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Deep Time Ecology group

@deeptimeecology.bsky.social
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We are based in the Department of Zoology and University Museum of Zoology Cambridge working on how ecology impacts evolution from the first animals to our modern oceans

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Deep Time Ecology group @deeptimeecology.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Fantastic day #laserScanning the fantastic #Ediacaran fossil Fractofusus on the Johnson Surface @discoverygeoparknl.bsky.social 🤩❤️
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Deep Time Ecology group @deeptimeecology.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Fantastic week at Mistaken Point @newfoundlandlabrador studying the different #Ediacaran fossils there
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Adria LeBoeuf @adriatica.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Come join the @socialfluids.bsky.social lab in Cambridge to study the evolution of Socially Transferred Materials! Fun new HFSP project btwn UK, NL and Costa Rica! Deadline September 7th #Postdoc #JobAlert #Evolution #Bioinformatics #STM #socialfluids www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/researc... leboeuflab.com
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Research Associate (Fixed Term)
A Research Associate position is available in the Social Fluids Lab, led by Dr. Adria LeBoeuf, in the Department of Zoology. The post is funded by a new 3-year international Human Frontier Science Pro...
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Evolutionary Ecology Group, Cambridge @eegcam.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
2 x 3-year Postdocs developing a Deep Learning framework integrating population genomics and ecological data to forecast species' responses to global change: www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/researc...)
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Research Associate x 2 in Deep Learning for Population genomics and biodiversity Forecasting (Fixed Term)
Two Research Associate posts are available in the Department of Zoology at the University of Cambridge to develop advanced deep learning approaches for population genomics and biodiversity forecasting...
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Deep Time Ecology group @deeptimeecology.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
This #FossilFriday we are appreciating the incredible time we have had in @discoverygeoparknl.bsky.social looking at their fantastic #Ediacaran fossils at the start of our @erc.europa.eu grant. 👌
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Deep Time Ecology group @deeptimeecology.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
This #PrideMonth here is our Progress flag made from photographs we took of marine invertebrates: soft corals, nudibranchs and octopus with many thanks to James Reimer for the blue ringed octopus
Colourful marine invertebrates making up the Progress flag
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University of Cambridge @cam.ac.uk · 23/04/2026
Malaria was fundamental in shaping the course of human evolution, @camzoology.bsky.social researchers have found. Between 74,000 and 5,000 years ago, early humans in Africa avoided high-risk malaria areas, shaping the population structure seen today. Read more 👉 bit.ly/4tUdOxe
A serene natural landscape featuring a reflective water body with lily pads, surrounded by lush greenery and distant trees. The foreground shows a small grassy bank. Text overlay reads " New Cambridge research: Malaria shaped the distribution of early humans across Africa."
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Rob Salguero-Gómez @robsalgo.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
Hiring 3 postdocs in ecological resilience @biology.ox.ac.uk for my @erc.europa.eu CoG ResIntegrate project. Deadline May 29th. Details below. Pls share @salgoteam.bsky.social @evoldir.bsky.social @britishecologicalsociety.org @ecologicalsociety.bsky.social @ecolsocaus.bsky.social
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Postdoctoral Research Associate in Ecology at University of Oxford
An academic position as a Postdoctoral Research Associate in Ecology is being advertised on jobs.ac.uk. Click now to find more details and explore additional academic job opportunities.
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Deep Time Ecology group @deeptimeecology.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
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Danna Staaf @dannastaaf.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
Yes yes yes
A silly simple pen drawing of a paper-clip-shaped ammonite with eyes like those of Clippy the office assistant. A speech bubble reads "It looks like you're evolving. Would you like help?"
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Emily Mitchell @egmitchell.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
This #FossilFriday I am delighted to share a postdoctoral position that we @deeptimeecology.bsky.social @camzoology.bsky.social are advertising on early animal evolution in the #Ediacaran. www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/postdoc...
Ediacaran fossil surface on the coastline of Newfoundland, Canada
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Deep Time Ecology group @deeptimeecology.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
Fantastic time at #BES2025 @britishecologicalsociety.org talking community ecology past and present! From the early animals of the #Ediacaran time period with modern corals and rainforests
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Dr. Ming Khan @ming-tfk27.bsky.social · 13/12/2025
New paper alert! 🚨 🐌 We studied historic Antarctic fossils from the Zinsmeister Collection to assess whether the K-Pg extinction, as recorded on Seymour Island, was sudden or gradual. We found that benthic life thrived in the 4 million years before the K-Pg. doi.org/10.1016/j.pa...
