Devapriya Chattopadhyay
@devapriya-chat.bsky.social
Paleobiologist with research interests in Marine Paleoecology, Paleobiogeography and Conservation Paleobiology. Professor at IISER Pune, India.
We'll be hosting a joint Crossing the Palaeontological–Ecological Gap (CPEG) meeting & Conservation Paleobiology Symposium @ucl.ac.uk in London in August 2027, which aims to bridge spatial and temporal gradients between palaeontology, ecology, and conservation: www.ucl.ac.uk/mathematical...
Also press release here: www.fau.eu/2025/09/news...
Palaeonology: A small subject has big questions
The involvement of around 200 researchers from over 30 different countries and more than five years’ work have resulted in 89 “Big Questions” – the most important research questions in paleontology…
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In time for #FossilFriday, a new paper by Jansen Smith and many paleontologists (including me) on what questions the field may focus on in the coming decade Identifying the Big Questions in paleontology: a community-driven project | Paleobiology | Cambridge Core - www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Identifying the Big Questions in paleontology: a community-driven project | Paleobiology | Cambridge Core
Identifying the Big Questions in paleontology: a community-driven project
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📢 New publication! Oligo-Miocene marine bivalves from the Kutch Basin (western India) and their biogeographic implications in the context of Tethyan closure: Historical Biology: Vol 0, No 0 - Get Access www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... The project is funded by SERB @ANRFIndia, @IISERPune
Oligo-Miocene marine bivalves from the Kutch Basin (western India) and their biogeographic implications in the context of Tethyan closure
The Oligo-Miocene marine deposits of the Kutch Basin in western India display a diverse faunal assemblage during and after the separation of the Tethyan seaway. We documented 22 genera and 35 speci...
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Had a great time at @cpeg-cpb25.bsky.social! — presented my research, had inspiring conversations, and explored Zurich along the way. What a week! #CPEGCPB25
Why doesn't India have a national research museum for natural history? How does this absence affect conservation efforts? Here are my thoughts. go.nature.com/3DUhw5U
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The journal, Paleobiology, is 50 years old! Nice overview here of the last half century: Patzkowsky M, Kiessling W. Introduction: Fifty years of Paleobiology. Paleobiology. 2025;51(1):1-7. doi:10.1017/pab.2025.4
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....
