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Thomas Colard

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Evolutionary Anthropology | EvoDevo | Paleobiology Professor @univlille.bsky.social, @chulille.bsky.social, @pacea.bsky.social

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Thomas Colard @thomascolard.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
“Nothing in biology makes sense except in the light of evolution.” (Dobzhansky, 1973) Guided by this principle, we explored the importance of evolutionary biology and human evolution in medical education @ufr3s-ulille.bsky.social @pacea.bsky.social anatomypubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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Acceptance of evolution theory and understanding of human evolution among health sciences students in France: A national cross‐sectional study
Evolutionary theory provides a fundamental framework for understanding human anatomy and health. However, evolution acceptance and conceptual understanding are distinct constructs that may not co-var...
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Thomas Colard @thomascolard.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Congratulations @Maëlwenn Le Vélly on this cool article highlighting the value of CT imaging for the study and preservation of mummified remains! Happy as well of the collaboration with the University of Toulouse and the Toulouse Natural History Museum. @pacea.bsky.social lnkd.in/eAag8AfH
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Prof. Christine Böhmer @vertevo.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Hot off the press! 🤩 Special Issue @anatrecord.bsky.social on feeding #biomechanics in #vertebrates and beyond 🥩 🌱 🦷 Explore a collection of publications covering a range of #animals from gigantic basking #sharks to tiny praying mantises. anatomypubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/19328494...
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Thomas Colard @thomascolard.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Very proud to share the publication of my PhD student’s first article: New Insights Into Cranial Base Ontogeny in Modern Humans Through Morphometric Analysis. @pacea.bsky.social. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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Chew Lab at Loyola Chicago @chewlabluc.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Awesome study by the AMAZING @mackiecohara.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Enamel nanocrystal misorientation increased with meat-eating and agriculture - Nature
An analysis of enamel nanocrystal misorientation in primate and human teeth across three major dietary shifts in human evolution shows that misorientation increased with harder diets, suggesting that ...
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Kévin Salesse @kevinsalesse.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
🚨 I am hiring! 🚨 Postdoctoral Researcher in Biological Anthropology (1.5 years) at Masaryk University, within the BITE Brno project I lead, funded by the Czech Science Foundation on demographic responses to urbanization. Apply here: www.muni.cz/en/about-us/... Please share!
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Postdoctoral Researcher in Biological Anthropology | Masaryk University | MUNI
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PaleoAnthropology Journal @paleoanthjourn.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
We’re excited to announce that the first 2026 issue of PaleoAnthropology is now online! A big thank you to everyone who made this issue possible. 📖 Read it here: paleoanthropology.org/ojs/index.ph... #PaleoAnthropology #HumanEvolution #Archaeology #OpenAccess
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Jennifer Botha @jenniferbotha.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
First-Ever Egg of a Mammal Ancestor Discovered! Research by myself, Julien Benoit (Wits) and Vincent Fernandez (ESRF) presents the first-ever egg of the therapsid Lystrosaurus, finally answering the question: Did the ancestors of mammals lay eggs? Yes, they did! doi.org/10.1371/jour...
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The first non-mammalian synapsid embryo from the Triassic of South Africa
Oviparity was likely the plesiomorphic reproductive condition for non-mammalian Synapsida, the stem-mammal group. Yet, despite nearly two centuries of research, no definitive fossil eggs of late Palae...
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Thomas Colard @thomascolard.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
A full-time research position in prehistoric art (2-year contract, renewable for 1 additional year) is currently open @pacea.bsky.social, University of Bordeaux. The job profile (in french) is available here: www.u-bordeaux.fr/application/...
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Thomas Colard @thomascolard.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
We are pleased to share our new paper on the impact of sample composition on Neandertal/modern human taxonomic discrimination, using nonmetric traits at the enamel–dentine junction and crown tissue proportions of canines and premolars.@AJBA, @pacea.bsky.social onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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Nonmetric Traits at the Enamel‐Dentine Junction and Crown Tissue Proportions of Canines and Premolars in Neandertals and Modern Humans: Impact of Sample Composition on Taxonomic Discrimination
Objectives This study assesses the efficacy of analyzing nonmetric traits at the enamel-dentine junction (EDJ) and tissue proportions of upper and lower canines and premolars to distinguish Neandert...
