Welcome to the CAMBRIAN FECAL REVOLUTION. We didn't name it the Cambrian fecal explosion for obvious reasons. I'm happy to share this paper on fecal matter and its role in Cambrian ecosystems. So if you want to read a really shitty paper (50 days free access): authors.elsevier.com/a/1nYg8cZ3X7...

🦐 Research News‼️What does the fossil record of chelicerates in the Furongian look like? Research led by Russell Bicknell shows that it might be more diverse than we thought. Meet Magnicornaspis garwoodi the newest Cambrian critter. Article: rdcu.be/flerZ

JOB CLAXON: Imaging Assistant @nhm-london.bsky.social . Permanent role. Would be good for someone with CT experience! jobs.nhm.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...

Imaging Assistant:South Kensington

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Happy to see our paper on the earliest Horseshoe Crab - Trace Fossil association published. Thanks to Russell Bicknell for leading the effort and everyone involved for their help. Elsevier: authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S... Researchgate: www.researchgate.net/publication/...

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...

We have a 2 year position for a scientific assistant / collections apprenticeship at the Naturkundemuseum Karlsruhe. Completed masters and good German language skills needed. Please contact me if you have questions. This is not a research position. www.smnk.de/museum/aussc...

New paper out. Update on the Sedimentary Geochemistry Project. Nice to see how this project is developing and how many people are involved: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... www.researchgate.net/publication/...

The sedimentary geochemistry and paleoenvironments project phase 2 data release: An open data resource for the study of Earth's environmental history

Geochemical data from sedimentary rocks are the primary source of information regarding Earth's surface evolution through time, including its air and …

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Just in time for #FossilFriday 🦖 What are the big questions in #paleontology today? dx.doi.org/10.1017/pab.2025.10042 Nearly 200 scientists worldwide came together to map where our field is headed. Here’s the story 👇

Happy to have contributed to this massive effort led by Jansen Smith. Thanks to all the colleagues that helped tackle this massive undertaking.

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What are the biggest questions in #paleontology? New paper out today in Paleobiology led by Smith & Kiessling with ~200 coauthors on the relevance of our field, methods, & museum collections to climate & biodiversity research🦖 #FossilFriday @paleosoc.bsky.social 🔗: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

I'm happy to introduce the newest Cambrian critter 'Tentalus spencensis' from the Spence Shale of Utah. Publications out today in Geological Magazine (Open Access). Thanks to Karma Nanglu and Paul Jamison for their help with the paper. Link: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

I'm hoping to take 1 MSc & 1 PhD student next year in the areas of Phylogenetic, Computational, and/or Evolutionary Paleobiology. Please reach out if you are interested in joining the @oupaleobiology.bsky.social, especially if interested in working on fossil echinoderms. Link for more info below. 🧪

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PhD and MSc positions in Phylogenetic, Computational, and/or Evolutionary Paleobiology [Posted September 2025. Deadline is January 15, 2026. See below for information about the lab, student opportu…

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Our paper on som xiphosurid-rich bromalites from Mazon Creek has been published in Palaios. Thanks to Russell Bicknell for leading the paper and to Andrew Young, Bruce Lauer, René Lauer, and Victoria E. McCoy for all the work that went into this. Palaios: pubs.geoscienceworld.org/sepm/palaios...

Hi, does anyone have an idea what museum might have had labels like the one on this specimen. We're trying to return a bunch of old loans, and this specimen has no information. It's a receptaculite, maybe that helps.

Job Alert‼️ Postdoctoral Fellow opportunity in paleontology/biology at the University of Alabama Museums: careers.ua.edu/jobs/688232b... Aim: assess biotic interactions using mollusks from both sides of the Isthmus of Panama. Please share widely! @paleosoc.bsky.social @almnh.bsky.social

Our paper on 'Employment in paleontology: status and trends in the United States' has been published in Paleobiology. We wrote it last year, so it's not considering the current cuts. Open Access: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

New paper out today: Fragmentary snout of a marine crocodile from the Upper Palatinate, Bavaria www.researchgate.net/publication/...

