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Dr Amber Wood-Bailey

@apwoodbailey.bsky.social
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Postdoc. Cranial biomechanics, functional morphology, #scicomm, #FirstGen, she/her🌈

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Charlotte Brassey @cbrassey.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
📢 18-month PDRA in computer vision/3D reconstruction coming very soon. Interested? Get in touch! In collaboration w. Selvino de Kort & Brad Cain (MMU), Peng Wang (Uni. Surrey), @adamvanc.bsky.social (MPI) and Lisa Holmes (Chester Zoo)
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Dr Amber Wood-Bailey @apwoodbailey.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Birthday hound
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Robert Boessenecker, Dr. of Whaleontology ™️ @coastalpaleo.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
#seaotterawarenessweek Sea otters have a terrible fossil record - which makes it easy to summarize in a short thread! What do we actually know about the evolutionary history of sea otters? [blog post here for more in depth reading] coastalpaleo.blogspot.com/2020/06/the-...
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The terrible fossil record of sea otters, part 2: un-fantastic otter fossils and where to find them
Make sure to take a look at part 1, where I summarized what we know about modern sea otter anatomy, behavior, geography, and molecular phylo...
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Darren Naish @tetzoo.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
New at Tetrapod Zoology: The Splendid and Remarkable Anatomy of Hornbills .... tetzoo.com/blog/2026/9/... #birds #ornithology
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The Splendid and Remarkable Anatomy of Hornbills — Tetrapod Zoology
hornbills, hornbill, Bucerotidae, Bucerotiformes, bucerotiform, bird evolution, evolution of birds, ornithology, palaeornithology, paleornithology, bird history, ground hornbill, Bucorvus, Buceros, zo...
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The Palaeontographical Society @palaeontosoc.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Its #MonographMonday! This plate is from Volume 6, Issue 15 (1852), A Monograph of British Tertiary Brachiopoda. This issue is the first part of an enormous series of work published by Thomas Davidson in the Monographs of the Palaeontographical Society over 30 years.
A black and white plate depicting various Terebratula grandis specimens
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Hady George @houdzgeorge.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Welcome Dinodontosaurus isiyavamanda! I'm delighted to introduce you to a new species of protomammal. Hailing from the Triassic of Tanzania, this is the first record of Dinodontosaurus outside of South America, and it informs on the origin of dinosaurs. Here's a thread summarising our findings 🧵
Life reconstruction of two Dinodontosaurus isiyavamanda individuals by Gabriel UguetoSkull and jaw of the holotype of Dinodontosaurus isiyavamanda. Original photos by Jonathan Jackson
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Prof Susie Maidment @tweetisaurus.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
A new dicynodont from the Manda beds of Tanzania is referrable to Dinodontosaurus from S. America, and suggests the earliest dinosaurs were late Ladinian to Carnian. Go @houdzgeorge.bsky.social ! www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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The Palaeontographical Society @palaeontosoc.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Happy #MonographMonday! This plate depicts a fossil colony of Thecosmilia annularis. The detail is absolutely stunning! A Monograph of the British Fossil Corals. Second Part. Corals from the Oolitic Formations by Milne Edwards and Haime (Volume 5, Issue 12, 1851).
A black and white plate depicting several corallites of the coral Thecosmilia annularis, showing numerous closely packed, tubular coral corallites with finely ridged walls. Several corallites are viewed from above.
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Peter @b1nbag.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Not Dolly 😭😭😭😭
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William Shakespeare @shakespeare.lol · 25/08/2026
[Exit Queen.]
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Tobias Wilson-Bates @phdhurtbrain.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
James Bond: you think I haven’t faced death before? Supervillain: oh, I don’t expect you to die, Mr. Bond. I expect you to suffer. *opens travel funding reimbursement software I think you will find your motorboat rental and casino reservations especially complex James Bond: no. no. pls kill me
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Folk Horror Revival 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @folkhorrorrevival.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Spent the day visiting the freshly refurbished and repaired @cpdinosaurs.bsky.social with their new paint jobs to reflect how they would have originally looked when they were first installed, and they look amazing.
