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The Inquisitive Biologist<p>Happy 92nd birthday to <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/JayMatternes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JayMatternes</span></a>! Read more about this underrecognized illustrator in this fully authorised career retrospective full of mesmerising <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/Paleoart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Paleoart</span></a> and <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/WildlifeArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WildlifeArt</span></a></p><p><a href="https://inquisitivebiologist.com/2024/08/22/book-review-jay-matternes-paleoartist-and-wildlife-painter/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">inquisitivebiologist.com/2024/</span><span class="invisible">08/22/book-review-jay-matternes-paleoartist-and-wildlife-painter/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/Books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Books</span></a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/BookReview" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BookReview</span></a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/SciComm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SciComm</span></a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/Paleontology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Paleontology</span></a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/Palaeontology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Palaeontology</span></a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/Palaeoart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Palaeoart</span></a></p>
Michael Hesemann<p>Listen to my talk on our physical Foraminifera Collection on youtube at: </p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WX3KZjA1bso" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=WX3KZjA1bso</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/foraminifera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>foraminifera</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/microfossils" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>microfossils</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fossil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fossil</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MarineLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MarineLife</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/paleontology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>paleontology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MarineScience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MarineScience</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/palaeontology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>palaeontology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/shell" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>shell</span></a></p>
Bob Nicholls Art<p>My 25 years of palaeoart chronology...</p><p>The 2022 Korean translation of Locked in Time (by Dr Dean Lomax - Palaeontologist &amp; published by Columbia University Press) commissioned me to colourise my 50 greyscale illustrations. "Froghopper sex" shows a pair of Anthoscytina perpetua engaging in Jurassic sex.</p><p><a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/Art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Art</span></a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/Painting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Painting</span></a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/PaleoArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PaleoArt</span></a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/PalaeoArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PalaeoArt</span></a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/SciArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SciArt</span></a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/SciComm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SciComm</span></a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/DigitalArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalArt</span></a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/Illustration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Illustration</span></a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/Dinosaurs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Dinosaurs</span></a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/Pterosaurs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pterosaurs</span></a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/Palaeontology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Palaeontology</span></a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/Paleontology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Paleontology</span></a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/Jurassic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Jurassic</span></a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/JurassicPark" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JurassicPark</span></a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/JurassicWorld" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JurassicWorld</span></a></p>
Alberta Palaeo Society<p>Were you tragically unable to attend our recent Paleo 2025 symposium? Were you there but want to listen to one of the talks again? You're in luck! We've just posted the talk recordings to our YouTube page. There's a dedicated playlist for the Paleo 2025 talks, which can be found at </p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLIbLEoMjr_5NpuhqFjTsSdb_Apg3_IIUQ" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/playlist?list=PLIb</span><span class="invisible">LEoMjr_5NpuhqFjTsSdb_Apg3_IIUQ</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/palaeontology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>palaeontology</span></a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/paleontology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>paleontology</span></a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/alberta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>alberta</span></a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/dinosaur" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dinosaur</span></a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/ab" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ab</span></a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/yyc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>yyc</span></a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/ammonite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ammonite</span></a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/amphibian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>amphibian</span></a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/joggins" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>joggins</span></a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/fossils" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fossils</span></a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/trex" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trex</span></a></p>
The Inquisitive Biologist<p>The other <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/NewBook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NewBook</span></a> at the library this week was The Princeton Field Guide to Predatory <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/Dinosaurs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Dinosaurs</span></a>. So, before I get to King Tyrant, first I shall compare and contrast the last two books from Greg Paul. Reviews coming soon to <a href="https://inquisitivebiologist.com" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">inquisitivebiologist.com</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/Paleontology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Paleontology</span></a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/Palaeontology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Palaeontology</span></a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/Fossils" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fossils</span></a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/Books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Books</span></a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/Scicomm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Scicomm</span></a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/Bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bookstodon</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@princetonupress" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>princetonupress</span></a></span></p>
