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Dr Thomas Clements @taphonomist.bsky.social · Sep 8

Very excited to announce that I will be joining the staff at @uniofreading.bsky.social in the new year.

Especially looking forward to working alongside Kevin the Ichthyostega and the team at the @colezoology.bsky.social as part of my new role.

Picture of a smiling Ichthyostega called Kevin. He is a chonk.

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Dr Thomas Clements @taphonomist.bsky.social · 22d

Really interesting and excellently executed taphonomic study alert!

The authours designed neat insect disarticualtion experiments to better understand preservational patterns of insect found in the Crato Formation, Brazil. 🪰🪳🦟

Very very cool work by Storari et al.
journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...

Taphonomy of aquatic insects from the Crato Formation Lagerstätte (Aptian, Lower Cretaceous) under an actualistic look

The Crato Formation (Aptian, Lower Cretaceous) is a fossiliferous deposit of global significance, representing a lacustrine palaeoenvironment which offers insights into aquatic insect taphonomy. Despi...

journals.plos.org

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Luíseach Nic Eoin @roinnanluisigh.bsky.social · Aug 12

Sarah Gabbott's @thepalass.bsky.social plenary talk has been living rent free inside my head ever since December so I'm delighted that she's written it up as a Comment for @natecoevo.nature.com: we need taphonomy to understand plastic pollution

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www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Understanding environmental impacts of plastic requires a palaeontological lens - Nature Ecology & Evolution

Growing evidence suggests that timescales for plastic degradation have been vastly underestimated. The fossil record of plastic-like biopolymers might provide a perspective on plastic fossilization in...

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Dr Orla Bath Enright @orlabe.bsky.social · Aug 12

Check out my little sisters work published in Nature Communications today! 👩‍🔬📃

Emilie Ellis @e-ellis1.bsky.social · Aug 12

🚨 Just out in Nature Communications from my current work with fantastic collaborators @rececochange.bsky.social !

We show that moth communities are experiencing an overall “warming,” with a clear latitudinal pattern: extinction in the north and colonisation in the south.
doi.org/10.1038/s414...

Recent community warming of moths in Finland is driven by extinction in the north and colonisation in the south - Nature Communications

As Finland’s climate warms, cold-adapted moths are disappearing in the north while warm-loving species move in from the south. This shift in insect communities highlights the threat climate change pos...

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Dr Orla Bath Enright @orlabe.bsky.social · Jul 31

Out today, our Nature cover debut! @stephanspiekman.bsky.social @she-paleo.bsky.social @nature.com @natureportfolio.nature.com

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Nature Portfolio @natureportfolio.nature.com · Jul 29

A paper in Nature describes a Triassic reptile with a crest of appendages on its back, which are neither feathers nor skin. The findings demonstrate that feathers or hair-like protrusions are not unique to birds and mammals. go.nature.com/4nZCySR #Paleosky 🧪

Reconstruction and illustration of Mirasaura in its natural forested environment, hunting insects. Credit: Gabriel Ugueto

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Nature @nature.com · Jul 28

Although large, elongated protrusions on a 247-million-year-old reptile fossil have some similarities to feathers, they are not feathers

go.nature.com/3J0pOLt

Unusual fossil skin appendage is not a feather

Although large, elongated protrusions on a 247-million-year-old reptile fossil have some similarities to feathers, they are not feathers.

go.nature.com

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Gabriel Ugueto @serpenillus.bsky.social · Jul 23

Here it is! Please welcome the AMAZING Mirasaura grauvogeli, a NEW MARVELOUS Drepanosaur published in NATURE today!
This astonishing reptile lived during the Middle Triassic in Europe and it possessed an amazing crest made of plume-like structures!

I was commissioned to bring it to life
#paleoart

Illustration showing a pair of Mirasaura perched on fern fronds. The green animals show their tall orange, brown and white crests while a small beetle flies over one of them

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Emilie Ellis @e-ellis1.bsky.social · Jul 25

My sister Orla and team just changed our understanding of the fossil record! 😍

Dr Orla Bath Enright @orlabe.bsky.social · Jul 23

🚨 So excited to finally share an incredible discovery from the #Triassic, Grès à Voltzia! Our international team, led by @stephanspiekman.bsky.social and published today in @nature.com, reveals a new reptile, #Mirasaura grauvogeli, donning an elaborate crest 🦎🔬✨
www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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Stephan Spiekman @stephanspiekman.bsky.social · Jul 23

I am proud and grateful to present a dream project today in @nature.com www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Meet #Mirasaura grauvogeli, a #wonderreptilewith skin appendages that rival feathers and hairs, challenging our view of reptile #evolution🪶🦎

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Dr Orla Bath Enright @orlabe.bsky.social · Jul 23

Check out our video for a wonderful illustration of #Mirasaura
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Stephan Spiekman @stephanspiekman.bsky.social · Jul 23

Also, here is a video of me by @smnstuttgart.bsky.social explaining more about Mirasaura!

youtu.be/6RcsTRDNY6A

Mirasaura - A ‘wonder’ fossil changes our understanding of reptile evolution

YouTube video by Naturkundemuseum Stuttgart

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Dr Orla Bath Enright @orlabe.bsky.social · Jul 23

