Emily Troyer
@fishfetisher.bsky.social
Postdoc at University of Michigan
My research focuses on the morphological evolution of living and fossil fishes.
I mainly post about fish and weird things I enjoy
https://emilymtroyer.weebly.com/
My research focuses on the morphological evolution of living and fossil fishes.
I mainly post about fish and weird things I enjoy
https://emilymtroyer.weebly.com/
Pinned
Bite by bite: How jaws drove fish evolution
If you're reading this sentence, you might have a fish to thank. Fish were the first animals to evolve jaws. They use their jaws primarily to eat, but also for defense, as tools—such as to burrow or t...
news.umich.edu
Press for our recent paper! I had fun talking with UM News about weird fish jaws.
news.umich.edu/bite-by-bite...
news.umich.edu/bite-by-bite...
I moved the cory squad over to the 29 gal. Now they have more room for activities such as snorfling.
November 17, 2025 at 10:53 PM
I moved the cory squad over to the 29 gal. Now they have more room for activities such as snorfling.
Science communication accomplished
November 16, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Science communication accomplished
If you're in the Ann Arbor area today stop by the UM Museum of Natural History for today's Scientist Spotlight. I'll be demonstrating how cool fish jaws are! #SciComm
November 16, 2025 at 4:58 PM
If you're in the Ann Arbor area today stop by the UM Museum of Natural History for today's Scientist Spotlight. I'll be demonstrating how cool fish jaws are! #SciComm
Reposted by Emily Troyer
We are phasing out the terms “extant” and “extinct” from our exhibits and will now refer to species as either “Darwinners" or “Darlosers.”
November 15, 2025 at 4:42 PM
We are phasing out the terms “extant” and “extinct” from our exhibits and will now refer to species as either “Darwinners" or “Darlosers.”
Reposted by Emily Troyer
In the last 11 days another 102 donors have given >than $40,000, with some other donations in stock waiting to become available for use.
PRI can make it with your help!
Please continue to share with your networks for potential donors so we can keep the museum and its online resources available!
PRI can make it with your help!
Please continue to share with your networks for potential donors so we can keep the museum and its online resources available!
November 15, 2025 at 12:33 AM
In the last 11 days another 102 donors have given >than $40,000, with some other donations in stock waiting to become available for use.
PRI can make it with your help!
Please continue to share with your networks for potential donors so we can keep the museum and its online resources available!
PRI can make it with your help!
Please continue to share with your networks for potential donors so we can keep the museum and its online resources available!
Bought him a 3d printed nori feeder but they sent me the larger size and not the nano. Poor Henry was a little scared of the large black "fish" and didn't like it at all 🥲. The seller is sending the replacement soon...
November 14, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Bought him a 3d printed nori feeder but they sent me the larger size and not the nano. Poor Henry was a little scared of the large black "fish" and didn't like it at all 🥲. The seller is sending the replacement soon...
Reposted by Emily Troyer
1/2 #NearLab @chasedbrownstein.bsky.social described Birmingham Darter Etheostoma birminghamesnse in April 2025 It is under threat from a mega data center. A petition was filed yesterday by the @biologicaldiversity.org to review the species for protection under the ESA
www.wbrc.com/2025/11/14/n...
www.wbrc.com/2025/11/14/n...
National conservation group joining fight against proposed data center
A national conservation group is joining their fight, saying the center will have a major impact on a fish population found only in this area of Alabama.
www.wbrc.com
November 14, 2025 at 1:04 PM
1/2 #NearLab @chasedbrownstein.bsky.social described Birmingham Darter Etheostoma birminghamesnse in April 2025 It is under threat from a mega data center. A petition was filed yesterday by the @biologicaldiversity.org to review the species for protection under the ESA
www.wbrc.com/2025/11/14/n...
www.wbrc.com/2025/11/14/n...
Please accept this noodle.
**hands you a loach
**hands you a loach
November 14, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Please accept this noodle.
**hands you a loach
**hands you a loach
Oooh the ancient debate continues 😅
NEW pub in @science.org 🥳
Is it sponges (panels A & B) or comb jellies (C & D) that root the animal tree of life?
For over 15 years, #phylogenomic studies have been divided.
We provide new evidence suggesting that...
🔗: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Is it sponges (panels A & B) or comb jellies (C & D) that root the animal tree of life?
For over 15 years, #phylogenomic studies have been divided.
We provide new evidence suggesting that...
🔗: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
November 13, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Oooh the ancient debate continues 😅
ope! Better get my proposal in soon....
NSF is open again!
A few comments:
*Please be patient.
During a shutdown NSF employees cannot open computers or respond to emails.
*Merit review will continue. However panels won’t resume until after Dec 8th.
*POs remain excited and committed to advancing science and the scientific workforce.