Bob Nicholls Art<p>My 25 years of palaeoart chronology...</p><p>Here's a cheat sheet for Megalograptus, commissioned in 2022 for a project I cannot talk about yet. The scientific consultant was Fiann Smithwick.</p><p><a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/Art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Art</span></a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/Painting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Painting</span></a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/PaleoArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PaleoArt</span></a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/PalaeoArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PalaeoArt</span></a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/SciArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SciArt</span></a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/SciComm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SciComm</span></a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/DigitalArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalArt</span></a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/Illustration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Illustration</span></a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/Dinosaurs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Dinosaurs</span></a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/Reptiles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Reptiles</span></a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/Palaeontology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Palaeontology</span></a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/Paleontology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Paleontology</span></a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/Megalograptus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Megalograptus</span></a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/Eurypterid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Eurypterid</span></a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/Eurypterids" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Eurypterids</span></a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/SeaScorpions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SeaScorpions</span></a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/FossilFriday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FossilFriday</span></a></p>
Science | The Guardian<p>Jawbone fossil builds richer image of ancient Denisovans <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/science/2025/apr/10/jawbone-fossil-builds-richer-image-of-ancient-denisovans" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/science/2025/a</span><span class="invisible">pr/10/jawbone-fossil-builds-richer-image-of-ancient-denisovans</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Palaeontology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Palaeontology</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Anthropology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Anthropology</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Science</span></a></p>
Bob Nicholls Art<p>My 25 years of palaeoart chronology...</p><p>The 2022 Korean translation of Locked in Time (by Dr Dean Lomax - Palaeontologist &amp; published by Columbia University Press) commissioned me to colourise my 50 greyscale illustrations. "Our Refuge and Tomb" shows multiple species of fish living in and around enormous clams (Platyceramus platinus).</p><p><a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/Art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Art</span></a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/Painting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Painting</span></a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/PaleoArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PaleoArt</span></a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/PalaeoArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PalaeoArt</span></a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/SciArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SciArt</span></a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/SciComm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SciComm</span></a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/DigitalArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalArt</span></a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/Illustration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Illustration</span></a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/Dinosaurs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Dinosaurs</span></a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/Palaeontology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Palaeontology</span></a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/Paleontology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Paleontology</span></a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/Cretaceous" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cretaceous</span></a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/Platyceramus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Platyceramus</span></a></p>
Bob Nicholls Art<p>My 25 years of palaeoart chronology...</p><p>A few zooms into my painting of Haootia (Stauroza), commissioned by McIlroy et al for their 2022 paper. The Haootia fossils from Newfoundland (Late Ediacaran, 550Ma), Canada, have the oldest known evidence for animal muscle tissue. Also in this picture is a reclining Charnia and some Parviscopa.</p><p><a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/Art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Art</span></a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/Painting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Painting</span></a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/PaleoArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PaleoArt</span></a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/PalaeoArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PalaeoArt</span></a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/SciArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SciArt</span></a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/SciComm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SciComm</span></a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/DigitalArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalArt</span></a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/Illustration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Illustration</span></a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/Palaeontology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Palaeontology</span></a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/Paleontology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Paleontology</span></a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/Haootia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Haootia</span></a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/Charnia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Charnia</span></a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/Parviscopa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Parviscopa</span></a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/Ediacara" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ediacara</span></a></p>
Alberta Palaeo Society<p>An exciting free talk by past APS speaker Sally Hurst! This time she'll be discussing the opalised dinosaur fossils of Lightning Ridge. This is a free event!</p><p>Facebook event: <a href="https://business.facebook.com/events/1074313864739466/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">business.facebook.com/events/1</span><span class="invisible">074313864739466/</span></a><br>Homepage: <a href="https://www.foundafossil.com/events" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">foundafossil.com/events</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>Her November talk on the Found a Fossil project was fascinating, so I'm sure this one will be as well!</p><p><a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/palaeontology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>palaeontology</span></a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/paleontology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>paleontology</span></a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/fossil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fossil</span></a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/dinosaur" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dinosaur</span></a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/ab" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ab</span></a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/alberta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>alberta</span></a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>australia</span></a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/opal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>opal</span></a></p>