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Société d'Anthropologie de Paris (SAP) @sapanthropologie.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
🚩 Poster d'ATER en #iPaléoanthropologie à l' @univbordeaux.bsky.social 01/09/2026 au 31/08/2027 (192 h) détails ci-dessous ⏬ Ouvert du 24 mars 2026 au 23 avril 2026 à 16h #Evolutionhumaine, #paléobiologie humaine, #anatomiecomparée crânio-dentaire et infra-crânienne des hominines, #imagerie3D
Collège/Institut/Ecole de rattachement : Sciences et Technologies          Unité de formation : Biologie             
Localisation géographique du poste : Campus Bordes - Pessac 
Section CNU de publication : 20 
Intitulé du profil : Paléoanthropologue 
Job profile : Paleoanthropologist 
Date du contrat : 01/09/2026 au 31/08/2027 (192 h) 
Filières de formation concernées : - Principalement : master Archéologie, Sciences pour l’Archéologie (ASA). - Plus ponctuellement : licence Biologie ; licence Sciences de la Terre (ST) ; licence Sciences de la 
Vie et de la Terre (SVT) ; parcours Initiation à la Recherche en Santé. 
  
Matières enseignées : évolution humaine, paléobiologie humaine, anatomie comparée crânio-dentaire et 
infra-crânienne des hominines, imagerie 3D appliquée à l’anthropologie biologique et à l’archéologie.
Objectifs pédagogiques : La personne recrutée interviendra dans la mention de master ASA, 
principalement dans le parcours Anthropologie Biologique (AB), et, plus ponctuellement, dans des Unités 
d’Enseignement (UE) optionnelles de licence Biologie (UE Anthropologie biologique), ST (UE 
Paléoclimatologie / Préhistoire) et SVT (UE Quaternaire), ainsi que dans des UE Recherche (UER) du 
parcours Initiation à la Recherche en Santé (UERs "Apport de l'Anthropologie biologique à la connaissance 
des populations passées et présentes", "Diversité biologique passée et présente", "Méthodologie 
biomédicale et anthropologique à l'ère du numérique"). 
Elle doit pouvoir proposer des enseignements en paléoanthropologie, évolution humaine et paléobiologie 
humaine adaptés aux différents niveaux, en combinant des interventions théoriques, méthodologiques. Elle 
portera une attention particulière à la diversification des pratiques et méthodes pédagogiques.
L’ATER contribuera notamment à : - l’enseignement de la paléoanthropologie et de l’évolution humaine ; - l’encadrement de travaux pratiques en anatomie comparée crânio-dentaire et infra-crânienne des 
hominines immatures et adultes ; - l’apprentissage des outils et méthodes de l’anthropologie biologique (en particulier, imagerie 3D, 
morphométrie géométrique, analyses morpho-fonctionnelles et développementales, cladistique…) ; - la participation à la formation à la recherche par la recherche, notamment en encadrant des stages 
de M2 ASA et de licence.  
L’ATER pourra également participer à la coordination pédagogique de certaines UE, ainsi qu’aux actions 
de valorisation et diffusion des connaissances et méthodes de l’anthropologie biologique auprès de 
différents publics : étudiants, scolaires, grand public. 
Structure de recherche d’accueil : UMR 5199 PACEA - De la Préhistoire à l’Actuel : Culture, 
Environnement et Anthropologie 
Département de rattachement : Sciences Archéologiques 
Nom du directeur de la structure : Will BANKS 
Mots-clés (laboratoire) : anthropologie biologique, paléoanthropologie, évolution humaine. 
Mots-clés (projet de recherche) : hominines anciens et récents, approche ostéologique macroscopique et 
microscopique.
Résumé du projet de recherche : La personne recrutée développera une activité de recherche en 
paléoanthropologie et évolution humaine en lien avec les thématiques de l’UMR PACEA, particulièrement 
des équipes EVODIBIO et EURAPAL, voire H-Envi ou AFRIQUE. Ses travaux pourront porter sur l’étude 
de la variabilité biologique passée, l’évolution des hominines et l’analyse des relations entre morphologie, 
développement et fonction chez les humains et les primates non-humains, passés et actuels. Les approches 
mobilisées pourront inclure l’anatomie comparée, les analyses morphométriques, morpho-fonctionnelles et 
histologiques, ainsi que les outils de l’imagerie 3D appliqués à l’étude des vestiges anthropologiques. Une 
capacité à intégrer et croiser les données biologiques et culturelles sera appréciée. La personne recrutée 
développera ses propres projets de recherche, pourra s’intégrer aux projets en cours au sein de l’unité, 
participera à la dynamique collective de recherche et contribuera à l’articulation entre recherche et formation 
dans cette thématique historique forte de l’UMR. 
Contact pédagogique :  Christine COUTURE christine.veschambre-couture@u-bordeaux.fr 
Contact recherche : Priscilla BAYLE priscilla.bayle@u-bordeaux.fr
ETAPE n°1 : 
Vous devez enregistrer votre candidature pour le poste qui vous intéresse sur le site du ministère de l'enseignement 
supérieur et de la recherche via le module ALTAIR du portail GALAXIE. 
