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Lene Liebe Delsett

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Vertebrate palaeontologist at the Natural History Museum in Oslo. Aquatic amniotes: ichthyosaur evolution and physiology, whales and plesiosaurs. Member of the Young Academy of Norway. Miljøverner, mamma og paleontolog. she/her.

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Forskere har funnet mange fostre i magene til fiskeøgler. Nå har de forsket på dem – Dette gir nye muligheter til å forstå reproduksjon hos dyr som for lengst er utdødd, sier forsker.

For alle som trenger å lese nyheter om noe morsomt innimellom alt det andre: Min dyktige kollega @feikosaur.bsky.social har studert fossile ryggvirvler fra fiskeøglebabyer for å forstå graviditet og vekst. Moro og nyttig! 🐬🍼🦖 @forskning.bsky.social www.forskning.no/evolusjon-pa...

03.03.2026 08:19 👍 6 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0

Takk for tilliten, selv om jeg alltid føler meg på usikker grunn med uttale på norsk, jeg kan fossile knokler bedre enn språk. Jeg selv sier Diplo-DO-cus når jeg tenker meg om, men det er kanskje dårlig begrunnet. Skal sjekke, og oppdatere snl hvis det er behov!

01.03.2026 21:02 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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Methods for knowledge-based biodiversity monitoring and management under uncertainty (BioM) - UiO:Life Science BioM develops new interdisciplinary methods to model and govern biodiversity under uncertainty, combining ecology, statistics, and philosophy. The project delivers predictive tools, normative framewor...

2 PhD & 1 postdoc available at BioM in Oslo
www.uio.no/english/rese... Interdisciplinary methods to model and govern biodiversity under uncertainty. Re-post widely! Work with statistical ecologists Olav Skarpaas (Natural History Museum Oslo @uio.no) @t-ergon.bsky.social

28.02.2026 14:10 👍 17 🔁 25 💬 0 📌 0

Judith Pardo-Pérez and I are organizing a dedicated ichthyosaur symposium at @ipc7.bsky.social 🤩 Hope to see very many interesting abstracts! Get in touch if there are questions.

25.02.2026 15:48 👍 4 🔁 5 💬 0 📌 0

Very interesting study by @feikosaur.bsky.social and Erin Maxwell about ichthyosaur fetuses!

25.02.2026 13:39 👍 5 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
Photographs (A–C) and CT-scans (D–G) of morphotype E.
(A) The complete specimen with x-y being cross section in picture F. (B–C) Orthoceratoid cephalopod shell fragment seen in two different angles. Red arrows pointing to the same spot in both pictures. (B) Shell fragment seen from the top. (C) Shell fragment seen in cross section. (D–E) Orthoceratoid shell fragment with a length of 15.8 mm and visible chambers. (D) Outside of the shell fragment. (E) Underside of the shell fragment. (F) Orthoslice of onychites marked x-y in picture A. (G) Bone fragment. (A–F) PMO 250.281. (G) PMO 250.904. https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.20746/fig-7

Photographs (A–C) and CT-scans (D–G) of morphotype E. (A) The complete specimen with x-y being cross section in picture F. (B–C) Orthoceratoid cephalopod shell fragment seen in two different angles. Red arrows pointing to the same spot in both pictures. (B) Shell fragment seen from the top. (C) Shell fragment seen in cross section. (D–E) Orthoceratoid shell fragment with a length of 15.8 mm and visible chambers. (D) Outside of the shell fragment. (E) Underside of the shell fragment. (F) Orthoslice of onychites marked x-y in picture A. (G) Bone fragment. (A–F) PMO 250.281. (G) PMO 250.904. https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.20746/fig-7

CT-scans (A, D, G–I) and thin sections (B–C, E–F) of morphotype A.
(A1–A2) External and internal view of sub-morphotype A, PMO 250.270. (B) Tetrapod bone in thin section, PMO 250.004. (C) Fish vertebrae, PMO 250.009. (D1–D2) External and internal view of sub-morphotype A2, PMO 150.275. (E) Fish scale, PMO 249.999. (F) Degraded bone fragments, PMO 250.000. (G1–G2) External and internal view of sub-morphotype A3, PMO 250.273. (H) Burrows with a width of approximately 0.5 mm over a total area of three mm, PMO 250.530. (I) Conodont element measuring 1.22 mm in length, PMO 250.273. https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.20746/fig-3