(PDF) Kleine Schnauze, viel dahinter: Fragment eines Meereskrokodils aus der Oberpfalz / Fragmentary snout of a marine crocodile from the Upper Palatinate, Bavaria

PDF | A snout fragment is described as the first tetrapod from the Kimmeridgian «Plattendolomit» (finely layered dolomite, Pottenstein Formation) near... | Find, read and cite all the research you nee...

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New paper: The past, present and future of Megalosaurus bucklandii in paleoart. I review the #paleoart history of this oft-depicted #dinosaur, consider its fluctuating status as a subject of artistic interest, and review what we know of its anatomy. #sciart meridian.allenpress.com/esh/article-...

New paper out today, we looked at new Caryosyntrips appendages and discuss Caryosyntrips taxonomy and ecology Paper here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... 50 free copies here: kwnsfk27.r.eu-west-1.awstrack.me/L0/https:%2F...

Novel information on Caryosyntrips based on new appendages from China and the USA

Caryosyntrips is a relatively rare but long-lived and geographically widespread radiodont genus with specimens reported from Cambrian Stage 4 to the D…

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Hi all, if you are planing to go to the Geo4Göttingen Meeting we are offering a session on Fossil Imaging (A similar one should also be offered at GSA if you can't make it to Germany): We are pleased to announce a thematic session on Recent Advances in Fossil Imaging (session 06.02, ID 143).

#JobAd Das Naturkundemuseum Stuttgart besetzt zum nächstmöglichen Zeitpunkt folgende Stelle: Content Creator (m/w/d) E 11 TV-L, mind. 80%, unbefristet Bewerbungsfrist: 16.03.2025. Alle weiteren Infos findet ihr auf unserer Website: www.naturkundemuseum-bw.de/stellen/deta...

I wish we still concluded papers like this. 🧪🦀🦑 #evosky (Source: www.nature.com/articles/023... - "The Influence of a Tuning-Fork on the Garden Spider" also, Nature papers have changed a lot since 1888 )

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‘Taung Child’ fossil offers clues about the evolution of childhood

A fossil found in South Africa 100 years ago provides insights into the emergence of a crucial — and unusual — life stage.

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Super excited that our review on the ecology of the Ediacaran-Cambrian transition is now out on how ecology changes across scales from organisms to communities to the world through time. Fab art @franzanth.bsky.social showing the build up of ecological complexity www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

New paper on Deep water vetulicolians from the lower Cambrian of China peerj.com/articles/18864

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Sampling and collector biases as taphonomic filters: an overview

Abstract Sampling (or sample) bias is a widespread concern in scientific research, across...

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Interested in palaeontology or evolutionary biology? During COVID I made my teaching available online, and have continued since: russellgarwood.co.uk/teaching/ind... Highlighting, as I just posted a new site on the history of palaeontology: russellgarwood.co.uk/teaching/EAR... ⚒️🧪🦀🦑 #evosky

At least they have reasoning. “Punk: fancied resemblance of the spicule array to the spiked hairstyles associated with the punk rock movement” “Emo: …exponents canonically bear long bangs or fringes, of which the scleritome is reminiscent, as well as studded clothing recalling the anterior valves”

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Two newly described mollusc species, named Punk ferox and Emo vorticaudum, indicate that early molluscs were more diverse than previously thought. The spiky, wormlike fossils were found in Herefordshire in England, and date to around 430 million years ago. www.nature.com/articles/s41... 🧪

Please circulate widely: We are hiring two Ass Prof tt at the Institute of #ecology and #evolution at @unibern.bsky.social in conservation biology; mathematical & computational ecology We are committed to diverse, inclusive and equitable leadership in research and education tinyurl.com/IEEjobs

Sadly, it’s a good time to once again share this amazing infographic that we ran at @science.org more than 7 years ago 🧪 #IDsky www.science.org/content/arti...

Here's the visual proof of why vaccines do more good than harm

See year by year how vaccines beat back nine dangerous infectious diseases

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Job Posting: The Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History is seeking an experienced candidate to fill the Education Program Administrator (Fellows) position. #STEMeducation #MuseumJobs #jobs www.indeed.com/viewjob?from...

Education Program Administrator (Fellows) (IS-1701-11) - Washington, DC 20560 - Indeed.com

National Museum of Natural History

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