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@fossilyarns.bsky.social
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Palaeontologist. Post-Doc @OfficialUoM Poking about with burrowing worms 🔍🪱 Early Vertebrate fan girl. 🐟 She/Her #BLM @fossilyarns pretty much everywhere

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Jane @fossilyarns.bsky.social · 3h
Our library services are so good. They’ve never failed to find me a copy of anything I’ve asked them for 💕
Photo of a yellow book. It reads: Nevada BULL. 90
ORDOVICIAN AND DEVONIAN TRACE FOSSILS FROM NEVADA
AMBERLAIN
17 17th stree
Dievel, Coloride
NEVADA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY
BULLETIN 90
ORDOVICIAN AND DEVONIAN
TRACE FOSSILS FROM NEVADA
C. KENT CHAMBERLAIN
MACKAY SCHOOL OF MINES
UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA • RENO
1977
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Joshua Lynn @biogeo-josh.bsky.social · 5h
2)What makes an invasive? Plant-soil-feedback in Rhododendron ponticum spread across the UK www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
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[School of Natural Sciences PhD Scholarships] What makes an invasive? Plant-soil-feedback in Rhododendron ponticum spread across the UK at The University of Manchester on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - [School of Natural Sciences PhD Scholarships] What makes an invasive? Plant-soil-feedback in Rhododendron ponticum spread across the UK at The University of Manchester, listed on FindAPh...
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Joshua Lynn @biogeo-josh.bsky.social · 5h
Two competitvely funded PhD opportunities in our group at The University of Manchester Department of Environmental Sciences! 1) Plant-microbe interaction reshuffling and its contributions to plant stress toleration and biogeochemical cycling www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
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[School of Natural Sciences PhD Scholarships] Plant-microbe interaction reshuffling and its contributions to plant stress toleration and biogeochemical cycling at The University of Manchester on FindA...
PhD Project - [School of Natural Sciences PhD Scholarships] Plant-microbe interaction reshuffling and its contributions to plant stress toleration and biogeochemical cycling at The University of Manch...
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depths of wikipedia @depthsofwikipedia.bsky.social · 13h
The Phantom of Heilbronn, also referred to as the Woman Without a Face, was a presumed female serial killer whose existence was inferred from DNA evidence found at 40 crime scenes across Austria, France and Germany from 1993 to 2009.

In March 2009, investigators concluded that the supposed serial killer did not exist, and the DNA belonged to a woman who worked at a factory that made the cotton swabs used for collecting DNA samples
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Anta-Clarisse Sarr @antacl.bsky.social · 7h
1 year job at @climatecerege.bsky.social for someone with a master degree (no PhD) and skills in micropaleontoly ⬇️
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Jane @fossilyarns.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Start of the new uni year and the campus is phenomenally busy Eduroam also keeps cutting out on me, but I’m sure that’s unrelated 😭
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Jane @fossilyarns.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Do you think they itchyo-saw-us?
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PARADIVE UW @paleoparadive.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
🦠 We're hiring a 2-year postdoctoral researcher at the Institute of Evolutionary Biology, University of Warsaw, to join the PARADIVE lab: euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/469223
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Assistant Professor (post-doc) - Faculty of Biology, University of Warsaw (WB-KG-15/2026)
The position of Assistant Professor in the programme/project/undertaking The impact of mass extinctions on parasite diversity and evolution.
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Fr Chase 🦁🦁🦁🦁🦁🦁🦁🦁🦁🦁🦁🦁🦁🦁 @kalanthropos.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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Ethan Linck @elinck.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I'm hiring a postdoc to help build tools for inferring complex speciation histories with genomic data. strong computational skills are a must, but this is a training opportunity. 60K$+ salary, 2 years, details flexible. please reach out! (and repost) ad here: jobs.montana.edu/postings/53150
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Postdoctoral Researcher
The Department of Ecology at Montana State University is seeking a Postdoctoral Research Scholar as part of NSF-funded research on speciation under alternating cycles of gene flow and isolation (fundi...
