Dr Orla Bath Enright
@orlabe.bsky.social
Taphonomist - Investigating mechanisms of soft tissue preservation | Rugby & reading: best enjoyed separately to avoid chaos
ERC Officer thepalass.bluesky.com | Associate Editor for sedimentologika.bluesky.com
📍Germany she/her 🇮🇪
ERC Officer thepalass.bluesky.com | Associate Editor for sedimentologika.bluesky.com
📍Germany she/her 🇮🇪
🚨Join our fantastic Panel of Speakers this evening at 1730 GMT to discuss the #LeverhulmeTrust Early Career Fellowship!
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November 26, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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November 12, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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🚨We have exciting new webinar series starting next Wednesday @1730 BST!
Join me as we discuss the #ERCStartingGrant with our panel speakers who have recently obtained this funding.
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Join me as we discuss the #ERCStartingGrant with our panel speakers who have recently obtained this funding.
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October 22, 2025 at 4:13 PM
🚨We have exciting new webinar series starting next Wednesday @1730 BST!
Join me as we discuss the #ERCStartingGrant with our panel speakers who have recently obtained this funding.
Anyone is welcome to join this webinar - register here 👇
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Join me as we discuss the #ERCStartingGrant with our panel speakers who have recently obtained this funding.
Anyone is welcome to join this webinar - register here 👇
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🚨Check out our new paper! 🦠
Led by @taphonomist.bsky.social our experiments show the influence of endogenous bacteria in the early stages of decay.
Led by @taphonomist.bsky.social our experiments show the influence of endogenous bacteria in the early stages of decay.
Bacteria 🦠 🧫 play a crucial role in how animals become fossils!
Read about how decay experiments demonstrate that bacteria from the gut dominate the thanatomicrobiome (the internal microbiome of decay) and probably control fossilisation in our new paper!
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Read about how decay experiments demonstrate that bacteria from the gut dominate the thanatomicrobiome (the internal microbiome of decay) and probably control fossilisation in our new paper!
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
The relationship between microbial community succession, decay, and anatomical character loss in non‐biomineralized animals
A fundamental assumption of hypothesis-driven decay experiments is that, during decay, the loss of anatomy follows a sequence broadly controlled by the intrinsic compositional properties of tissues. ...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
October 15, 2025 at 11:42 AM
🚨Check out our new paper! 🦠
Led by @taphonomist.bsky.social our experiments show the influence of endogenous bacteria in the early stages of decay.
Led by @taphonomist.bsky.social our experiments show the influence of endogenous bacteria in the early stages of decay.
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Very excited to announce that I will be joining the staff at @uniofreading.bsky.social in the new year.
Especially looking forward to working alongside Kevin the Ichthyostega and the team at the @colezoology.bsky.social as part of my new role.
Especially looking forward to working alongside Kevin the Ichthyostega and the team at the @colezoology.bsky.social as part of my new role.
September 8, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Very excited to announce that I will be joining the staff at @uniofreading.bsky.social in the new year.
Especially looking forward to working alongside Kevin the Ichthyostega and the team at the @colezoology.bsky.social as part of my new role.
Especially looking forward to working alongside Kevin the Ichthyostega and the team at the @colezoology.bsky.social as part of my new role.
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Really interesting and excellently executed taphonomic study alert!
The authours designed neat insect disarticualtion experiments to better understand preservational patterns of insect found in the Crato Formation, Brazil. 🪰🪳🦟
Very very cool work by Storari et al.
journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
The authours designed neat insect disarticualtion experiments to better understand preservational patterns of insect found in the Crato Formation, Brazil. 🪰🪳🦟
Very very cool work by Storari et al.
journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
Taphonomy of aquatic insects from the Crato Formation Lagerstätte (Aptian, Lower Cretaceous) under an actualistic look
The Crato Formation (Aptian, Lower Cretaceous) is a fossiliferous deposit of global significance, representing a lacustrine palaeoenvironment which offers insights into aquatic insect taphonomy. Despi...
journals.plos.org
September 16, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Really interesting and excellently executed taphonomic study alert!
