Jamison-Todd S, Witts JD, Jones MEH, Tangunan D, Chandler K, Bown P, et al. (2025) The evolution of bone-eating worm diversity in the Upper Cretaceous Chalk Group of the United Kingdom. PLoS ONE 20(4): e0320945. doi.org/10.1371/journa…

Carr, Thomas D. 2025. Tyrannosaurus rex: An endangered species. Palaeontologia Electronica, 28(1):a16. doi.org/10.26879/1337 palaeo-electronica.org/content/2025/5…

At just over 2 metres long, this is one of the largest complete ichthyosaur skulls ever found. Yeah, it's a unit! Happy #FossilFriday This is the skull of a very large Jurassic ichthyosaur called Temnodontosaurus, on display at Banz Castle, Bavaria.

Learn why it's so difficult to know what dinosaurs would have tasted like, and what some experts hypothesize. discovermagazine.com/the-sciences/w… #fossils #paleontology

C. Tsakalidis et al. (2025) Dietary Reconstruction of Pliocene–Pleistocene Mammoths and Elephants (Proboscidea) from Northern Greece Based on Dental Mesowear Analysis Quaternary 8(2): 19 doi: doi.org/10.3390/quat80… mdpi.com/2571-550X/8/2/…

Pereyra, E.E.S., Pérez, D.E. & Méndez, A.H. Macroevolutionary trends in Ceratosauria body size: insights of phylogenetic comparative methods. BMC Ecol Evo 25, 32 (2025). doi.org/10.1186/s12862…

Tres novelas de Vargas Llosa describen a Iberoamérica en toda su tragedia: Conversación en la Catedral, La Fiesta del Chivo, y por supuesto su obra monumental, La Guerra del Fin del Mundo. Historia de Mayta se cuela en la lista. Si no las han leído, ya tienen tarea esta semana.

Averianov, A.O. A digging theropod? Enigmatic ankylosed phalanges from the Upper Cretaceous of Uzbekistan. PalZ (2025). doi.org/10.1007/s12542…

A Giraffe chasing a Jeep - I know sauropods aren't built for running, but christ, they'd be terrifying to see one run you down

Quick paleo PSA for people drawing Psittacosaurus: the famous Frankfurt specimen was preserved *belly up*

Dog adopts a lamb rejected by its mother

Osteohistological analysis of metatarsals reveals new information on pathology and life history of troodontids from the Campanian Dinosaur Park Formation, Alberta, Canada - Garros - Journal of Anatomy - Wiley Online Library onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jo…

Published yesterday in Journal of Anatomy with open access, we demonstrate how tiny slices of isolated bones (in this case, troodontid metatarsals) can provide a wealth of information on the growth, lifestyle, and injuries of these animals. (🧵) (Troodontid art by Hank Sharpe )

researchgate.net/profile/Claudi… a través de @researchgate Paleoenvironmental interpretation using fossil record: San Juan Raya Formation, Zapotitlán Basin, Puebla, Mexico

Enormously excited to reveal my new book, beautifully illustrated in FULL COLOUR by the brilliant Bob Nicholls Art Coming September 2025. Pre-order now! Published by Columbia University Press More details from the publisher: cup.columbia.edu/book/the-secre…

Zhang, L., Cao, Z. & Zhao, Q. Deep learning-aided segmentation combined with finite element analysis reveals a more natural biomechanic of dinosaur fossil. Sci Rep 15, 13964 (2025). doi.org/10.1038/s41598…

Just in time for #FossilFriday! Our study of a pathology in a Thai mamenchisaurid is just out in the #JournalofAnat #JAnatomy. doi.org/10.1111/joa.14… #thePalAss #fossils #dinosaurs #paleohistology #paleostream #osteohistology

I am absolutely ecstatic to announce our Symposium (No. 28) 'Bridging the Molecular Gap' at the 7th International Paleontological Congress, hosted by our amazing colleagues in Cape Town, South Africa! Please check out the program and join us in December 2026!

Mongolia's Dr Bolortsetseg Minjin joins palaeontologist Dr Anusuya Chinsamy-Turan from South Africa to discuss the joy of finding fossils, and how the two women overcame barriers to arrive at the top of their field. 🎧 bbc.in/3S0d7BC

researchgate.net/profile/Claudi… a través de @researchgate Breaking Barriers: Women leading dinosaur research in Mexico