Joe Keating
@evopalaeo.bsky.social
Palaeontologist who likes phylogeny, morphology and early vertebrates. Lecturer @bristolbiosci.bsky.social; Education Officer @thepalass.bsky.social; Developer of treesurgeon https://www.evopalaeo.com/
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January 8, 2026 at 9:05 AM
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A nice news summary here as well: phys.org/news/2026-01...
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Earth's early sponges were soft: Scientists close fossil record gap
Sponges are among Earth's most ancient animals, but exactly when they evolved has long puzzled scientists. Genetic information from living sponges, as well as chemical signals from ancient rocks, sugg...
phys.org
January 7, 2026 at 10:40 PM
A nice news summary here as well: phys.org/news/2026-01...
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Worth checking out some of the comments here as well... Especially greggs_official.
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BBC Bristol on Instagram: "Hundreds of raw sausages have been dumped in St Jude's.
This photo was taken at the end of last week, but many of them are still there. They've become a bit of a talking poi...
117K likes, 2,216 comments - bbcwest on December 9, 2025: "Hundreds of raw sausages have been dumped in St Jude's.
This photo was taken at the end of last week, but many of them are still there. They'...
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December 14, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Worth checking out some of the comments here as well... Especially greggs_official.
www.instagram.com/p/DSDGF6Vk6z...
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Finally, check out Anees Kathrada’s poster from his MSc with Jakob Vinther, Erik Tihelka and me: “The birds and the beetles? Beetle iridescence evolved as a defence against visual predators.” Be sure to stop by!
a close up of a person holding a green beetle with pink eyes
ALT: a close up of a person holding a green beetle with pink eyes
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December 12, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Finally, check out Anees Kathrada’s poster from his MSc with Jakob Vinther, Erik Tihelka and me: “The birds and the beetles? Beetle iridescence evolved as a defence against visual predators.” Be sure to stop by!
My summer undergraduate student Johnny Clavo Yamahuchi is up at 11:45 in Session 2B: “Can we reconcile molecular and morphological clock disparities in a group with a rich fossil record?”
Funded by a @thepalass.bsky.social Undergraduate Research Bursary, with colleagues @bristolpalaeo.bsky.social
Funded by a @thepalass.bsky.social Undergraduate Research Bursary, with colleagues @bristolpalaeo.bsky.social
December 12, 2025 at 4:54 PM
My summer undergraduate student Johnny Clavo Yamahuchi is up at 11:45 in Session 2B: “Can we reconcile molecular and morphological clock disparities in a group with a rich fossil record?”
Funded by a @thepalass.bsky.social Undergraduate Research Bursary, with colleagues @bristolpalaeo.bsky.social
Funded by a @thepalass.bsky.social Undergraduate Research Bursary, with colleagues @bristolpalaeo.bsky.social
Don’t miss Emily Driscoll’s talk, based on her MSc work with David Button and me. Session 2A, 11:15 — “Investigating the functional morphology of iguanodontian thumb spikes.”
December 12, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Don’t miss Emily Driscoll’s talk, based on her MSc work with David Button and me. Session 2A, 11:15 — “Investigating the functional morphology of iguanodontian thumb spikes.”
As a graduate of Geology with Palaeobiology from Leicester, I would be heartbroken to see the centre close, especially knowing the amazing work my colleagues continue to do there.
November 19, 2025 at 9:33 AM
As a graduate of Geology with Palaeobiology from Leicester, I would be heartbroken to see the centre close, especially knowing the amazing work my colleagues continue to do there.
