Dr. Brendan Anderson
@fossilsndcoffee.bsky.social
Paleobiologist. evolution and paleoclimate. Coffee enthusiast. Snail evangelist. Visiting Professor @ SUNY Oneonta. Paleontological Research Institution Research Associate. Dartmouth, KU, Cornell alum. He/him. Opinions my own. https://www.brendan-anderson
Reposted by Dr. Brendan Anderson
I can't decide what's worse:
The admin saying they're "repealing" science
The press just saying it's repealed.
The admin saying they're "repealing" science
The press just saying it's repealed.
February 12, 2026 at 8:42 PM
I can't decide what's worse:
The admin saying they're "repealing" science
The press just saying it's repealed.
The admin saying they're "repealing" science
The press just saying it's repealed.
The paper looked at 16 traits in 87 molluscan species, observing (and if relevant measuring) more than 5000 total specimens at the Florida Museum of Natural History (UF) and the Paleontological Research Institution (PRI/Museum of the Earth) so lots of good data collected to keep playing with too!
February 12, 2026 at 8:23 PM
The paper looked at 16 traits in 87 molluscan species, observing (and if relevant measuring) more than 5000 total specimens at the Florida Museum of Natural History (UF) and the Paleontological Research Institution (PRI/Museum of the Earth) so lots of good data collected to keep playing with too!
Extinction was therefore either stochastic or controlled by properties not considered or not observable in the fossil record (such as larval mode or geographic range size) then changes in the studied functional traits (e.g. niche evolution) may not alter extinction probabilities in this case
February 12, 2026 at 8:23 PM
Extinction was therefore either stochastic or controlled by properties not considered or not observable in the fossil record (such as larval mode or geographic range size) then changes in the studied functional traits (e.g. niche evolution) may not alter extinction probabilities in this case
I hope you have better experiences with us molluskfolk, (though there are plenty of shitty invert academics too😪 I'm content to look at my Lil snails doing Lil Snail thingsTM and still say you're an awesome writer. Do wish we would actually fire the bad ones so some jobs could go to better people.
February 11, 2026 at 5:08 PM
I hope you have better experiences with us molluskfolk, (though there are plenty of shitty invert academics too😪 I'm content to look at my Lil snails doing Lil Snail thingsTM and still say you're an awesome writer. Do wish we would actually fire the bad ones so some jobs could go to better people.