The Inquisitive Biologist<p>Whispers of his arrival have been heard for weeks, but now, King Tyrant is here! To say that I am excited about receiving a review copy would be putting it mildly. Expect a two-part review towards the end of the month!</p><p><a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/Books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Books</span></a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/BookReview" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BookReview</span></a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/Bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bookstodon</span></a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/Dinosaurs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Dinosaurs</span></a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/T" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>T</span></a>.rex <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/Tyrannosaurus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tyrannosaurus</span></a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/Fossils" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fossils</span></a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/Paleontology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Paleontology</span></a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/Palaeontology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Palaeontology</span></a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/Scicomm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Scicomm</span></a> princetonupress@mastodon.social <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@princetonnature" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>princetonnature</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://sauropods.win/@markwitton" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>markwitton</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://sauropods.win/@dave_hone" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>dave_hone</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span></p>
The Inquisitive Biologist<p>Remnants of Ancient Life is now out in paperback. Surveying fascinating research on what ancient biomolecules can tell us about extinct lifeforms, this book puts a completely fresh gloss on the topic of palaeontology.</p><p><a href="https://inquisitivebiologist.com/2023/10/09/book-review-remnants-of-ancient-life-the-new-science-of-old-fossils/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">inquisitivebiologist.com/2023/</span><span class="invisible">10/09/book-review-remnants-of-ancient-life-the-new-science-of-old-fossils/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/Books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Books</span></a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/BookReview" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BookReview</span></a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/Bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bookstodon</span></a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/Fossils" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fossils</span></a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/Paleontology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Paleontology</span></a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/Palaeontology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Palaeontology</span></a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/Scicomm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Scicomm</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@princetonupress" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>princetonupress</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@princetonnature" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>princetonnature</span></a></span></p>
Bob Nicholls Art<p>My 25 years of palaeoart chronology...</p><p>In 2022 I worked with McIlroy et al on a new reconstruction of Haootia (Stauroza), from the Late Ediacaran (550 Ma). The Haootia fossils from Newfoundland, Canada, have the oldest known evidence for animal muscle tissue.</p><p><a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/Art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Art</span></a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/Painting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Painting</span></a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/PaleoArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PaleoArt</span></a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/PalaeoArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PalaeoArt</span></a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/SciArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SciArt</span></a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/SciComm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SciComm</span></a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/DigitalArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalArt</span></a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/Illustration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Illustration</span></a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/Dinosaurs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Dinosaurs</span></a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/MarineReptiles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MarineReptiles</span></a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/Palaeontology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Palaeontology</span></a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/Paleontology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Paleontology</span></a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/Haootia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Haootia</span></a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/Ediacara" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ediacara</span></a></p>
Dr Manabu Sakamoto (he/him)<p>My take on a recent paper is featured in the New Scientist!<br><a href="https://www.newscientist.com/article/2475463-rethink-of-fossils-hints-dinosaurs-still-thrived-before-asteroid-hit/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">newscientist.com/article/24754</span><span class="invisible">63-rethink-of-fossils-hints-dinosaurs-still-thrived-before-asteroid-hit/</span></a></p><p>I might blog about this so that it's not so abridged!</p><p><a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/dinosaurs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dinosaurs</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/Palaeontology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Palaeontology</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a></p>
Bob Nicholls Art<p>My 25 years of palaeoart chronology...</p><p>In 2022 I worked with McIlroy et al on a new description of Haootia (Stauroza), from the Late Ediacaran (550 Ma). The Haootia fossils from Newfoundland, Canada, have the oldest known evidence for animal muscle tissue. Also in this picture is a reclining Charnia and Parviscopa.</p><p><a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/Art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Art</span></a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/Painting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Painting</span></a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/PaleoArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PaleoArt</span></a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/PalaeoArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PalaeoArt</span></a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/SciArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SciArt</span></a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/SciComm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SciComm</span></a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/DigitalArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalArt</span></a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/Illustration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Illustration</span></a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/Dinosaurs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Dinosaurs</span></a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/Palaeontology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Palaeontology</span></a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/Paleontology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Paleontology</span></a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/Haootia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Haootia</span></a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/Charnia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Charnia</span></a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/Parviscopa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Parviscopa</span></a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/Ediacara" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ediacara</span></a></p>
