And that’s a wrap on the Malahuma 2024 fieldseason! Nearly a 1000 mapped remains of Stegodon, rats, birds, reptiles, and stone tools. Plus the best view in the So’a basin ☺️ (surface find stone tools in the photo) Thanks again to the The Leakey Foundation for support.

I can also recommend a field puppy for some extra chaos. Pantene loves digging (but never in the right spot), fishheads and naps.

To celebrate #Paleonusantara 2 event Let me introduce for day 1 is #protoplotus beauforti!! -------------------------------- #paleoart #paleoillustration #paleontology #artwork ref : VOA Indonesia pict by Vincent Thian

#Paleonusantara2 day 1 #paleonusantara Protoplotus beauforti, the oldest prehistoric bird in Indonesia where the fossil dated around Paleocene-Eocene (66-40 MYA) is found in West Sumatra. FYI, a bunch of well-preserved gastrolith remains were found in it's fossil.

An ancient darter-like bird, Protoplotus beauforti from Sangkarewang Formation (with a gourami Ombilinichthys in its mouth). #paleonusantara #paleonusantara2

#paleonusantara #paleonusantara2 Day 1 Meet the Protoplotus beauforti, a prehistoric bird from the Eocene of Sumatra, Indonesia

Second entry for #Paleonusantara2, Please welcome to Bubalus grovesi!! #paleonusantara #paleoart #paleoillustration #paleontology #artwork

My news story for Nature. A Tyrannosauroid fossil in Thailand shed a new light for decolonizing paleontology in Southeast Asia. nature.com/articles/d4158…

#paleonusantara2 #paleonusantara Bagarius gigas is a large Sisoridae catfish from Indonesia where the fossils were found in Padang, West Sumatra date around Eocene and several sites in Java from Pleistocene.

Bagarius gigas, a large extinct species of sisorid catfish from the Eocene West Sumatra and Java. The fossil is fairly fragmentary, but it is estimated at 1.5-2m long, just like the extant Bagarius lica and Bagarius yarelli. #paleonusantara #paleonusantara2

Whiteia oishii in a shallow sea. Upper Triassic of West Timor #paleonusantara2 #paleonusantara

Fossil Friday! Apa fosil burung tertua yang pernah ditemukan di Indonesia? Jawabannya fosil Protoplotus beauforti. Fosil ini cukup unik dan memiliki cerita dan karakteristik yang mungkin jarang anda tahu. A thread (1/9)

#paleonusantara day 17 Meganthropus paleojavanicus, is an extinct primate species from Pleistocene Java known for its large jaw. A study conducted in 2019 shows that M. paleojavanicus was not a giant hominin, but rather a non-hominin ape related to Lufengpithecus

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You'll all have seen the many announcements and PR pieces from #ColossalBiosciences. There are reasons to be concerned about the general message promoted by CB, one being that it's seen >by some< (US politicians in particular) as meaning that we can devalue conservation. 🧵1/n

Panthera gombaszoegensis #Paleonusantara3 a pantherine cat native to Eurasia. Formerly known as the Eurasian jaguar, they are now considered a close relative of the tigers. Fossils of this species have been found in Java at Kedung Brubus, dating back to the middle Pleistocene

Leptoptilos titan #paleonusantara3 A species of giant stork from the Watualang site, East Java. Around the same size as L. robustus (180 cm), it was one of the largest birds in Indonesia. It lived alongside Stegodons and Homo erectus during the late Pleistocene

When Silence Watches Panthera gombaszogensis rest beneath the ancient sky, watching a long-tailed shrike dart away in fear, not out of hunger, but quiet curiosity. In this still moment, even a predator pauses, not to chase, but to simply exist. #paleonusantara3 #paleoart #artwork

Dia 2°- Leptoptilos titan #Paleonusantara3