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Journal of Systematic Palaeontology
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Publishing research that uses systematics to advance palaeontology

📃Our papers:
https://www.tandfonline.com/journals/tjsp20

🏛️We're based at the Natural History Museum, London:
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To celebrate the 85th SVP Meeting 2025, we've assembled an open access collection of landmark JSP vertebrate palaeontology papers.

The final study to highlight is.. A comprehensive phylogenetic analysis on early ornithischian evolution by Fonesca et al. buff.ly/s2m2XIF #PaleoSky #2025SVP
November 27, 2025 at 8:00 AM
To celebrate the 85th SVP Meeting 2025, we've assembled an open access collection of landmark JSP vertebrate palaeontology papers.

The penultimate paper by Zack (2018), looks at the clade Machaeroidinae, comprising mammalian sabre-toothed carnivores. Read here: buff.ly/bni3lGP #PaleoSky #2025SVP
November 26, 2025 at 8:00 AM
To celebrate the 85th SVP Meeting 2025, we've assembled an open access collection of landmark JSP vertebrate palaeontology papers.

Next: 'The higher-level phylogeny of Archosauria (Tetrapoda: Diapsida)' by Brusatte et al. buff.ly/Gs8wKDO - a primary division of the vertebrate tree of life #PaleoSky
November 25, 2025 at 8:00 AM
New paper in JSP! Müller 𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘭. describe 𝙏𝙖𝙞𝙣𝙧𝙖𝙠𝙪𝙖𝙨𝙪𝙘𝙝𝙪𝙨 𝙗𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙖𝙩𝙤𝙧 gen. et sp. nov. in 'Osteology, taxonomy and phylogenetic affinities of a new pseudosuchian archosaur from the Middle Triassic of southern Brazil.'

Read more here: buff.ly/Kxti2jj #PaleoSky #NewSpecies
November 24, 2025 at 8:00 AM
To celebrate the 85th SVP Meeting 2025, we've assembled an open access collection of landmark vertebrate palaeontology papers.

Next highlight: Systematics, phylogeny and palaeobiogeography of the ankylosaurid dinosaurs by Arbour & Currie (2015): buff.ly/vJN0Ygi
#PaleoSky #2025SVP #FossilFriday
November 21, 2025 at 8:01 AM
In honour of the 85th SVP Meeting 2025, we've assembled an open access collection of landmark vertebrate palaeontology papers.

Next: Phylogeny of the Notoungulata (Mammalia) based on cranial and dental characters by Guillaume Billet (2011) buff.ly/ZORpqsx @guillbi.bsky.social #PaleoSky #2025SVP
November 20, 2025 at 8:01 AM
To celebrate the 85th SVP Meeting 2025, we've curated a special open access collection of landmark vertebrate palaeontology papers.

Next: The phylogeny of Tetanurae (Dinosauria: Theropoda) by Carrano et al. (2012) buff.ly/VSK0N4L 🦖
#Paleosky #2025SVP buff.ly/UQPdv6k buff.ly/T746Dv3 #DrScott
November 19, 2025 at 8:00 AM
To celebrate the 85th SVP Meeting 2025, we've curated a special open access collection of landmark vertebrate palaeontology papers.

Next highlight: Phylogenetic relationships of procolophonid parareptiles with remarks on their geological record 🦎 Cisneros (2008) buff.ly/kaZ20P1 #PaleoSky #2025SVP
November 18, 2025 at 8:00 AM
To celebrate the 85th SVP Meeting 2025, we've curated a collection of landmark vertebrate palaeontology papers.

Next, #FossilFish 🐟 Osteology of 𝘌𝘶𝘣𝘪𝘰𝘥𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘭𝘪𝘣𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘶𝘴 (Pictet & Humbert, 1866) and some other ichthyodectiformes (Teleostei) by Cavin 𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘭. (2012) buff.ly/FudDOqF #2025SVP #PaleoSky
November 17, 2025 at 8:00 AM
To mark the 85th Annual SVP Meeting 2025, we've curated an open access collection of landmark JSP papers presenting comprehensive systematic frameworks.

Next: the phylogeny of the Carnivoramorpha: The impact of postcranial characters by Spaulding & Flynn (2012) buff.ly/YNaD7IH #PaleoSky #2025SVP
November 16, 2025 at 12:01 PM
To mark the 85th Annual SVP Meeting 2025, we've curated an open access collection of landmark vertebrate palaeontology papers.

Next up.. 🐸 Dates, nodes and character conflict: Addressing the Lissamphibian origin problem by Ruta & Coates (2007) 🦎 buff.ly/VnuPdEH #PaleoSky #2025SVP #Frogs #Amphibian
November 16, 2025 at 8:00 AM
For the 85th SVP Meeting 2025, we've assembled a collection of landmark vertebrate palaeontology papers.
Next: The phylogenetic relationships and evolutionary history of armoured dinosaurs (Ornithischia). Raven 𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘭. (2023) buff.ly/aEn5huc @profpaulbarrett.bsky.social @tweetisaurus.bsky.social
November 15, 2025 at 12:00 PM
In honour of the 85th Annual SVP Meeting 2025, we've assembled an open access collection of landmark JSP vertebrate palaeontology papers.