Dr Manabu Sakamoto (he/him)<p>Trendy headlines spread and persist regardless of any concerns raised by experts. I'm still seeing healines on the de-extinction of dire wolves from various news sites on my news feed this morning.<br><a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/Palaeontology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Palaeontology</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/scicomm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scicomm</span></a></p>
Bob Nicholls Art<p>My 25 years of palaeoart chronology...</p><p>Reconstructing Wufengella for Guo et et al (2022). From the Early Cambrian, Wufengella is evolutionarily important because it is close to the ancestry of Brachiozoa, Bryozoa, and Phoronida. It is from the Chiungchussu Formation, China.</p><p><a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/Art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Art</span></a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/Painting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Painting</span></a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/PaleoArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PaleoArt</span></a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/PalaeoArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PalaeoArt</span></a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/SciArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SciArt</span></a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/SciComm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SciComm</span></a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/DigitalArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalArt</span></a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/Illustration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Illustration</span></a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/Dinosaurs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Dinosaurs</span></a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/Reptiles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Reptiles</span></a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/Palaeontology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Palaeontology</span></a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/Paleontology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Paleontology</span></a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/Cambrian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cambrian</span></a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/Wufengella" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Wufengella</span></a></p>
Bob Nicholls Art<p>My 25 years of palaeoart chronology...</p><p>In 2022 I created the first reconstruction of Wufengella, for Guo et et al. From the Early Cambrian, Wufengella is evolutionarily important because it is close to the ancestry of Brachiozoa, Bryozoa, and Phoronida. It is from the Chiungchussu Formation, China.</p><p><a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/Art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Art</span></a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/Painting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Painting</span></a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/PaleoArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PaleoArt</span></a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/PalaeoArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PalaeoArt</span></a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/SciArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SciArt</span></a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/SciComm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SciComm</span></a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/DigitalArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalArt</span></a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/Illustration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Illustration</span></a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/Dinosaurs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Dinosaurs</span></a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/Birds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Birds</span></a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/Pterosaurs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pterosaurs</span></a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/Reptiles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Reptiles</span></a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/MarineReptiles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MarineReptiles</span></a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/Palaeontology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Palaeontology</span></a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/Paleontology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Paleontology</span></a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/Cambrian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cambrian</span></a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/Wufengella" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Wufengella</span></a></p>
Alberta Palaeo Society<p>We're back!</p><p>Our next meeting will be this Friday, April 11 from 7:30 - 9pm in rm B108 Mount Royal University, Calgary, AB.</p><p>We have two talks this meeting!</p><p>Short talk: Dr. Leslie Eliuk: The Mammoth Site, South Dakota<br>Main Take: Dr. Francois Therrien: What really killed the dinosaurs?</p><p>Public is welcome!</p><p>We look forward to seeing you there!</p><p>For more information, see <a href="https://albertapaleo.org/events" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">albertapaleo.org/events</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/palaeontology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>palaeontology</span></a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/paleontology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>paleontology</span></a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/dinosaur" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dinosaur</span></a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/dinosaurs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dinosaurs</span></a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/fossil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fossil</span></a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/alberta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>alberta</span></a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/ab" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ab</span></a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/yyc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>yyc</span></a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/mammoth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mammoth</span></a></p>
Dr Manabu Sakamoto (he/him)<p>We're looking for an Invertebrate Zoologist (palaeontologist) to come work with us at University of Reading! There's a potential to take on the curation of the Cole Museum of Zoology so museum experience would be a plus.<br>Please get in touch if you have any enquiries.<br>Application deadline is 25/04/2025.<br><a href="https://jobs.reading.ac.uk/Job/JobDetail?JobId=24301" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">jobs.reading.ac.uk/Job/JobDeta</span><span class="invisible">il?JobId=24301</span></a><br><a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/academia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>academia</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/jobs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>jobs</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/academicjobs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>academicjobs</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/zoology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>zoology</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/Palaeontology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Palaeontology</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/palaeobiology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>palaeobiology</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/invertebrates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>invertebrates</span></a></p>
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