youtu.be/VQir4gKCWIA?... So, we were on a podcast. Find out about our Archaeopteryx research here. One of the most exciting projects I have worked on #LifeonEarth #BirdFlight @sotonbiosciences.bsky.social @uoscommsallison.bsky.social @unisouthampton.bsky.social @engineering-soton.bsky.social

Total Dino Podcast 08 - Hop, Hop and Away

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Delighted to share this with you all. Our new paper on the take-off of Archaeopteryx using a bipedal leaping mechanism. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... @sotonbiosciences.bsky.social It's part of a special issue of Developmental Biology on Avian Evolution and Biology.

Hop, hop and away: On the take-off of Archaeopteryx using a multiple leaping mechanism

Archaeopteryx, the iconic 150-million-year-old basal bird, lies at the heart of the debate on the origin of avian flight. While its asymmetric wing fe…

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Our researchers have revealed how the first ever bird to inhabit the Earth could have taken flight. Archaeopteryx left the ground by making two or three powerful leaps with its legs, before flapping into the air. Find out more: www.southampton.ac.uk/biosci/news/... @neilgostling.bsky.social

Really pleased to share this with you. Taking part in @theconversation.com Curious Kids was a real delight. Listen here to find out about what dinosaurs looked like theconversation.com/how-do-we-kn... @sotonbiosciences.bsky.social @unisouthampton.bsky.social @uosmedia.bsky.social

How do we know what dinosaurs looked like?

Listen to palaeobiologist Neil Gostling on The Conversation’s Curious Kids podcast talk about how scientists work out what dinosaurs looked like.

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The paper - Theropod dinosaur diversity of the lower English Wealden: analysis of a tooth-based fauna from the Wadhurst Clay Formation (Lower Cretaceous: Valanginian) via phylogenetic, discriminant and machine learning methods - is #OpenAccess and here.... onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Theropod dinosaur diversity of the lower English Wealden: analysis of a tooth‐based fauna from the Wadhurst Clay Formation (Lower Cretaceous: Valanginian) via phylogenetic, discriminant and machine learning methods

The Lower Cretaceous Wealden Supergroup of southern England yields a diverse assemblage of theropod dinosaurs, its taxa being represented by fragments in addition to some of the most informative asso...

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This is great news! Congratulations to @christijanibarker.bsky.social , @tetzoo.bsky.social and everyone involved. Really pleased about this.

Darren Naish@tetzoo.bsky.social · 4mo ago

It's true, my 'Theropod dinosaur diversity of the lower English Wealden', co-authored with @christijanibarker.bsky.social @neilgostling.bsky.social and colleagues, is a #TopViewedArticle at #PapersinPalaeontology, and here's the certificate to prove it... congrats to us all. #dinosaurs #fossils

1 of 2. Last night @sotonbiosciences.bsky.social students set mammal traps with @fieldstudiesc.bsky.social Nettlecombe Court staff who are licensed and trained to do this. We used Longworth traps with lots of straw and plenty of food... Mice and a vole. We opened traps in a bag, weighed and released

Day 2 of @unisouthampton.bsky.social @sotonbiosciences.bsky.social @fieldstudiesc.bsky.social trip, we have been to Embercoombe Exmoor for a freshwater exercises. We explored the riffles and pools along streams, survived a stampede of ponies was exciting, and found invertebrate nymphs and larvae

A great first day @fieldstudiesc.bsky.social Nettlecombe. We went to Helwell Bay and did a beach transect. The @sotonbiosciences.bsky.social students enjoyed the weather and doing some science. The rock formation showed Triassic red mudstones and grey Jurassic rocks.

And we're off! @sotonbiosciences.bsky.social field trip to @fieldstudiesc.bsky.social Nettlecombe Court. Rocky shore, grassland and fresh water studies await! @unisouthampton.bsky.social #fieldwork #ecology (There are more students on the second coach they just hid from the camera).

Our new giant ZJLS paper on the Wealden croc Koumpiodontosuchus is out, and thus.... tetzoo.com/blog/2026/4/... A great study led by @christijanibarker.bsky.social and @neilgostling.bsky.social

Koumpi the Wealden Croc: Tons of New Data and Phylogeny Resolved — Tetrapod Zoology

A very long article on a very small croc…

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Our new paper published in @zoojlinnsoc.bsky.social on the osteology and neuroanatomy of the crocodyliform Koumiodontosuchus. Great study led by @christijanibarker.bsky.social with @tetzoo.bsky.social et al academic.oup.com/zoolinnean/a... @linneansociety.bsky.social @sotonbiosciences.bsky.social

Our giant paper on a small crocodyliform is out! We have a comprehensive atlas of the osteology and neuroanatomy of Koumpiodontosuchus. Amazing work from @christijanibarker.bsky.social @tetzoo.bsky.social Mark Young Katy Rankin, et al @sotonbiosciences.bsky.social academic.oup.com/zoolinnean/a...

