Wrapped up an incredible palaeo trip in Italy collecting cetacean morphological data. Had the chance to see fantastic and very underrated collections at the MSN @unipisa.bsky.social, MSN Uni Firenze and GAMPS Scandicci! Grateful to the respective curators for access to these amazing specimens! 🐋🦴
I dabble in watercolour #paleoart when my eyes need a break from staring at my computer. 🐋🎨
New research uncovers the massive squid diet of Hawaiian pilot whales | ScienceDaily 🧪🌎🦑
An early Triassic bone bed excavated at 78°N changes the story about how marine life recovered after the most cataclysmic extinction in Earth history ~252 million years ago. The quantity and diversity of marine reptile and amphibian fossils show that these groups had already radiated into complex oceanic ecosystems by ~249 million years ago.
An early Triassic bone bed excavated at 78°N changes the story about how marine life recovered after the most cataclysmic extinction in Earth history ~252 million years ago.
Learn more in this week's issue of Science: https://scim.ag/48bLsGI
🚨New Website blog 🚨 🧵
Did you watch Shark Whisperer on Netflix? I did & it was pseudoscientific rubbish. In this blog, I do a deep dive into the documentary; its subject, Ocean Ramsey; & the harmful effects of “shark influencers” on shark conservation (1/9)
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Stoked to finally get my hands on @deanrlomax.bsky.social 's new book and meet him at his #SVP2025 signing! 📖✍🏻🦕🦖✨
Having a blast at #SVP2025 🐋🦈🐊🐢🦭🐬🦕🦖🦴🔬
I’m at the annual paleontology conference. Here’s how people today have described their work:
“I basically study swamp monsters”
“I’m a dinosaur orthodontist”
“Dead bird bird watcher”
#2025SVP