ENREGISTREMENT CANDIDATURE : 
ALTAIR 
https://galaxie.enseignementsup-recherche.gouv.fr/antares/can/astree/index.jsp 
 
Délai d’enregistrement :  
du mardi 24 mars 2026 à 10 heures (heure de Paris) au jeudi 23 avril 2026 à 16 heures (heure de Paris) 
ETAPE n°2 : 
Vous devez impérativement déposer votre dossier de candidature sur l’application AGDOR, au plus tard le 
jeudi 23 avril 2026 à 16h (heure de Paris) : 
DÉPOT du DOSSIER DE CANDIDATURE 
Accès application AGDOR 
https://www.iut.u-bordeaux.fr/agdor
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Thomas Colard @thomascolard.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
One-year research and teaching position (in French) at the PACEA lab, University of Bordeaux : www.u-bordeaux.fr/application/...
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Thomas Colard @thomascolard.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
Several open positions are available @pacea.bsky.social and in the Department of Archaeological Sciences at @univbordeaux.bsky.social . Come join us! sciences-archeologiques.u-bordeaux.fr/gpr/jobs/off...
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The Anatomical Record @anatrecord.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
Using microCT + elliptic Fourier analysis, Ribeiro et al show shape change in the mandibular symphysis is driven mainly by allometry, with continuous remodeling across development—not a shift at molar eruption. Read more: anatomypubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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Adam Van Arsdale @apv2600.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
Tracing the wave of Neanderthal-modern interactions www.johnhawks.net/p/tracing-th...
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Tracing the wave of Neanderthal-modern interactions
A rapid expansion of modern people ran into Neanderthals and mixed with them nearly to the ends of their range.
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Thomas Colard @thomascolard.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
Proud of my PhD student’s first thesis article : MicroCT X-ray profile of Dental Biomaterials as a Tool for Identification in Forensic Odontology. authors.elsevier.com/c/1mE~n1MCG0...
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Katerina Harvati @katharv.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
The new issue of PaleoAnthropology is now online! 📢 It includes the Special Issue 'What’s in a Name? Late Middle and Early Late Pleistocene Hominin Systematics' The cover features the article 'Revisiting the Anatomy of the Florisbad Hominin Cranium' by Balzeau et al. #humanevolution #openaccess
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Solange Rigaud @solangerigaud.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
🧪New in the PNAS with @isabellecrevecoeur.bsky.social shorturl.at/JDZYs We report a shell-bead workshop at Saint-Césaire (Fr) and suggest that Châtelperronian makers were influenced by, or part of, an early wave of H. sapiens in the region 42ka @univbordeaux.bsky.social @cnrsecologie.bsky.social
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Châtelperronian cultural diversity at its western limits: Shell beads and pigments from La Roche-à-Pierrot, Saint-Césaire | PNAS
The timing and mechanisms underlying the gradual replacement of Neanderthal populations by Homo sapiens groups have elicited heated debate for deca...
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Annals of Human Biology @annalshumanbio.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
📚 ARTICLE COLLECTION 📚 This new Open Access Collection in AHB publishes output from a multidisciplinary workshop discussing current challenges faced in analysing pre-adult fossil remains & providing direction to future investigations #OpenAccess #HumanBiology www.tandfonline.com/journals/iah...
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The Growth and Development of Sub-Adult Hominins: Multidisciplinary Approaches
Explore the article collection: The Growth and Development of Sub-Adult Hominins: Multidisciplinary Approaches. Published in Annals of Human Biology.
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PACEA laboratory, Human evolution, Prehistory @pacea.bsky.social · 30/06/2025
🧪First keynote at the Digital Archaeology Summer School: Paul O’Higgins (York) on geometric morphometrics. From defining shape to its uses in evolution, development & function—GM proves a powerful tool across life sciences & anthropology @cnrsecologie.bsky.social @univbordeaux.bsky.social
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PACEA laboratory, Human evolution, Prehistory @pacea.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
Hey 🏺🧪 Bluesky! Seeing all the debates about pseudoarchaeology these days/months/years, maybe it's time to remind you that you can find real archaeology on our www.youtube.com/@paceaUMR5199 Documentaries, papers summarized, methodologies, 3D models etc.
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Pacea Bordeaux
This youtube channel is related to the research programs lead by PACEA members (research laboratory in Prehistory/Archaeology/Physical Anthropology from the University of Bordeaux and the CNRS (French...
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Hugo Dutel @hugodutel.bsky.social · 25/05/2025
This is this Tuesday! Symposium on Biomechanical simulation techniques for evolutionary morphology and biomedical sciences. Registrations are still open: www.eventbrite.fr/e/biomechani... A big thank you to all the staff of the different institutions involved and our sponsors for your support!