The authours designed neat insect disarticualtion experiments to better understand preservational patterns of insect found in the Crato Formation, Brazil. 🪰🪳🦟
Very very cool work by Storari et al.
journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
The authours designed neat insect disarticualtion experiments to better understand preservational patterns of insect found in the Crato Formation, Brazil. 🪰🪳🦟
Very very cool work by Storari et al.
journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
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Sarah Gabbott's @thepalass.bsky.social plenary talk has been living rent free inside my head ever since December so I'm delighted that she's written it up as a Comment for @natecoevo.nature.com: we need taphonomy to understand plastic pollution
rdcu.be/eAmRU
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
rdcu.be/eAmRU
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Understanding environmental impacts of plastic requires a palaeontological lens - Nature Ecology & Evolution
Growing evidence suggests that timescales for plastic degradation have been vastly underestimated. The fossil record of plastic-like biopolymers might provide a perspective on plastic fossilization in...
www.nature.com
August 12, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Sarah Gabbott's @thepalass.bsky.social plenary talk has been living rent free inside my head ever since December so I'm delighted that she's written it up as a Comment for @natecoevo.nature.com: we need taphonomy to understand plastic pollution
rdcu.be/eAmRU
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
rdcu.be/eAmRU
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Check out my little sisters work published in Nature Communications today! 👩🔬📃
🚨 Just out in Nature Communications from my current work with fantastic collaborators @rececochange.bsky.social !
We show that moth communities are experiencing an overall “warming,” with a clear latitudinal pattern: extinction in the north and colonisation in the south.
doi.org/10.1038/s414...
We show that moth communities are experiencing an overall “warming,” with a clear latitudinal pattern: extinction in the north and colonisation in the south.
doi.org/10.1038/s414...
Recent community warming of moths in Finland is driven by extinction in the north and colonisation in the south - Nature Communications
As Finland’s climate warms, cold-adapted moths are disappearing in the north while warm-loving species move in from the south. This shift in insect communities highlights the threat climate change pos...
doi.org
August 12, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Check out my little sisters work published in Nature Communications today! 👩🔬📃
Out today, our Nature cover debut! @stephanspiekman.bsky.social @she-paleo.bsky.social @nature.com @natureportfolio.nature.com
July 31, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Out today, our Nature cover debut! @stephanspiekman.bsky.social @she-paleo.bsky.social @nature.com @natureportfolio.nature.com
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A paper in Nature describes a Triassic reptile with a crest of appendages on its back, which are neither feathers nor skin. The findings demonstrate that feathers or hair-like protrusions are not unique to birds and mammals. go.nature.com/4nZCySR #Paleosky 🧪
July 29, 2025 at 1:31 AM
A paper in Nature describes a Triassic reptile with a crest of appendages on its back, which are neither feathers nor skin. The findings demonstrate that feathers or hair-like protrusions are not unique to birds and mammals. go.nature.com/4nZCySR #Paleosky 🧪
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Although large, elongated protrusions on a 247-million-year-old reptile fossil have some similarities to feathers, they are not feathers
go.nature.com/3J0pOLt
go.nature.com/3J0pOLt
Unusual fossil skin appendage is not a feather
Although large, elongated protrusions on a 247-million-year-old reptile fossil have some similarities to feathers, they are not feathers.
go.nature.com
July 28, 2025 at 7:46 AM
Although large, elongated protrusions on a 247-million-year-old reptile fossil have some similarities to feathers, they are not feathers
go.nature.com/3J0pOLt
go.nature.com/3J0pOLt
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Here it is! Please welcome the AMAZING Mirasaura grauvogeli, a NEW MARVELOUS Drepanosaur published in NATURE today!
This astonishing reptile lived during the Middle Triassic in Europe and it possessed an amazing crest made of plume-like structures!
I was commissioned to bring it to life
#paleoart
This astonishing reptile lived during the Middle Triassic in Europe and it possessed an amazing crest made of plume-like structures!
I was commissioned to bring it to life
#paleoart
July 23, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Here it is! Please welcome the AMAZING Mirasaura grauvogeli, a NEW MARVELOUS Drepanosaur published in NATURE today!
This astonishing reptile lived during the Middle Triassic in Europe and it possessed an amazing crest made of plume-like structures!
I was commissioned to bring it to life
#paleoart
This astonishing reptile lived during the Middle Triassic in Europe and it possessed an amazing crest made of plume-like structures!
