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Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences @pnas.org · 1d

One of the most-viewed PNAS articles in the last week is “Detecting environmentally dependent developmental plasticity in fossilized individuals.” Explore the article here: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

For more trending articles, visit ow.ly/Me2U50SkLRZ.

CT scan of Menardella limbata specimen (Left) and a 3D reconstruction of a cross-section of the same specimen with individual chambers highlighted in different colors (Right). The scale bar represents 100 µm. Visualized in Dragonfly version 2021.3 (Object Research Systems, Canada).

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Mali Ramsfjell @malihr.bsky.social · 5d

I wrote a short post about some characters to use when identifying and differentiating between the cyclostome genera Hornera and Stigmatoechos!

#Artsdatabanken #NorDigBryo #Bryozoa

www.nhm.uio.no/english/rese...

Hornera versus Stigmatoechos - Natural History Museum

Read this story on the University of Oslo's website.

www.nhm.uio.no

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Matt Friedman @friedmanlab.bsky.social · 5d

Another fish gig!

Justine A Smith @justineasmith.bsky.social · 5d

Job Alert! Assistant Prof of Fish Ecology at
@wfcbucdavis.bsky.social, with a focus on freshwater and anadromous coldwater fishes. This is a wonderful and supportive place to work. Please share with your fishy friends! recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF07351

Assistant Professor of Fish Ecology

University of California, Davis is hiring. Apply now!

recruit.ucdavis.edu

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Arthur Porto @agporto.bsky.social · 7d

Come join us at UF!

Christy Schnitzler @christyschnitz.bsky.social · 9d

Now Hiring! Whitney Laboratory Assistant/Associate Professor in Marine Bioscience
Apply & More Info - explore.jobs.ufl.edu/en-us/job/53...
We seek a creative, collaborative scientist whose research harnesses or advances cutting-edge tools. Please help spread the word & reach out with any questions!

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Blanca Figuerola @bfiguerola.bsky.social · 7d

Ready to take the next step in your research career at @icmcsic.bsky.social?We’re seeking enthusiastic candidates to join our team + apply for prestigious pre/postdoc fellowships. Learn more👇
🔗 icm.csic.es/ca/oferta-tr...

🔗 icm.csic.es/ca/oferta-tr...
@em-oyster.bsky.social @bryozoology.bsky.social

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Lee Hsiang Liow （廖珕庠） @lhliow.bsky.social · 7d

@malihr.bsky.social found a ctenostome bryozoan growing on a crustacean in one of our museum jars .. super cool!
www.nhm.uio.no/english/rese...

The strange ctenostome Triticella - Natural History Museum

Sometimes you find the strangest things when you go through museum collections...

www.nhm.uio.no

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Daven Quinn @davenquinn.com · 7d

It was truly a pleasure to be part of this group. NIGPAS was amazing to visit, and the conveners were generous in opening their long-term work to a broad collaboration. I can't wait to see what comes of it.

I also learned a lot about fossils and some deep cuts of Nanjing history and cuisine.

Lee Hsiang Liow （廖珕庠） @lhliow.bsky.social · 7d

A scientifically productive but also socially fabulous week at the Nanjing’s NIGPAS where they house c 150 paleontologists!! Excited to continue work we started with Li Qijian, Na Lin @davenquinn.com Ye Shan Adam Kocsis @kiessl.bsky.social & many other fantastic scientists!

Many small boxes of fossils in a collection drawer from
NIGPAS

The museum part of NIGPAS Nanjing Institute of Geology and Paleontology.

Description of the history of Nanjing Institute of Geology and Paleontology NIGPAS in Chinese and English.

International group of scientists walking side by side at JIMING temple. Nanjing.

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Lee Hsiang Liow （廖珕庠） @lhliow.bsky.social · 7d

I followed my visit to Nanjing’s NIGPAS with a very short visit to The Chinese University of Geosciences (CUG) in Wuhan. Thank you Dr Song Haijun and Feng Yan for being wonderful hosts. Chatted with many brilliant young paleobiologists and geologists there.

Feng Yan (a young lady) standing beside huge crinoid fossils

5 happy persons standing outside the geology museum of CUG Chinese university of Geosciences in Wuhan

Four persons standing around museum collection cabinets

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Lee Hsiang Liow （廖珕庠） @lhliow.bsky.social · 7d

A scientifically productive but also socially fabulous week at the Nanjing’s NIGPAS where they house c 150 paleontologists!! Excited to continue work we started with Li Qijian, Na Lin @davenquinn.com Ye Shan Adam Kocsis @kiessl.bsky.social & many other fantastic scientists!

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Schmidt Ocean Institute @schmidtocean.bsky.social · 21d

When chanchitos fly, it happens 2,340 meters deep in the Ocean! This is a sea pig, or chanchito, if you’re a member of the #Uruguaysub200 science team. Scotoplanes sp. is a genus of deep-sea sea cucumbers of the family Elpidiidae. 🎥ROV SuBastian / Schmidt Ocean Institute

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tomomi parins-fukuchi @tomopfuku.bsky.social · 26d

I am recruiting a PhD student this application cycle to explore questions on the evolution of morphological variation and phylogenetics. I'm especially seeking folks interested in fossil marine inverts. Please reach out to me if interested! Portal opens Nov. 1 eeb.utoronto.ca/education/gr...

