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MorphoBank @morphobank.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

This #spookyseason discover an incredibly rare New Zealand spider 🕷️🕷️🕷️ Project: bit.ly/4yJcdgw Article in Systematic Entomology: bit.ly/4hvXZtB #halloween #october #fall #happyhalloween #trickortreat #autumn @royentsoc.bsky.social #InsectWeek #spider #biology #evolutionarybiology #openaccess 🧪

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MorphoBank @morphobank.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

In honor of the start of #spookyseason we hope you enjoy... "The oldest known bat skeletons and their implications for Eocene chiropteran diversification" 🦇🦇🦇 Project: bit.ly/4xQtG5L Article in @plosone.org: bit.ly/4AGBY2F #halloween #october #fall #happyhalloween #trickortreat #autumn 🧪

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MorphoBank @morphobank.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

MorphoBank has received supplemental funding from the NSF to develop educational resources to improve AI literacy among students grades 6-12 using real scientific research data and records. 🧪 bit.ly/4hMZN0f #fossil #evolutionarybiology #biology #paleontology #openaccess #AI #aieducation

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MorphoBank @morphobank.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

New alligatorid, Mandrasuchus milleri, from the Early Paleocene (Danian) of the Denver Basin supports earliest Paleocene North American alligatorid radiation 🧪 Project: bit.ly/4h5HwMs Article in @jvertpaleo.bsky.social: bit.ly/4xAEO6o #fossil #evolutionarybiology #biology #paleontology

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MorphoBank @morphobank.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Meet the speakers for MophoBank Connects 2026! 🧪 🔸 Workshop and Q&A, Tanya Berardini and Brooke Long-Fox 🔸 "The Early Evolution of the Reptile Tympanum" Kelsey Jenkins 🔸 "From Hadal Fauna to Whale Falls: Deep-Sea Biodiversity at Extreme Depths" Xikun Song REGISTER▶️ bit.ly/4rbEsSo

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MorphoBank @morphobank.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

"A new species of Miophyseter (Cetacea, Odontoceti, Physeteridae) from the Miocene of Japan" 🧪 Project: bit.ly/46GexbN Article in @jvertpaleo.bsky.social: bit.ly/4xzuRXH #fossil #fossilfriday #evolutionarybiology #biology #paleontology #openaccess #whale

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MorphoBank @morphobank.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Register now for MorphoBank Connects 2026, a free virtual conference and workshop for researchers, students, educators, and community members. 🧪 REGISTER: bit.ly/3UBNOdO #morphology #paleontology #evolutionarybiology #biology #archaeology #paleontology #openaccess #openscience #openresearch

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MorphoBank @morphobank.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Is Coccodontoidea valid? The systematic placement of the armoured Lebanese pycnodonts within Pycnodontiformes and the utility of homoplasy in resolving relationships using cladistic principles 🧪 MorphoBank: bit.ly/4y4cASn Article: bit.ly/4xpByM5 @thepalass.bsky.social #fossil #paleontology

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MorphoBank @morphobank.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Treat biological databases as infrastructure, not projects 🧪 @nature.com Letter to the editor: www.nature.com/articles/d41... #scholcomm #researchinfrastructure #database #science #nature #biology

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MorphoBank @morphobank.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

"A phylogeny and revised classification of clupeomorph fishes (Teleostei, Otomorpha)." 🧪 On MorphoBank: www.morphobank.org/project/6455... In Zoosystema: doi.org/10.5252/zoos... #fossil #fossilfriday #evolutionarybiology #biology #paleontology #openaccess #Phylogenetics

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MorphoBank @morphobank.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

"Cranial and postcranial remains of a new species of Cimolodon from the Upper Cretaceous El Gallo Formation of Baja California, México" 🧪 🔎EXPLORE THE PROJECT ON MORPHOBANK: www.morphobank.org/project/6279... #fossil #paleontology #evolutionarybiology #biology #Cretaceous #newspecies

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MorphoBank @morphobank.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Be sure to explore the MorphoBank project behind this paper! 🧪 www.morphobank.org/project/6161... #fossil #paleontology #evolutionarybiology #biology #climatechange @springernature.com

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MorphoBank @morphobank.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Submit your abstract for MorphoBank Connects by Monday Aug. 17! 🧪 SUBMIT: bit.ly/4bqEWgH #evolutionarybiology #biology #archaeology #paleontology

