The Fossil Cervid-Day Conference | Palaeontologica Webpage on the Fossil Cervid Conference at the Leuven University (KU Leuven) on satuday 14th March 2026 - The first half of a Belgian-Dutch initiative focused on the study of Fossil deers from the Nor...

Fossil Cervid Day is coming up, Sat 14th March! An entire day of interesting lectures by fossil deer experts in Leuven, followed by the inauguration of a Giant Deer skeleton at our lovely campus. Sign up: www.palaeontologica-belgica.org/fossilcervid...
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The Thailand Wildlife Research Division reports a sighting of the false gharial (Tomistoma schlegelii). This globally endangered crocodilian was thought to have disappeared from the country, but they might be making a comeback 😍😍 www.facebook.com/share/r/1Nnd...

Jeremy is not working at the Institute of Natural Sciences in Brussels anymore (although we wish he still was 🥲), he's at the University of Fribourg now

Today new publication has been released in @journalsystpal.bsky.social
We are proud to present you Cariocecus bocagei, a new hadrosauroid from the Papo Seco Formation (Barremian, Early K) of Portugal.
Come with me in this post series to learn more about it! 1/x

📣 PhD position at Biogeology & Paleoclimatology (KU Leuven) 📣
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Congrats Nicolas! Well done 🥳

Researchers identify two new crocodile species McGill University researchers, in collaboration with Mexican scientists, have discovered two previously unknown species of crocodiles, one living on the island of Cozumel and the other on the atoll of...

Two new species of crocodile discovered! Endemic to two different islands off the coast of Mexico, their habitats are already affected by human activity and increased conservation efforts are needed to protect these beautiful creatures 🐊

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Proud to be one of >500 Belgian scientists fighting back against plans to defund science in our country 🧪🇧🇪💪

Defunding science = shooting yourself in the foot as a society

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Two photographs of fossil cetacean skulls in lateral view. Above: the holotype of Eosqualodon langewieschei (Museum of Bünde specimen number 326). Below: Squalodon bellunensis (specimen number MGP 26131) in lateral view. Scale bars (on the right side) are both 10 cm.

Taxonomic revision of the family Squalodontidae (Cetacea, Odontoceti): emptying the wastebasket of fragmentary holotypes onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... #FossilFriday @paleodb.bsky.social

Happy international women in science day!

I say happy, but I hope we all realize we will have to fight a lot harder sgain to earn our place in science. The rise of fascism is leading to dramatic cuts in science, and specifically wants us to serve as housewives again.

🐴🌿 Eurohippus messelensis was a perissodactyl that lived in western Europe 47-38 MYA. These tiny horse-like creatures had four toes and spent their days munching on leaves from the tropical rainforests that covered the area. The specimen originates from the Messel pit, Germany 🇩🇪
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Join us as a Doctoral student in Biology w/focus in ecological physiology. A PhD project with @cyanistesnord.bsky.social “HotLife – Pathways to survival in a hotter world” supported by @ercresearch.bsky.social. #lunduniversity

Please apply no later than 18 February!
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Vector illustration of Sutekhsuchus dowsoni, an early gharial relative from Miocene Egypt and Lybia. The crocodilian is lying down facing the viewer with its long, slender mouth open. It is golden brown with long dark spots on its back, tail and face. Text reads: Sutekhsuchus dowsoni. Paul Burke, Cecily Nicholl, Bethany Pittard et al. The anatomy and taxonomy of the North African Early Miocene 'Tomistoma' dowsoni and the phylogenetic relationships of gavialoids. Journal of Systemic Paleontology 22(1) Oct 3 2024

#Cenozoicrewind2024 Meet Sutekhsuchus dowsoni!

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Collection manager in paleontology (273160) | University of Oslo Job title: Collection manager in paleontology (273160), Employer: University of Oslo, Deadline: Thursday, February 20, 2025

Natural History Museum in Oslo, Norway seeks a Collection Manager in Paleontology.

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For my first #FossilFriday post:
Bernissartia fagesii, my beloved 💜
This basal eusuchian used to crawl around in between the Iguanodons ~130 MYA in what is now Bernissart, Belgium. It measured only 60 cm at maturity and is therefore one of the smallest - and cutest - crocodyliforms known to science

Endocranial anatomy and phylogenetic position of the crocodylian Eosuchus lerichei from the late Paleocene of northwestern Europe and potential adaptations for transoceanic dispersal in gavialoids Eosuchus lerichei is a gavialoid crocodylian from late Paleocene marine deposits of northwestern Europe, known from a skull and lower jaws, as well as postcrania. Its sister taxon relationship with t...

🚨 The Anatomical Record released a special issue focused entirely on Pseudosuchia 🐊 featuring our paper on Eosuchus lerichei! By analyzing its inner skull cavities, we found evidence that this Paleocene croc was capable of transoceanic dispersal 🌊 dx.doi.org/10.1002/ar.2...

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