My Master's research (now expanded with new collabs) is finally published! Together with Grégoire Métais, Emmanuel Gheebrant, Ni Xijun, @nilschabrol.bsky.social, and Marc Godinot, we describe exceptional new dental material of Coryphodon from Le Quesnoy (northern France, Eocene). @cr2p.bsky.social

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The genus Coryphodon in Europe: new exceptional material from Le Quesnoy (northern France, early Eocene, MP7) onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... #PapersinPalaeontology @benjaminraynaud.bsky.social @cr2p.bsky.social @nilschabrol.bsky.social @datadryad.bsky.social @morphobank.bsky.social

My first paper is out in @methodsinecoevol.bsky.social : doi.org/10.1111/2041... With @idriss-pelletan.bsky.social and @paulineprovini.bsky.social, we developed SOUPE, a new method and R package to evaluate the phylogenetic representativeness of taxonomic samples, and help create optimized samples.

SOUPE: An R package to test and optimise the phylogenetic and ecological representativeness of a taxonomic sample

In the field of evolutionary biology, the selection of a phylogenetically representative sample is a crucial step to have a complete and accurate understanding of the studied group and the evoluti...

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The first article from my PhD has just been published in JAES: "Lutetian swamp-freshwater palynoflora from Bultu-Zile (central Anatolia, Türkiye): implications for Eocene ecosystems of Balkanatolia". doi.org/10.1016/j.js... This work has been conducted as part of @dispersal-erc.bsky.social 1/4

🎙️ Our first interview is out! Meet Leny Montheil, geodynamicist and paleogeography specialist, as he takes us back to the Eocene to explore how primates dispersed across a changing world. ▶️ Watch it now on YouTube youtu.be/bjzU_UIXseU

The People Behind the ERC Dispersal project | Scientist Interview #1

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A new preprint from our research group is online! In this paper, Paul Botté, PhD student in the project at @climatecerege.bsky.social, studied the evolution of continental environmental through the late Eocene and earliest Oligocene in central Anatolia. egusphere.copernicus.org/preprints/20...

How did mammals cross oceans millions of years ago? Our first video introducing the ERC-funded DISPERSAL project is live on YouTube 🎉 👇 Check it out! youtu.be/COdGQYkdraw 🎙️ First episode of a series of interviews with the scientists involved. Stay tuned — more interviews coming soon!

🐒🌊 Crossing oceans without boats: the mysterious overwater dispersals of ancient mammals

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Philippe Taquet, chasseur de dinosaures et ancien directeur du Muséum national d’histoire naturelle, est mort

Philippe Taquet, chasseur de dinosaures et ancien directeur du Muséum national d’histoire naturelle, est mort

Destiné à reprendre l’industrie textile familiale, cet esprit libre a préféré la vie de chercheur d’os, découvrant plusieurs espèces d’animaux disparus, tout en menant une carrière institutionnelle de premier plan. Il s’est éteint le 16 novembre, à 85 ans.

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Today, we organized a vulgarisation workshop about paleopalynology at the Musée Espace Gaïa in Montereau-Fault-Yonne for the "Fête de la Science"! Rafael Cabral, Adele Giobbini and myself (with the help of @mathildelp.bsky.social) presented 3D printed pollen grains to the public.

Last days of fieldwork in Anatolia, with Serkan Akkiraz, Paul Botté and @benjaminraynaud.bsky.social! Exploring the Sivas Basin to date the onset of the modern steppe landscape with various stratigraphic and paleobotanical tools. Part of the @dispersal-erc.bsky.social project!

Paul Botté from @climatecerege.bsky.social and @benjaminraynaud.bsky.social from @cr2p.bsky.social presenting their work on #balkanatolia paleoenvironments today at the yearly conference of Turkish Earth scientists in Yozgat. Back to fieldwork tomorrow!

Looking for pollen, vertebrate fossils and pedogenic carbonates in Anatolia! With @benjaminraynaud.bsky.social, Paul Botté, @dispersal-erc.bsky.social

First day of the third field trip to Turkey for Paul Botté and @benjaminraynaud.bsky.social. One week to collect their last samples before their ultimate task: writing their dissertation!

Nice day of fieldwork in the Luberon Geopark, trying to date some of their iconic fossil sites. With Pauline Coster, @benjaminraynaud.bsky.social, and many others from @dispersal-erc.bsky.social

@benjaminraynaud.bsky.social presenting his PhD results at @cerege.bsky.social today ! Benjamin works on the evolution of ecosystems during the dispersal events we investigate in the project via pollen analysis.

Digitizing collections to unlock the full potential of palynology: A case study with the Smithsonian palynology collection Carlos Jaramillo, Surangi W. Punyasena, Daurys de Alba, Roxana Alveo, Angelica Arcila, Jorge Bermudez, Jonatan Bustos et al nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Digitizing collections to unlock the full potential of palynology: A case study with the Smithsonian palynology collection

Large palynological collections have been built over decades and contain vital information. However, they are often difficult to access and use effectively. What is the point of having such collectio....

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Delighted to share our paper on data equity in #palaeobiology as part of Paleobiology's 50th anniversary issue 🥳 We look at how palaeo data is collected, stored, curated & shared, and how equity in these processes is crucial for our field's future (1/n) 🧪⚒️ doi.org/10.1017/pab....

We show that endemism started at least by 47 Ma, and possibly much earlier, in the Paleocene. Older sites are so far lacking, but we expect to publish some in the next few years (stay tuned!). With @benjaminraynaud.bsky.social @mustafayk.bsky.social and many others at @climatecerege.bsky.social

🚨New paper alert!🚨 A long and precise stratigraphic and geochronological study led by Leny Montheil to better refine the time of formation of Balkanatolia, this strange biogeographic province that we have been studying for a decade now. (1/n) www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Updating the timeline of faunal endemism in Balkanatolia, the biogeographic province connecting Europe, Asia and Africa

Balkanatolia is a Paleogene insular biogeographic province, spanning from southeastern Europe to the Caucasus. It is located at the crossroads of Asia…

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Tomorrow afternoon, Paul Botté @climatecerege.bsky.social will have his #EGU25 poster presentation: doi.org/10.5194/egus... With @alexislicht.bsky.social and @r0seturqu0ise.bsky.social. With also @benjaminraynaud.bsky.social outside of CEREGE. (5/10) 🧪 ⚒️ #PaleoSky

Amazing workshop last week in Arles, focused on how integrating geological and paleoclimatological constraints in phylogenetic and biogeographic reconstructions! 11 countries, 55 people, and 3 days of talks and brainstorming with a balanced group of biologists, geologists and climatologists.

Welcome to @benjaminraynaud.bsky.social on the Blue place! Benjamin in a PhD student in Paleobotany, working with us on understanding the changes in ecosystems which could have favored the dispersal of primates and ungulates out of Asia during the Eocene.