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Nicolas Martin @nclsmartin.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
🚨14.000 years of population history revealed!🚨 What happened to the late prehistoric populations in the Nile Valley? Our new study uncovers major migrations, population replacement and regional mobility at the Neolithic transition! 1/7🧵 👇 www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
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Enamel–dentine junction morphology reveals population replacement and mobility in the late prehistoric Middle Nile Valley | PNAS
Transitions from foraging to food-production represent a worldwide turning point in recent human history. In the Middle Nile Valley this cultural s...
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CNRS Écologie & Environnement @cnrsecologie.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
#RésultatScientifique🔎 Une étude menée par le laboratoire PACEA révèle des découvertes inédites sur le peuplement de l'Égypte et du Soudan, grâce à l'analyse de dents humaines vieilles de 4 000 à 18 000 ans. ▶️ www.inee.cnrs.fr/fr/cnrsinfo/...
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Alexandra Schuh @alexandraschuh.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
Very happy to share our new paper on human facial development and evolution out today in JHE 🎉 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... 🧵👇
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Human midfacial growth pattern differs from that of Neanderthals and chimpanzees
Present-day humans have small and retracted midfaces, while Neanderthals possess large and forwardly projected midfaces. To understand the ontogenetic…
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Hugo Dutel @hugodutel.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
🗓️ Save the date! 26-28 May 2025 | Université de Bordeaux, France. Symposium and workshop : Biomechanical simulation techniques in evolutionary morphology and biomedical sciences. More info and registration: www.eventbrite.fr/e/1263754958...
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Thomas Colard @thomascolard.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
🧪 As part of a larger project on the morphology, growth, and evolution of the TMJ, here is our new article on "Thickness measurements and micro-CT imaging of human temporo-mandibular discs" @univlille.bsky.social, @pacea.bsky.social. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
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Thickness measurements and micro‐CT imaging of human temporo‐mandibular discs
This study aimed to analyze the morphology of human temporo-mandibular discs. We measured thickness at nine points, observed disc perforations, and highlighted the potential of micro-CT imaging to ma...
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Thomas Colard @thomascolard.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
Investigating Development in Human Evolution: Specificities, Challenges, and Opportunities onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
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Investigating Development in Human Evolution: Specificities, Challenges, and Opportunities
Unlike developmental biologists, paleoanthropologists primarily investigate development using skeletal remains, specifically fossilized and already-formed bones and teeth. Focusing on peri- and/or po....
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Alain Queffelec @alainqueffelec.bsky.social · 10/01/2025
I created one in #Archaeology, does your field too need a @PeerCommunityIn for free and transparent evaluation of scientific manuscripts? Yes, 💎💎💎 #openscience, and keep pumping those 💵💵💵 back into your research, not publishers' pockets!
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Mark Grabowski @markgrabowski.bsky.social · 26/12/2024
Resignation of the Journal of Human Evolution Editorial Board: We are saddened to announce the resignations of The Joint Editors-in-Chief, all Emeritus Editors retired or active in the field, and all but one Associate Editor. Press release below.
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PACEA laboratory, Human evolution, Prehistory @pacea.bsky.social · 16/12/2024
🧪 Aujourd'hui notre collegue paleoanthropologue @clement-zanolli.bsky.social soutient son HdR! @univbordeaux.bsky.social @cnrsaquitaine.bsky.social
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Dany Coutinho Nogueira @danycnogueira.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
Time for the keynote lecture of Alex Ireland from Manchester Metropolitan University. How muscles shave the growing skeleton #SSCIP2024
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Université de Bordeaux @univbordeaux.bsky.social · 08/04/2024
Peut-on réduire l’impact environnemental des défunts en compostant les corps ? Le projet F-Compost porté par le @cnrs.bsky.social avec l’université de Lille, @univbordeaux.bsky.social et l’association Humo Sapiens veut répondre à ces questions : www.aquitaine.cnrs.fr/fr/cnrsinfo/...
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Peut-on réduire l’impact environnemental des défunts en compostant les corps ? | Délégation Aquitaine
Comment améliorer l’impact environnemental des défunts ?
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Isabelle Crevecoeur @isabellecrevecoeur.bsky.social · 29/03/2024
To apply ➡️ www.galaxie.enseignementsup-recherche.gouv.fr/ensup/cand_C...
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PACEA laboratory, Human evolution, Prehistory @pacea.bsky.social · 23/01/2024
Today E. Pomeroy speaks about last results on Shanidar cave. Taphonomy to discuss Neanderthal human remain deposits @CNRSecologie @univbordeaux.bsky.social @cnrsaquitaine.bsky.social #evolution
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Mackie C O'Hara @mackiecohara.bsky.social · 08/01/2024
Human-like enamel growth in Homo naledi onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... Enamel growth of H.naledi is most similar to recent humans though comparative data are limited for most fossil hominin species. The high Retzius periodicity values do not follow expectations for a small-brained hominin
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