Paleobiology Database @paleodb.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Still time to share your feedback! We want to hear from you! 021
Reposted by Paleobiology DatabaseDr. Davey F. Wright ⛏️🦕🧬 @daveyfwright.bsky.social · 24/08/2026"Many modern biology studies rely on curated databases that scientists hardly notice until they are gone...Curation expertise, once lost, cannot be rebuilt quickly." 062
Reposted by Paleobiology DatabaseKenneth De Baets @djbirddanerd.bsky.social · 24/08/2026That is also one of the main point made by: doi.org/10.1038/s415...doi.orgThe billion-dollar case for sustaining palaeontology’s digital databases - Nature Ecology & EvolutionThe authors survey community palaeontological databases, documenting their contributions to science as well as their vulnerabilities, and provide recommendations for the future of open science databas... 061
Paleobiology Database @paleodb.bsky.social · 24/08/2026We couldn't agree more: www.nature.com/articles/d41...nature.comTreat biological databases as infrastructure, not projectsLetter to the Editor 1162
Paleobiology Database @paleodb.bsky.social · 10/08/2026Survey time - we want to hear from YOU! Your answers will help us better understand how the community uses and accesses @paleodb.bsky.social and will help shape future work on the database. Browsed Navigator once? Entered 1,342 taxa? Either way, we want your feedback! forms.gle/GFZukC1koFAb...forms.glePaleobiology Database (PBDB) User Community SurveyThank you for taking a few minutes to share your experiences and insights with the Paleobiology Database team! Your answers will help us better understand how the community uses and accesses the PBDB ... 01714
Reposted by Paleobiology DatabaseAnne-Laure D 🌿 @aldpaleo.bsky.social · 02/04/2026📣📣 The 12th European Paleobotany and Palynology Congress will take place September 20-24 in Münster 🇩🇪 🌿⛏️ Abstract submission will be opened from mid-April to May 31. All the information is now online here: www.uni-muenster.de/GeoPalaeonto... #paleobotany #palynology #palaeobotanyuni-muenster.deEuropean Palaeobotany and Palynology Conference 12112
Reposted by Paleobiology DatabasePalaeoverse @palaeoverse.bsky.social · 18/05/2026🚨Palaeoverse Lecture Series🚨 🗓️28th May 2026, 15:00 UTC🗓️ Join us next week for a talk by Alex Howard from Natural History Museum, London, on “Combining palaeontological, neontological, & spatial data to understand evolution through time and space using the ppgm R package”. bit.ly/palaeoverse-... 0137
Paleobiology Database @paleodb.bsky.social · 18/05/2026The New Paleobiology Database User Guide is here! This is the second edition of the volume designed to be a comprehensive guide for Paleobiology Database users -- escholarship.org/uc/item/9gg7... 04426
Reposted by Paleobiology DatabaseGraeme T. Lloyd @graemetlloyd.bsky.social · 25/04/2026Just entered the amusingly named Chromeornis funkyi into the @paleodb.bsky.social. Etymology: "Funky Chromeo bird, in honor of the Chromeo Funklordz P-Thugg and Dave 1, who like many birds, make beautiful music. Pronounced crow-me-OR-niss funk-ee.". 051
Reposted by Paleobiology DatabaseGBIF @gbif.org · 04/02/20261) Never smile at a crocodile 🐊 unless you're deep-diving into learning about its phylogenetic history! 🧬🤩 Modern crocodilian species belong to the Neosuchia clade, but there are currently many evolutionary knowledge gaps for this group. 131
Reposted by Paleobiology DatabaseEmma Dunne @emmadnn.bsky.social · 11/02/2026🚨 Hot off the press: Our look into of the palaeontological database landscape and its sustainability into the future. Palaeo databases are invaluable and continue to transform our research field - but they are vulnerable... (1/6) 🧪 ⛏️ www.nature.com/articles/s41...nature.comThe billion-dollar case for sustaining palaeontology’s digital databases - Nature Ecology & EvolutionThe authors survey community palaeontological databases, documenting their contributions to science as well as their vulnerabilities, and provide recommendations for the future of open science databas... 17043
Reposted by Paleobiology DatabaseThe Palaeontological Association @thepalass.bsky.social · 04/02/2026✨ Calling all PalAss members & future members! ✨ 👉 Explore all opportunities here: palass.org/awards-grant... Not a PalAss member yet? You’re very welcome to join us! 🔗 palass.org/membership Please share with colleagues and students who might benefit 💬✨ #PalAss #grant #palaeontology #join 11310