I was commissioned to bring it to life
#paleoart
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My sister Orla and team just changed our understanding of the fossil record! 😍
🚨 So excited to finally share an incredible discovery from the #Triassic, Grès à Voltzia! Our international team, led by @stephanspiekman.bsky.social and published today in @nature.com, reveals a new reptile, #Mirasaura grauvogeli, donning an elaborate crest 🦎🔬✨
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
July 25, 2025 at 6:02 AM
My sister Orla and team just changed our understanding of the fossil record! 😍
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I am proud and grateful to present a dream project today in @nature.com www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Meet #Mirasaura grauvogeli, a #wonderreptilewith skin appendages that rival feathers and hairs, challenging our view of reptile #evolution🪶🦎
Meet #Mirasaura grauvogeli, a #wonderreptilewith skin appendages that rival feathers and hairs, challenging our view of reptile #evolution🪶🦎
July 23, 2025 at 3:16 PM
I am proud and grateful to present a dream project today in @nature.com www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Meet #Mirasaura grauvogeli, a #wonderreptilewith skin appendages that rival feathers and hairs, challenging our view of reptile #evolution🪶🦎
Meet #Mirasaura grauvogeli, a #wonderreptilewith skin appendages that rival feathers and hairs, challenging our view of reptile #evolution🪶🦎
Also, here is a video of me by @smnstuttgart.bsky.social explaining more about Mirasaura!
youtu.be/6RcsTRDNY6A
youtu.be/6RcsTRDNY6A
Mirasaura - A ‘wonder’ fossil changes our understanding of reptile evolution
YouTube video by Naturkundemuseum Stuttgart
youtu.be
July 23, 2025 at 4:04 PM
🚨 So excited to finally share an incredible discovery from the #Triassic, Grès à Voltzia! Our international team, led by @stephanspiekman.bsky.social and published today in @nature.com, reveals a new reptile, #Mirasaura grauvogeli, donning an elaborate crest 🦎🔬✨
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
July 23, 2025 at 3:30 PM
🚨 So excited to finally share an incredible discovery from the #Triassic, Grès à Voltzia! Our international team, led by @stephanspiekman.bsky.social and published today in @nature.com, reveals a new reptile, #Mirasaura grauvogeli, donning an elaborate crest 🦎🔬✨
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
✨Tonight✨ we are kick starting our new and fully booked #ECR #PeerReview Training Programme with the wonderful help from our editorial officer and journal editors as review mentors!
✨Tomorrow✨ we have our panel discussion on "Careers in Palaeontology"
Join @thepalass.bsky.social to get involved!
✨Tomorrow✨ we have our panel discussion on "Careers in Palaeontology"
Join @thepalass.bsky.social to get involved!
⚠️We are excited to invite you to a member-only webinar✨
🔹When: 4th of June, 17:30 BST
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#webinar #June #palaeontology #career
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June 3, 2025 at 3:52 PM
✨Tonight✨ we are kick starting our new and fully booked #ECR #PeerReview Training Programme with the wonderful help from our editorial officer and journal editors as review mentors!
✨Tomorrow✨ we have our panel discussion on "Careers in Palaeontology"
Join @thepalass.bsky.social to get involved!
✨Tomorrow✨ we have our panel discussion on "Careers in Palaeontology"
Join @thepalass.bsky.social to get involved!
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Delighted to share our paper on data equity in #palaeobiology as part of Paleobiology's 50th anniversary issue 🥳
We look at how palaeo data is collected, stored, curated & shared, and how equity in these processes is crucial for our field's future (1/n) 🧪⚒️
doi.org/10.1017/pab....
We look at how palaeo data is collected, stored, curated & shared, and how equity in these processes is crucial for our field's future (1/n) 🧪⚒️
doi.org/10.1017/pab....
April 23, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Delighted to share our paper on data equity in #palaeobiology as part of Paleobiology's 50th anniversary issue 🥳
We look at how palaeo data is collected, stored, curated & shared, and how equity in these processes is crucial for our field's future (1/n) 🧪⚒️
doi.org/10.1017/pab....
We look at how palaeo data is collected, stored, curated & shared, and how equity in these processes is crucial for our field's future (1/n) 🧪⚒️
doi.org/10.1017/pab....
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April 24, 2025 at 12:54 PM
☎️Calling PalAss members! We have an exclusive webinar this Wednesday on our #EngagementGrant with expert panellists to answer all your questions.
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Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: The Palaeontological Association Engagement Grant. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
We are excited to bring you our next Member Exclusive webinar series. On Wednesdays at 05:30 pm (BST) on the PalAss Engagement Grant. This event is free of charge, but you will need to register.
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April 21, 2025 at 10:02 AM
☎️Calling PalAss members! We have an exclusive webinar this Wednesday on our #EngagementGrant with expert panellists to answer all your questions.
💫Register using the link below
💫Register using the link below
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🌟Members Exclusive!🌟
Join our upcoming webinar to learn the ins & outs of the Palaeontological Association Engagement Grant, featuring previous awardees as our panel speakers.