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MorphoBank @morphobank.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

"A polyphyodont, semiaquatic eutriconodontan mammal from the Early Cretaceous of China" 🧪 www.morphobank.org/project/5134... #fossilfriday #fossil #paleontology #Diphyodonty #Cretaceous

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MorphoBank @morphobank.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

How do you use #MorphoBank? Share your experience and expertise with the community with a 15-minute presentation at MorphoBank Connects 2026! 🧪 SUBMIT AN ABSTRACT ➡️ bit.ly/4bqEWgH #evolutionarybiology #biology #archaeology #paleontology

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MorphoBank @morphobank.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

New sauropodomorph dinosaur from the Pebbly Arkose Formation (Upper Triassic: Norian) of Kariba, Zimbabwe" 🧪 🔎 Project on MorphoBank: bit.ly/4g5PoNf 📖 Article in "Journal of systematic Paleontology" bit.ly/4h3Jz3W #fossilfriday #dinosaur #fossil #paleontology @tandfresearch.bsky.social

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MorphoBank @morphobank.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

NEW SPECIES ALERT 🧪 A new species of Enchodus from the Western Interior Seaway of North America. Plus a taxonomic revision of Enchodus dirus, Leidy, 1857. 🔎Project on MorphoBank: bit.ly/4wtaf2Z 📑Article in @jvertpaleo.bsky.social: bit.ly/3TmYUmw #evolutionarybiology #biology #paleontology

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MorphoBank @morphobank.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

The early origin of Iguanodontia: new insights on the macroevolution, diversity and biogeography of the clade 🧪 MORPHOBANK: bit.ly/4fqlFON ARTICLE: bit.ly/4aNqWNT @thepalass.bsky.social #evolutionarybiology #biology #paleontology #openaccess #fossil #fossilfriday

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MorphoBank @morphobank.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

A 5.3-million-year-old deep-sea whale necropolis in the Diamantina Zone 🧪 On Morphobank ➡️ bit.ly/44IzVMB In Nature ➡️ bit.ly/4gjN6Ld @nature.com #fossilfriday #biology #biodiversity #whale

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MorphoBank @morphobank.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Join us for the 2nd annual #MorphoBank Connects virtual conference Sept. 17-18. 🧪 Submit a proposal here ▶️ bit.ly/4en8ygW Register here ▶️ bit.ly/3QkEvNL #evolutionarybiology #biology #archaeology #paleontology #treeoflife

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MorphoBank @morphobank.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

"e-evaluation of the Wealden crocodyliform Koumpiodontosuchus Sweetman" from researchers at @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social 🧪 Project: bit.ly/4eGVO3N Article in @zoojlinnsoc.bsky.social: bit.ly/4gfUKG8 #evolutionarybiology #opendata #paleontology #morphology #phylogenetics #taxonomy #cretaceous

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MorphoBank @morphobank.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

When morphology stands still: constrained floral evolution in a mega-diverse legume genus 🧪 MorphoBank project: bit.ly/3S8ARH7 @annbot.bsky.social Article: bit.ly/3Q3B5yw #botany #opendata #openresearch #morphology #phylogenetics #mimosa

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MorphoBank @morphobank.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

"Being troubled with a shrew." Researchers at Cambridge investigate the origin and evolution of shrews 🧪 MorphoBank project: bit.ly/3ROGkmn Article in Proceedings B: bit.ly/4e3Ooas @royalsociety.org #ecology #evolutionarybiology #biology #paleontology #treeoflife #biology

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MorphoBank @morphobank.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

NEW SPECIES ALERT: A new multituberculate mammal from the Upper Cretaceous Himenoura Group, southwestern Japan. 🧪 🔍 bit.ly/3PYh4JN 📖 bit.ly/4e4kQcP @societyofvertpaleo.bsky.social @tandfresearch.bsky.social #ecology #evolutionarybiology #biology #archaeology #paleontology #treeoflife #biology

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MorphoBank @morphobank.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

Did Xenarthra once live in Europe? 🧪 A skeleton found in 1981 in Germany suggested they did. Now, a new analysis calls that into question. MORPHOBANK: bit.ly/3RpVezd ARTICLE: bit.ly/4v13OD1 #paleontology #ecology #evolutionarybiology #biology #Palaeobiodiversity #biodiviersity

