@yohanpochatcot.bsky.social gave an oral presentation on the Miocene herpetofauna from Ukraine 🐢🐍🦎🇺🇦

Publikacja naszych badaczy z @IBE_Warszawa w Journal of Anatomy opisująca pierwsze skamieniałości żółwi trójpazurzastych wykazujące, że obszar dzisiejszej Polski w miocenie stanowił część dynamicznego północnego zasięgu fauny ciepłolubnej oraz ważny element szlaków migracyjnych.

What a better way to start the New Year than with a new publication ? I am very glad to introduce the first paper linked with my current post-doc at @ibe-warszawa.bsky.social. We describe the first trionychid remains from the Middle Miocene of Poland, in @journalofanatomy.bsky.social.

🐊 Largest survey of skeletal disease in living crocodilians! Nearly half showed osteopathologies, w/trauma most common. Skulls were hit hardest, and non-traumatic issues like inflammation and joint degeneration rose w/size & age. Cornille et al.: anatomypubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Our paper re-evaluating the notosuchian Eremosuchus elkoholicus is out now! This work formed a chapter of my PhD thesis, and sheds some light on the complex evolutionary history of sebecid crocodyliforms 🐊🌎 @es-ucl.bsky.social

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New paper on the notosuchian Eremosuchus by @piginatutu.bsky.social, co-authored by myself and @pdmannion.bsky.social among others out now!! We even find some cool evidence of replacement teeth in the dentary! www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

New paper on the notosuchian Eremosuchus by @piginatutu.bsky.social, co-authored by myself and @pdmannion.bsky.social among others out now!! We even find some cool evidence of replacement teeth in the dentary! www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

A re-evaluation of the notosuchian crocodyliform Eremosuchus elkoholicus from the lower Eocene of Algeria and the evolutionary and biogeographic history of sebecids

Notosuchian systematics have been highly debated in recent decades, particularly the placement of sebecids and closely related species. As the only notosuchian lineage to have survived the Cretaceo...

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The Kem Kem was home to a few terrestrial crocodylomorphs, and the 2m-long predator Hamadasuchus is one of the more intimidating ones! Size comparison below ⬇️ #sciart #paleoart

@yohanpochatcot.bsky.social presenting his research on the first occurrence of #Trionychidae (Testudines, Cryptodira) from the #Miocene of #Poland expanding the biogeographic range of the family at #2025SVP

Great #SVP2025 in #Birmingham 🇬🇧! As always, an excellent chance to collect feedback and reconnect with collaborators! #WarsawTeam

🐢 Grateful to be part of this amazing community of turtle researchers at #2025SVP. Feeling energized from the incredible presentations & discussions. Thank you all for the insights, support, and shared passion for these fascinating critters. Here’s to more turtley collaborations & discoveries ahead!

Check out this new paper about crocodylian, likely mekosuchine, eggshell fragments from the Eocene of Queensland. Great to see this material finally published. doi.org/10.1080/0272...

Australia’s oldest crocodylian eggshell: insights into the reproductive paleoecology of mekosuchines

Alongside large madtsoiid snakes, the largest known lizards, thylacoleonid marsupials and a range of other terrestrial carnivores, the now extinct mekosuchine crocodylians were significant predator...

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Séon N, Vincent P, Delsett LL, et al. Reassessment of body temperature and thermoregulation strategies in Mesozoic marine reptiles. Paleobiology. Published online 2025:1-21. doi:10.1017/pab.2025.2 www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

We had an excellent research visit at the Henryk Teisseyre Geological Museum and the Department of Paleozoology at the University of #Wrocław. Excellent #Miocene fossils and a few surprises! @yohanpochatcot.bsky.social @ncn.gov.pl

@yohanpochatcot.bsky.social studied the variation of the morphology of the endosseous labyrinths of extant crocodiles & showed that its morphology is mainly related to the size of the specimen (allometry) and is probably due to changes in braincase conformation.

🚨Croc paper alert! Please welcome Thilastikosuchus scutorectangularis 🐊, the oldest notosuchian from South America and the first crocodyliform from the Sanfranciscana Basin, Brazil! Happy to be part of this team. Huge thanks to Joyce for being invited to collaborate! #paleontology

Anatomical description and systematics of a new notosuchian (Mesoeucrocodylia; Crocodyliformes) from the Quiricó Formation, Lower Cretaceous, Sanfranciscana Basin, Brazil

Notosuchians comprise a clade of mostly terrestrial crocodyliforms generally found in Cretaceous Gondwanan deposits. They evolved into many forms and some species show convergences with mammalian f...

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Size comparison and skull reconstruction of Orientalosuchus naduongensis, a fairly small crocodilian from the Eocene of Vietnam. #sciart #orientalosuchus #crocodilia

We're thrilled to announce the publication of an exciting new Special Issue on pseudosuchian paleobiology and systematics, Guest Edited by Mariana Valeria de Araujo Sena, Holly Woodward & Jorge Cubo. anatomypubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/19328494... Beautiful cover paleoart by Guilherme Gehr

New #crocpaper alert !🐊🚨 And just in time for Christmas ! We studied the variation of the morphology of the endosseous labyrinths (inner ears) of extant crocs. Published in @journalofanatomy.bsky.social today : doi.org/10.1111/joa.... Thread below:

Size, not phylogeny, explains the morphology of the endosseous labyrinth in the crown clade Crocodylia

Here, we present the most complete dataset to date on the endosseous labyrinths of extant crocodylians. Using 3D geometric morphometrics, we show that allometry constitutes a major contributor of the...

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Bust of Sebecus icaeorhinus. This is actually a test for a larger -Iberosuchus- project I am working on. Sebecosuchia was really something. #Crocodylomorpha

A juvenile Macrospondylus for #FossilFriday - some exciting data collection coming from this fella soon! 🐊

New research on functional and phylogenetic signals in the pectoral girdle of Thalattosuchia and Dyrosauridae. Study by Isaure Scavezzoni et al.: https://buff.ly/3VcXhpp

New #crocpaper alert ! 🐊🚨 Fossil crocodylomorphs lived in a wide diversity of environments compared to extant ones. This review (my first one !) focuses on those adaptations, from very early Triassic forms to crown group eusuchians ! doi.org/10.1002/ar.2... in @anatrecord.bsky.social

A review of the non‐semiaquatic adaptations of extinct crocodylomorphs throughout their fossil record

Crocodylomorphs constitute a clade of archosaurs that have thrived since the Mesozoic until today and have survived numerous major biological crises. Contrary to historic belief, their semiaquatic ex...

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Supermassive new paper (162 pages!) led by Dr Isaure Scavezzoni on the pectoral girdle anatomy of thalattosuchian and dyrosaurid crocodylomorphs, highlighting the enormous amount of information in croc postcranial skeletons! @michela-johnson.bsky.social onlinelibrary.wiley.com/share/author...