🗓️Wednesday the 23rd of April, 17:30 (BST)
Don't miss your chance to boost your outreach ideas!
Join our upcoming webinar to learn the ins & outs of the Palaeontological Association Engagement Grant, featuring previous awardees as our panel speakers.
🗓️Wednesday the 23rd of April, 17:30 (BST)
Don't miss your chance to boost your outreach ideas!
April 17, 2025 at 11:35 AM
🌟Members Exclusive!🌟
Join our upcoming webinar to learn the ins & outs of the Palaeontological Association Engagement Grant, featuring previous awardees as our panel speakers.
🗓️Wednesday the 23rd of April, 17:30 (BST)
Don't miss your chance to boost your outreach ideas!
Join our upcoming webinar to learn the ins & outs of the Palaeontological Association Engagement Grant, featuring previous awardees as our panel speakers.
🗓️Wednesday the 23rd of April, 17:30 (BST)
Don't miss your chance to boost your outreach ideas!
Reposted by Dr Orla Bath Enright
West Papua’s Indigenous people have called for a boycott of KitKat, Smarties and Aero chocolate, Oreo biscuits and Ritz crackers, Pantene and Herbal Essences, over alleged ecocide in their territory
West Papuan Indigenous people call for KitKat boycott over alleged ecocide
Thousands of acres of rainforest is being cleared to produce palm oil, used in popular Nestlé and Mondelēz brands
buff.ly
March 23, 2025 at 9:05 AM
West Papua’s Indigenous people have called for a boycott of KitKat, Smarties and Aero chocolate, Oreo biscuits and Ritz crackers, Pantene and Herbal Essences, over alleged ecocide in their territory
Reposted by Dr Orla Bath Enright
On 18th March I'm doing a free, hybrid, public lecture at the GeolSoc on stegosaurs. Come along or join online: www.geolsoc.org.uk/03-PL-stegos...
The Geological Society of London - Public Lecture: The Stegosaurian Dinosaurs
Event details
Stegosaurs are a group of dinosaurs characterised by the possession of two rows of plates and spines that extend from the neck to the end of the tail. They are known from the Middle Jura...
www.geolsoc.org.uk
March 11, 2025 at 2:20 PM
On 18th March I'm doing a free, hybrid, public lecture at the GeolSoc on stegosaurs. Come along or join online: www.geolsoc.org.uk/03-PL-stegos...
Check out this new paper by Chiarella et al. in #Sedimentologika, exploring the impact of #plastic sediments in natural environments. If you were inspired by Prof. Gabbott's "Future Fossils" talk at the 2024 #PalAss Annual Meeting. Get stuck into this! #OpenAccess #Palaeontology #Sedimentology
🚨 New Opinion Paper 🚨
Chiarella (2025) discusses the use of mixed siliciclastic-bioclastic sediments as an analogue for plastic-rich systems in natural environments.
Read the full publication here: oap.unige.ch/journals/sdk...
#Plastics #Sediments #Geology #Sedimentology #OpenAccess
Chiarella (2025) discusses the use of mixed siliciclastic-bioclastic sediments as an analogue for plastic-rich systems in natural environments.
Read the full publication here: oap.unige.ch/journals/sdk...
#Plastics #Sediments #Geology #Sedimentology #OpenAccess
February 20, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Check out this new paper by Chiarella et al. in #Sedimentologika, exploring the impact of #plastic sediments in natural environments. If you were inspired by Prof. Gabbott's "Future Fossils" talk at the 2024 #PalAss Annual Meeting. Get stuck into this! #OpenAccess #Palaeontology #Sedimentology
Reposted by Dr Orla Bath Enright
Calling all creative minds in science communication! 🧠💡🎨 Join us at SMNS as a Content Creator and help bring biodiversity research to a wider audience! 🌿🧬📱
📅 Apply by 16.03.2025
🔗 Details: www.naturkundemuseum-bw.de/stellen/deta...
#JobAlert #Hiring #ScienceComm #SocialMedia
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#JobAlert #Hiring #ScienceComm #SocialMedia
February 19, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Calling all creative minds in science communication! 🧠💡🎨 Join us at SMNS as a Content Creator and help bring biodiversity research to a wider audience! 🌿🧬📱
📅 Apply by 16.03.2025
🔗 Details: www.naturkundemuseum-bw.de/stellen/deta...
#JobAlert #Hiring #ScienceComm #SocialMedia
📅 Apply by 16.03.2025
🔗 Details: www.naturkundemuseum-bw.de/stellen/deta...
#JobAlert #Hiring #ScienceComm #SocialMedia