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dr. Jamie A. MacLaren @palaeotheoryum.bsky.social · Jul 11

@sesamoidstreet.bsky.social @narimanechatar.bsky.social @peterfalkingham.com @imranrahman.bsky.social @boudalab.bsky.social

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dr. Jamie A. MacLaren @palaeotheoryum.bsky.social · Jul 11

Today is the day!
#SEBExPalaeo will be live at #SEBCONFERENCE

9h30 in Nightingale 1&2
(follow signs for Bird Rooms)

Looking forward to seeing you for plenty of experimental #palaeontology #palaeobotany #3D #modelling and fun discussions!

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dr. Jamie A. MacLaren @palaeotheoryum.bsky.social · Apr 28

I smell science!
Finishing proofs for a very appropriate #tapir #anatomy publication this weekend! Happy #WorldTapirDay (for yesterday) everybody! 😇

a baby tapir is standing in the dirt with its mouth open and looking at the camera .

ALT: a baby tapir is standing in the dirt with its mouth open and looking at the camera .

media.tenor.com

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Reposted by dr. Jamie A. MacLaren

Dr Elsa Panciroli @elsa-panciroli.bsky.social · Mar 21

Back in Black. Ever wondered what colour mammals were in the time of dinosaurs? Well a sample of six #MesozoicMammals suggests they were *drum roll* all dark brown/black.
The original goths, I love 'em more than ever.
Congrats to the authors! www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Mesozoic mammaliaforms illuminate the origins of pelage coloration

Pelage coloration, which serves numerous functions, is crucial to the evolution of behavior, physiology, and habitat preferences of mammals. However, little is known about the coloration of Mesozoic m...

www.science.org

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

(4/n)
We hope to see a plethora of palaeo at the annual meeting in #Antwerp this summer (July 8th-11th)
Questions? Contact any of the #ExPalaeo team: @narimanechatar.bsky.social
@peterfalkingham.com @sesamoidstreet.bsky.social @palaeotheoryum.bsky.social
or the SEB @sebiology.bsky.social

https://sebiology.org/events/seb-ann…

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

(3/n)
Abstract submission until 7th March
We are set up in the Animal group, but we are open to abstracts from #plant and #cell #palaeobiology!
We hope to have a diverse array of submissions and speakers - and we are also seeking funding for un-funded attendees (e.g. Master's students)

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

(2/n)
We are fielding abstracts in all fields of experimental palaeobiology:
- #functional #morphology
- #biomechanics
- #taphonomy
- #physiology
- #palaeomimetics
- #hydrodynamics
- #aerodynamics
- #musculoskeletal modelling
- #biomineralisation
- #palaeoecology
🦣🦕🐚🦂🦠🌱

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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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dr. Jamie A. MacLaren @palaeotheoryum.bsky.social · Feb 11

Two great scientists working on #InternationalDayofWomenandGirlsinScience! #PhD student Eleesha Annear and #Masters student Ilke Boutsen @UAFunMorph working on measuring #ungulate necks at the @africamuseumbe - exciting project results coming soon!
#ExPalaeo

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dr. Jamie A. MacLaren @palaeotheoryum.bsky.social · Feb 1

Something is coming (back) this summer... in Antwerp... in July... 🇧🇪🦣🦕🌿🦠
More details to follow soon!
@narimanechatar.bsky.social
@peterfalkingham.com
@sesamoidstreet.bsky.social
@sebiology.bsky.social

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Reposted by dr. Jamie A. MacLaren

Maja Mielke @maja-mielke.bsky.social · Jan 29

Common Loons (Gavia immer) are beautiful water birds that dive up to 60 m deep when searching for prey!

My contribution to the #BirdWhisperer project for January.
Pencil and colored pencil in #Moleskine notebook.

#NatureJournal #Birdart 🪶
@birdwhisperers.bsky.social

Nature Journal page from A6 sized ruled Moleskine notebook.
The page shows a colored pencil drawing of a swimming Common loon in the middle, a pencil sketch of a flying Common loon in the upper right corner, and a pencil sketch of the head of a Common Loon with a fish in the beak on the right side. Text between the drawings indicates "breeding plumage", "non-breeding plumage", "2 white necklaces", and "white spots on each feather", with arrows pointing to the referred parts of the drawings.
More text written between the drawings: Females and males look similar, but males bigger. Breeding: Canada, N-USA, Alaska, S-Greenland & Iceland. Natal habitat imprinting: Loons select lakes as breeding grounds that resemble their natal one, even if it's not ideal in size and pH. Feeds on fish & other animal prey (crustaceans, molluscs). Dives up to 60 m deep! Loons are monogamous.

