Two partial actinopterygian neocrania (occipital ossifications) from Blue Beach, Nova Scotia The earliest Carboniferous period (Tournaisian stage) is a crucial interval in actinopterygian evolution, but the actinopterygian fossil record for this stage is dominated by flattened specimens refer...

New paper day! From Conrad Wilson's MSc comes the description of the back of two ray finned fish skulls. These show that in the earliest Carboniferous aged rocks at Blue Beach, Nova Scotia, there was a mix of ancient forms and more advanced fish known from younger rocks. #vertpaleo #paleontology

A new predatory actinopterygian from the Tournaisian of Nova Scotia provides insight into the evolution of actinopterygian feeding The Devonian–Carboniferous transition represents a fundamental shift in vertebrate faunal composition and ocean ecology. Tournaisian-aged outcrops of the Horton Bluff Formation from Blue Beach, Nov...

New paper day! From Conrad Wilson's MSc comes a new predatory fish from the earliest Carboniferous deposits of Blue Beach, Nova Scotia. This is the first fish in the fossil record to have its largest teeth in the rear of its jaws.
#paleontology #vertpaleo #paleosky

Lifestyle edit of A. bahndooiveche, heavily inspired by artwork created by paleoartist Gabriel Ugueto. Editing work done by Ari Hytti.

Ahvaytum bahndooiveche- my life sized LEGO model of the recently published Triassic sauropodamorph from North America. Instructions coming soon! #lego #paleoart #paleontology #triassic #dinosaur #stem #sciencecommunication #moc #afol #3dart #vertebratepaleontology #vertpaleo

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My first Bluesky post and I'm excited to say if you're at #Sicb2025 - come check out my talk tomorrow at 9:45a in A707. Learn about quantitative proteomics of dentition! For my #EvoDevo, #VertPaleo, #Rodent fans - it should be fun!

It's been a long time since I had something for #FossilFriday, but here it is. 😁
A new species of shearwater from the Pliocene of #NewZealand.
Here's the article, with A. Tennyson, @babimt.bsky.social & F. Marx - doi.org/10.3390/taxo...
#paleontology #vertpaleo #birds #ornithology