Another job opening! I am hiring a postdoc in my lab at University College London to work on developing new phylogenetic comparative methods for modeling the evolution of complex phenotypes! Details here: ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/se…

And just like that, it's time to say goodbye to Argentina. 🇦🇷
I am so extremely grateful to all the collections managers, researchers, colleagues and friends who have made this trip so memorable and successful.
This palaeontologist will be back as soon as possible! 🦕🤩🎉

Outstanding talk last night from Celli Hull of Yale University Earth & Planetary Sciences and Yale Peabody Museum--the 62nd Case Memorial Lecture in UM Paleontology & Michigan EARTH.

Most of the PalAss Field Guides to Fossils series are still available for sale in our online shop - along with some newer titles! 👇
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Welcome to Imperial College London MSc student Hatty Bohun! For her research project Natural History Museum, Hatty will be working with us to reconstruct the palaeoecology of marine ecosystems from the Cenomanian - Turonian chalk of the southern UK.

Happy #TrilobiteTuesday from the Late #Ordovician of Ohio 👇

📢There is time until the 30th of April to apply!

If you identify as a female graduate student and want to pursue a career in #palaeontology , don't miss the opportunity to apply for the Winifred Goldring #Award !

🌍As palaeontologists and #Earth scientists, we have a special bond with our planet's past

However, we can't forget about its present and the challenges that await us in the future

Today is #InternationalEarthDay and the topic is planet vs. plastics:

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It is #MolluscMonday also in Hokkaido, Japan, where this wall was decorated with pectinid shells 👇

Happy #MolluscMonday with this Brachidontes exustus.

It is usually foudn from New Jersey south throughout the Caribbean, and south to Argentina.

In Britain and Ireland it has been found in Gwithin Cornwall

Yesterday it was beach day.
Amazing neoichnological fieldtrip along the Florianopolis coast. Fabulous beaches and nice traces!
#ICHNIA2024

🌷 This creature is known as a tulip animal 🟣

Siphusauctum gregarium is one of 40 fossils on long-term loan from the Royal Ontario Museum (Royal Ontario Museum) to help tell the story of early life in our new “First Life” exhibit, opening May 17. #FossilFriday

Thanks to everyone who came on our Ireland's Fossil Heritage Cork City Fossil Walk earlier this week! Lots of fossils to see and lots of happy fossil-hunters. There will be more fossil walks during Heritage Week in August! Ireland's Fossil Heritage Science Foundation Ireland Biological, Earth & Environmental Sciences, UCC SEFS@UCC

Congratulations to NMNH Paleobiology Curator Conrad Labandeira who was today named a 2023 AAAS Fellow for his significant contributions to the study of fossil insects, their interaction with fossil plants, and fossil insect diversity.

Today's #FossilFriday highlights our high school senior, Louis Boffi-Régnier, on her 2-week internship. Louis's passion for dinosaurs dates back to her toddler years! With Li Ping, our curatorial support, they've been uncovering ancient treasures together! 🦴💪 #MuseumEducation

You might have heard of insects being preserved in amber, but did you know that insects can be fossilised too? You can find this beautifully detailed dragonfly fossil in our museum. This one is from the late Jurassic Period and is around 155 million years old! #Fossilfriday

📢Job Alert!! An 18 month, fixed term Collections Documentation Officer role here Bristol Museum & Art Gallery. Come join our small but perfectly formed team😀. Details in the link below. Closing date 19/05/24. #museumjobs #collectionsmanagement #Bristol
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Look! A job opportunity! I’m hiring a research technician in my lab to work on CT scanning and segmentation of birds and mammals. Apply now if you love vertebrate anatomy: ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/se…. we’ll also be hiring a Postdoc on the project soon.

📢Wales National #Museum is at risk because of a huge cut in funding, despite of its importance for knowledge, culture, education and much more

If you want to help, please consider signing this petition 👇

#FossilFriday

Very grateful to the Palaeontographical Society for awarding me their biennial medal in recognition of my contributions to taxonomic and systematic palaeontology. My thanks go to all those who put me forward for this honour.