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The Palaeoverse Community @palaeoverse.bsky.social · Sep 29
🚨Palaeoverse Lecture Series🚨

It’s time to announce our Winter 2025 talk schedule 👀
We’re excited to host talks from Drs Oskar Hagen, Carrie Tyler, @singerstone.bsky.social and Johannes De Groeve!

Sign up here: bit.ly/palaeoverse-...
Flyer for the Winter schedule of the Palaeoverse Lecture Series, usually the last Thursday of each month but with some dates moved this time to avoid public holidays. Scheduled for 3pm UTC. 30th October 2025 - Dr Oskar Hagen, Goethe University Frankfurt “Mechanistic biodiversity modelling with gen3sis: population-based simulations across regional and global domains to deep and shallow time” 20th November 2025 - Dr Carrie Tyler, University of Nevada, Las Vegas “The high fidelity of trophic structure in ancient marine ecosystems: from functional diversity to food webs” 18th December 2025 - Dr Juan Cantalapiedra, Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales “Mammals as a key to evolutionary theory” 29th January 2026 - Dr Johannes De Groeve, University of Amsterdam “Tips for TABS (Temporal Altitudinal Biogeographic Shifts)”
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lewisajones.bsky.social
🚨 Pre-announcement! 🚨

We’re hiring for 2 x two-year, full-time roles to join me and the wider @palaeoverse.bsky.social team @es-ucl.bsky.social.

- Research Software Engineer (REF: B04-06999): lnkd.in/eNRBiPnP

- Community Engagement Coordinator (REF: B04-06998): lnkd.in/ejUACCzn
December 23, 2025 at 7:38 PM
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singerstone.bsky.social
Last Thursday @palaeoverse.bsky.social I shared some of our recent projects, exploring the application of phylogenetic methods and the exciting new wave of Bayesian diversification models.

#paleobiology #paleontology #macroevolution

youtu.be/vd-E4E6iFNg?...
Palaeoverse Lecture Series: Dr. Juan Cantalapiedra - Mammals as a key to evolutionary theory
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December 22, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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russellgarwood.co.uk
Looking for a PhD in palaeontology or associated fields? Just a heads up that we have a list of opportunities on the @thepalass.bsky.social website:

palass.org/phd-opportun...

⚒️🧪🦀🦑 #evosky

(If you're advertising one, you can add it to our listings too: palass.org/form/webform... )
PhD Opportunities | The Palaeontological Association
palass.org
December 22, 2025 at 12:20 PM
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lewisajones.bsky.social
Are you familiar with the @palaeoverse.bsky.social Lecture Series?

Check out our YouTube Channel for lectures from community experts on method development and application in Palaeontology:

www.youtube.com/@ThePalaeove...

We will be announcing the next set of lectures in the New Year, stay tuned!
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December 22, 2025 at 11:33 AM
palaeoverse.bsky.social
Join us later today! 👇
palaeoverse.bsky.social The Palaeoverse Community @palaeoverse.bsky.social · 24d
🚨Palaeoverse Lecture Series🚨
🗓️18th December 2025, 15:00 UTC🗓️

Join us next week for our last talk of 2025, given by @singerstone.bsky.social from Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales, Madrid, on “Mammals as a key to evolutionary theory” 🦬

Register here: bit.ly/palaeoverse-...
A flyer for the next talk in the Palaeoverse lecture series. The flyer features a cartoon of a graph, illustrating orange fluctuating lines, varying across time bins. There is also a photo of Dr Cantalapiedra, who sits cross-legged on the floor, in a blue-grey T-shirt, brown trousers and black trainers. He sits next to a large animal bone.
December 18, 2025 at 11:32 AM
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nhcooper123.bsky.social
Excited to launch the new improved Reproducible Code guide from @britishecologicalsociety.org @methodsinecoevol.bsky.social FREE online here! www.britishecologicalsociety.org//wp-content/... Amazing work by some very talented ECRs. We hope it’s useful!
Book cover for Reproducible Code guide. The cover has a red background with a large yellow-bodied black-headed stag beetle.
December 16, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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kristinakocakova.bsky.social
New paper alert!
We reconstructed the diversification trajectory of sharks & rays over the past 145 myrs to answer:
When did they experience major extinction events?
Does age play a role in extinction selectivity?
If so, does it change with extinction intensity?
👉 doi.org/10.1098/rspb...
December 17, 2025 at 12:50 PM
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methodsinecoevol.bsky.social
Attending the BES annual meeting? Come to our lunchtime workshop launching the new version of our better science guide on reproducible code! 🌍 🧪
December 11, 2025 at 4:43 PM
palaeoverse.bsky.social
🚨Palaeoverse Lecture Series🚨
🗓️18th December 2025, 15:00 UTC🗓️

