Skeletal reconstruction of specimen DMA-JP-2009/001. Like other metriorhynchids its long with a streamlined body, triangular and deep skull with large eyes, long teeth, a tail fluke and very short arms.

The fossil of DMA-JP-2009/001 as it is preserved. The skeleton is complete and posed in a U-shape, with the head curving up to the right and the tail to the left. A scalebar is shown equivalent to 1 meter.

New paper just dropped finally describing a complete specimen of Dakosaurus maximus and what a beauty it is. Some highlights, in addition to this being a long time coming, is the presence of bitemarks on the face and chondrichthyan material in the stomach
doi.org/10.26879/1577

Just a quick heads up for those who intended to use the free scale bars handed out at this year's SVP by #PaleoTools: don't...

Save Geology at the University of Leicester Can you spare a minute to help this campaign?

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An Edinburgh family photo at the @societyofvertpaleo.bsky.social meeting.

Soon after we lost my PhD advisor Mark Norell, it was special to be surrounded by the students and postdocs I’ve supervised!

After two years of hard work, I’m proud to announce that our new special exhibition @smnstuttgart.bsky.social is now open for the public – Meet Triassic Life: Dawn of the world of reptiles (1/7).

🚨Check out our new paper! 🦠

Led by @taphonomist.bsky.social our experiments show the influence of endogenous bacteria in the early stages of decay.

Been a cat mom for over a month now and it's the best decision I've ever made. 🥰

Artwork by Gabriel Ugueto

I am proud and grateful to present a dream project today in @nature.com www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Meet #Mirasaura grauvogeli, a #wonderreptilewith skin appendages that rival feathers and hairs, challenging our view of reptile #evolution🪶🦎

Thrilled to see this (so much fun) project published! 😊🐊
doi.org/10.1017/S001...

Very happy to have you visit our museum! 😃

Holotype of the extinct crocodyliform Machimosaurus buffetauti Young et al., 2014

Holotype of the extinct crocodyliform Machimosaurus buffetauti Young et al., 2014

Had the pleasure of visiting the @smnstuttgart.bsky.social and getting an awesome tour of part of their collection from the amazing @michela-johnson.bsky.social — thanks so much, Michela!

📸 Holotype of the extinct crocodyliform Machimosaurus buffetauti Young et al., 2014
#paleontology #FossilFriday

Head of a juvenile Gavialis gangeticus specimen, with accompanying scale bar.

Photo of Neosteneosaurus edwardsi, a fossil crocodylomorph approx. 164 million years old. Specimen on display in at the university in Tübingen, Germany.

Coo at the snappy (extinct) doggo and boop the tiny snoot for #WorldCrocodileDay - so happy that I get to work on these animals!!

Happy International Day of Women & Girls in Science! 👩‍🔬

Stay curious - whether it's on rocks⛰️, plants🌱, animals 🐋🐘🐊🐧🐠, fossils🦖, maths📟, stars🌠🔭, or much more!!

#WomenInSTEM #WomenInScience
#herps
#paleontology

A re-description of the teleosauroid Macrospondylus bollensis (Jaeger, 1828) from the Posidonienschiefer Formation of Germany - PalZ Teleosauroid crocodylomorphs were a successful, diverse and abundant clade that expanded near-globally during the Jurassic Period. Teleosauroids are commonly found in Toarcian strata (Early Jurassic) ...

This one took a while, but it's finally out! Our re-description of the most common & iconic teleosauroid 🐊 Macrospondylus bollensis, along with it's enigmatic holotype.
link.springer.com/article/10.1...

PhD position alert: join a diverse team of palaeontologists to study the evolution of temnospondyls! The PhD project @smnstuttgart.bsky.social will focus on bone microanatomy: lots of fun with thin-sections and CT in perspective. Whoever you are: don't hesitate to reach out!
tinyurl.com/msvntnd9

A juvenile Macrospondylus bollensis, an extinct crocodylomorph from the Early Jurassic of Germany.

A juvenile Macrospondylus for #FossilFriday - some exciting data collection coming from this fella soon!
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Supermassive new paper (162 pages!) led by Dr Isaure Scavezzoni on the pectoral girdle anatomy of thalattosuchian and dyrosaurid crocodylomorphs, highlighting the enormous amount of information in croc postcranial skeletons!

@michela-johnson.bsky.social

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A fantastic opportunity to work on some very cool fossils with an incredible team, in an amazing & vibrant city! Apply, apply, apply!

- Sutekhsuchus dowsoni -
An Egyptian Miocene gavialoid
#crocodilia

Awesome, that sounds great; thanks! 😄

Made it to the other side - hi Bluesky, I'm a paleontologist working on ecology, growth and morphology (among other things) of Jurassic fossil marine crocs and their living "relatives"! Why not celebrate with photos of some of the awesome animals I work on?