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Steve Brusatte @stevebrusatte.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
🚨Postdoc job alert: Come work with my paleontology & evolution group in Edinburgh! Researcher in Cognitive Evolution Over Deep Time. You'll study how brains & neurons have evolved over time, and predict neuron count in extinct species! www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DTC355/p...
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Postdoctoral Research Associate in Cognitive Evolution over Deep Time at The University of Edinburgh
Apply for the Postdoctoral Research Associate in Cognitive Evolution over Deep Time role on jobs.ac.uk, the top job board for academic positions in higher education. View details and apply now.
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The Neotoma Paleoecology Database @neotomadb.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
📢 Hiring! PAGES (Past Global Changes) is seeking a Data Science Officer in Bern, Switzerland. Work with paleoscience data, reproducible workflows, FAIR/LiPD, statistics, ML & AI. Review starts 2 Nov 2026. Details & apply: pastglobalchanges.org/news/we-are-...
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We are hiring! | PAGES
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Laura Kelley @lauraakelley.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
We used virtual mates and genetic algorithms to ask swordtail fish to design their ideal mate. Males all liked larger females but females did not share a clear preference for male appearance. Led by @kathrynbullough.bsky.social @grahancock.bsky.social in @royalsocietypublishing.org shorturl.at/rCeR2
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Jane @fossilyarns.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
“Working” in a cafe but secretly listening in to a guy give work/career advice to someone who works for him He just told her she should check in with him three times a week, including Sunday. Girl, run. 🚩
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Seth Finnegan @sethf.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
The UC President's Postdoctoral Fellowship program is accepting applications until November 1. If you're a finishing Ph.D student or recent grad interested in coming to Berkeley to work on a project in paleobiology/paleoecology/geobiology please feel free to reach out! ppfp.ucop.edu/info/
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University of California | President’s Postdoctoral Fellowship Program
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Jack Stack @jackstack.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Really cool and important paper, as an enormous part of the fossil record of fishes is isolated teeth. @elizabethsibert.bsky.social academic.oup.com/iob/advance-...
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Typifying tiny teeth: A standardized coding system to quantify morphological variation in fish teeth for comparative ecological, evolutionary, and functional morphological studies
Abstract. Teeth play a crucial role in vertebrate ecology as one of the main interfaces between predators and their prey. As the most diverse vertebrates o
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Jane @fossilyarns.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
It’s unbelievable that this has been allowed to happen, using teams to strip mine and steal with little concern about the club We need to protect our sporting culture just as much as any other, but as football is largely rooted in working class social history it doesn’t seem to be a concern.
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João Menezes @jocateme.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Our new paper on bird vocal amplitude is out in @sse-evolution.bsky.social ! Across 123 species, we found two new contenders for world’s loudest bird: bare-throated bellbird and seriema Along with the white bellbird, both can reach jackhammer-level amplitudes! doi.org/10.1093/evolut/qpag153
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Robert Sansom @fossilrob.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Calling Fossil Fans - can you think of memorable occasions when palaeontology was reported in the news - when it went well, and perhaps more pertinently, when it didn't go well?
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Jane @fossilyarns.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Nominating people for awards they deserve it is a fun way to spend an afternoon.
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Cat Typing on Laptop
ALT: Cat Typing on Laptop
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Joanna Bagniewska @joannabagniewska.com · 29/09/2026
A nice surprise from Google for #FatBearWeek! 🐻 Vote for your favourite chonky bear here: explore.org/fat-bear-week 🧪
Google game with a bear when you search for "fat bear week"
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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
My own
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Cascading planetary-wide ecosystem effects of the extirpation of apex predatory Krayt dragons on Tatooine
Author’s note: this post is part of the “Science of Tatooine” blog carnival. Though obviously about science fiction and not the real world, it includes real ecological theories,  …
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Robert Sansom @fossilrob.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Are Early Career Researchers getting the field training they need? Or more, accurately, do they *think* they are getting the training they need?
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The Fossil Files Podcast @thefossilfiles.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Are the next generation of palaeontologsists getting the training that they need to make sure the that field doesn't go extinct? Our new bonus episode is out today! Preview here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJCM...