Join us next week for our last talk of 2025, given by @singerstone.bsky.social from Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales, Madrid, on “Mammals as a key to evolutionary theory” 🦬

Register here: bit.ly/palaeoverse-...
A flyer for the next talk in the Palaeoverse lecture series. The flyer features a cartoon of a graph, illustrating orange fluctuating lines, varying across time bins. There is also a photo of Dr Cantalapiedra, who sits cross-legged on the floor, in a blue-grey T-shirt, brown trousers and black trainers. He sits next to a large animal bone.
December 11, 2025 at 11:11 AM
palaeoverse.bsky.social
We are excited to have been awarded a Large Grant by @softwaresaved.bsky.social! 🥳
This will help us future-proof our R packages and tools, and provide more training and mentoring for computational palaeontologists.
Coming soon: job ads for two new team members! 👀
www.software.ac.uk/ssi-awards-f...
SSI awards funding to 13 projects through the RSMF Round 1 | Software Sustainability Institute
We are pleased to announce that the Research Software Maintenance Fund (RSMF) has funded 13 projects to advance the sustainability and impact of research software. Through this initiative, the SSI, wi...
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December 10, 2025 at 12:57 PM
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jevbio.bsky.social
Delighted to publish Forum Article by @nicolasgaltier.bsky.social et al:

"Journals run by learned societies or universities have more ethical policies while being cheaper and similarly cited"

doi.org/10.1093/jeb/...

Thank you for choosing JEB - we encourage the support of #societyjournals
Time to publish responsibly: DAFNEE, a database of academia-friendly journals in ecology and evolutionary biology
Abstract. The current economics of scientific publishing reveal a profound imbalance: academia pays prices far exceeding the actual costs of publication. R
doi.org
December 9, 2025 at 10:16 AM
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pdmannion.bsky.social
We'll be hosting a joint Crossing the Palaeontological–Ecological Gap (CPEG) meeting & Conservation Paleobiology Symposium @ucl.ac.uk in London in August 2027, which aims to bridge spatial and temporal gradients between palaeontology, ecology, and conservation: www.ucl.ac.uk/mathematical...
December 8, 2025 at 3:42 PM
palaeoverse.bsky.social
Come and join us in 40 mins to hear from Dr Tyler! 🤩
palaeoverse.bsky.social The Palaeoverse Community @palaeoverse.bsky.social · Nov 13
🚨Palaeoverse Lecture Series🚨
🗓️20th November 2025, 15:00 UTC🗓️

Join us next week to hear from Dr Carrie Tyler from University of Nevada, Las Vegas, on “The high fidelity of trophic structure in ancient marine ecosystems: from functional diversity to food webs” 🎣

Register here: bit.ly/palaeoverse-...
A flyer for the next instalment of the Palaeoverse Lecture Series, featuring a yellow cartoon trilobite following a trail of small cubes. There is also a picture of Dr Tyler, wearing a teal and black scarf and smiling into the camera.
November 20, 2025 at 2:20 PM
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willgearty.bsky.social
📢 rphylopic 📦 1.6.0 is now on #CRAN!

- resolve_phylopic() retries failing API calls 🔄
- geom_phylopic()/add_phylopic() work with ggplot2 4.0.0 🪛
- add_phylopic_tree() wraps add_phylopic() for base R trees 🪾
- get_phylopic() can get og source files from #PhyloPic 👤