Join us 4 #SOTSEF👇😀! with Masters students & Secret Life of Organoids, Inner working of Cells, Health Innovations 🏃‍♂️ @clarkinbonebiol.bsky.social @fnobrega.bsky.social 🦠 @nelani.bsky.social Microbes, Mood & Murals 🎨 @jt8teeling.bsky.social & Sci of Jurassic Park 🦖! @neilgostling.bsky.social #BSW26

UoS Engagement@uosengagement.bsky.social · 7mo ago

❤️ Let science steal your heart this Valentine’s Day. Book your #SOTSEF 2026 tickets! 🔍 Southampton Science and Engineering Festival returns THIS March for British Science Week at the University of Southampton! 📅 Fri 6th - Sun 15th March 2026 ➡️ Find out more at www.sotsef.co.uk #WeAreUoS #BSW26

The Geology Collection at Lyme Regis Museum has been awarded the prestigious Designated Status by @artscouncilengland.bsky.social Only the 5th geological collection (south of Birmingham) in England and Wales to achieve this recognition. See the press release www.lymeregismuseum.co.uk/designation/

Opening TODAY! Come to Dorking and to find out about Spinosaurs, weird piscivorous dinosaurs that roamed the Cretaceous of southern England. Work from the lab and Karen Fawcett can be seen in this exciting exhibition. @unisouthampton.bsky.social @sotonbiosciences.bsky.social @uosmedia.bsky.social

Had a lovely time last night talking about Spinosaurids at the Mole Valley Geological Society www.mvgs.org.uk I am really excited that 'Hidden in Stone' opens at the Dorking Museum on Thursday 22nd Jan. Come and find out about Dorking's Dinosaur Discovery from next week.

On my way to PalAss 2025 in Portsmouth. 20 years since my first annual meeting. Talking about Spinosaurs tomorrow morning, dinner on HMS Warrior this evening. Lots of talks about fossils.

Did spinosaurids really survive into the latest Cretaceous? The postprint for our latest work on these incredible dinosaurs is out today, where @neilgostling.bsky.social, @tetzoo.bsky.social and I examine claims of spino persistance beyond the Cenomanian www.ameghiniana.org.ar/index.php/am...

@lescarr.bsky.social thought you might like this vm.tiktok.com/ZNRJFq2XB/

Happy Origin of Species Day! 166 years since publication and a year since I made this video. Darwin's On the Origin of Species revolutionised how we see ourselves in Nature. vm.tiktok.com/ZNRJFgK1E/ @sotonbiosciences.bsky.social @uoscommsallison.bsky.social @linneansociety.bsky.social #Evolution

The annual VertZoo trip to @morethanadodo.bsky.social for a comparative anatomy study practical is always fun, but this year @sotonbiosciences.bsky.social is joined by @unisouthampton_wsa! The museum refurb looks amazing, modern but completely in keeping @unisouthampton.bsky.social #ArtAndScience

Really chuffed to be featured. Lovely work led by @gruiformabi.bsky.social. @unisouthampton.bsky.social @sotonbiosciences.bsky.social

Developmental Biology@devbiol.bsky.social · 11mo ago

#DBfeature Micro-CT 3D structures provide new criteria can be used to identify medullary bone and female individuals in the avian fossil record. Crane A H @gruiformabi.bsky.social, Baldry C J, Rankin K E, Clarkin C E @clarkinbonebiol.bsky.social, Williams K A, Gostling N J @neilgostling.bsky.social

The Dodo went extinct more that 350 years ago, and yet it still has a very large presence... Here is a lovely piece from BBC Future about our work and 'it'. with Karen Fawcett and Julian Hume www.bbc.com/future/artic... @sotonbiosciences.bsky.social @uosmedia.bsky.social

'It's just a weird, weird bird': Why we got the dodo so absurdly wrong

The extinct flightless pigeon has captured imaginations for over 400 years. Experts and artists are now revealing how much we have distorted what the dodo was really like.

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And so, the GostlingEvoPalaeoLab and volunteers from the Dinosaur on Your Window Sill head off to a school fête to talk dinosaur and bird evolution. #palaeoSaturday

Great day in the Palaeo lab at Dinosaur Isle with @christijanibarker.bsky.social and @jamesmacdonell.bsky.social looking at Isle of Wight dinosaurs. Keep an eye out for some exciting developments... @sotonbiosciences.bsky.social @unisouthampton.bsky.social

Incredibly proud and grateful for the amazing efforts of the Southampton team at the #LymeRegisFossilFestival. We spoke to 1000s of people, and several local schools. The students were brilliant. Thank you all for hard work. @sotonbiosciences.bsky.social @sotonoceanearth.bsky.social

A super talk by asst producer Jay Balamurugun from #WalkingWithDinosaurs2025. A wonderful insight into how the series was put together. Lots of people were inspired in 1999, I am sure lots of new palaeos will result from the new series. #LymeRegisFossilFestival

Fantastic talk about Mary Anning and her discoveries from @tomsharperocks.bsky.social at #LymeRegisFossilFestival Anning was a fascinating person.

Day 2 of #LymeRegisFossilFestival and I am chairing talks! The first is 'How to build a dinosaur' from the amazing team at Everything Dinosaur introducing the 'Evolutions' project... New dinosaur models... @sotonbiosciences.bsky.social @uosmedia.bsky.social