Admissions - Ecology & Evolutionary Biology

Resources For More Information Please contact: [email protected]

eeb.utoronto.ca

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Paul D. Taylor @nhmbryozoa.bsky.social · 26d

#FossilFriday The ‘face’ of the brachiopod Ancistrocrania from the Late Cretaceous Chalk of Belgium. One of the unused images taken for ‘Fossils, The Essential Guide’ which I wish was available at all good booksellers.

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Lee Hsiang Liow （廖珕庠） @lhliow.bsky.social · 27d

Please let us know if we can make it easier for u to attend ! Welcome to Oslo!!

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Lee Hsiang Liow （廖珕庠） @lhliow.bsky.social · 27d

#bryozoa bryozoologists! It’s official!! We are hosting Larwood 2026 in Oslo!! 1-3 June: mark and save on your calendars and spread the news!! @nhmbryozoa.bsky.social

International Bryozoology Association @bryozoology.bsky.social · 28d

Save the date! Next Larwood meeting (European bryozoan conference) in 2026 will be in Oslo from 1st-3rd of June! Hosted by @lhliow.bsky.social Hope to see you there.

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Lee Hsiang Liow （廖珕庠） @lhliow.bsky.social · 29d

watch this space! congrats @mluerig.bsky.social ! this will be fun!

Moritz Lürig @mluerig.bsky.social · Sep 4

hey folks, happy to announce that I was awarded an @erc.europa.eu starting grant to investigate the phenomics of butterfly and moth diversification using computer vision and AI. I'll be looking for phd students and postdocs starting in late 2026/early 2027. will post more details soon!

Universität Bonn @unibonn.bsky.social · Sep 4

Congratulations! Junior-Professor Dr. Amelie Schiprowski, Professor Dr. Lucie Flek and Dr. Moritz Lürig for each receiving a €1.5 million ERC Starting Grant supporting early-career researchers.
Read More: www.uni-bonn.de/en/news/univ...
@erc.europa.eu @mluerig.bsky.social @aschiprowski.bsky.social

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Pascal Title @ptitle.bsky.social · 29d

Anyone have an example of an interactive hands-on lab for teaching phylogenetic tree thinking for a zoology course?

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Paul D. Taylor @nhmbryozoa.bsky.social · Sep 8

#MolluscMonday Miocene (Burdigalian) oyster bed at Sainte-Croix-du-Mont in SW France. Remarkably, this site is a tourist attraction and even has its own bar.

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Darren Naish @tetzoo.bsky.social · Sep 7

I am opposed to AI products and services because of the extra power they require... IN A CLIMATE CRISIS. I am opposed to AI results - texts and illustrations - because they've been created unethically, via theft and non-consensual use of the work of others. Share if you agree.

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Lee Hsiang Liow （廖珕庠） @lhliow.bsky.social · Sep 7

Read about invasive #bryozoans in Norway by @malihr.bsky.social www.nhm.uio.no/english/rese... and other supercool finds in her documentation of our #Artsdatabanken funded project NorDigBryo! www.nhm.uio.no/english/rese...

Schizoporella japonica - An invasive species from the Pacific - Natural History Museum

Read this story on the University of Oslo's website.

www.nhm.uio.no

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Lee Hsiang Liow （廖珕庠） @lhliow.bsky.social · Sep 5

Can’t agree more.

Wayne Maddison @waynemaddison.bsky.social · Sep 5

Confused writing is usually a symptom of confused thinking. As we struggle to clarify writing, we clarify our thoughts. AI writing aids rob us of that struggle, leaving clean-looking text and thoughts still confused for lack of inspection. Writing is not just a product; it is a diagnostic tool.

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Corrie Moreau @corriemoreau.bsky.social · Sep 4

And I got to visit the public museum quickly and entomology collection!

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Lee Hsiang Liow （廖珕庠） @lhliow.bsky.social · Sep 4

So excited that @corriemoreau.bsky.social will be giving a tangled banks seminar at NHMO today!! www.nhm.uio.no/english/rese... join us (also on zoom!)

Evolutionary success of the turtle ants through extreme trait evolution and symbiosis - Natural History Museum

Dr. Corrie Moreau, Cornell University

www.nhm.uio.no

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Lee Hsiang Liow （廖珕庠） @lhliow.bsky.social · Sep 3

Sort of. and it has been going on for a few years. Funded by Volkswagen foundation.

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Lee Hsiang Liow （廖珕庠） @lhliow.bsky.social · Sep 3

What a great bunch of paleobiologists and soooo international!! the annual @paleosynth.bsky.social summer school. Such a pleasure to share methods with u all. Thanks @devapriya-chat.bsky.social @dralexdunhill.bsky.social @moriakiyasuhara.bsky.social & others for sending ur grad students over!

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Lee Hsiang Liow （廖珕庠） @lhliow.bsky.social · Aug 27

Can’t wait to meet all of you!

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