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Steve Brusatte @stevebrusatte.bsky.social · 15h

🚨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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Sammy Roth @sammyroth.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Friday was the hottest day *ever recorded* for Earth's oceans, on average. Oceans continue to absorb more than 90% of the excess heat from global warming: www.sfchronicle.com/climate/arti... via @sfchronicle.com

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Earth’s oceans just broke a heat record. The implications will be massive

Human-caused global warming and a strong El Niño are adding excess heat to the oceans, threatening marine life and providing storms with more energy and moisture.

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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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Prof Susie Maidment @tweetisaurus.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Did you know that you can subscribe to the #FossilFiles podcast for as little as 1/8th of a South Kensington pint per month?

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Prof Susie Maidment @tweetisaurus.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Hey @stevebrusatte.bsky.social, great to see your new book on sale at Calgary airport. A gripping romance involving an "unfairly hot" Oxford professor (modelled on Roger?). Why the pen-name, though??!

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Steve Brusatte @stevebrusatte.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

This Saturday, Sept 26. The Royal Institution in London. 7pm. Come along, hear me talk about the origin and evolution of birds, and get your books signed! www.rigb.org/whats-on/sto...

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The story of birds: From the Jurassic to today

Using fossil records and his own work uncovering extinct species, paleontologist Steve Brusatte rewinds 150

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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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Guillermo Navalón @gnavalon.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Quite an updated and deep outlook on the main problems (and potential solutions!) in avian phylogenetics, past and present, stem and crown! Also very well written & nice to read, congrats you both (J. Benito is not in bluesky yet)!

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Steve Brusatte @stevebrusatte.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Great review of the family tree of early birds!

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Thomas R. Holtz, Jr. @arctomet.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

A new procolophonid from the Triassic Katberg Formation (Karoo Basin, South Africa) fills a key gap in post-extinction procolophonid recovery: Journal of Systematic Palaeontology: Vol 24 , No 2 - Get Access www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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A new procolophonid from the Triassic Katberg Formation (Karoo Basin, South Africa) fills a key gap in post-extinction procolophonid recovery

Procolophonidae was one of the most successful parareptile clades during the Triassic, becoming widespread across Pangea in the aftermath of the End-Permian Mass Extinction (EPME). The Lower Triass...

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Richard Butler @richardjbutler.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Today in Dinosaur Provincial Park we have found evidence of tyrannosaurids, dromaeosaurids, hadrosaurs (including skin!), ceratopsians, ankylosaurs, and a whole host of other reptile and fish groups. What an amazing place!

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The Fossil Files Podcast @thefossilfiles.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

@fossilrob.bsky.social and @tweetisaurus.bsky.social find out how and why in our latest podcast episode, out today on YouTube or where ever you get your podcasts www.youtube.com/watch?v=2qPK...

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Lizzy Steell @lizzysteell.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

🚨 New bird paper! 🚨 Take a look at our review paper that Juan Benito and I put together about avian systematics and the bird fossil record along with what we think are important future directions in the field 🐦 🦴 🦜🦅🦤 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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A bird’s eye view of the fossil record: perspectives on avian systematics

Recent decades have witnessed an unprecedented rise in avian fossil discoveries that directly inform our understanding of bird origins and evolution, the stepwise assemblage of the avian body plan,...

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Richard Butler @richardjbutler.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

This year our University of Birmingham Palaeontology Field & Museum Skills trip is in Alberta 🇨🇦. Incredible first day at the Royal Tyrrell Museum with a behind the scenes tour from Caleb Brown & then time in the galleries of maybe the best dinosaur museum in the world.

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Hady George @houdzgeorge.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Gondwanan royalty for today’s #FossilFriday Dinodontosaurus tener from Brazil, Dinodontosaurus brevirostris from Argentina, and Dinodontosaurus isiyavamanda from Tanzania They probably didn’t think of themselves as royalty tbf, just very hungry

Photos courtesy of Jonathan Jackson, edited by me

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Prof Susie Maidment @tweetisaurus.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Buckle up guys: I've got a story for you about my recent experience submitting a paper to Scientific Reports, a @natureportfolio.nature.com journal. I certainly won't be submitting there or peer-reviewing for them again, and I suggest you don't either, unless you enjoy your privacy being breached!

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Prof Susie Maidment @tweetisaurus.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

The AMOC is going to stop in the next 50 years, making the UK a frozen wasteland where agriculture will be impossible. I hope you like turnips, because our MPs are spending their time debating Eurovision.

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Andy Farke @andyfarke.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

A must-read article! (and I truly appreciate that the authors emphasize the importance of the primary data in museum collections, as well as the key roles of both molecular *and* morphological data)

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Richard Butler @richardjbutler.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Did a 16 mile run today in the company of three episodes of @fossilrob.bsky.social & @tweetisaurus.bsky.social including this one. Highly recommended (the podcast not the running).

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Prof Susie Maidment @tweetisaurus.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

ChatGPT is unable to take my matrix and add in characters to that they are correctly formatted for upload into Morphobank. Which leads me to wonder (1) what is the actual point in AI if it can't do this and (2) if it can't do basic text editing, how is it going to take over the world?