CT-scans (A, D, G–I) and thin sections (B–C, E–F) of morphotype A. (A1–A2) External and internal view of sub-morphotype A, PMO 250.270. (B) Tetrapod bone in thin section, PMO 250.004. (C) Fish vertebrae, PMO 250.009. (D1–D2) External and internal view of sub-morphotype A2, PMO 150.275. (E) Fish scale, PMO 249.999. (F) Degraded bone fragments, PMO 250.000. (G1–G2) External and internal view of sub-morphotype A3, PMO 250.273. (H) Burrows with a width of approximately 0.5 mm over a total area of three mm, PMO 250.530. (I) Conodont element measuring 1.22 mm in length, PMO 250.273. https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.20746/fig-3

Photographs of the different morphotypes found in the Grippia bonebed, Svalbard.
(A–B) morphotype A1 cigar. (C–E) morphotype A2 amphipolar. (F–G) morphotype A3 cylindrical with grooves. (H–J) morphotype B1 spiral rounded. (K–L) morphotype B2 teardrop. (M–N) morphotype C sub-rounded. (O-P) morphotype D reniform. (Q–S) morphotype E wide cylindrical.(A) PMO 250.847. (B) PMO 250.846. (C) PMO 250.275. (D) PMO 250.854. (E) PMO 250.858. (F) PMO 250.860. (G) PMO 250.530. (H) PMO 250.533. (I’-I”) PMO 250.864. (J) PMO 250.841. (K) PMO 250.869. (L) PMO 250.868. (M) PMO 250.271. (N) PMO 250.884. (O) PMO 250.886. (P) PMO 250.528. (Q) PMO 250.899. (R) PMO 250.897. (S) PMO 250.281. https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.20746/fig-2

Photographs of the different morphotypes found in the Grippia bonebed, Svalbard. (A–B) morphotype A1 cigar. (C–E) morphotype A2 amphipolar. (F–G) morphotype A3 cylindrical with grooves. (H–J) morphotype B1 spiral rounded. (K–L) morphotype B2 teardrop. (M–N) morphotype C sub-rounded. (O-P) morphotype D reniform. (Q–S) morphotype E wide cylindrical.(A) PMO 250.847. (B) PMO 250.846. (C) PMO 250.275. (D) PMO 250.854. (E) PMO 250.858. (F) PMO 250.860. (G) PMO 250.530. (H) PMO 250.533. (I’-I”) PMO 250.864. (J) PMO 250.841. (K) PMO 250.869. (L) PMO 250.868. (M) PMO 250.271. (N) PMO 250.884. (O) PMO 250.886. (P) PMO 250.528. (Q) PMO 250.899. (R) PMO 250.897. (S) PMO 250.281. https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.20746/fig-2

Digesting an ancient ecosystem: #coprolites from the Grippia #bonebed, Lower #Triassic, Svalbard

peerj.com/articles/207...

@peerj.bsky.social #paleobiology #paleontology #fossils

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17.02.2026 08:28 👍 12 🔁 5 💬 0 📌 0

My chapter is of course about a whale skeleton, a small Lagenorhynchus/Leucopleurus from the Natural History Museum @uio.no with a story that fascinated me.🐬 This volume and the project Collecting Norden gave an opportunity to write and think about whales in new ways. OA. brill.com/display/book...

17.02.2026 15:29 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

In addition to sixteen chapters on different objects from our amazing colleagues, we wrote an introduction. It is behind a paywall, so let me know if you want a pdf brill.com/display/book...

17.02.2026 15:15 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Published book🥳Janicke Kaasa, Ulrike Spring and I edited the volume Collecting the North in @degruyterbrill.bsky.social series Arctic Humanities. It examines natural and human-made objects from 18th-20th century, their relationship to Nordic countries and European Arctic. brill.com/display/titl... 🧪

17.02.2026 15:12 👍 4 🔁 3 💬 1 📌 0
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Nordic convergent evolution network NordForsk is an organisation under the Nordic Council of Ministers that provides funding for and facilitates Nordic cooperation on research and research infrastructure.

www.nordforsk.org/projects/nor...

12.02.2026 09:24 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Arctic plants, ichthyosaurs and more! We received funding from Nordforsk for a Nordic network for convergent evolution #NCEN! It is led by @siribirkeland.bsky.social and me, hosted at the Natural History Museum @uio.no and include researchers with amazing work🥳 www.nordforsk.org/projects/nor...

12.02.2026 09:19 👍 10 🔁 3 💬 1 📌 0
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🎓 IPC7 Travel Grants – Call for Applications

The IPC7 organisers offers five Travel Grants to support delegates wishing to attend the IPC7.