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MorphoBank @morphobank.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

It's dogwood season in the Northern hemisphere... An ideal time to look back on this #MorphoBank project published in the American Journal of #Botany: "Cretaceous and Paleocene fossils reveal an extinct higher clade within Cornales, the dogwood order"🧪 bit.ly/4wMnJaH @botsocamerica.bsky.social

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MorphoBank @morphobank.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

There's still time to share your feedback! Help shape the future of #MorphoBank! Share your thoughts on our new platform in our quick, 1-minute survey 🧪 docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... #ecology #evolutionarybiology #biology #archaeology #openaccess #diamondoa #openscience

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MorphoBank @morphobank.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

This new article suggests many published #phylogenetics analyses aren't reproducible. 🧪 This is exactly the kind of challenge MorphoBank can help to address. Our free #opensource tools centralize matrices, characters & media in a single, lasting archive. www.morphobank.org

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MorphoBank @morphobank.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

NEW SPECIES ALERT: A new species of Elkanemys from the Portezuelo Formation of Patagonia, Argentina 🧪 🔍 Project on #MorphoBank: bit.ly/49auSHp 📖 Article in the Journal of Systematic Paleontology: bit.ly/4sQ9MoL #paleontology #fossilfriday @tandfresearch.bsky.social #evolutionarybiology #biology

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MorphoBank @morphobank.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

Help shape the future of #MorphoBank! Share your thoughts on our new platform in our quick, 1-minute survey 🧪 forms.gle/6vtrEQezHnMN... #ecology #evolutionarybiology #biology #archaeology #openaccess #diamondoa #openscience

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MorphoBank @morphobank.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

“New early ruminants (Mammalia: Artiodactyla) from the Oligocene of Nei Mongol (China), with remarks on their phylogenetic relationship” 🧪 Project on #MorphoBank: bit.ly/4ck9nok Article in @jvertpaleo.bsky.social: bit.ly/4tZYmjx #fossilfriday #evolutionarybiology #archaeology

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MorphoBank @morphobank.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

📣SAVE THE DATE! MorphoBank Connects is back for it's 2nd year, Sept 17 & 18 2026 🧪 Mark your calendar and join us for a free virtual conference featuring discussion, presentations, workshops & more! #evolutionarybiology #openaccess #opendata #paleontology #treeoflife #morphology #phylogenetics

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MorphoBank @morphobank.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

Explore the #MorphoBank project “Osteohistological insight into the growth dynamics of early dinosaurs and their contemporaries” 🧪 On MorphoBank ▶️ bit.ly/4dLR5P8 In PLOS ONE ▶️ bit.ly/4v0Ggz6 #fossil #fossilfriday #ecology #evolutionarybiology #biology #archaeology @plosone.org #scisky

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MorphoBank @morphobank.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

“Mosaic morphology in Podocnemididae revealed by a new turtle from the Middle Miocene La Venta Biome, Colombia” 🧪 Explore the project on #MorphoBank: bit.ly/4rXwxXF Read the article in Papers in Palaeontology: bit.ly/4bLi9LX #openaccess #paleontology #scisky #ecology #biology #archaeology

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MorphoBank @morphobank.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

Create projects, archive data, use #phylogenetic analyses tools, and read for free on MorphoBank's newly updated #opensource platform. 🧪 ▶️▶️▶️https://www.morphobank.org/ #ecology #evolutionarybiology #biology #archaeology #openaccess #diamondoa #openscience

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MorphoBank @morphobank.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

“From sabers to spikes: A newfangled reconstruction of the ancient, giant, sexually dimorphic Pacific salmon, â Oncorhynchus rastrosus (SALMONINAE: SALMONINI)” 🧪 Project: bit.ly/4bCHJ5T Read the article in @plosone.org: bit.ly/4rH2VO6 #openscience #opendata #openaccess #paleontology #scisky

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MorphoBank @morphobank.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

“A reassessment of Aspidosaurus chiton Broili, 1904 (Temnospondyli: Dissorophoidea) based on a new skeleton from the early Permian of Texas” 🧪 www.morphobank.org/project/5866... #fossilfriday #openscience #opendata #openaccess #paleontology #scisky