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Hady George @houdzgeorge.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Welcome Dinodontosaurus isiyavamanda! I'm delighted to introduce you to a new species of protomammal. Hailing from the Triassic of Tanzania, this is the first record of Dinodontosaurus outside of South America, and it informs on the origin of dinosaurs. Here's a thread summarising our findings 🧵

Life reconstruction of two Dinodontosaurus isiyavamanda individuals by Gabriel Ugueto

Skull and jaw of the holotype of Dinodontosaurus isiyavamanda. Original photos by Jonathan Jackson

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Prof Susie Maidment @tweetisaurus.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

A new dicynodont from the Manda beds of Tanzania is referrable to Dinodontosaurus from S. America, and suggests the earliest dinosaurs were late Ladinian to Carnian. Go @houdzgeorge.bsky.social ! www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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Prof Susie Maidment @tweetisaurus.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Who has read a paper recently that would be good for us to cover on the #FossilFiles? We're looking for suggestions!

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Count Binface @countbinface.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

I have an announcement.

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Prof Susie Maidment @tweetisaurus.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

An agenda-setting review of the systematics of turtles, by Joschi and Walter. Read and cite with enthusiasm! 👇

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Serjoscha Evers @sirjoscha.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

4/4 Most importantly, perhaps: invite outside expertise in. Turtles have much more to contribute to evolutionary biology than turtle specialists alone can extract from them. Thanks @tweetisaurus.bsky.social & @imranrahman.bsky.social for review invitation & @stephanspiekman.bsky.social for editing.

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Serjoscha Evers @sirjoscha.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

3/4 But methodological sophistication cannot compensate for missing anatomy/fossils. So our agenda starts with specimens: CT scanning, collection revision, targeted fieldwork & genuinely open 3D data are cornerstones of turtle systematics.

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Prof Susie Maidment @tweetisaurus.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Maybe it is the US spin, but I *cannot believe* there is no mention of preservation of the natural environment and negative effects of extraction and burning of coal in this article. Sorry but not burning more fossil fuels is more important that some ornithomimids.

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Prof Susie Maidment @tweetisaurus.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

This is another contribution to our series of review papers on the systematics of major groups. We asked world experts to give us their take on the state of the art, and where their field would be going in the next decade. Prof Susan Evans on lepidosaurs 👇

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Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 10/09/2026

A dark blizzard of disinformation is warping the public’s perception of our great city. But we know the truth: our homicide rate is lower than every major US city, neighbourhood crimes are down and we’ve been ranked #1 city in the world 11 years in a row. My piece for The Times.

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We must fight back against troll army’s lies about London

There is a dark blizzard of disinformation online, where our capital is described as a lawless dystopia in decline — this couldn’t be further from the truth

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Nico Mongiardino Koch @nmkphylo.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

The PROGressive PHYLOgenetics LAB is now officially open and I'm looking to hire at all levels!! If you are interested in phylogenetics and macroevolution, and enjoy any/all of the following: fossils, morphology, genomics, simulations, or method development, please reach out to me :)

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Henry Mance @henrymance.ft.com · 08/09/2026

Some excerpts from Ed Miliband's speech today www.gov.uk/government/s...

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Prof Susie Maidment @tweetisaurus.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Turtles. They're weird. Where did they come from? We find out in today's #FossilFiles. This one is hot off the press. We only recorded it this morning and it's out for your listening pleasure already! @fossilrob.bsky.social is my turtle hero. share.google/a5Aale2SzYyS...

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The Fossil Files: Where did turtles come from?

The origin of turtles has long been a scientific mystery. Not only do they have super weird things going on with their ribs, head, and teeth, but also its unclear if they were more closely related to ...

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The Fossil Files Podcast @thefossilfiles.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Available today on Apple, Spotify, YouTube or where ever you get your audio @fossilrob.bsky.social @tweetisaurus.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...

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Where did turtles come from?

Podcast Episode · The Fossil Files · 8 September · 48min

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Luca Trenta @lucatrenta.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Turns out that if you are an old lady with a banner supporting Palestine, the government arrests you on charges of terrorism. If you are a masked white male thug bringing a national port to a standstill, the government does absolutely nothing, and the media covers it like some lads on a day out.

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Guy Shrubsole @guyshrubsole.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Some 50 million pheasants are released into the countryside annually. Now DEFRA have opened a Call for Evidence on gamebird rearing, releasing & shooting, it’s vital that the public input - because you can be sure that the shooting industry will do so: consultations.defra.gov.uk/call-for-evi...

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Call for Evidence on Gamebird Release, Shooting and Welfare during Rearing in England

The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) is seeking evidence on the environmental and animal health and welfare impacts of gamebird rea...

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Guy Shrubsole @guyshrubsole.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

‘Honest Bob’ Jenrick says he wants to “abolish” Natural England, and at the very least stop funding it, in the first 100 days of a putative Reform government. Reform may appear to be on the rocks currently but their plans are terrifying, mad & must be stopped. www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...

Jenrick: “Even if you can’t abolish, I don’t know, Natural England within the first 100 days, you can stop funding it, you can turn the tap off and the tap will be turned off a lot of these quangos, and that will drive savings.”

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Andy Farke @andyfarke.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Also, having done some simple illustrations and worked with illustrators myself, the *process* of illustrating new taxa often reveals important data for the underlying science, and helps clarify the writing process. What matters/what doesn't is an important decision in illustration.

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Prof Susie Maidment @tweetisaurus.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Can't move for palaeontologists in Mongolia...

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Richard Butler @richardjbutler.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Absolutely INCREDIBLE news that our work on the 'Dinosaur Highway' in Oxfordshire & the 'punk rock dinosaur' Spicomellus in Morocco has been shortlisted for STEM Research Project of the Year 2026 by the Times Higher Education awards! the-awards.co.uk/2026/en/page...

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THE Awards 2026

The THE Awards are the biggest celebration of UK and Irish higher education, recognising excellence across academia, professional services, leadership and management.

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