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New in #PhilTransB - theme issue explores the #biosphere in the #Anthropocene. All #OA. Read: royalsocietypublishing.org/rstb/issue/3...
January 27, 2026 at 8:45 PM
Palynological response to the Late Jurassic palaeoclimate & sealevel variations in the western Tethys (Binalud Mountains, NE Iran) onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... #FossilFriday #PapersinPalaeontology
February 6, 2026 at 5:01 PM
✨ Calling all PalAss members & future members! ✨

👉 Explore all opportunities here: palass.org/awards-grant...

Not a PalAss member yet? You’re very welcome to join us!
🔗 palass.org/membership

Please share with colleagues and students who might benefit 💬✨

#PalAss #grant #palaeontology #join
February 4, 2026 at 2:43 PM
Vesicular microfossils on middle Cambrian shells: insights into early substrate colonization in North Greenland (Laurentia) onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
February 4, 2026 at 10:51 AM
Foskeia pelendonum, a new rhabdodontomorph from the Lower Cretaceous of Spain & a new phylogeny of ornithischian dinosaurs onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... #PapersinPalaeontology
February 3, 2026 at 6:20 PM
Caenogastropods & heterobranch gastropods from the Hettangian deposits of Luxembourg: palaeobiogeography & Early Jurassic faunal recovery in the western Tethys onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... #FossilFriday
January 30, 2026 at 5:39 PM
Freshwater amphibians & squamates from Villeveyrac (Hérault, France): palaeodiversity, palaeoenvironment & implications for the Late Cretaceous palaeobiogeography of the European herpetofauna onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... #PapersinPalaeontology
January 28, 2026 at 5:09 PM
Unusual biota and palynofacies of a Lower Devonian intermontane basin saline lake–playa mudflat ecosystem onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... #PapersinPalaeontology
January 28, 2026 at 11:32 AM
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⚠️The 23rd EAVP is coming in 5️⃣ months to 🇱🇹 #Vilnius ✨🤓
Don’t forget to register ⬇️
eavp2026.weebly.com/registration...

#conference #paleontology #Lithuania
January 26, 2026 at 9:50 PM
⚠️After a fantastic 69th PalAss meeting in Portsmouth, we’re thrilled to announce what’s next! 🎉✨

📅 The 70th Annual Meeting
📍 Oxford 🏛️
🗓 8–11 December 2026 

📌 Mark your calendars, spread the word, and keep an eye out 👀 — more details coming soon! 🚀

#PalAss26 #oxford #conference
January 26, 2026 at 8:17 PM
The origin of the tympanic fossa in reptiles revealed by a late Permian neodiapsid: new species Scyllacerta creanae onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #FossilFriday @semifossorial.bsky.social @morphobank.bsky.social
January 23, 2026 at 1:08 PM
Formation, preservation & interpretation of dinosaur tracks onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
January 22, 2026 at 1:35 PM
Exploring structural integrity of coralline algae in response to the environmental changes associated with the PETM: a tale of functional resistance onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
January 22, 2026 at 1:20 PM
🎉✨ The PalAss is BACK after winter break! ✨🎉

And we’re coming back with amazing news 👀👇

🌍✈️ Next ProgPal is heading to London!
📅 22–25 June 2026

💡Get ready for inspiring sessions, great talks, and posters 🇬🇧
⚠️Stay tuned — more details coming soon! 🚀🔥

#conference
January 22, 2026 at 12:33 PM
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Happy to be at the University of Turin continuing our work on coccoliths from Italian samples with Francesca Lozar 🤓🔬
Looking forward to great discussions and exciting results! 🎊🇮🇹
#Italy #paleontology #nanofossils
January 22, 2026 at 11:05 AM
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📣 Announcement | 6th VCWAP – Scientific Sessions 🧪🦴
👉 Don’t forget to register to participate online and be part of this amazing scientific exchange:
🔗 framaforms.org/virtual-conf...
💜 We can’t wait to see you there!

#conference #paleontology #archaeology #online #science
January 21, 2026 at 1:23 PM
Fossil ground sloth footprints: ichnotaxonomy & producers onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... #PapersinPalaeontology
January 15, 2026 at 12:37 PM
Evidence of negative carbon isotope excursions & intense wildfire activity in Upper Triassic coal deposits from Junggar Basin, NW China onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
January 14, 2026 at 7:11 PM
Early to Middle Jurassic Ginkgoales from the Qaidam Basin, northwest China onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... #PapersinPalaeontology
January 8, 2026 at 1:35 PM
New anatomical details of the skull of early Permian stem reptile Protorothyris archeri revealed by μCT - implications for the evolution of olfaction in reptiles onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... @reptiliferous.bsky.social @paleodb.bsky.social
January 7, 2026 at 6:18 PM
✨ Dear all ✨
We wish you a calm, joyful, and  wonderful Christmas season.
May it be filled with warmth, rest, and special moments🎄 🎁
#christmas #season #wishes #vacation
December 24, 2025 at 11:32 AM
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JOB KLAXON! The @nhm-london.bsky.social is recruiting a micro-CT specialist! jobs.nhm.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...
CT Data and Micro CT Specialist :South Kensington
jobs.nhm.ac.uk
December 23, 2025 at 6:39 AM
Aninoides: a new rangeomorph genus from the upper Ediacaran of Newfoundland onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... #PapersinPalaeontology @dmcediacaran.bsky.social
December 23, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Postcranial osteology of the ornithischian dinosaur Manidens condorensis from the Lower Jurassic of Argentina: 3D reconstruction, histology & phylogenetic implications onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... #PapersinPalaeontology
December 22, 2025 at 4:30 PM
🥳 Huge congratulations to the winners of our Best Paper awards! 🎉🏆
👏 Best Paper in Palaeontology: 
Congratulations to Giovanni Mussini and his co-authors for their outstanding work!
👏 Best Paper in Papers in Palaeontology:
Well done to Raul O. Gomez and his co-authors on this fantastic achievement!
December 22, 2025 at 4:06 PM