Hesham Sallam
@hesham-sallam.bsky.social
Egyptian paleontologist, Professor at MansouraUniversity, Founder of MUVP
Please join us for a public lecture on vertebrate paleontology in Egypt delivered by @hesham-sallam.bsky.social of Mansoura University! Attend in person (for those in Ann Arbor) or via Zoom webinar (umich.zoom.us/s/92615647424). Lecture begins at 7:30 PM Eastern.
Behind the discovery The dawn of modern marine fish! @sanaaelsayed.bsky.social @friedmanlab.bsky.social
Led by the incomparable Sanaa El-Sayed, a study out today in Science Advances throws open an important new window on marine fish diversity during the critical few million years following the K-Pg mass extinction. Below: artistic vision of the new fauna by Ian Baylatry.
A new Science Advances study led by Sanaa El-Sayed reveals that many modern fish groups were already diversifying in Egypt less than 4Ma after the extinction of the dinosaurs, providing a rare glimpse into the recovery of ancient marine ecosystems. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.aec8978
We addressed two aspects of cetacean evolution: their acquisition of a relatively big brain and the evolution of their sense of smell. As other mammals secondarily adapted to the aquatic environment, cetaceans have been assumed to reduce their sense of smell (which is air-born in this group).
a cartoon of homer simpson sniffing something with his mouth open
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Comparing the relative volume of the brain endocast, we found that this early whale was quite brainy, which is a surprise, as the first cetaceans with big brains were so far understood to be the fully aquatic basilosaurids.
We ct-scanned the skull of Protocetus atavus, an amphibious cetacean coming from the Mokattam Formation in Egypt. The inner anatomy of the skull was reconstructed, and we were able to reconstruct the brain imprint (endocast) as well as the different components of the nasal cavity.
Fossil brain 🧠🧟 of a 45-million-year-old cetacean! We are proud to publish @journal-evo.bsky.social l the result of Elena Berger’s Bachelor’s thesis @smnstuttgart.bsky.social. Thread 👇
Thanks @eliamson.bsky.social for including us in such amazing work!
Eli Amson@eliamson.bsky.social · last yr.It was for me a first opportunity to work with @muvp-eg.bsky.social , i.e., @hesham-sallam.bsky.social and @gohar.bsky.social , which was a blast! Thank you as well to @gsferreira.bsky.social and all other co-authors not on Bluesky.
جانب من فعاليات سيمينار التقدم لدرجة الدكتوراة للطالبة شروق الأشقر بحضور قامات التخصص بقسم الجيولوجيا جامعة المنصورة ❤️ #سلام_لاب #SallamLab #MUVP
First uploading of a photo of Wadi Hitan from Wadi Hitan, Egypt 🤷♂️❤️
رقمنة الحفريات داخل مركز جامعة المنصورة للحفريات الفقارية مشروع قومي مهم للحفاظ على التراث الطبيعي المصري.
auctoday.com/2025/05/29/n... An article on petrified wood at the American University in Cairo, featuring Professor Hesham Sallam, founder of the Mansoura University Center for Vertebrate Paleontology.
Natural Beauty - AUCToday
Dating back millennia, the petrified wood at AUC New Cairo is more than pretty — it’s prehistoric.
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Kerunia cornuta is a hydrozoan fossil that lived in Wadi Hitan of Egypt 40 million years ago. From this view, its shape resembles the ankh, the famous symbol of life in ancient Egyptian times.
In this place, we do high-quality research, train young scientists, reach out to the public, digitize Egyptian fossils, explore new discoveries, and much more.
Finally met the original fossil of #Aegyptopithecus — the ancient primate that lived in Egypt 30 million years ago. A true ancestor moment!
#SallamLab supports young Egyptian women in becoming leaders in science by engaging them in practical paleontological research, field expeditions, and educational experiences.
A field workshop by #SallamLab on how to handle exposed fossils — empowering young Egyptian explorers and training the next generation of paleontologists!
Differential Weathering and Erosion in the Western Desert of Egypt
A 40-million-year-old whale skull and its mandibles sticking out of a cliff. #SallamLab #MUVP #Egypt
Aegyptopithecus (Right), an early primate, and Bastetodon (left), its likely predator. They coexisted in Egypt 30 million years ago, shaping a dynamic ecosystem. #SallamLab #MUVP #Egypt
