University of California Museum of Paleontology
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To investigate and promote the understanding of the history of life and the diversity of the Earth’s biota through research and education. ucmp.berkeley.edu
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Collaborate with me! Myself and @peterroopnarine.bsky.social are looking for a postdoc with expertise in quantitative paleoecology to work on our new NSF grant addressing whether communities after the PTME functioned differently than those beforehand.
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Postdoctoral Researcher, Paleontology
San Francisco, CA
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January 16, 2026 at 6:25 PM
Collaborate with me! Myself and @peterroopnarine.bsky.social are looking for a postdoc with expertise in quantitative paleoecology to work on our new NSF grant addressing whether communities after the PTME functioned differently than those beforehand.
job-boards.greenhouse.io/californiaac...
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December 6, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Thought to be invasive, these island iguanas are actually locals and have likely lived on their island for hundreds of thousands of years. This Evo in the News explains how researchers used evolution to figure it out. #geneticdrift #STEMed #evolution
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December 5, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Thought to be invasive, these island iguanas are actually locals and have likely lived on their island for hundreds of thousands of years. This Evo in the News explains how researchers used evolution to figure it out. #geneticdrift #STEMed #evolution
evolution.berkeley.edu/evo-news/is-...
evolution.berkeley.edu/evo-news/is-...
We’d also like to highlight research conducted with fossils from this locality by international scholars who are utilizing new technology like 3D scanning which allows us to work with fossils in new ways and have a digital record that increases accessibility to these fossils.
October 16, 2025 at 1:12 AM
We’d also like to highlight research conducted with fossils from this locality by international scholars who are utilizing new technology like 3D scanning which allows us to work with fossils in new ways and have a digital record that increases accessibility to these fossils.
See the diversity of flora and fauna in the UCMP collections from the John Day Basin for #nationalfossilday
Unidentified leaf in Clarno Fm, Coleoptera (beetle) fossil, lower jaw bone of alligator.
Unidentified leaf in Clarno Fm, Coleoptera (beetle) fossil, lower jaw bone of alligator.
October 15, 2025 at 11:21 PM
See the diversity of flora and fauna in the UCMP collections from the John Day Basin for #nationalfossilday
Unidentified leaf in Clarno Fm, Coleoptera (beetle) fossil, lower jaw bone of alligator.
Unidentified leaf in Clarno Fm, Coleoptera (beetle) fossil, lower jaw bone of alligator.
Happy National Fossil Day featuring fossils from the John Day Basin! UCMP holds more than 7,000 plant and vertebrate specimens collected there, including some of the first fossils cataloged at the UCMP! Fossil no. 13 in our vertebrate collection is a cervical vertebrae of an oreodont (1/3)
October 15, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Happy National Fossil Day featuring fossils from the John Day Basin! UCMP holds more than 7,000 plant and vertebrate specimens collected there, including some of the first fossils cataloged at the UCMP! Fossil no. 13 in our vertebrate collection is a cervical vertebrae of an oreodont (1/3)
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The @paleosoc.bsky.social Collections Committee is gathering responses from anyone who works in a paleontological/geological collection in the US about the current state of funding. It can be submitted in as little as 5 minutes (but the more detail the better)! Link here: forms.gle/6C5E5GS4MZ58....
October 6, 2025 at 5:19 PM
The @paleosoc.bsky.social Collections Committee is gathering responses from anyone who works in a paleontological/geological collection in the US about the current state of funding. It can be submitted in as little as 5 minutes (but the more detail the better)! Link here: forms.gle/6C5E5GS4MZ58....
New species alert!
New in @science.org, meet Acronichthys maccagnoi, a new species from Late Creatacous Canada that changes what we know about the origins and evolution of one of the most successful fish groups on Earth.
October 2, 2025 at 9:47 PM
New species alert!
Join @ucmpberkeley.bsky.social Undergraduate PaleoClub @paleoberkeley seminar series on Friday 10/3 with a talk by UCMP Assistant Director Lisa White on education and outreach. UCMP Director Charles Marshall will speak on 10/10. Interested students can join on Fridays, 5:30-6:30 pm, in VLSB 3059!