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MorphoBank @morphobank.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

From #MorphoBank: “A new itasuchid (Crocodyliformes, Notosuchia) from the Early Cretaceous of Mali and the ancient Paleo-Tegama river system of Gondwana” 🧪 🔎Project: bit.ly/4s7tk8O 📖@jvertpaleo.bsky.social article: bit.ly/4bwOk2B #ecology #evolutionarybiology #biology #archaeology

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MorphoBank @morphobank.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

New on #MorphoBank: "Osteohistology of the unusually fast-growing theropod dinosaur Ceratosaurus" 🧪 MorphoBank: bit.ly/478cu0P Article in Journal of Anatomy: bit.ly/4axLlGR #openscience #opendata #openaccess #scisky #anatomy #paleontology

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MorphoBank @morphobank.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

NEW on hashtag#MorphoBank: “The origin of the tympanic fossa in reptiles revealed by a late Permian neodiapsid.“ From from researchers at @amnh.org and @stonybrooku.bsky.social, both MorphoBank supporting member organizations #openaccess #openscience #Palaeontology

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MorphoBank @morphobank.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

NEW on #MorphoBank: First Neogene Bat from India: Implications for a possible radiation of vespertilionine during the middle Miocene climatic optimum 🧪 Explore the project: www.morphobank.org/project/6175... #openaccess #biology #anthropology #openaccess #evolutionarybiology #paleontology #scisky

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MorphoBank @morphobank.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

For #LoveDataWeek26, we want to send a message of thanks to the member libraries and museums whose contributions help keep MorphoBank free for everyone to use, publish, and read. 🧪 #openscience #opendata #openaccess #ecology #evolutionarybiology #biology #archaeology #paleontology #scisky

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MorphoBank @morphobank.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

What’s new on #MorphoBank? “A new large zalambdalestid mammal from the Gobi Desert and formal stratigraphic description of the Upper Cretaceous Zos Formation” from researchers at supporting member orgs @amnh.org & @stonybrooku.bsky.social. 🧪 Project: bit.ly/4qlh7LQ Article: bit.ly/4adaEwB

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MorphoBank @morphobank.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

New species alert! "New albanerpetontid species (Lissamphibia) from the Late Jurassic of Portugal" 🧪 Explore the project on #MorphoBank: www.morphobank.org/project/5016... Read the article in @journalsystpal.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... #paleontology #sckicky #openscience

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MorphoBank @morphobank.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

MorphoBank has been honored by a @sortee.bsky.social Commendation Award for 2025! We are so grateful to the committee, our institutional members, and the NSF for their support!

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MorphoBank @morphobank.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

Our heartfelt thanks go out to everyone who provided feedback before, during, and after MorphoBank's recent re-platforming effort. As a community-led platform, we wouldn't exist without you! Read more: phoenixbioinfo.org/presenting-t... #ecology #evolutionarybiology #biology #archaeology

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MorphoBank @morphobank.bsky.social · 09/11/2025

MorphoBank is an invaluable #openaccess resource for #phylogentetics researchers. And now, it's better than ever, with new site architecture, faster, more efficient processing, and a more intuitive interface. 🧪 bit.ly/3WImTLj #biology #evolutionarybiology #treeoflife #paleontology #scisky

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MorphoBank @morphobank.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

Wait… did you say there’s a new MorphoBank? That’s right. MorphoBank is now faster, cleaner, more scaleable, and more sustainable. Learn more on our blog phoenixbioinfo.org/presenting-t... 🧪 #biology #evolutionarybiology #phylogenetics #treeoflife #systematics #cladistics #paleontology

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MorphoBank @morphobank.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

Happy #OAweek! This week the research and #scholcomm communities celebrate #OpenAccess, and consider the question of "Who owns our knowledge?" For MorphoBank the answer is simple: creators do. We encourage maximally open CC0 licensing, and support a range of other Creative Commons options.

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MorphoBank @morphobank.bsky.social · 11/10/2025

MorphoBank is upgrading! Logins will be disabled from Oct 17 (5 PM PDT) – Oct 20, 2025 while we migrate to new software. Published projects will remain available. Thanks for your patience as we make MorphoBank better for the research community. 💪 #MorphoBank #OpenScience #DataCuration #improvement

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