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Are we failing the next generation of palaeontologists? The future of fieldwork [Bonus Preview]
YouTube video by The Fossil Files Podcast
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Wiley Ecology, Environment and Sustainability​​ @wileyecology.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Early career plant scientists! Apply for the @newphyt.bsky.social #TansleyMedal for the chance to win £2000 (GBP). Shortlisted applicants are invited to submit a #TansleyInsight for publication. Deadline: 1 November 2026 🔗 bit.ly/4xqJ5u6
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Jane @fossilyarns.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I've been away from my emails for 3 days. I have 87 unread emails.. guys, i'm not that important 😭
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Prof Susie Maidment @tweetisaurus.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Latest on the #FossilFiles: a bonus episode for our Patreon subscribers on a paper that looks at opportunities and attitudes towards fieldwork among ECRs by @whosyourmammal.bsky.social www.patreon.com/posts/170786...
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Are we failing the next generation of palaeontologists? The future of fieldwork [Full Bonus Episode] | The Fossil Files Podcast
New finds in palaeontology are dependent on people getting out in the field and digging up fossils, but are the next generation of palaeonto
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The Palaeontological Association @thepalass.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Dear members, 🦴 The PalAss is pleased to be supporting a three-day Morphological Phylogenetics Workshop with the Systematics Association and the Society of Spanish Researchers in the UK. ⬇️ docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... #workshop
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Emily L. Hauser (she/her) ❌👑 @emilylhauser.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I managed to mostly not know any of this until today. This detail is new to me. The horror coursing through my body feels like poison. My God, men. Decide RIGHT FUCKING NOW what you'll do if a woman is sexually harassed or assaulted in your vicinity. Ask another man to do the same. TALK ABOUT IT.
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Anna Gifty @itsafronomics.blacksky.app · 29/06/2025
lol the trad wife movement is a scam. A thread/
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Brian J. Enquist @bjenquist.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Please pass along: I’m recruiting PhD students to join our Macroecology Lab. We study physical ecology, macroecology, and biodiversity — spanning scaling, trait-based ecology, theory, comparative biology & ecoinformatics. Several avenues for funding. Please reach out if interested 🧪🌐🌾
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Julien Kimmig @jkimmig.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Last day to apply
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Colette Delawalla, PhD @cdelawalla.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
APROPOS OF NOTHING! This is why I refuse to succumb to the calls to “be more professional” by changing how I like to look. It’s actually a call for women to be submissive and small and quiet. And THAT is gonna be a no from me dawg!
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Jane @fossilyarns.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
I can 100% link my love of nail art to seeing the iconic Flo-Jo, the fastest woman on Earth race when I was little.
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Jane @fossilyarns.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
There’s been a huge push for conservative dress in pop culture, modest clothes, minimal make up, sticking to colour palette It matters because the language used is so tightly coded to white supremacy, and the links to the push for the “correct” way to be a woman: white, submissive, quiet.
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Classy or classist? How bare nails became a hot issue
Bare nails - or nails that appear that way - are a growing trend. But is it as innocent as it seems?
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Robin Hayward 🌳 🏳️‍⚧️ @canopyrobin.com · 25/09/2026
We're publishing new guidance to support trans people who do fieldwork (any work outside the office)! Now we need your help to get them seen so please share! inclusivefieldwork.leeds.ac.uk/trans/
a cartoon of three fieldworkers. One has a small trans flag. The logos of the university of leeds, research england, and canopy robin are shown, as well as the URL: InclusiveFieldwork (dot) Leeds (dot) AC (dot) UK (slash) trans
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Corey Callaghan @coreytcallaghan.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Do you use #iNaturalist data in research—or advise students who do? We put together a practical guide to using iNaturalist data in scientific research, covering how to access, acquire, analyze, and attribute the data, with examples in R and Python. Paper: doi.org/10.1093/bios... #ecology
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Jane @fossilyarns.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Coolcoolcool Everything is fine. www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cv...
