When did Australia get its #seals? Check out this great video where Dr James Rule talks us through his new paper! Museums Victoria School of Biological Sciences, Monash Erich Fitzgerald youtu.be/hTSjugZFKSI

In case you need convincing that Kollikodon is a more appropriate Easter mascot than the #EasterBunny, look at those lower molars. Greek: Kollix = Bun/roll, odon = tooth. Image from Flannery et al. 1995. Fig. 1. Holotypes are housed at the Australian Museum.

Today we introduce Adalatherium, the 'crazy beast' mammal who lived among the dinosaurs theconversation.com/say-hello-to-t… via The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand Monash Science School of Biological Sciences, Monash Evans EvoMorph Lab nature.com/articles/s4158…

Our #newpaper looks at inferring diet, feeding behaviour and mortality in NZ fur seals. Unfortunately, 'Boromir the Seal' likely went the way of his namesake (admittedly, impaled by multiple chimaera & stingray barbs instead of arrows). More info: doi.org/10.3354/dao034…

Looking for something to eat? Be careful of food with spikes! Dinner to die for: how fish use their spines to fend off hungry seals theconversation.com/dinner-to-die-… via The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand Evans EvoMorph Lab

Fur seals are ferocious and have big teeth that can deal a lot of damage to those unlucky enough to get in the way. However, they can also be caught off-guard by their prey's defences. Dr David Hocking & co-authors found fish spines embedded in seal face. theconversation.com/dinner-to-die-…

Thank you to all the members who submitted amazing logo suggestions. It was a very hard decision! We are pleased to announce that the logo for ICVM 2020 in Cairns will showcase the amazing talents of Silke Cleuren #ICVM13

New paper: Beaumaris #fossils show Australia had tiny seals living around Melbourne’s bayside 6 million years ago! My 2nd PhD paper! 🦭 🎨: Peter Trusler academic.oup.com/zoolinnean/adv…

Happy National Wombat Day everyone! To celebrate, let's take a virtual tour of their 3D anatomy!

Really great #AMS2020 conference put on by The Australian Mammal Society over the past few days! Lots of really great talks, & a fantastic showing by my Extended Lab Family Siblings Dr Tahlia Pollock Dr James Rule William Parker and Lab Adult Alistair Evans

It has happened again - this time in Namibia! But how are seals getting stabbed by Chimaeras? One possibility is that these injuries are self inflicted as the seals shake their prey to process it and accidentally slap themselves with the spine. When #FishFightBack!

How do 🐍 fangs stay venomous while being replaced? Check out this paper from Silke Cleuren’s PhD to find out!!

Congratulations to Associate Professor Alistair Evans and Dr Dr David Hocking winners of the 2021 Dean’s Award for Innovation in Learning and Teaching, and commendation to the Indigenous Science Team. bit.ly/3CsHhDr #MonashScienceAwards

New Paper: A 5 million year old #fossil from Melbourne is the oldest evidence of pig-nosed turtles in Australia, marking a substantial shift in their biogeographic history! 🐢 Monash Science Museums Victoria Thread 1/7 🎨: @BranArtworks doi.org/10.1002/spp2.1…

A 5-million-year-old fossil that sat collecting dust in a Melbourne museum for more than a century has rewritten the evolutionary history of turtles in prehistoric Australia’s tropical climate. Dr James Rule + William Parker on their discovery. bit.ly/3DtttJj Monash University