Matthew Warke
@matthewwarke.bsky.social
Senior Publisher at Taylor & Francis covering geoscience and palaeontology. Views my own.
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Day 2 of #2025SVP announcements!
We are delighted to be promoting 6 of our editorial board members: Arnau Bolet, Diego Castaneda, Masaya Iijima, Beniamino Mecozzi, Jorgo Ristevski, & Mohd Shafi Bhat, to associate editors!
We are delighted to be promoting 6 of our editorial board members: Arnau Bolet, Diego Castaneda, Masaya Iijima, Beniamino Mecozzi, Jorgo Ristevski, & Mohd Shafi Bhat, to associate editors!
November 13, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Day 2 of #2025SVP announcements!
We are delighted to be promoting 6 of our editorial board members: Arnau Bolet, Diego Castaneda, Masaya Iijima, Beniamino Mecozzi, Jorgo Ristevski, & Mohd Shafi Bhat, to associate editors!
We are delighted to be promoting 6 of our editorial board members: Arnau Bolet, Diego Castaneda, Masaya Iijima, Beniamino Mecozzi, Jorgo Ristevski, & Mohd Shafi Bhat, to associate editors!
I'll be at the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology's annual meeting in Birmingham (UK) next week. 🦖
We have an exciting itinerary planned including several Meet the Editor sessions. Come say hi and bring your questions to any of our editors at our booth! 🤝
#SVP2025 #2025SVP #paleontology
We have an exciting itinerary planned including several Meet the Editor sessions. Come say hi and bring your questions to any of our editors at our booth! 🤝
#SVP2025 #2025SVP #paleontology
November 5, 2025 at 10:18 AM
I'll be at the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology's annual meeting in Birmingham (UK) next week. 🦖
We have an exciting itinerary planned including several Meet the Editor sessions. Come say hi and bring your questions to any of our editors at our booth! 🤝
#SVP2025 #2025SVP #paleontology
We have an exciting itinerary planned including several Meet the Editor sessions. Come say hi and bring your questions to any of our editors at our booth! 🤝
#SVP2025 #2025SVP #paleontology
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In honour of #2025SVP #SVP2025 in the UK, @journalsystpal.bsky.social has a special collection of landmark papers in vertebrate palaeontology. These papers have revolutionised our understanding of the systematics of major vertebrare groups, and are open access for Nov: share.google/1DIgZYMyjXUH...
JSP Landmark Papers in Vertebrate Palaeontology
Explore the article collection: JSP Landmark Papers in Vertebrate Palaeontology. Published in Journal of Systematic Palaeontology.
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October 29, 2025 at 6:14 PM
In honour of #2025SVP #SVP2025 in the UK, @journalsystpal.bsky.social has a special collection of landmark papers in vertebrate palaeontology. These papers have revolutionised our understanding of the systematics of major vertebrare groups, and are open access for Nov: share.google/1DIgZYMyjXUH...
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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
An Interview with Imran Rahman & Susannah Maidment, Journal of Systematic Palaeontology
Join Imran Rahman and Susannah Maidment, Co-Editors of the Journal of Systematic Palaeontology, as they discuss the Natural History Museum's mission, cutting-edge research published in their journal,…
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October 28, 2025 at 11:02 AM
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
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New paper just out on the histology of Liaoningosaurus where we demonstrate that these tiny animals are all one year old or less www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Bone histology of Liaoningosaurus paradoxus (Ornithischia: Ankylosauria) from the Lower Cretaceous of Liaoning Province, China
The ankylosaurian dinosaur Liaoningosaurus paradoxus, from the Lower Cretaceous of Liaoning Province, China, is represented by numerous specimens identified as juvenile individuals based on their b...
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October 28, 2025 at 9:43 AM
New paper just out on the histology of Liaoningosaurus where we demonstrate that these tiny animals are all one year old or less www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
For #FossilFriday here's the first ever 'Editor's Pick' for the Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology over on ResearchGate. Papers have been selected by Mike D'Emic and highlight novel methods such as machine learning, FEA, and synchrotron imaging.
www.researchgate.net/journal/Jour...
www.researchgate.net/journal/Jour...
Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology - Editor Pick by Mike D'Emic
These three recent papers highlight the diversity of exciting methods applied to fossils and published by JVP: machine learning, FEA, and synchrotron imaging, among others.
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October 24, 2025 at 2:01 PM
For #FossilFriday here's the first ever 'Editor's Pick' for the Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology over on ResearchGate. Papers have been selected by Mike D'Emic and highlight novel methods such as machine learning, FEA, and synchrotron imaging.
www.researchgate.net/journal/Jour...
www.researchgate.net/journal/Jour...
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For #FossilFriday, we have a fossil from our editor Masaya Iijima.
This is specimen XM 12-1558, from Xinhui museum in Guangdog, China. It belongs to Hanyusuchus, a large (>6 m) crocodylian that became extinct only a few hundred years ago in south China, likely due to habitat loss and hunting 🐊
This is specimen XM 12-1558, from Xinhui museum in Guangdog, China. It belongs to Hanyusuchus, a large (>6 m) crocodylian that became extinct only a few hundred years ago in south China, likely due to habitat loss and hunting 🐊
October 24, 2025 at 9:20 AM
For #FossilFriday, we have a fossil from our editor Masaya Iijima.
This is specimen XM 12-1558, from Xinhui museum in Guangdog, China. It belongs to Hanyusuchus, a large (>6 m) crocodylian that became extinct only a few hundred years ago in south China, likely due to habitat loss and hunting 🐊
This is specimen XM 12-1558, from Xinhui museum in Guangdog, China. It belongs to Hanyusuchus, a large (>6 m) crocodylian that became extinct only a few hundred years ago in south China, likely due to habitat loss and hunting 🐊
A free access highlight this #FossilFriday: this new paravian paper on Austroraptor cabazai by Matías J. Motta and Fernando E. Novas. Free to read and download here:
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Osteology of Austroraptor cabazai (Paraves: Theropoda): a southern gigantic unenlagiid from the Late Cretaceous of Patagonia
Austroraptor cabazai is the largest known paravian from Gondwana. The two known specimens consist of cranial and postcranial elements recovered from the Allen Formation (Campanian – Maastrichtian) ...
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September 26, 2025 at 10:56 AM
A free access highlight this #FossilFriday: this new paravian paper on Austroraptor cabazai by Matías J. Motta and Fernando E. Novas. Free to read and download here:
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
🦖 This #FossilFriday why not check out 'Observations on the skull of the type specimen of Tyrannosaurus rex Osborn, 1905' by Thomas Carr - fully Open Access to read and download from the All Earth website: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Observations on the skull of the type specimen of Tyrannosaurus rex Osborn, 1905
The skull bones of the type specimen of Tyrannosaurus rex have been undescribed since the early 20th Century. The objectives were to provide a description of the type skull, assess the homology of ...
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September 19, 2025 at 8:39 AM
🦖 This #FossilFriday why not check out 'Observations on the skull of the type specimen of Tyrannosaurus rex Osborn, 1905' by Thomas Carr - fully Open Access to read and download from the All Earth website: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Did you know we are one of two journals produced by the Natural History Museum London. We document the diversity of all living things through systematic, phylogenetic and taxonomic studies. We also provide a forum for museum sciences and collections-based works. So, why publish with us?
September 4, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Did you know we are one of two journals produced by the Natural History Museum London. We document the diversity of all living things through systematic, phylogenetic and taxonomic studies. We also provide a forum for museum sciences and collections-based works. So, why publish with us?
For #FossilFriday here's a fab @smithsonianmag.bsky.social piece on a JVP paper from Feb 2025 describing the discovery of a pregnant ichthyosaur called 'Fiona': www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/a...
A Rare, Pregnant Ichthyosaur Fossil Discovered in Chile Is Revealing More Secrets About the Early Cretaceous World
The fossil helps scientists better understand not just the animal, but our planet's geology
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August 15, 2025 at 10:44 AM
For #FossilFriday here's a fab @smithsonianmag.bsky.social piece on a JVP paper from Feb 2025 describing the discovery of a pregnant ichthyosaur called 'Fiona': www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/a...
Memoir 23: Vertebrate Evolution in the Permian Rift Basins of Tanzania and Zambia is now live in the Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. Have a browse here: www.tandfonline.com/toc/ujvp20/c...
