There will be the annual LGBTQ dinner this year hosted by me at the Malt House, 7 pm on 11/13. It is a great opportunity to connect with queer colleagues and discuss the struggles and joys of being in Paleontology! Please RSVP by email to [email protected]. #2025SVP

What an amazing finding— any knowledge about the Denisovans is a huge advancement!

#OrcaFacts: Orcas, like all dolphins, swallow their food whole. Their sharp teeth are used for ripping and tearing but are not suited for chewing.
Photo by Whale Watch Western Australia
#WhaleTales #OrcaActionMonth

For #fossilFriday, announcing that my redescription of Eosqualodon langewieschei, a late Oligocene toothed whale, is now published: www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1...

Dippy, a replica Diplodocus skeleton, is one of the most iconic exhibits in museum history, and it’s been wowing visitors since day one.

A grand ceremony was held on 12th May 1905, to unveil the cast to a crowd of three hundred who had assembled in the Reptile gallery.

#NaturalHistoryMuseum #Dippy

I'm free from spring semester!!! 🌿🌻 I celebrated by finishing my pinniped naturalist page of my favorites~ 🦭💕 I hope you love these loaves in all their shapes & sizes~!!
#natureart #seals #walrus #sealion #sketch

It can't be all doom and gloom. So each day we try and intersperse our resistance with pictures and words of encouragement.
We can do this
We just have to maintain a positive attitude and keep at it.

To that end
Someone somewhere
Needs flowers tonight

I relied on the BHL to complete my dissertation— consider donating to keep this critical resource alive and well!!

Are you a grad student or early career researcher who would like to learn more about entering, editing and downloading data from the Paleobiology Database? Mark Uhen, Dan Segessenman & Matt Carrano will be hosting a workshop at George Mason June 2-5.

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Hanami (lit. “flower viewing) yesterday at the tidal basin on the National Mall! The girlfriend and I made homemade hanami dango 🍡 which are rice dumplings colored to represent the evolution of cherry blossoms from bud to leaf! #sakura #cherryblossoms #DC #GPOY

Nobile, F. et al. Surviving a Dark Age: The Oldest Baleen-Bearing Whales (Cetacea: Chaeomysticeti) of Pacific South America (Lower Miocene, Peru). Life 2025, 15, 452. doi.org/10.3390/life...

Chapters 4 and 5 of my dissertation were on the redescription of the type species of Squalodon and then putting the family in a phylogenetic context.

Chapter 2 of my dissertation was a massive literature review to figure out what names were still floating around and what material was attached to those names!