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Narimane Chatar @narimanechatar.bsky.social · 6d

New study lead by
@liujuan.bsky.social out today in @science.org 🥳 Otophysan (e.g. carp, catfish, eels) didn't originate from fresh water but instead first evolved in a marine ecosystem, colonizing fresh water multiple times🐟 @ucmpberkeley.bsky.social www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Marine origins and freshwater radiations of the otophysan fishes

Otophysans, known for their enhanced hearing enabled by the complex Weberian apparatus, comprise two-thirds of extant freshwater fish species. Previously, they were thought to have originated in fresh...

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Juan Liu @liujuan.bsky.social · 6d

New in @science.org, meet Acronichthys maccagnoi, a new species from Late Creatacous Canada that changes what we know about the origins and evolution of one of the most successful fish groups on Earth.

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Prof. Valentin Fischer @val-fisch.bsky.social · Sep 8

New paper showing that ichthyosaurs ate vampyromorph coleoids. Did they like it ? No idea 🤷‍♂️

@universitedeliege.bsky.social @naturmusee.bsky.social @just-fre.bsky.social
@peerj.bsky.social

peerj.com/articles/19786

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AlbertoMS @albertomartinserra.bsky.social · Sep 8

NEWS: 4 years PhD studentship at the University of Malaga (Spain). Evolution of the backbone and limbs of crocodylomorphs, supervised by Professor Borja Figueirido @bortxaf.bsky.social and myself. More information here👇 #paleobiology #biomechanics

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Narimane Chatar @narimanechatar.bsky.social · Sep 8

Fully funded PhD position available at
@univmalaga.bsky.social 👩‍🎓👨‍🎓 focusing on the evolution of the vertebral column in crocodylomorphs 🐊under the supervision of @bortxaf.bsky.social & @albertomartinserra.bsky.social
Application deadline: Sep 30 🚨

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Jordi Marcé-Nogué @featunning.bsky.social · Aug 30

Brand new paper about meshing in computational fluid dynamics simulations for organic geometries in paleobiology published in @methodsinecoevol.bsky.social offering both practical guidance and structured comparison of meshing techniques in #CFD

➡️https://doi.org/10.1111/2041-210X.70146

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Miguel Díaz de León @migueldlm.bsky.social · Aug 26

✨ Key improvements: – Works with modern Blender versions – 2 “lofting” methods for complex muscle shapes – Mesh resolution control – More accurate parameter calculations – Automatic muscle texture – Fewer bugs, better stability

🔗 Available here: github.com/MiguelDLM/my...

GitHub - MiguelDLM/MyoGeneratorRemix: Blender add-on to create volumetric muscles

Blender add-on to create volumetric muscles . Contribute to MiguelDLM/MyoGeneratorRemix development by creating an account on GitHub.

github.com

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Narimane Chatar @narimanechatar.bsky.social · Aug 27

New paper out today lead by @tsengzj.bsky.social where we test the 150-year-old hypothesis that the unique jaw torus in Nimravus is an adaptation to resist bite forces using FEA🦁🔪our results highlight some functional advantage of the torus, which are amplified at larger gape doi.org/10.1098/rsbl...

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Narimane Chatar @narimanechatar.bsky.social · Aug 20

Abstract accepted for a talk at #SVP2025 - #2025SVP in Birmingham 🇬🇧 See y'all there if you wanna learn about fun stuffs we did to learn more about teeth form-function 🦷🥩🌿

Can you spot the Black Sabbath ref in the title? 😎🤘🎸
@societyofvertpaleo.bsky.social

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Z. Jack Tseng @tsengzj.bsky.social · Aug 14

The Department of Integrative Biology @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social is hiring an Assistant Teaching Professor of Human Anatomy! Open until September 19. Please share with anatomy/paleo/func-morph colleagues and friends. Happy to answer any questions. aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05053

Assistant Teaching Professor - Human Anatomy- Department of Integrative Biology

University of California, Berkeley is hiring. Apply now!

aprecruit.berkeley.edu

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John Logsdon @johnlogsdon.bsky.social · Aug 14

1) Are you an Assistant Professor studying evolutionary biology?

2) Are you in the US?

3) Would you like to give a research seminar in Iowa?

4) Are you available to travel September 4-6?

If you can answer YES x4, please DM me ASAP, or comment below.