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OpenAI agent hacks Australia's Medicare in world's first known rogue AI breach of government body
The OpenAI agent hacked a statistics portal containing "non-sensitive" data from Australia's universal healthcare scheme.
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Ainsley S @americanbeetles.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
pls note the bats have been carefully depicted HANGING FROM THEIR LITTLE BRANCHES on this radial phylogeny (bats drawn by Fiona Reid, whose portfolio is here --> fionareid.ca)
section of the central bat phylogeny figure from this new bat phylogeny paper; the representative bat from each family is hanging from the taxon label by its little toesies
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Nicholas Kole @nicholaskole.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
You ever want to just absolutely dropkick an email into space?
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Brandon Peecook @gondwannabe.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Tenure-track job in vertebrate paleo! 🦬🦕🦈🦴 This is my former position at the Idaho Museum of Natural History & Biological Sciences. Can confirm that the collections are excellent & understudied; AND that the people at the IMNH and BioSci are wonderful colleagues. APPLY!
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Curator/Assistant Professor, Idaho Museum of Natural History & Biological Sciences (3756)
Job DescriptionThe Idaho Museum of Natural History and the Department of Biological Sciences at Idaho State University invite applications for a joint...
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Prof Helen Bostock @oceanhelen.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
www.timeshighereducation.com/unijobs/list... several geology jobs advertised at the university of Sydney. Geophysics and igneous petrology lecturers - women only.
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Lecturer in Geology - Camperdown, Australia job with UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY | 415653
Opportunity to make valuable contributions to teaching and research in Geology.
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Jane @fossilyarns.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Wfh to avoid freshers and their new germs before a holiday ✅ Wfh to eavesdrop on all the gossip from the builders working on my building 😚👌
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Dr. Davey F. Wright ⛏️🦕🧬 @daveyfwright.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Curator of Marine Invertebrates position at the NHMLA. Great opportunity for marine invertebrate zoologists, especially echinoderm researchers! (see post below)
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Marine Invertebrates Curator | The Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections
Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County https://nhm.org/ The Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County (NHMLAC) seeks a full-time Assistant OR Associate Curator, commensurate with experience…
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Dezene Huber 🍁 🌻 @dezene.me · 22/09/2026
Just published a fun Open Access paper with several great co-authors from across the continent. Swimming caterpillars! 🐛 🏊‍♀️ 🪳🪲🧪 academic.oup.com/jinsectscien...
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Diversity of swimming behavior in larval Lepidoptera
Abstract. Lepidoptera are a highly diverse lineage of predominantly terrestrial insects, yet their larvae occupy diverse habitats where they may experience
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Randall Munroe @xkcd.com · 22/09/2026
Tyrannosaurus xkcd.com/3300/
Comic. [Person with long hair pointing to diagram with Tyrannosaurus Rex standing next to a person.] PERSON: We now believe the primary prey of Tyrannosaurus Rex was these humans who kept standing next to it for scale.
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The Fossil Files Podcast @thefossilfiles.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
A little bit of what Susie is up to this new episode day
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The Fossil Files Podcast @thefossilfiles.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
What did the Jurassic actually sound like? A team of scientists in the UK and China used fossil insect wings, lasers, FEA, AI models, DNA and more to recreate a 'palaeo-acoustic soundscape' of a Jurassic Forest. www.youtube.com/watch?v=9h41...
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Reconstructed katydid ancestor calls from the Jurassic
YouTube video by The Brighter Side of News
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Methods in Ecology and Evolution @methodsinecoevol.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
📖 Published📖 geohabnet provides a quick, open-source, reproducible and generalizable approach to evaluating potential scenarios for the spread of a species through habitat landscapes 🌾 🗺️ 🦠 🔎 Find out more: buff.ly/M3JBFQW
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https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/2041-210x.70377
Habitat connectivity is critical for the conservation of endangered and endemic species, and conversely, it can hinder efforts to contain the spread of harmful biological agents. Here, we introdu...
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Jane @fossilyarns.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
why is it always the ones you suspect the most.
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