Each grant covers:
✈️ Return economy airfare
🏨 Accommodation (University residence)
🎟️ Registration fee
🍽️ Conference dinner

19.01.2026 10:29 👍 4 🔁 6 💬 1 📌 0
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I årboka 2025 for @universitetsmuseet.bsky.social 200 år har jeg skrevet om museumssamlinger og forskning i fortid og framtid, sammen med Anders Goksøyr og Rein Aasland. // Text in yearbook for the museum in Bergen about collections and research 🐋🏛🧪 (In Norwegian) um.uib.no/3001UMB2025F...

29.12.2025 11:32 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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We find no significant difference in inferences when using the humerus compared to the femur. Also, we found that mean corpuscular volume is correlated to the harmonic means of vascular canals. Both give more opportunities for what data can be used when we want to understand vertebrate physiology🫎🐬🧪

23.12.2025 08:26 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Scandinavian University Press

New paper from the ECHO project 🥳 Does the upper arm bone tell us the same things as the thigh bone if we look inside?💪🏼🦵🦴 Lead by Mathieu G. Faure-Brac, we investigated how we can expand the available input data to be used in paleophysiological models.

www.scup.com/eprint/P8MS2...

23.12.2025 08:16 👍 11 🔁 5 💬 1 📌 0
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Thank you for a great conference in Birmingham #2025SVP with the Natural History Museum @uio.no team🤩 @aubronectes.bsky.social @feikosaur.bsky.social @meghalithic.bsky.social Petter Nordenhaug and Mathieu Faure-Brac

16.11.2025 12:31 👍 23 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0

Look what my amazing colleagues did! Early Triassic bonebed at Svalbard shows recovery after mass extinction🥳 @aubronectes.bsky.social

14.11.2025 09:15 👍 18 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 0
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Petter Nordenhaug, also Natural History Museum @uio.no has a great poster on mixosaurs

13.11.2025 17:36 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Rate–time scaling in phenotypic evolution: Limitations of current models in capturing temporal dynamics Abstract. Evolutionary rates correlate negatively with time, which makes it complicated to compare rates across lineages that have diversified on different

Article out in @journal-evo.bsky.social with @klvoje.bsky.social:

academic.oup.com/evolut/advan...

13.11.2025 09:20 👍 17 🔁 9 💬 0 📌 2

All from the Natural History Museum @uio.no 🤩

12.11.2025 17:40 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Myself on swimming evolution in ichthyosaurs and whales 🐬🐬🐋 Talk in Hall 4 Thursday at 0815.

12.11.2025 17:39 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Feiko on neoichthyosaurian pelvic girdle evolution 🐬🍼 Talk in Hall 4 Thursday at 0845🤩

12.11.2025 17:39 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Mathieu presents the first results from our work on ichthyosaur metabolism🐬🌡 Poster session on Thursday 🤩

12.11.2025 17:39 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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We are at #2025SVP and having a great first day! From the ECHO and EXPLAC projects in our group postdocs Mathieu Faure-Brac and @feikosaur.bsky.social. Our marine tetrapod presentation times below 👇

12.11.2025 17:39 👍 12 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0
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Veldig fin tekst om evolusjon av vinger og flyving av vår student Aylin Gjøringbø i siste nummer av Biolog🤩 @feikosaur.bsky.social / Talented student Aylin Gjøringbø in our group just published a great essay about the evolution of fight (in Norwegian).

08.11.2025 13:54 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

In short: As long as you remember Jurassic World is not a documentary, enjoy🍿

28.10.2025 10:19 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Jeg fikk diskutere Jurassic World Rebirth i siste utgave av @forskerforum.bsky.social. Det er bra for all biologisk forskning at folk liker dinosaurer, og så lenge man husker at det ikke er en dokumentar kan man slippe å bli surmaga. Men: marine reptiler er ikke dinosaurer, såpass forventer jeg 🐬🦖🦕

28.10.2025 10:17 👍 6 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0
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Ancient sea turtle discovered in Lebanon reveals a surprising evolutionary history Oldest known sea turtle soft tissues could help reveal how a variety of vertebrates adapted to ocean living

My comment: Is scale loss always part of evolving a pelagic lifestyle? Is Is always about swimming? Maybe - or maybe not. Conclusion: More fossils and research needed🤩🧪

www.science.org/content/arti...

20.10.2025 07:49 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

Interesting new study about scale loss evolution in turtles, with the oldest soft tissue preserved in a sea turtle 🐢 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

20.10.2025 07:45 👍 3 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0
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Special congratulations to our own MSc student Marthe who won one of the Best talk awards🥳🐍 @feikosaur.bsky.social

16.10.2025 09:05 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0