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August 7, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Memoir 23: Vertebrate Evolution in the Permian Rift Basins of Tanzania and Zambia is now live in the Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. Have a browse here: www.tandfonline.com/toc/ujvp20/c...
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Welcome to our new co-Editor-in-Chief Prof. Susannah Maidment
Susannah is a renowned expert on the palaeobiology of bird-hipped ‘ornithischian’ dinosaurs at the Natural History Museum, London
🦕Read about her amazing work: buff.ly/4AfhohB
@tweetisaurus.bsky.social #Fossils #PaleoSky #Dinosaurs
Susannah is a renowned expert on the palaeobiology of bird-hipped ‘ornithischian’ dinosaurs at the Natural History Museum, London
🦕Read about her amazing work: buff.ly/4AfhohB
@tweetisaurus.bsky.social #Fossils #PaleoSky #Dinosaurs
July 30, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Welcome to our new co-Editor-in-Chief Prof. Susannah Maidment
Susannah is a renowned expert on the palaeobiology of bird-hipped ‘ornithischian’ dinosaurs at the Natural History Museum, London
🦕Read about her amazing work: buff.ly/4AfhohB
@tweetisaurus.bsky.social #Fossils #PaleoSky #Dinosaurs
Susannah is a renowned expert on the palaeobiology of bird-hipped ‘ornithischian’ dinosaurs at the Natural History Museum, London
🦕Read about her amazing work: buff.ly/4AfhohB
@tweetisaurus.bsky.social #Fossils #PaleoSky #Dinosaurs
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We may be experiencing a heatwave in the UK right now, but did you know the Earth's surface was once almost entirely covered in ice? ❄️
Scientists are discovering how life may have survived these Snowball Earth events, which lasted for millions of years.
Learn more 👇
www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/new...
Scientists are discovering how life may have survived these Snowball Earth events, which lasted for millions of years.
Learn more 👇
www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/new...
Early life may have survived Snowball Earth in meltwater ponds | Natural History Museum
Antarctic meltwater ponds are helping scientists understand how early organisms survived a frozen Earth.
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July 1, 2025 at 3:38 PM
We may be experiencing a heatwave in the UK right now, but did you know the Earth's surface was once almost entirely covered in ice? ❄️
Scientists are discovering how life may have survived these Snowball Earth events, which lasted for millions of years.
Learn more 👇
www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/new...
Scientists are discovering how life may have survived these Snowball Earth events, which lasted for millions of years.
Learn more 👇
www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/new...
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📣Editor spotlight
Dr Jack Cooper (@cooperpalaeo.bsky.social) is the science communication editor at Historical Biology. A palaeobiologist with a PhD from Swansea University; his research focuses on the ecological diversity of both fossil & living sharks 🦈
Dr Jack Cooper (@cooperpalaeo.bsky.social) is the science communication editor at Historical Biology. A palaeobiologist with a PhD from Swansea University; his research focuses on the ecological diversity of both fossil & living sharks 🦈
July 2, 2025 at 10:00 AM
📣Editor spotlight
Dr Jack Cooper (@cooperpalaeo.bsky.social) is the science communication editor at Historical Biology. A palaeobiologist with a PhD from Swansea University; his research focuses on the ecological diversity of both fossil & living sharks 🦈
Dr Jack Cooper (@cooperpalaeo.bsky.social) is the science communication editor at Historical Biology. A palaeobiologist with a PhD from Swansea University; his research focuses on the ecological diversity of both fossil & living sharks 🦈
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Published online Open Access:
Policymaking and developments towards governance in green infrastructure design: the case of Taipei city
Meng-Chin Tsai, Leslie Mabon, Alice Moncaster and Alice Fraser-McDonald
The Open University
doi.org/10.1080/1523...
#greeninfrastructure #Taipei
Policymaking and developments towards governance in green infrastructure design: the case of Taipei city
Meng-Chin Tsai, Leslie Mabon, Alice Moncaster and Alice Fraser-McDonald
The Open University
doi.org/10.1080/1523...
#greeninfrastructure #Taipei
Policymaking and developments towards governance in green infrastructure design: the case of Taipei city
Green infrastructure (GI) has emerged as a key component in urban resilience strategies for integrating ecological and social benefits. Initially driven by government bodies, GI initiatives have ex...