rphylopic.palaeoverse.org
#Rstats
November 18, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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harriedrage.bsky.social
*Gain skills and training in journal publishing!* Open Palaeontology is looking for Managing Editors and Steering Committee members! Please consider helping to shape community open-access publishing in palaeontology, and spread the word!
openpalaeo.org
@openpalaeo.bsky.social
Open Palaeontology (open access journal) Managing Editor job advert Open Palaeontology (open access journal) Steering Committee job advert
November 19, 2025 at 10:49 AM
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thepalass.bsky.social
ppgm: an R package for integrating neontological, palaeontological & climate data in a phylogenetic comparative framework onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #SVP2025 @alexh-palaeo.bsky.social @datadryad.bsky.social @tamueccb.bsky.social
Flow diagram illustrating the workflow for the ppgm R package. It starts with an extant envelope, fossil data is added, the evolution of climate niche is modelled, and finally climate niche & palaeoclimate are matched to show potential range.
November 15, 2025 at 8:09 AM
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mirantakouvari.bsky.social
Some good representation from the @palaeoverse.bsky.social team at #2025svp! If you have any queries about what we do, come find us! 😊 @joeflansan.bsky.social
@macroecoevoale.bsky.social
@piginatutu.bsky.social
Some flyers still left at the @graphicssci.bsky.social booth too! 🎨
November 15, 2025 at 11:24 AM
palaeoverse.bsky.social
🚨Palaeoverse Lecture Series🚨
🗓️20th November 2025, 15:00 UTC🗓️

Join us next week to hear from Dr Carrie Tyler from University of Nevada, Las Vegas, on “The high fidelity of trophic structure in ancient marine ecosystems: from functional diversity to food webs” 🎣

Register here: bit.ly/palaeoverse-...
A flyer for the next instalment of the Palaeoverse Lecture Series, featuring a yellow cartoon trilobite following a trail of small cubes. There is also a picture of Dr Tyler, wearing a teal and black scarf and smiling into the camera.
November 13, 2025 at 12:17 PM
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thepalass.bsky.social
💡 Need support to attend your next palaeontology event?
Apply for a PalAss Diversity Bursary! 🌍✨

👉 palass.org/palaeontolog...

💷 Funding available: up to £250 GBP per individual bursary.

📝 What you’ll need:
A short supporting statement
A breakdown of your anticipated expenses [1/2]
November 11, 2025 at 4:54 PM
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dralexdunhill.bsky.social
Want to do a PhD linking palaeontology, ecological modelling and polar ecosystems? Look no further than this NERC GW4+ DLTP funded project with @rowanwhittlebas.bsky.social at @bas.ac.uk & @bristolpalaeo.bsky.social and others (inc me).

www.bristol.ac.uk/media-librar...
www.bristol.ac.uk
November 12, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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thepalass.bsky.social
🎓 Member News! 🌟

We’re excited to announce a brand-new series of Early-Career Researcher webinars all about careers and grants 💼💡

Our ERC Officer will be joined by inspiring grant awardees and professionals from diverse career paths who’ll share their experiences, tips, [1/2]
November 7, 2025 at 10:48 AM
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thepalass.bsky.social
🦕 Thinking about a career in Palaeosciences? 🌍
Explore a list of Masters Courses and take the next step toward uncovering Earth's ancient secrets! 🔍✨

If you coordinate a Masters course that you’d like to see listed, need to update existing information,[1/2]
November 6, 2025 at 1:06 PM
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lewisajones.bsky.social
Interested in corals, dispersal, and diversification dynamics? 🪸

We're offering a PhD project on how the Tethys closure shaped global marine biodiversity — supervised by me, Bridget Wade, Nadia Santodomingo, & Francesca Bosellini.

🗓️ Apply by 17th December 2025

www.trees-dla.ac.uk/projects/how...
How did the closure of the Tethys Ocean impact global marine biodiversity? | TREES DLA
The closure of the Tethys Ocean during the Miocene represents one of the most profound reorganisations of Earth’s surface systems in the Cenozoic. Once a vast marine corridor linking the Indo-Pacific ...
www.trees-dla.ac.uk
November 3, 2025 at 1:59 PM
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tweetisaurus.bsky.social
New @nhm-london.bsky.social 5-day course on integrative biodiversity discovery! Learn how to collect specimens, obtain genomic data, and interpret biodiversity using cutting edge phylogenomic analysis. It's free, and aimed at early career researchers: www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/...
Integrative biodiversity discovery | Natural History Museum
An introduction to field collection, laboratory analysis and phylogenomics.
www.nhm.ac.uk
November 4, 2025 at 3:25 PM