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Université de Liège @universitedeliege.bsky.social · Aug 8

INTERNATIONAL CAT DAY 🐈 A paleontological look at our favorite felines ! Did you know the very first known feline lived in France nearly 30 million years ago? Learn more 👇
Special thanks to @valentinfischer.bsky.social @narimanechatar.bsky.social and team !
www.news.uliege.be/cms/c_204630...

International Cat Day: Paleontology facts about our favorite felids

On August 8, researchers from ULiège share key insights into how our feline friends evolved before becoming the domestic cats we know today.

www.news.uliege.be

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Narimane Chatar @narimanechatar.bsky.social · Jul 14

(finally) back in in Liège for a few days after two conference in a row.
Had an amazing time at @eavpalaeo.bsky.social #EAVP2025 and @sebiology.bsky.social #SEBCONFERENCE 🤩

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Narimane Chatar @narimanechatar.bsky.social · Jul 10

Hey @sebiology.bsky.social attendees! Don't forget the A2 - Experimental palaeo session in Nightingale 1&2 tomorrow morning 🤩🦖🦾 #SEBCONFERENCE #SEB2025

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Narimane Chatar @narimanechatar.bsky.social · Jul 5

So proud of Nicolas who just won the @eavpalaeo.bsky.social best poster award this year in Kraków 🇵🇱🤩🥟
I had the chance to co-supervise Nicolas for his BSc thesis last semester at @maastrichtu.bsky.social
We looked into the functional anatomy of proboscideans long bones using FEA 🦴🐘🦣

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Erin E. Saupe @eesaupe.bsky.social · May 29

🚨🚨🚨!Post doc opportunity! 🚨🚨🚨
35 month post doc on niche modelling of migratory whales in my lab with Katrina Jones. Job advert below:
my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...
Please get in touch with questions!

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Julia McHugh @drjmchugh.bsky.social · May 22

The Invertebrate Paleontology department at the AMNH is seeking a full-time Museum Specialist.

www.indeed.com/viewjob?from...

Museum Specialist - New York, NY 10024 - Indeed.com

American Museum of Natural History

www.indeed.com

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Narimane Chatar @narimanechatar.bsky.social · Apr 21

Has anyone been able to upload anything on MorphoSource recently?

Narimane Chatar @narimanechatar.bsky.social · Apr 14

Finally got it right this year 😍 #2026MMM
Long live the king of the artic 👑🐻‍❄️

March Mammal Madness @mmmletsgo.bsky.social · Apr 3

#2025MMM CHAMPION: POLAR BEAR

Thank you so much for following along, and we can't wait to see you next year for #2026MMM!

Remember: if you're learning, you're winning!

Narimane Chatar @narimanechatar.bsky.social · Apr 11

A bit late but... for this #FossilFriday I'm proud to announce that I was awarded a #MSCA Global Fellowship scoring +98%🥳Starting Dec 1st I will spend 2 more years at @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social with @tsengzj.bsky.social followed by 1 year at @univmalaga.bsky.social with @bortxaf.bsky.social🐺🐯🐻🦝

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Narimane Chatar @narimanechatar.bsky.social · Mar 21

For this #FossilFriday meet Sarkastodon mongoliensis from the Eocene of Inner Mongolia from @natural-history.bsky.social we scanned with PhD student Melvin Vankeslt. First described in 1938 by W. Granger this oxyaenid was absolutely MASSIVE 😱

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Narimane Chatar @narimanechatar.bsky.social · Mar 15

A bit too late for #FossilFriday but I haven't post anything in a while soooo... In the @natural-history.bsky.social for 2 weeks to scan carnivorous mammals with PhD student Melvin Vankelst and we found some BIG BOIIIS 🐯🐺

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Miguel Díaz de León @migueldlm.bsky.social · Mar 7

BFEX: Blender Finite Elements eXporter is a Blender extension (a.k.a. add-on) for building Finite Elements Models to be used on Fossils. From Blender you can easily build, visualize, export and run your FEA

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

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Narimane Chatar @narimanechatar.bsky.social · Mar 4

Abstract deadline is THIS FRIDAY!! 🚨 Don't forget to submit your abstract for the session "A2: Experimental Palaeobiology - Bringing Fossils Back to Life" 🦖🦴

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dr. Jamie A. MacLaren @palaeotheoryum.bsky.social · Feb 16

Do you work on experimental #biology to understand past organisms and ecosystems? Could your work be applicable to organisms in the #fossil record?
Perhaps the @sebiology.bsky.social Annual Meeting special session "Experimental Palaeontology" #SEB_ExPalaeo is something for you?! (1/n)

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