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Deep Time Ecology group @deeptimeecology.bsky.social · 13/12/2025
A great talk from Yarong about using Bayesian network analysis to reveal multi-scale community dynamics in the Ediacaran Shibantan Biota. #PalAss2025 @thepalass.bsky.social
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Deep Time Ecology group @deeptimeecology.bsky.social · 13/12/2025
A great talk from Yarong about using Bayesian network analysis to reveal multi-scale community dynamics in the Ediacaran Shibantan Biota. #PalAss2025 @thepalass.bsky.social
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Deep Time Ecology group @deeptimeecology.bsky.social · 13/12/2025
Brilliant talk from Emily on constraining the lifespan of early animals of the Ediacaran! #PalAss2025 @thepalass.bsky.social
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Deep Time Ecology group @deeptimeecology.bsky.social · 13/12/2025
We are at PalAss in Portsmouth! Princess is presenting a poster on Charniodiscus in the Portland Building, Tara on Avalonian community compositions in the Richmond Building, and Emily is giving a talk on constraining lifespans of Ediacaran animals in the Richmond Building LT at 9.30. Exciting day!
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Deep Time Ecology group @deeptimeecology.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
We have had a fantastic time at University of Zurich for CPEG 2015 discussing ecology, palaeoecology and conservation palaeobiology. Thanks to the wonderful organisers and looking forward to CPEG 2027 😀
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Deep Time Ecology group @deeptimeecology.bsky.social · 29/07/2025
🚨NEW PAPER ALERT🚨: Depth affects the population dynamics on a soft coral-dominated reef on the Great White Wall, Fiji 🪸 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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Depth affects the population dynamics on a soft coral-dominated reef on the Great White Wall, Fiji - Coral Reefs
Soft corals (order Alcyonacea) are an important component of tropical coral reefs, and often form locally abundance dense carpets. Some soft coral species are prone to bleaching and heat stress like s...
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Deep Time Ecology group @deeptimeecology.bsky.social · 16/07/2025
Fantastic to be back in Newfoundland for our research on the early animals of the #Ediacaran
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Imran Rahman @imranrahman.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
Delighted to share our paper in @currentbiology.bsky.social iology.bsky.social‬ with a palaeo-evo-devo perspective on the evolution of symmetry in echinoderms. Led by Steffi Woodgate with Frankie Dunn, @echinerd.bsky.social, @laurentformery.bsky.social & Sam Zamora www.cell.com/current-biol...-5
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A new Cambrian stem-group echinoderm reveals the evolution of the anteroposterior axis
Woodgate et al. describe a new bilaterally symmetrical echinoderm, Atlascystis acantha, from the Cambrian of Morocco. Comparisons of plate growth with other echinoderms reveal that Atlascystis possess...
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Deep Time Ecology group @deeptimeecology.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
Deep Time Ecology members presenting at #progpal2025 in Edinburgh. @shujie.bsky.social ’s poster on competition in Ediacaran communities, @princessairab.bsky.social ’s talk on Charniodiscus and @yarongliu.bsky.social ’s talk on trace fossils
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Nile Stephenson @nis38.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
New paper alert!! With @pettorelli.bsky.social and Regan Early We asked whether social media records could be used to study species distributions - and it turns out they can! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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Occupancy of Urban Habitats by the Jersey Tiger Moth Is Revealed by Social Media Data but Not Traditional Monitoring
Photos posted on social media could provide information on species' responses to climate change that is up to date and from areas under-represented in traditional biological record data. Instagram an...
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Deep Time Ecology group @deeptimeecology.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
Congratulations to @princessairab.bsky.social for winning a Presidents talk Prize 🥳
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Dr. Ming Khan @ming-tfk27.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
Go check out @nis38.bsky.social ‘s poster on secondary succession in the Avalon Ediacaran at #PalAss24!
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Deep Time Ecology group @deeptimeecology.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
Fantastic talk today by @ming-tfk27.bsky.social talking about ecological complexity in the run up to the K-Pg extinction in Seymour Island
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Deep Time Ecology group @deeptimeecology.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
Super excited to kick off this post coffee session with @princessairab.bsky.social talking about her work on the #Ediacaran fossils
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Deep Time Ecology group @deeptimeecology.bsky.social · 10/12/2024
The Deep Time Ecology Group have several talks at #PalAss24! Starting us off early in the morning on Day 1: In Session 2A, at Großer Saal at 11:00, @princessairab.bsky.social will be talking about the "Morphometric analyses of Charniodiscus from the Ediacaran of Newfoundland, Canada."
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Deep Time Ecology group @deeptimeecology.bsky.social · 10/12/2024
The Deep Time Ecology Group have several talks at #PalAss24! @ming-tfk27.bsky.social will be speaking on Day 2: Session 6B at 14:30 at the Kleiner Saal, about "Metacommunity structural changes of Antarctic invertebrates over the latest Maastrichtian".
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Deep Time Ecology group @deeptimeecology.bsky.social · 10/12/2024
The Deep Time Ecology Group have several talks at #PalAss24! Also in the morning on Day 1: In Session 2A, at Großer Saal at 11:30, postdoc Euan Furness will be talking about "Predators, zooplankton, and the origins of ecosystem stability."
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