A few comments:
*Please be patient.
During a shutdown NSF employees cannot open computers or respond to emails.
*Merit review will continue. However panels won’t resume until after Dec 8th.
*POs remain excited and committed to advancing science and the scientific workforce.
November 13, 2025 at 8:27 PM
ope! Better get my proposal in soon....
A snail appreciation post. I've been collecting longitudinal population data on my rabbit snail population since I got George & Gracie in early 2020. They went on to have many children and today the population is still going strong, although slightly declining as the snails enter old age.
November 13, 2025 at 7:09 PM
A snail appreciation post. I've been collecting longitudinal population data on my rabbit snail population since I got George & Gracie in early 2020. They went on to have many children and today the population is still going strong, although slightly declining as the snails enter old age.
Reposted by Emily Troyer
Reminder that my lab is seeking graduate students for fall 2026. As part of @oupaleobiology.bsky.social, my lab uses a combination of fossils, statistical phylogenetics, fieldwork, & computational approaches to investigate macroevolutionary dynamics in the marine biosphere. Link w/ more info below:
November 12, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Reminder that my lab is seeking graduate students for fall 2026. As part of @oupaleobiology.bsky.social, my lab uses a combination of fossils, statistical phylogenetics, fieldwork, & computational approaches to investigate macroevolutionary dynamics in the marine biosphere. Link w/ more info below:
*cries in Michigan clouds
A severe geomagnetic storm brought spectacular auroras to much of the U.S. on Tuesday night
See Photos of the Northern Lights That Dazzled the U.S.
A severe geomagnetic storm brought spectacular auroras to much of the U.S. on Tuesday night
www.scientificamerican.com
November 12, 2025 at 3:56 PM
*cries in Michigan clouds
All tucked in for bed
November 12, 2025 at 1:41 AM
All tucked in for bed
Reposted by Emily Troyer
ok but how about a 50 billion year mortgage
November 9, 2025 at 12:26 AM
ok but how about a 50 billion year mortgage
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On this day in 1969, the greatest television show of all time, Sesame Street, premiered. Here’s a story that I wrote about the show (and public television) last year. Seems more relevant than ever: www.eriereader.com/article/how-...
#history #skystorians #sesamestreet
#history #skystorians #sesamestreet
How to Get to Sesame Street: The History and Future of Public Television
Despite touching lives beyond count, value of children's programming still needs spelled out
www.eriereader.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:11 AM
On this day in 1969, the greatest television show of all time, Sesame Street, premiered. Here’s a story that I wrote about the show (and public television) last year. Seems more relevant than ever: www.eriereader.com/article/how-...
#history #skystorians #sesamestreet
#history #skystorians #sesamestreet
So cute
Took a long time but we are finally growing baby clownfish in the lab!
November 11, 2025 at 11:11 PM
So cute
Among the soft mushroom corals...
November 10, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Among the soft mushroom corals...
Reposted by Emily Troyer
BREAKING: The Supreme Court denied an attempt to challenge Obergefell v. Hodges, the case affirming marriage equality nationwide.
Our freedom to marry remains the law of the land.
Our freedom to marry remains the law of the land.
November 10, 2025 at 2:46 PM
BREAKING: The Supreme Court denied an attempt to challenge Obergefell v. Hodges, the case affirming marriage equality nationwide.
Our freedom to marry remains the law of the land.
Our freedom to marry remains the law of the land.
Today marks the 50th anniversary of the sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald. I got to see the restored ship's bell housed in the Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum earlier this year during a trip to Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Quite a piece of history.
November 10, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Today marks the 50th anniversary of the sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald. I got to see the restored ship's bell housed in the Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum earlier this year during a trip to Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Quite a piece of history.
Ah, it's snowing. I am not prepared 😅
November 9, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Ah, it's snowing. I am not prepared 😅
Reposted by Emily Troyer
2/4 In this paper we discover that the imperiled Birmingham Darter is distributed in Little Blue Creek (Valley Creek system), which will be decimated by the Bessemer datacenter.
insideclimatenews.org/news/1606202...
insideclimatenews.org/news/1606202...
The Darter Fish and the Data Center - Inside Climate News
A newly identified species is already in danger of extinction. A proposed massive data center in Alabama would “nuke” its habitat, scientists say.
insideclimatenews.org
November 8, 2025 at 1:25 AM
2/4 In this paper we discover that the imperiled Birmingham Darter is distributed in Little Blue Creek (Valley Creek system), which will be decimated by the Bessemer datacenter.
insideclimatenews.org/news/1606202...
insideclimatenews.org/news/1606202...
One of my favorite buildings at UM. I love watching the ivy change color throughout the year.
November 7, 2025 at 11:42 PM
One of my favorite buildings at UM. I love watching the ivy change color throughout the year.