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June 20, 2025 at 8:16 AM
Published online Open Access:
Policymaking and developments towards governance in green infrastructure design: the case of Taipei city
Meng-Chin Tsai, Leslie Mabon, Alice Moncaster and Alice Fraser-McDonald
The Open University
doi.org/10.1080/1523...
#greeninfrastructure #Taipei
Policymaking and developments towards governance in green infrastructure design: the case of Taipei city
Meng-Chin Tsai, Leslie Mabon, Alice Moncaster and Alice Fraser-McDonald
The Open University
doi.org/10.1080/1523...
#greeninfrastructure #Taipei
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Are you writing a paper on fossils that has significant implications for their systematics, relationships, and evolutionary history? Consider submitting it to @journalsystpal.bsky.social. @imranrahman.bsky.social and I welcome informal pre-submission enquiries!
June 20, 2025 at 7:22 AM
Are you writing a paper on fossils that has significant implications for their systematics, relationships, and evolutionary history? Consider submitting it to @journalsystpal.bsky.social. @imranrahman.bsky.social and I welcome informal pre-submission enquiries!
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For #FossilFriday, we have a fossil from our editor Antonio Pineda.
This fossil is the left fragment (ATE7-1) of the face of an individual assigned to our ancestor Homo aff. erectus, recovered from level TE7 of the Sima del Elefante site (Sierra de Atapuerca, Burgos) 🦴 💀
This fossil is the left fragment (ATE7-1) of the face of an individual assigned to our ancestor Homo aff. erectus, recovered from level TE7 of the Sima del Elefante site (Sierra de Atapuerca, Burgos) 🦴 💀
June 13, 2025 at 11:00 AM
For #FossilFriday, we have a fossil from our editor Antonio Pineda.
This fossil is the left fragment (ATE7-1) of the face of an individual assigned to our ancestor Homo aff. erectus, recovered from level TE7 of the Sima del Elefante site (Sierra de Atapuerca, Burgos) 🦴 💀
This fossil is the left fragment (ATE7-1) of the face of an individual assigned to our ancestor Homo aff. erectus, recovered from level TE7 of the Sima del Elefante site (Sierra de Atapuerca, Burgos) 🦴 💀
Delighted that @tandfresearch.bsky.social could attend and sponsor the #NHMStudentConference2025 earlier this week. A lovely meeting with really fantastic research being showcased!
June 12, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Delighted that @tandfresearch.bsky.social could attend and sponsor the #NHMStudentConference2025 earlier this week. A lovely meeting with really fantastic research being showcased!
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📣Editor spotlight
Huasheng Huang is an Associate Professor at Sun Yat-sen University, China. His research interests include the Cenozoic history of vegetation and climate, biodiversity in Southeast Asia and China, and global biogeography of plants. He is an editorial member of Historical Biology.
Huasheng Huang is an Associate Professor at Sun Yat-sen University, China. His research interests include the Cenozoic history of vegetation and climate, biodiversity in Southeast Asia and China, and global biogeography of plants. He is an editorial member of Historical Biology.
May 21, 2025 at 11:01 AM
📣Editor spotlight
Huasheng Huang is an Associate Professor at Sun Yat-sen University, China. His research interests include the Cenozoic history of vegetation and climate, biodiversity in Southeast Asia and China, and global biogeography of plants. He is an editorial member of Historical Biology.
Huasheng Huang is an Associate Professor at Sun Yat-sen University, China. His research interests include the Cenozoic history of vegetation and climate, biodiversity in Southeast Asia and China, and global biogeography of plants. He is an editorial member of Historical Biology.
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📣Editor spotlight
Dr. John Whitlock is the Chair of Science and Mathematics at Mount Aloysius College and a Research Associate at Carnegie Museum of Natural History. His research focuses on the relationships and ecology of dinosaurs, particularly sauropod dinosaurs.
Dr. John Whitlock is the Chair of Science and Mathematics at Mount Aloysius College and a Research Associate at Carnegie Museum of Natural History. His research focuses on the relationships and ecology of dinosaurs, particularly sauropod dinosaurs.