Photograph of the Crystal Palace Megalosaurus sculpture.Photograph of the two Crystal Palace Iguanodons.Photograph of one of the Crystal Palace ichthyosaurs and plesiosaurs in the foreground and a couple more ichthyosaurs in the background. The ichthyosaur in the foreground has an Egyptian goose perched on its head.Photograph of the Megaloceros/ Irish elk sculptures on display at Crystal Palace. In the foreground is the female sitting down and behind her is a male with large antlers.
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Dr Amber Wood-Bailey @apwoodbailey.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Mabli in three photos.
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Seanan McGuire @seananmcguire.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
"I don't understand why you, a fantasy writer, don't appreciate the value of making bargains with the fae."
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Lauren Sumner-Rooney @laurensr.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
📢 JOB ALERT! 📢 I am recruiting a 30-month postdoc to work on modelling the vision of trilobites @hfspo.bsky.social ! If you like 3D data, fossils, and functional morphology, this is the one for you! 📆Deadline 27. Aug Pls contact me with any Qs and share widely! www.bristol.ac.uk/jobs/find/de...
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Details | Working at Bristol | University of Bristol
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UCL Centre for Integrative Anatomy @ucl-c4ia.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
🔬Our Nikon MicroCT Scanner is helping researchers and industry users uncover hidden structures in stunning 3D detail. From embryos, fossils and birds to engineering components, the possibilities are remarkable. [ucl.ac.uk] Learn more and book access: www.ucl.ac.uk/life-science...
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Introducing our MicroCT Scanner: how to access and book its use
Our Nikon MicroCT scanner offers a micro-focus source & an inspection volume for small-to-medium-sized parts. Also bookable by external computed tomography users at good rates. Central London-based.
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The Anatomical Record @anatrecord.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
🦇 Bat tracheal chambers may be key evolutionary innovation behind echolocation diversity by supporting higher-frequency calls & helping drive evolution of specialized echolocation, contributing to bats’ remarkable ecological success Brualla et al anatomypubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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UCL Centre for Integrative Anatomy @ucl-c4ia.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
🧬 We're hiring. We’re excited to be recruiting for a Lecturer / Associate Professor in Primate or Human Evolutionary Anatomy to join the Centre for Integrative Anatomy at UCL. 📍 Location: London (hybrid) 📅 Closing date: 20 July 2026 MONDAY 👉 Apply here: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DRZ412/l...
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Lecturer / Associate Professor in Primate or Human Evolutionary Anatomy at UCL
Apply for the Lecturer / Associate Professor in Primate or Human Evolutionary Anatomy role on jobs.ac.uk, the top job board for academic positions in higher education. View details and apply now.
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Dr. Davey F. Wright ⛏️🦕🧬 @daveyfwright.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
This paper is so freakin' cool. The authors use a combination of comparative anatomy, the fossil record, phylogenetic methods, and morphometric analysis to figure out how (and when) seals evolved "amphibious hearing" that uniquely enable them to effectively hear in both air & underwater
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The Anatomical Record @anatrecord.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
🐰 What drives body shape evolution in rabbits, hares, and pikas? Changes in rib length & thoracolumbar region are main drivers of body shape diversity. Body size—not burrowing or locomotion—best predicts body shape & limb proportions Brice et al.: anatomypubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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drphilcox.bsky.social @drphilcox.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Just two weeks left to apply for this exciting position in the @ucl-c4ia.bsky.social
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Andy Farke @andyfarke.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Resolving the “ontogeny problem” in vertebrate paleontology, recently published in Paleobiology, by @jgn-paleo.bsky.social - this is a *must read*, esp. for those in the archosaur realm www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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Resolving the “ontogeny problem” in vertebrate paleontology | Paleobiology | Cambridge Core
Resolving the “ontogeny problem” in vertebrate paleontology
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Dr Amber Wood-Bailey @apwoodbailey.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
Currently paying 15% on anything I earn over £29k. Currently this equates to nearly £200 a month. I did my masters in 2017-2019 and it's gone from £10k to over £15k since then 😬
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The Palaeontographical Society @palaeontosoc.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
This week's #MonographMonday is an illustration of Nautilus imperialis (now Cimomia imperialis) by J Sowerby. This is from Monograph on The Eocene Mollusca or descriptions of shells from the older Tertiaries of England by Frederic E. Edwards (Volume 2: Issue 2, 1849)
Tab V Nautilus imperialis 

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From Monograph on The Eocene Mollusca or descriptions of shells from the older Tertiaries of England by Frederic E. Edwards
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Professor John R. Hutchinson @johnrhutchinson.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Review of CH Waddington's influence on developmental biology and evo-devo: journals.biologists.com/dev/article/... includes supp info with his 50th birthday songs!
