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I'm an Associate Professor of Evolution and Paleobiology at the Gostling Evolution and Paleobiology Lab, the University of Southampton. Birds, Dinosaurs, Mammals, 'Animals', Evolution and Paleobiology, Placentology
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The Geology Collection at Lyme Regis Museum has been awarded the prestigious Designated Status by @artscouncilengland.bsky.social
Only the 5th geological collection (south of Birmingham) in England and Wales to achieve this recognition. See the press release
www.lymeregismuseum.co.uk/designation/
Opening TODAY! Come to Dorking and to find out about Spinosaurs, weird piscivorous dinosaurs that roamed the Cretaceous of southern England. Work from the lab and Karen Fawcett can be seen in this exciting exhibition.
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Had a lovely time last night talking about Spinosaurids at the Mole Valley Geological Society www.mvgs.org.uk
I am really excited that 'Hidden in Stone' opens at the Dorking Museum on Thursday 22nd Jan.
Come and find out about Dorking's Dinosaur Discovery from next week.
On my way to PalAss 2025 in Portsmouth. 20 years since my first annual meeting. Talking about Spinosaurs tomorrow morning, dinner on HMS Warrior this evening. Lots of talks about fossils.
Did spinosaurids really survive into the latest Cretaceous? The postprint for our latest work on these incredible dinosaurs is out today, where @neilgostling.bsky.social, @tetzoo.bsky.social and I examine claims of spino persistance beyond the Cenomanian www.ameghiniana.org.ar/index.php/am...
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Happy Origin of Species Day! 166 years since publication and a year since I made this video.
Darwin's On the Origin of Species revolutionised how we see ourselves in Nature.
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#Evolution
The annual VertZoo trip to @morethanadodo.bsky.social for a comparative anatomy study practical is always fun, but this year @sotonbiosciences.bsky.social is joined by @unisouthampton_wsa! The museum refurb looks amazing, modern but completely in keeping @unisouthampton.bsky.social #ArtAndScience
This is an absolutely superb diorama. The pieces you made really lifted the exhibition and showed the interaction between these animals!
Really chuffed to be featured. Lovely work led by @gruiformabi.bsky.social. @unisouthampton.bsky.social @sotonbiosciences.bsky.social
It's looking amazing!
I love your poem! It's spot on. Thank you so much for your kind words too.
The Dodo went extinct more that 350 years ago, and yet it still has a very large presence... Here is a lovely piece from BBC Future about our work and 'it'. with Karen Fawcett and Julian Hume
www.bbc.com/future/artic...
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And so, the GostlingEvoPalaeoLab and volunteers from the Dinosaur on Your Window Sill head off to a school fête to talk dinosaur and bird evolution.
#palaeoSaturday
Great day in the Palaeo lab at Dinosaur Isle with @christijanibarker.bsky.social and @jamesmacdonell.bsky.social looking at Isle of Wight dinosaurs. Keep an eye out for some exciting developments...
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Southampton Palaeontology people by their display at the Lyme Regis Fossil Festival
Incredibly proud and grateful for the amazing efforts of the Southampton team at the #LymeRegisFossilFestival. We spoke to 1000s of people, and several local schools. The students were brilliant. Thank you all for hard work.
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A super talk by asst producer Jay Balamurugun from #WalkingWithDinosaurs2025.
A wonderful insight into how the series was put together.
Lots of people were inspired in 1999, I am sure lots of new palaeos will result from the new series.
#LymeRegisFossilFestival
Fantastic talk about Mary Anning and her discoveries from @tomsharperocks.bsky.social at #LymeRegisFossilFestival
Anning was a fascinating person.
Mike, from Everything Dinosaur is changing the dinosaur model world, no single use plastics, British design, development, scientifically accurate models of prehistoric animals...
Day 2 of #LymeRegisFossilFestival and I am chairing talks!
The first is 'How to build a dinosaur' from the amazing team at Everything Dinosaur introducing the 'Evolutions' project... New dinosaur models...
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@palaeosingh.bsky.social I am so sorry I only saw you across the marquee and didn't get to chat. Are you around tomorrow?
#LymeRegisFossilFestival
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Great day at the Lyme Regis Fossil Festival. Lovely to see my former lecturers, from Reading, Amanda Callaghan and Graham Holloway. The star of the show was undoubtedly Karen Fawcett 's wonderful Ceratosuchops reproduction. A smashing, friendly, exciting day talking science. Last day tomorrow.
We're at the Lyme Regis Fossil Festival with MRes and PhD students from @sotonbiosciences.bsky.social and @sotonoceanearth.bsky.social. It's schools day today, but the festival is a weekend of palaeobiological delight. Come along and say hello.
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Thank you ever so much. I'm really pleased you enjoyed it.
Really pleased to be on my way to @linneansociety.bsky.social for #PintOfScience.
Polly is excited too. Dodos are cool
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Fantastic article by Dr Neil Gostling on how Sir David Attenborough has reshaped how we see the natural world throughout his illustrious career.
Follow him at: @neilgostling.bsky.social
theconversation.com/from-zoo-que...
From Zoo Quest to Ocean: The evolution of David Attenborough’s voice for the planet theconversation.com/from-zoo-que...
The piece I wrote with Sam Illingworth. I hope that you enjoy it.