Rare fossils of Himalayasaurus tibetensis, an extinct marine reptile (about 15m long) that appeared millions of years earlier than dinosaurs, were recently found by Chinese scientists in SW China's Tibet, nearly 60 years after last fossil discovery of this Mesozoic apex predator.

Cruel Sea 2024 One of the most beautiful episodes in the documentary for the locations and music. Here we see the modern reconstructions of the species in the third episode from #walkingwithdinosaurs.

Meet Mastodonsaurus giganteus! It lived during the Late Triassic ~215 mil yrs ago & is an extinct relative of frogs & salamanders—but was probably more like crocodiles in its life habits. Its large, flat skull with tusk-like teeth seems to be adapted for seizing large prey.

Our new publication on new #Neogene #herpetofaunas from northern #Greece In #openaccess at: Georgalis, G.L., A. Villa, M. Ivanov & M. Delfino 2024. Swiss Journal of Palaeontology 143:34 sjpp.springeropen.com/articles/10.11… #Reptiles #Amphibians #Squamata #Turles #Frogs #Salamanders Narodowe Centrum Nauki

A pareiasaur skeleton (Bradysaurus) from the Permian of South Africa, caught "live" at the Karoo National Park ! #fossilfriday

Happy #FossilFriday! Today's dissertation task involves measurement data &, as per usual, one very special lad stands above & beyond everyone else - of the 104 Tylosaurus skulls that I've measured, "Bunker" remains undefeated, with jaws just shy of 2 m long.

Insects body fossils, tetrapod trace fossils, and seed plants galore! Check it out - RJ Knecht et al. reveals a new and rare Early Pennsylvanian Lagerstätte from the Wamsutta Fm! #MCZInvertPaleo #MCZVertPaleo #FossilFriday

Les presento a Platypterygius elsuntuoso una nueva especie de ictiosaurio del Barremiano inferior de Colombia

It was an absolute pleasure to present my research on #ichthyosaurs and other #marinereptiles at #SVPCA2024 and #PalGes2024 over the past two weeks! Many thanks to the organizers for the opportunity and to my colleagues for their interest and feedback! #MondayMotivation

Close enough, welcome back Acynodon adriaticus

Komu służy Rada Narodowego Centrum Nauki? Takimi decyzjami jak ostatnio – grupom interesów, bo na pewno nie rozwojowi nauki w Polsce – pisze Jacek Kuźnicki, były przewodniczący tego gremium, odnosząc się do zmian w zatrudnianiu postdoków. forumakademickie.pl/sprawy-nauki/k… #NCN #postdok

Labocania aguillonae, a new species of the (until now) enigmatic tyrannosaur Labocania, from the latest Campanian Cerro del Pueblo Formation, Coahuila, Mexico. We found evidence for a southern tribe of tyrannosaurs originating in Mexico and the Southwest. mdpi.com/2813-6284/2/4/…

Nice Current Biology Dispatch by the fantastic Matteo Fabbri contextualizing recent work from Rodrigo Figueroa on remarkably preserved Paleozoic ray-finned fish brains: sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Pleased that our paper on mammalian jaw evolution is out today in nature. First paper from James’ PhD arising from on-going collaboration with our friends and colleagues Pam Gill, Agustin Martinelli, Marina Bento Soares and Cesar Schultz. Thread 🧵👇

Fossil evidence sheds light on how jaw joints can evolve. go.nature.com/4ezBRtQ

An analysis of a 225-million-year-old fossil suggests that a mammal-like jaw joint may have evolved independently in mammalian relatives about 17 million years earlier than its appearance in mammals. go.nature.com/4dqjKWe

New research on Neotropical Mabuyinae lizards! 🦎🌍 This study used high resolution CT scans, revealing new insights into the cranial morphology, phylogeny, and evolution of this interesting clade. Study by Julio Ferreira-Junior: doi.org/10.1002/ar.255…

Bastiaans, D. Thalattosauria in time and space: a review of thalattosaur spatiotemporal occurrences, presumed evolutionary relationships and current ecological hypotheses.Swiss J Palaeontol 143, 36 (2024). doi.org/10.1186/s13358…

Did you know a 12 foot tall ground sloth once walked the earth? Charles Darwin discovered the creature's skull on the Argentinian Coast on HMS Beagle. 😮 The Megatherium americanum, meaning 'great beast from America' was up to 10x bigger than the sloth we know today.