May 28, 2025 at 11:00 AM
📣Editor spotlight
Dr. John Whitlock is the Chair of Science and Mathematics at Mount Aloysius College and a Research Associate at Carnegie Museum of Natural History. His research focuses on the relationships and ecology of dinosaurs, particularly sauropod dinosaurs.
Dr. John Whitlock is the Chair of Science and Mathematics at Mount Aloysius College and a Research Associate at Carnegie Museum of Natural History. His research focuses on the relationships and ecology of dinosaurs, particularly sauropod dinosaurs.
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📣Editor spotlight
Dr Brooke Long-Fox is a conservation paleobiologist and Data Editor for Historical Biology. Her research explores evolution and ecology in marine and freshwater systems. She advocates for FAIR and Open data, inclusive science, and programming to support STEM faculty.
Dr Brooke Long-Fox is a conservation paleobiologist and Data Editor for Historical Biology. Her research explores evolution and ecology in marine and freshwater systems. She advocates for FAIR and Open data, inclusive science, and programming to support STEM faculty.
June 4, 2025 at 11:00 AM
📣Editor spotlight
Dr Brooke Long-Fox is a conservation paleobiologist and Data Editor for Historical Biology. Her research explores evolution and ecology in marine and freshwater systems. She advocates for FAIR and Open data, inclusive science, and programming to support STEM faculty.
Dr Brooke Long-Fox is a conservation paleobiologist and Data Editor for Historical Biology. Her research explores evolution and ecology in marine and freshwater systems. She advocates for FAIR and Open data, inclusive science, and programming to support STEM faculty.
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For #FossilFriday, we're sharing a favourite fossil of our editor-in-chief, Mark Young.
Below is a photograph of a Dodo skeleton (Raphus cucullatus), specimen number: NHMUK S/1988.50.1 (PV A 3302). A famous extinct flightless bird from Mauritius, this is a mounted composite skeleton.
Below is a photograph of a Dodo skeleton (Raphus cucullatus), specimen number: NHMUK S/1988.50.1 (PV A 3302). A famous extinct flightless bird from Mauritius, this is a mounted composite skeleton.
May 16, 2025 at 11:00 AM
For #FossilFriday, we're sharing a favourite fossil of our editor-in-chief, Mark Young.
Below is a photograph of a Dodo skeleton (Raphus cucullatus), specimen number: NHMUK S/1988.50.1 (PV A 3302). A famous extinct flightless bird from Mauritius, this is a mounted composite skeleton.
Below is a photograph of a Dodo skeleton (Raphus cucullatus), specimen number: NHMUK S/1988.50.1 (PV A 3302). A famous extinct flightless bird from Mauritius, this is a mounted composite skeleton.
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Come work with us at JSP!
As EA, you'll be working at the @nhm-london.bsky.social on JSP and our sister journal @nhmsystbiodiv.bsky.social ! 📖
Apply here:
jobs.nhm.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...
As EA, you'll be working at the @nhm-london.bsky.social on JSP and our sister journal @nhmsystbiodiv.bsky.social ! 📖
Apply here:
jobs.nhm.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...
April 28, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Come work with us at JSP!
As EA, you'll be working at the @nhm-london.bsky.social on JSP and our sister journal @nhmsystbiodiv.bsky.social ! 📖
Apply here:
jobs.nhm.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...
As EA, you'll be working at the @nhm-london.bsky.social on JSP and our sister journal @nhmsystbiodiv.bsky.social ! 📖
Apply here:
jobs.nhm.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...
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Come work with us at S&B!
As EA, you'll be working at the @nhm-london.bsky.social on S&B and our sister journal @journalsystpal.bsky.social ! 📖
Apply here:
jobs.nhm.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...
As EA, you'll be working at the @nhm-london.bsky.social on S&B and our sister journal @journalsystpal.bsky.social ! 📖
Apply here:
jobs.nhm.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...
April 28, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Come work with us at S&B!
As EA, you'll be working at the @nhm-london.bsky.social on S&B and our sister journal @journalsystpal.bsky.social ! 📖
Apply here:
jobs.nhm.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...
As EA, you'll be working at the @nhm-london.bsky.social on S&B and our sister journal @journalsystpal.bsky.social ! 📖
Apply here:
jobs.nhm.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...