Next up: The evolution of major temnospondyl clades: an inclusive phylogenetic analysis by Schoch (2013) buff.ly/bvDDKsJ #PaleoSky #2025SVP #SVP2025 #tetrapod
November 15, 2025 at 8:00 AM
To mark the 85th Annual SVP Meeting 2025, we've curated a special open access collection.

Next up is jawless vertebrates: Phylogeny, classification and character polarity of the Osteostraci (Vertebrata) by Sansom (2009) buff.ly/M6bXNzx #2025SVP #PaleoSky @fossilrob.bsky.social #FossilFish #SVP2025
November 14, 2025 at 12:00 PM
To mark the 85th SVP Meeting #2025SVP we've assembled a collection of landmark JSP vertebrate palaeontology papers.

Next: Systematics and phylogeny of Stegosauria (Dinosauria: Ornithischia) doi.org/10.1017/S147... #PaleoSky #FossilFriday @tweetisaurus.bsky.social @profpaulbarrett.bsky.social
November 14, 2025 at 8:00 AM
New paper out in JSP!
𝐄𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐨𝐧𝐬: the phylogeny of Azhdarchoidea (Pterosauria: Pterodactyloidea) and the evolution of giant size in pterosaurs by Thomas & McDavid (2025) buff.ly/j9OujIm

#PaleoSky #Dragons #Pterosaurs #2025SVP buff.ly/3w48C05 @zhejiang0pterus.bsky.social @skyemcdavid.com
November 13, 2025 at 11:52 AM
To celebrate the 85th Annual SVP Meeting #2025SVP, we’ve curated a special open access collection of landmark JSP studies from the past two decades.

Next up,.. Systematics of the Anteosauria (Therapsida: Dinocephalia) by Kammerer (2011) buff.ly/XF2oUgj
#PaleoSky #2025SVP #SVP2025 #predator
November 13, 2025 at 8:00 AM
To mark the 85th Annual SVP Meeting 2025, JSP have curated a special open access collection of landmark studies.

Our next study highlight: Reassessment of the phylogenetic interrelationships of basal turtles (Testudinata) by Anquetin (2011): buff.ly/1tUVXZm 🐢
#PaleoSky #2025SVP #Turtles #SVP2025
November 12, 2025 at 8:01 AM
To mark the 85th Annual SVP Meeting 2025, we've assembled an open access collection of landmark vertebrate palaeontology papers.

Our next study highlight is a taxonomic and phylogenetic re-evaluation of Therizinosauria (Dinosauria: Maniraptora) by Zanno (2010) buff.ly/IJMpY0c
#PaleoSky #2025SVP
November 11, 2025 at 2:30 PM
To mark the 85th Annual SVP Meeting 2025, we've assembled an open access collection of landmark JSP vertebrate palaeontology papers.

Next to highlight.. The Phylogeny of Ceratosauria (Dinosauria: Theropoda) by Carrano & Sampson (2008) buff.ly/Jl1zEwf

#Paleosky #2025SVP #DrScott #DinosaurTrain
November 11, 2025 at 8:00 AM
To mark the 85th SVP Meeting 2025, we've assembled an open access collection of landmark JSP vertebrate palaeontology papers.

Next, Friedman (2007) investigates 𝙎𝙩𝙮𝙡𝙤𝙞𝙘𝙝𝙩𝙝𝙮𝙨, the oldest known coelacanth — and early bony fish relationships buff.ly/EGlBuN3
#PaleoSky #FossilFish #CoelacanthChronicles
November 10, 2025 at 8:00 AM
To mark the 85th Annual SVP Meeting 2025, we've assembled an open access collection of landmark JSP vertebrate palaeontology papers.

Next study to highlight is.. The phylogeny of ornithischian dinosaurs by Butler et al. (2008) buff.ly/O0hipyA
#2025SVP #PaleoSky @richardjbutler.bsky.social
November 8, 2025 at 8:00 AM
For the 85th Annual SVP Meeting, we have assembled a collection of landmark vertebrate palaeontology papers. #2025SVP

Ever wonder about the evolution of your carnivorous pets 🐾 Wesley‐Hunt & Flynn (2010) looked into the origins of Carnivora buff.ly/nDVXL0W

#PaleoSky #Carnivora #FossilFriday #NHM
November 7, 2025 at 8:00 AM
New study out in JSP! 🐢
Sarda & Maniel unveil a new species of Elkanemys (Pelomedusoides) from the Turonian–Coniacian of Patagonia, Argentina, with phylogenetic analysis showing Elkanemys to be a member of Podocnemidoidae: buff.ly/QYAl9UX
#PaleoSky #Fossils #Turtles #Pleurodira
buff.ly/AIl42yY
November 6, 2025 at 11:55 AM
For the 85th Annual SVP Meeting 2025, we have assembled a collection of landmark vertebrate palaeontology papers.

Next study to highlight is the phylogeny of Macraucheniidae- one of the most diverse families of South American native ungulates, by Lobo et al. buff.ly/PCwWnmq
#Paleosky #2025SVP
November 6, 2025 at 8:00 AM