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C.H. Waddington's lasting achievements in development and evolution
ABSTRACT. C.H. Waddington (1905-1975) was a British biologist and perhaps the major figure in developmental biology between the 1940s and 1960s. He is one of the few pre-molecular-age developmental bi...
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Ash @queerash.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
this reads like he is some child-emperor disposing of his ill-suited and scheming viziers
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drphilcox.bsky.social @drphilcox.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
JOB ALERT! We are recruiting at @ucl-c4ia.bsky.social - a lecturer (Grade 8) or associate professor (Grade 9) in primate or human evolutionary anatomy (research and teaching). Contact Susan Evans or myself for further details. www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DRZ412/l...
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Lecturer / Associate Professor in Primate or Human Evolutionary Anatomy at UCL
Searching for an academic job? Explore this Lecturer / Associate Professor in Primate or Human Evolutionary Anatomy opening on jobs.ac.uk! Click to view more details and browse other academic jobs.
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Dr Amber Wood-Bailey @apwoodbailey.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Leaf cutter bees are back! So tidy 😍
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Dr Geoff M Smith @geoffreymsmith.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Feel free to contact us about the position which closes in 2 weeks.
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Dr Amber Wood-Bailey @apwoodbailey.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
We were out walking at sunrise this morning (4am) for the solstice. Pretty cool but the ~10 women in the sea were cooler!
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Hady George @houdzgeorge.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
She didn’t recover… Her legacy will continue to inspire conservation efforts in Lebanon and elsewhere, even if she is no longer around
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Alana Sharp @acsharp.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Please share! It’s a quick turn-around for this PhD opportunity accepting applications until 29 June! Join an amazing lab in an amazing city…
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Matt Baume 🏳️‍🌈 @mattbaume.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
The 1979 Star Trek poster resembles a Pride flag but it seemed like something was missing so I added some square wrinkles
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The Museum of English Rural Life (MERL) @themerl.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
This is the ideal male body. You may not like it, but this is what peak performance looks like
A mug of a teapot, in the shape of a man lifting both his legs into the air.
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The Palaeontographical Society @palaeontosoc.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Introducing #MonographMondays! 🎉 We’re taking a stroll through the archives, one issue at a time. Every Monday, we'll share a figure from one of our monographs, working our way through nearly two centuries of scholarship, discovery and illustration. First stop: Volume 1: Issue 1 (1848).
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Dr Amber Wood-Bailey @apwoodbailey.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Sometimes I forget Hilda is a dog and not a human being and then sometimes she licks a rotting porpoise carcass on the beach and I'm reminded.
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Professor John R. Hutchinson @johnrhutchinson.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
RVC needs a Lecturer in Anatomy (Maternity Cover) to join our department for 12 months (very well could include joining Structure & Motion Lab)! jobs.rvc.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx... Deadline 22 June
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Job Opportunity at the RVC: Lecturer in Anatomy (Maternity Cover)
We have an exciting opportunity for a Lecturer in Anatomy to join the Department of Comparative Biomedical Sciences for a maternity cover (12 months) position. The post is suitable for academics with ...