October 2, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Join @ucmpberkeley.bsky.social Undergraduate PaleoClub @paleoberkeley seminar series on Friday 10/3 with a talk by UCMP Assistant Director Lisa White on education and outreach. UCMP Director Charles Marshall will speak on 10/10. Interested students can join on Fridays, 5:30-6:30 pm, in VLSB 3059!
What did T. rex taste like? Find out in our updated interactive module that teaches middle and high school students about phylogenetics, the study of evolutionary relationships. We’ve cooked up a modernized version of this teacher-favorite classroom activity! 🔗 ucmp.berkeley.edu/trex-module/ #STEMed
September 10, 2025 at 8:17 PM
What did T. rex taste like? Find out in our updated interactive module that teaches middle and high school students about phylogenetics, the study of evolutionary relationships. We’ve cooked up a modernized version of this teacher-favorite classroom activity! 🔗 ucmp.berkeley.edu/trex-module/ #STEMed
Could hummingbird evolution be happening in your backyard? We’ve got a real humdinger of a story in our latest Evo in the News! Read more here: evolution.berkeley.edu/evo-news/hum...
#STEMed #evolution #humminbirds
#STEMed #evolution #humminbirds
September 2, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Could hummingbird evolution be happening in your backyard? We’ve got a real humdinger of a story in our latest Evo in the News! Read more here: evolution.berkeley.edu/evo-news/hum...
#STEMed #evolution #humminbirds
#STEMed #evolution #humminbirds
Also in the news, checkout this interview with Lisa White, our Director of Education and Outreach on Tavis Smiley KBLA where they chat about dinosaurs, science education and outreach (students in the field), and diversity in STEM. 🦖
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qiys...
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July 3, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Also in the news, checkout this interview with Lisa White, our Director of Education and Outreach on Tavis Smiley KBLA where they chat about dinosaurs, science education and outreach (students in the field), and diversity in STEM. 🦖
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qiys...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qiys...
Our facultyJack Tseng @tsengzj.bsky.social was featured in @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social news again discussing our evolving idea of dinosaurs 🦖https://news.berkeley.edu/2025/06/26/a-t-rex-with-feathers-scientists-say-dinosaurs-were-likely-different-from-what-most-of-us-picture/
A T. rex with feathers? Scientists say dinosaurs were likely different from what most of us picture - Berkeley News
UC Berkeley paleontologist Jack Tseng explains how new discoveries challenge our long-held beliefs about the world of paleontology.
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July 3, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Our facultyJack Tseng @tsengzj.bsky.social was featured in @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social news again discussing our evolving idea of dinosaurs 🦖https://news.berkeley.edu/2025/06/26/a-t-rex-with-feathers-scientists-say-dinosaurs-were-likely-different-from-what-most-of-us-picture/
Antibiotic resistance lingers long after the meds are finished. Learn more in the latest Evo in the News!
evolution.berkeley.edu/evo-news/ant...
evolution.berkeley.edu/evo-news/ant...
May 7, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Antibiotic resistance lingers long after the meds are finished. Learn more in the latest Evo in the News!
evolution.berkeley.edu/evo-news/ant...
evolution.berkeley.edu/evo-news/ant...
It's the last day of classes! Congratulations to all those graduating and good luck on your exams. Go Bears! 🐻🐻🐻🦖🐻🐻🐻
May 2, 2025 at 10:34 PM
It's the last day of classes! Congratulations to all those graduating and good luck on your exams. Go Bears! 🐻🐻🐻🦖🐻🐻🐻
Apply for Senior Museum Scientist in Paleobotany at the UCMP. Learn more:
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April 30, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Apply for Senior Museum Scientist in Paleobotany at the UCMP. Learn more:
ucmp.berkeley.edu/2025/04/appl...
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Congrats to Dr. Diane Erwin who was selected as a recipient of a 2025 Chancellor's Outstanding Staff Award! This is presented to staff who demonstrate excellence in their job duties and make significant contributions to campus. It is among the highest honors bestowed upon staff by the Chancellor.
April 30, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Congrats to Dr. Diane Erwin who was selected as a recipient of a 2025 Chancellor's Outstanding Staff Award! This is presented to staff who demonstrate excellence in their job duties and make significant contributions to campus. It is among the highest honors bestowed upon staff by the Chancellor.