Paleobiology Database @paleodb.bsky.social · 04/02/2026Did you know we have new data entry forms?! They're designed to make your life easier, we promise: The new Reference form allows you to enter a DOI which will (usually) retrieve pub data so you don't have to type it, and you can (and should!) now enter full author names instead of just initials. 140
Paleobiology Database @paleodb.bsky.social · 03/02/2026Great news! A new NSF Geoinformatics grant to support the PBDB was funded in June of 2025! This will overhaul the technical underpinnings of PBDB, a necessary step for carrying the PBDB forward -- www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/...nsf.govAward Details - NSF Award SearchFind award details and explore award abstracts and publications. 1145
Reposted by Paleobiology DatabaseHank Woolley @paleo-hank.bsky.social · 24/09/2025It’s finally out! Extremely pleased to share the last chapter of my dissertation to be published! In this study, we take a deep dive into the 242 million-year squamate 🦎🐍 fossil record to quantify factors that lead to the mostly fragmentary specimens in collections today: doi.org/10.1017/pab....urldefense.comTaphonomic megabiases constrain phylogenetic information in the squamate fossil record | Paleobiology | Cambridge CoreTaphonomic megabiases constrain phylogenetic information in the squamate fossil record 1188
Reposted by Paleobiology DatabasePeter Wagner (a Real Dr., not a surgeon-barber/body-tech/golfer) @peterjwagner3.bsky.social · 19/11/2025Well, I clearly need to enter this into the Paleobiology Database @paleodb.bsky.social : but who is the author? 241
Reposted by Paleobiology DatabaseEmma Dunne @emmadnn.bsky.social · 23/04/2025Databases like @paleodb.bsky.social are cornerstones of palaeobiological research. Most are concentrated in the 'Global North', but the associated socio-economic advantages sadly do not make them infallible to financial and infrastructure challenges... (4/n) 161
Reposted by Paleobiology DatabaseThe Palaeontological Association @thepalass.bsky.social · 06/05/2025Marine animal diversity across latitudinal and temperature gradients during the Phanerozoic onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... @climatesamwell.bsky.social @eesaupe.bsky.social @paleodb.bsky.social 1126
Reposted by Paleobiology DatabaseThe Palaeontological Association @thepalass.bsky.social · 30/05/2025Taphonomic controls on a multi-element marine skeletal fossil record onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... @echinerd.bsky.social @datadryad.bsky.social @paleodb.bsky.social #FossilFriday 1137
Reposted by Paleobiology DatabaseThe Palaeontological Association @thepalass.bsky.social · 04/06/2025Diversification & disparity in a major Palaeozoic clade of Brachiopoda: the rise and fall of the Plectambonitoidea onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... @paleodb.bsky.social 0113
Reposted by Paleobiology DatabaseSinjini Sinha @sinjinis.bsky.social · 18/06/2025Enriching experience at the @paleodb.bsky.social workshop focused on mastering the core functions of this powerful database and research tool. Some highlights include- entering occurrence and taxonomic data, extracting data for analysis and visualization, and of course international networking! 041
Reposted by Paleobiology DatabaseThe Palaeontological Association @thepalass.bsky.social · 11/07/2025Convergent evolution among non-carnivorous, desert-dwelling theropods as revealed by the dentary of the noasaurid Berthasaura leopoldinae from the Cretaceous of Brazil onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #FossilFriday @paleodb.bsky.social @datadryad.bsky.social 0146
Paleobiology Database @paleodb.bsky.social · 21/04/2025🚨 Deadline extended to May 1st! 🚨 Be sure to get your applications in for this summer's introductory workshop to the PBDB ASAP! More details and application form here: forms.gle/xQqDEQwwXeTH...forms.gle 078
Reposted by Paleobiology DatabaseMatthew E. Clapham @mclapham.bsky.social · 03/04/2025Great opportunity, but - warning - may lead to you spending years of your life entering data... 172
