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The ISPH is back in Europe!

The ISPH returns to Europe for its 8th edition. The symposium will take place at the Naturalis Biodiversity Center, in the quiet and charming city of Leiden (the Netherlands) from 6 to 8 July 2027.
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Searching for dinosaur secrets in crocodile bones Until now, estimating how old a dinosaur was when it died has been a fairly simple process: Count up the growth rings in the fossilized bones. But new research into some of dinosaurs' living relatives...

🐊 Extra growth marks in Nile crocodiles?
Read this piece on our recent work uncovering new insights into crocodile bone histology and growth patterns. @palaeo-prof.bsky.social
www.npr.org/2026/02/05/n...

The method for estimating a dinosaurs' age at death may be off, research suggests A growing body of research on dinosaurs' closest living relatives suggests the method that's been used to estimate how old a dinosaur was when it died may be leading paleontologists astray.

Here’s a 4 minute NPR piece about our recent study about the “extra” growth marks in crocodile bones. @mariaeugeniap.bsky.social www.npr.org/2026/02/02/n...

Following the December pre-print ...here is the link to the FINAL version of our article on extra growth marks in Nile crocodiles. url.za.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/i8PZCAnX51...

Symposia 🔍

There will be 29 themed symposia and one open general symposium at the upcoming IPC7.

📢 Today we highlight:
✨Freshwater paleoecosystems✨

Our online course, "Life on Earth: Diversifications and Extinctions" is now accessible for FREE on Coursera. Signup and Enjoy! #uct_news
www.coursera.org/learn/life-o...

A Pre-Print of our article showing Stochastic growth marks in crocodiles is now available. The final article will follow shortly! @mariaeugeniap.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/s41...

These are just half of the amazing symposia that will be held at the upcoming IPC7!

If you’d like to participate, get in touch with the conveners of each symposium — more symposia will be announced soon!
Visit our website to explore all the details: ipc7.site

Symposia 🔍

There will be 29 themed symposia and one open general symposium at the upcoming IPC7.

📢 Today we highlight:
✨Advances on the histology of the mineralised tissues of vertebrates✨

IPC7 will held 29 themed symposia + 1 open symposium.

Today we feature:

✨Ichthyosaur evolution and biology✨

📩 To participate in this symposium, contact the conveners:

Lene Liebe Delsett — l.l.delsett@nhm.uio.no @leneliebedelsett.bsky.social
Judith Pardo-Pérez — judith.pardo@umag.cl

Our online course, "Life on Earth: Diversifications and Extinctions" is now accessible for FREE on Coursera. Signup and Enjoy! #uct_news
www.coursera.org/learn/life-o...

Pelagic ichthyosaurs evolved in the aftermath of the biggest mass extinction event of all time. YouTube video by Palaeo_prof

Short interview with @palaeo-prof.bsky.social here summarizing some main findings🤩🤩 m.youtube.com/watch?v=k85g...

Vertebral microstructure marks the emergence of pelagic ichthyosaurs soon after the End Permian Mass Extinction - Scientific Reports Scientific Reports - Vertebral microstructure marks the emergence of pelagic ichthyosaurs soon after the End Permian Mass Extinction

Here is our newest paper just published in Scientific Reports TODAY about the biology of Early Triassic ichthyosaurs from Spitsbergen www.nature.com/articles/s41...

The Fossil Carnivores from the Langebaanweg Locality YouTube video by Palaeo_prof

Here’s a short video about the fossil carnivores from the Mio-Pliocene Fossil locality, Langebaanweg. youtu.be/RCC2-YSHbBM?...

🔍 Symposia

IPC7 will host 29 themed symposia plus one open general symposium.

🌟 Today we feature:
Pangea in crisis: life on land during the Permian–Triassic

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There will be 29 themed symposia + an general symposium at the IPC7!

We highlight 📢 Evolution of brain and cranial anatomy through five major extinctions✨

To participate contact the convener:
Sanjukta Chakravorti — csanjukta.pal23@gmail.com and sanjukta.chakravorti@smns-bw.de

Among our 29 themed symposia + 1 open symposium, we are pleased to feature:

✨ Communicating palaeosciences

To participate, contact the conveners:
Marina Joubert (marinajoubert@sun.ac.za) @marinajoubert.bsky.social
Anusuya Chinsamy-Turan (anusuya.chinsamy-turan@uct.ac.za) @palaeo-prof.bsky.social

Over the next few weeks, we’ll be sharing details of the 29 exciting symposia taking place at the IPC7

📢 Today we highlight:
Recent advances in Mongolian Cretaceous Palaeontology and Geology

🎤 Keynote Speaker: Dr. Philip J. Currie

📧 Ryan T. Tucker — tucker@sun.ac.za

🔗More info 👉 www.ipc7.site

What a pleasant surprise to receive this gorgeously illustrated book, packed with information about Evolution in the mail today! I had no idea that I featured herein! 😊 Thanks, @sarahdarwin and Eva-Maria Sadowski

We’re thrilled to announce the venue for our Icebreaker Event!

It will take place at the iconic Iziko South African Museum, located in the heart of Cape Town.

Stay tuned for more updates 👉 www.ipc7.site

#IPC7 #Paleontology #CapeTown #Icebreaker #IzikoMuseum

🎉 Join us for the 7th International Paleontological Congress in Cape Town! 🇿🇦

Paleontologists from around the world will gather to share discoveries, ideas, and inspiration.

Don't miss this unforgettable event!
🔗 ipc7.site

#IPC7 #Paleontology

Thank you to @palaeo-prof.bsky.social for the first keynote of #isph2025 kickstarting the symposium. Lovely to see kangaroo bone histology!

@isph2025.bsky.social Thanks to @justyna Miszkiewicz and team for a fabulous ISPH meeting! @paleohistology

#isph2025 prep is well underway!

Looking for accommodation for IPC7?
We’ve got great news! 🎉
The #IPC7 has secured special rates with UCT Student Residence and All Africa House to offer affordable lodging options close to the congress venues
More info in our website -> www.ipc7.site

What the bone microstructure reveals about a small-bodied plesiosaur YouTube video by Palaeo_prof

Here is a short video about our recent research on a plesiosaur from Argentina. @mariaeugeniap.bsky.social youtu.be/x9Kroae2Mx4

Osteohistology of the Maastrichtian, small‐bodied elasmosaurid Kawanectes lafquenianum (Sauropterygia; Plesiosauria) The present contribution brings new osteohistological information on the postcranial bones of Kawanectes lafquenianum and shed some light on Plesiosauria microanatomy and microstructure. The bone arc...

Latest article from our lab......
Osteohistology of the Maastrichtian, small‐bodied elasmosaurid Kawanectes lafquenianum (Sauropterygia; Plesiosauria) - Pereyra - Journal of Anatomy - Wiley Online Library onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Looking forward to IPC7 in 2026! Come join us in the ichthyosaur symposium 🤩🤩

Congratulations to Vandith Sukhavasi for an excellent talk on his recently submitted bachelor thesis at the University of Edinburgh! Mechanical engineering and marine tetrapods are a great match. Such a great project with Parvez Alam and @palaeo-prof.bsky.social. I look forward to the next part🥳🤩🧪

We're still in an early phase of organization, so feel free to reach out with (speaker) suggestions: the organizing team includes Mariana Haase, Pjotr Meyvisch, and myself!
Huge thanks to @palaeo-prof.bsky.social for making this happen!!! 🤩 #paleontology #molecularpaleobiology #astrobiology #fossils