🦎Iguana tell you something: new research shows species of iguanas in tropical Fiji are related to those in the deserts of North America! Check out the latest Evo in the News to learn more! evolution.berkeley.edu/evo-news/how...
April 8, 2025 at 12:12 AM
🦎Iguana tell you something: new research shows species of iguanas in tropical Fiji are related to those in the deserts of North America! Check out the latest Evo in the News to learn more! evolution.berkeley.edu/evo-news/how...
🐞Calling all biology and environmental science instructors in SF Bay Area high schools or community colleges! UC Berkeley Dept. of Integrative Biology is offering a summer professional development workshop on evolution and climate change using lady beetles. Learn more: tinyurl.com/UEbeetleproj...
April 7, 2025 at 11:26 PM
🐞Calling all biology and environmental science instructors in SF Bay Area high schools or community colleges! UC Berkeley Dept. of Integrative Biology is offering a summer professional development workshop on evolution and climate change using lady beetles. Learn more: tinyurl.com/UEbeetleproj...
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JUST IN: The staff of the Institute of Museum and Library Services was placed on administrative leave this morning, following a meeting between IMLS leadership and DOGE staff.
Entire staff at federal agency that funds libraries and museums put on leave
The staff of the Institute of Museum and Library Services was placed on administrative leave this morning, following a meeting between IMLS leadership and DOGE staff.
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March 31, 2025 at 8:40 PM
JUST IN: The staff of the Institute of Museum and Library Services was placed on administrative leave this morning, following a meeting between IMLS leadership and DOGE staff.
A recent Executive Order would gut the only federal agency dedicated to America’s museums. The Institute of Museum & Library Services makes up only 0.0046% of the federal budget. Take action now: www.congressweb.com/aam/95/
General Public: Urge Congress to Save IMLS
On March 14, President Trump issued an Executive Order directing further cuts to the government agency that efficiently provides CRITICAL funding to museums and libraries in all 50 states.The Institut...
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March 18, 2025 at 9:46 PM
A recent Executive Order would gut the only federal agency dedicated to America’s museums. The Institute of Museum & Library Services makes up only 0.0046% of the federal budget. Take action now: www.congressweb.com/aam/95/
We appreciate your support for our Education & Outreach Programs and Field experiences for students during #CalBigGive! Thank you so much!
March 14, 2025 at 9:11 PM
We appreciate your support for our Education & Outreach Programs and Field experiences for students during #CalBigGive! Thank you so much!
There’s still time to support the UCMP during #CalBigGive! Help the UCMP continue to bring students beyond the classroom, from the iron rich paleosol near John Day National Monument to the sandstone exposures at Kehoe Beach Point Reyes National Seashore.
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March 14, 2025 at 2:07 AM
There’s still time to support the UCMP during #CalBigGive! Help the UCMP continue to bring students beyond the classroom, from the iron rich paleosol near John Day National Monument to the sandstone exposures at Kehoe Beach Point Reyes National Seashore.
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Your gift supports our Education & Outreach efforts just like VENOMventure, our pop-up escape style exhibit that travels to rural and urban communities to teach families basic concepts in evolution. Donations will be doubly meaningful during the #CalBigGIve Match Challenge! tinyurl.com/ucmpgiving
March 13, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Your gift supports our Education & Outreach efforts just like VENOMventure, our pop-up escape style exhibit that travels to rural and urban communities to teach families basic concepts in evolution. Donations will be doubly meaningful during the #CalBigGIve Match Challenge! tinyurl.com/ucmpgiving
Good evening from the UCMP! #CalBigGive starts now and goes until 9pm tomorrow! Until then, enjoy some images from past field trips. These field experiences allow students to gain deeper understanding of fossils and deep time in geologic context. To donate: give.berkeley.edu/fund/FU0961000
March 13, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Good evening from the UCMP! #CalBigGive starts now and goes until 9pm tomorrow! Until then, enjoy some images from past field trips. These field experiences allow students to gain deeper understanding of fossils and deep time in geologic context. To donate: give.berkeley.edu/fund/FU0961000