Reposted by Paleobiology DatabaseBruce S. Lieberman @bruceslieberman.bsky.social · 21/04/2025Great to be involved in #Paleobiology paper led by @jonhendricks.bsky.social showing #stasis & #punctuatedequilibria in fossil record @nilese.bsky.social #macroevolution - also evaluates records in databases @paleodb.bsky.social doi.org/10.1017/pab....doi.orgOn the basis of stasis: documentation of taxon durations in paleontology and the necessity of museum voucher specimens | Paleobiology | Cambridge CoreOn the basis of stasis: documentation of taxon durations in paleontology and the necessity of museum voucher specimens 02111
Paleobiology Database @paleodb.bsky.social · 03/04/2025Do you want to learn how to contribute to and use the Paleobiology Database? 🌎🦕🐚 Look no further - we're now welcoming applications to the 2025 edition of our introductory workshop! More details here: forms.gle/xQqDEQwwXeTH... 32721
Reposted by Paleobiology DatabaseJesse Czekanski-Moir @jessecm.bsky.social · 12/03/2025happy to share some freshly published work in Paleobiology with Daniel Phillipi and Linda Ivany (not on bluesky): doi.org/10.1017/pab.... @paleodb.bsky.social paper #493doi.orgGlobal Phanerozoic biodiversity—can variation be explained by spatial sampling intensity? | Paleobiology | Cambridge CoreGlobal Phanerozoic biodiversity—can variation be explained by spatial sampling intensity? - Volume 50 Issue 4 073
Reposted by Paleobiology DatabaseThe Palaeontological Association @thepalass.bsky.social · 26/03/2025New in #PapersinPalaeontology: Awakening Patagonia's sleeping sperm whale: a new description of the Early Miocene Idiorophus patagonicus onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... @paleodb.bsky.social 084
Reposted by Paleobiology DatabaseAnne-Laure D 🌿 @aldpaleo.bsky.social · 11/03/2025⛏️For people working on the Devonian, Carboniferous & Permian (=all the best periods). Deadline for abstract submission is April 1st. geotolosa2025.sciencesconf.org #geology #paleontology #paleobotany #paleoclimatology #paleozoicgeotolosa2025.sciencesconf.orgGEOTOLOSA 2025 - 20ème ICCP « International Congress on the Carboniferous and Permain » - Sciencesconf.orgInvitation 0127
Reposted by Paleobiology DatabaseBouwe Reijenga @breijenga.bsky.social · 24/01/2025New in @currentbiology.bsky.social Studies have found that fossil/molecular diversification rates scale with time, hinting at a disconnect between micro and macroevolution. We show that these trends are absent from the fossil record when controlling for sampling biases: www.cell.com/current-biol...cell.comApparent timescaling of fossil diversification rates is caused by sampling biasNegative scaling relationships between diversification rates and the duration of organismal groups occur in molecular phylogenetic and fossil data. This causes a disconnect between micro- and macroevo... 12312
Reposted by Paleobiology DatabaseThe Palaeontological Association @thepalass.bsky.social · 28/02/2025Taxonomic revision of the family Squalodontidae (Cetacea, Odontoceti): emptying the wastebasket of fragmentary holotypes onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... #FossilFriday @paleodb.bsky.social 05015
Reposted by Paleobiology DatabaseJeff Wilson Mantilla @diapophysis.bsky.social · 20/11/2024Yesterday one of my students taught me a couple of ways to sign “fossil” in ASL. The one on the right is evocative bc it’s the bone sign but buried. The one on the left is used more for plant fossils, apparently, and is meant to show an object on a slab. I love these! 015649
Reposted by Paleobiology DatabaseThe Palaeontological Association @thepalass.bsky.social · 22/11/2024Are you looking to pursue a career in #Palaeontology? On our website you can find information on Undergraduate and Postgraduate (Masters and #PhD) courses, and articles on possible career paths within palaeontology: www.palass.org/careers 16518
Paleobiology Database @paleodb.bsky.social · 22/11/2024The Paleobiology Database has landed on Bluesky! ✨ Here we'll be posting database updates, new publications and all things fossil-data-related 🌍🐚 Be sure to check out our website for more info on how to contribute to and use PBDB data as well as loads of other resources! 🦕📊 paleobiodb.org 418063