Dinosaur hunter extraordinaire. The coolest dude alive. My PhD supervisor.
Wherever you are, raise a glass of your favorite lager or single malt, as it is what Mark would want.

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Dr. Advait M Jukar, FLS @amjukar.bsky.social · Sep 2

Did Osborn publish this specimen?

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Biodiversity Pics @biodiversitypix.bsky.social · Aug 25

🐐 Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London
London: Academic Press, [etc.], 1833-1965.

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Illustration of a Siberian ibex (Capra sibirica sacin) standing on rocky terrain with faint mountain outlines in the background. The ibex has a light brown to beige coat with darker shading on its face and legs. Its most notable feature is the large, curved, ridged horns that sweep backward in an arch above its head. The animal has a short black beard under its chin and a dark tufted tail. The ibex stands with one front leg raised, highlighting its muscular build and sure-footedness, characteristic of mountain-dwelling goats. The drawing is detailed and colored, with fine shading emphasizing texture and form.

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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · Aug 24

Jim was an incredible ecologist. I own several of his books, and cite his research reguarly. www.butlernature.com/2025/08/20/j...

Jim Estes, biologist who revealed how sea otters shape entire ecosystems, died on May 20, aged 79

When Jim Estes first arrived in the Aleutian Islands in 1970, he expected a routine wildlife survey. What he found was the outline of a scientific revelation. In places where sea otters thrived, the…

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American Museum of Natural History @amnh.org · Aug 22

It’s Fossil Friday, so let’s get a leg up on the weekend with these colossal limbs! Snapped ~1899, this archival photo from the Museum’s digital collections depicts a Museum preparator standing beside the fossilized limbs of dinosaurs discovered in Wyoming.

A photo of a Museum preparator standing beside four dinosaur legs. The legs tower above the man, with the two immediately next to him rising to nearly double his height.

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Biodiversity Pics @biodiversitypix.bsky.social · Aug 21

🦣 Report upon the extinct Vertebrata obtained in New Mexico by parties of the expedition of 1874.
Washington, D.C., 1877

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Historical black-and-white illustration titled "Mastodon productus" from an 1877 report, depicting detailed fossilized teeth and bone fragments of a mastodon discovered in New Mexico during the 1874 expedition. The image includes various views of molars with distinct cusps and ridges, jaw fragments, isolated teeth, and a sectioned tusk or bone, all rendered with fine stippling and shading to highlight texture and form. Each fossil element is numbered for reference, arranged neatly on a plain background, showcasing the extinct vertebrate's dental and skeletal anatomy for scientific study.

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