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Ryan N. Felice @rnf.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Hey look: A job! @echinerd.bsky.social and I are looking for a research technician to work on sea urchin development. If you are good at segmenting CT scans and want a chance to work on some super cool organisms, this job here at UCL is for you! apply now: bit.ly/4o2qccY
CT scan of a juvenile sea urchin
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Alana Sharp @acsharp.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
This week @apwoodbailey.bsky.social @lucyhholmes.bsky.social and I went to Knowsley Safari Park to see some of the amazing animals we’ll be studying during our @leverhulme.ac.uk Building Giants project 😄🦏🦌🦒
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The Anatomical Record @anatrecord.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
The first Pelagiceti whale from the Eocene of Poland with its evolutionary and biogeographic significance. Study by Daniel Tyborowski et al.: anatomypubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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Laura Mulvey @lauramulvey.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
📣 Introducing MorphSim: an R package for simulating discrete morphological data along phylogenetic trees, built for fossil-inclusive phylogenetics, with all the complexity of real morphological data baked in 🪨🌿 besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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MorphSim: An R package for simulating discrete morphological data
Morphological data are essential for reconstructing evolutionary histories, particularly for fossil taxa, as they represent the primary source of information for integrating extinct lineages into ...
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Rod Page @rdmpage.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
Interesting new tool to extract phylogenies from images (Tremble). It is crazy that this is still something we have to do. doi.org/10.1093/bioi...
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Treemble: a graphical tool to generate Newick strings from phylogenetic tree images
AbstractSummary. Phylogenetic trees are ubiquitous and central to biology, but most published trees are available only as visual diagrams and not in the ma
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Dr Amber Wood-Bailey @apwoodbailey.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Leaf cutter bees are back in the garden. This year, they're not interested in my wisteria, I thought there were some suspiciously round looking holes in my beans!
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Lene Liebe Delsett @leneliebedelsett.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
New publication 🥳 More whales in museums🐳 The entire history of one whale from death to exhibit! Preparation and mounting of a sperm whale at the Natural History Museum in Oslo, Norway - out now in @nhcm.pensoft.net led by Maximo Rojo. 🧪 nhcm.pensoft.net/article/1917...
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Preparation and mounting of a sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus Linnaeus, 1758) at the Natural History Museum in Oslo, Norway
In this report, we detail the process undertaken for preparing and mounting a sperm whale skeleton (Physeter macrocephalus Husson & Holthuis, 1974) specimen for exhibition at the Natural History M...
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Bronwen Scott @snailseyeview.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
We’ve looked at snails with one shell and slugs with no shells. Now let’s have a look at a snail with two shells, because Nature laughs at our puny attempts to pigeonhole. In today’s #AtoZ – J is for Julia (Juliidae) (1/9) Pic: © uwkwaj CC BY-NC
Small, perky snail with head poking out between its two shells. The snail has a pair of long, tubular tentacles. The shells are like clam shells, except they are vivid green. The hinge is at the top. 

Julia exquisita: Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands. © uwkwaj CC BY-NC https://www.inaturalist.org/photos/166680082In this photo, the snail is lying on its side with the hinge of the two shells pointing towards the camera. The shell and snail are both very bright green. The snail has white blotches on its back. 

Julia exquisita: Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands. © uwkwaj CC BY-NC https://www.inaturalist.org/photos/263219540
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Dr. Sarah Parcak @indyfromspace.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
If you think Bluesky sucks, you are not using it correctly. I have curated my feed to be full of DeliciousWeirdos™️ and KingShitposters™️ which means endless nerdiness (complimentary), bangers, and really insightful threads. Sorry you aren't having fun you aren't playing right. Try harder!
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Armita R. Manafzadeh @armanafzadeh.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Our special issue of the @journalofanatomy.bsky.social (co-edited by Virginia Abdala and me) on the evolution of joints in vertebrates is out now — check it out! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/14697580...
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Alana Sharp @acsharp.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
📣New page! Follow @isvmorph.bsky.social for all your International Society of Vertebrate Morphology news including updates about the 2027 ICVM in Halifax, NS! #morphology #anatomy #evolution #biomechanics #vertebrates
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The Palaeontographical Society @palaeontosoc.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
The Friends of Lyme Regis Museum have an appeal to raise funds for an exceptionally rare, partial handwritten letter by pioneering fossil collector Mary Anning. Artist Lee Brown has generously donated an original piece of art work to help with fundraising Here's the link if you want to bid on it!
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Friends of Lyme Regis Museum's Silent Auction
Ammonite Original Illustration - Mary Anning letter appeal - Lyme Regis MuseumThe Friends of Lyme Regis Museum are co-ordinating an appeal to raise funds for  an exceptionally rare partial handwritten...
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