Pimiento Research Group

@pimientogroup.bsky.social

We study marine diversity through time. Our research aims to better understand the extinction mechanisms of marine life, especially sharks 🦈🌊👩‍🔬🧑‍🔬 📍Zurich, Switzerland 📍Swansea, UK https://www.catalinapimiento.com/

Our new paper is online! We found that 1) today's shark & ray diversity was already reached ~100Ma; 2) that the K/Pg extinction was not catastrophic; 3) that the max diversity was reached ~50Ma; and 4) that today's diversity is depleted compared to the past. www.cell.com/current-biol...

Revealing the hidden patterns of shark and ray diversity over the past 145 million years

Gardiner et al. reconstruct the diversity of sharks and rays across the past 145 million years using deep learning and an extensive dataset. Their results unveil previously hidden patterns, including ...

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🌊🦈 Hello Bluesky! We're super excited join this vibrant community. Our lab is dedicated to unraveling the mysteries of deep-time marine megafauna, with a special emphasis on sharks. Follow us for exciting updates and dives into the ancient oceans as we share our research journey. #Palaeontology