#Mirasaura brought me home to #Ireland during this work, where I could show my 92-year-old grandad these exceptionally preserved fossils. To which he replied, "It's just wonderful to see something older than me and age so well"
He couldn't be more right. ☘️ #FossilPreservation @nature.com

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Dr Orla Bath Enright @orlabe.bsky.social · Jul 23

Analyses with @ucc.ie detected melanosomes within the crest's soft tissues. These resemble those in modern feathers more than those in reptilian skin or mammalian hair. This suggests the crest of #Mirasaura may have been pigmented and displayed visually 🌈 #FossilMelanosomes @she-paleo.bsky.social

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Dr Orla Bath Enright @orlabe.bsky.social · Jul 23

Using #synchrotron imaging, the skull revealed a bird-like cranium with a narrow, mostly toothless snout. #Mirasaura was likely suited to feasting on insects in the early Triassic forests soon after the P-T mass extinction🌴🪳

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Dr Orla Bath Enright @orlabe.bsky.social · Jul 23

#Mirasaura provides the first fossil evidence that such integumentary structures actually formed in early reptiles - distantly related to dinosaurs or birds. This pushes back the origin of these traits! #Evolution #FossilPreservation

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Dr Orla Bath Enright @orlabe.bsky.social · Jul 23

This impressive crest of #Mirasaura had densely overlapping individual appendages with feather-like contours. But our work shows these are unlike true feathers and indicate an independent evolutionary origin 🦎🪶

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Dr Orla Bath Enright @orlabe.bsky.social · Jul 23

🚨 So excited to finally share an incredible discovery from the #Triassic, Grès à Voltzia! Our international team, led by @stephanspiekman.bsky.social and published today in @nature.com, reveals a new reptile, #Mirasaura grauvogeli, donning an elaborate crest 🦎🔬✨
www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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Dr Orla Bath Enright @orlabe.bsky.social · Jul 23

Using #synchrotron imaging, the skull revealed a bird-like cranium with a narrow, mostly toothless snout. #Mirasaura was likely suited to feasting on insects in the early Triassic forests soon after the P-T mass extinction🌴🪳

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Dr Orla Bath Enright @orlabe.bsky.social · Jul 23

#Mirasaura provides the first fossil evidence that such integumentary structures actually formed in early reptiles - distantly related to dinosaurs or birds. This pushes back the origin of these traits! #Evolution #FossilPreservation

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Dr Orla Bath Enright @orlabe.bsky.social · Jun 3

✨Tonight✨ we are kick starting our new and fully booked #ECR #PeerReview Training Programme with the wonderful help from our editorial officer and journal editors as review mentors!

✨Tomorrow✨ we have our panel discussion on "Careers in Palaeontology"

Join @thepalass.bsky.social to get involved!

The Palaeontological Association @thepalass.bsky.social · May 27

⚠️We are excited to invite you to a member-only webinar✨
🔹When: 4th of June, 17:30 BST
🔹Where: on Zoom, register ⬇️
us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

#webinar #June #palaeontology #career

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Emma Dunne @emmadnn.bsky.social · Apr 23

Delighted to share our paper on data equity in #palaeobiology as part of Paleobiology's 50th anniversary issue 🥳

We look at how palaeo data is collected, stored, curated & shared, and how equity in these processes is crucial for our field's future (1/n) 🧪⚒️

doi.org/10.1017/pab....

Simplified flowchart illustrating generalised steps in palaeobiological research processes and the various factors that introduce inequity with regard to data collection, storage, study, analysis, publication, and reuse.

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The Palaeontological Association @thepalass.bsky.social · Apr 24

A great opportunity to join online and learn more about ichnology ⬇️
#ichnology #online #webinar

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Dr Orla Bath Enright @orlabe.bsky.social · Apr 21

☎️Calling PalAss members! We have an exclusive webinar this Wednesday on our #EngagementGrant with expert panellists to answer all your questions.

💫Register using the link below

The Palaeontological Association @thepalass.bsky.social · Apr 17

Register: ⬇️
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Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: The Palaeontological Association Engagement Grant. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.

We are excited to bring you our next Member Exclusive webinar series. On Wednesdays at 05:30 pm (BST) on the PalAss Engagement Grant. This event is free of charge, but you will need to register. Aim ...

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The Palaeontological Association @thepalass.bsky.social · Apr 17

🌟Members Exclusive!🌟

Join our upcoming webinar to learn the ins & outs of the Palaeontological Association Engagement Grant, featuring previous awardees as our panel speakers.

🗓️Wednesday the 23rd of April, 17:30 (BST)

Don't miss your chance to boost your outreach ideas!

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Will Yeates @wyeates.bsky.social · Mar 23

West Papua’s Indigenous people have called for a boycott of KitKat, Smarties and Aero chocolate, Oreo biscuits and Ritz crackers, Pantene and Herbal Essences, over alleged ecocide in their territory

West Papuan Indigenous people call for KitKat boycott over alleged ecocide

Thousands of acres of rainforest is being cleared to produce palm oil, used in popular Nestlé and Mondelēz brands

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