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dr. Jamie A. MacLaren @palaeotheoryum.bsky.social · Jan 28

Please repost and advertise to all your colleagues!
We are actively seeking submissions, and there are APC waivers available (especially for Global South countries)!

dr. Jamie A. MacLaren @palaeotheoryum.bsky.social · Jan 28

ALERT!
Special Issue in BMC Zoology
"Bringing Fossils Back to Life"
Join us in our special issue with all your #experimental #palaeontology, #taphonomy, #palaeomimetics, and #functional #morphology of extinct life.
Check out the issue call here:
biomedcentral.com/collections/bfbl

Call for papers - Bringing fossils back to life

biomedcentral.com

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Journal of Biomechanics @jbiomech.bsky.social · Jan 26

😃New article published in J Biomech!

"End-divergent architecture diversifies within-muscle mechanical action in human gluteus maximus in vivo", by Takahashi et al.

👀 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

#journalofbiomechanics
#BiomechSky

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dr. Jamie A. MacLaren @palaeotheoryum.bsky.social · Jan 26

Finally got round to writing a short blog-post about my recent book chapter "The Fossil Record of Tapirs" in "Tapirs of the World" by Springer Publishing.
This chapter is a collaboration with Luke Holbrook and artwork by Eva Corssmit. We hope you enjoy!
palaeotheoryum.wordpress.com/2025/01/26/t...

These tapirs are fully booked

Well this one took a while! With the end of term, new contracts, and general Christmas madness, I finally got my latest book chapter over the line. This time, I collaborated with world expert on ea…

palaeotheoryum.wordpress.com

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dr. Jamie A. MacLaren @palaeotheoryum.bsky.social · Jan 26

These tapirs are fully booked

Well this one took a while! With the end of term, new contracts, and general Christmas madness, I finally got my latest book chapter over the line. This time, I collaborated with world expert on early tapirs Prof. Luke Holbrook on a book chapter in the latest in the…

These tapirs are fully booked

Well this one took a while! With the end of term, new contracts, and general Christmas madness, I finally got my latest book chapter over the line. This time, I collaborated with world expert on early tapirs Prof. Luke Holbrook on a book chapter in the latest in the Fascinating Life Sciences series by Springer Publishing: Tapirs of the World…

palaeotheoryum.wordpress.com

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Reposted by dr. Jamie A. MacLaren

Bob Nicholls Art @bobnichollsart.bsky.social · Jan 12

My 25 years of palaeoart chronology...

In 2020 I illustrated LOCKED IN TIME, by @deanrlomax.bsky.social. Here's my "Eonurture" painting, depicting an adult Fuxianhuia caring for several babies –Cambrian arthropod parental care!

cup.columbia.edu/book/locked-...

#PaleoArt #SciArt #SciComm #Cambrian

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dr. Jamie A. MacLaren @palaeotheoryum.bsky.social · Jan 12

(3/n)
I want to thank my new promoters Sam Van Wassenbergh🐤🐟🐸 & Olivier Lambert🐋🐬 for their support during my application. I am very much looking forward to continuing my work on functional #morphology and #experimental #palaeobiology alongside collaborators within and outside the FUNMORPH lab!

dr. Jamie A. MacLaren @palaeotheoryum.bsky.social · Jan 12

(2/n)
This project will include #dissection & #kinematics of terrestrial & aquatic #locomotion, plus #fossils!
Focal species include #tapir (of course!), #capybara, #hippo, & #manatee, with a variety of other species included within this remarkabe group of water-associated plant-eaters 🦛🐹🦌🦏

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dr. Jamie A. MacLaren @palaeotheoryum.bsky.social · Jan 12

Proud to announce that in November 2024 I embarked on my new FWO post-doc at the FUNMORPH lab of UAntwerpen. Building on my previous work looking at #tapir & #horse #locomotion, my new project will investigate locomotor #evolution during (semi)aquatic transitions in herbivorous mammals (1/n)

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dr. Jamie A. MacLaren @palaeotheoryum.bsky.social · Jan 9

Hello BlueSky!
I have migrated myself over here from 🐤 in the hopes of continuing to share my exploits in science and academia. I hope to connect with old friends and new here!
Long overdue updates on my work at the University of Antwerp coming soon - until then: bonjour, goeiedag, and greetings! 🦋

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