Hesham Sallam
@hesham-sallam.bsky.social
Egyptian paleontologist, Professor at MansouraUniversity, Founder of MUVP
Fast, fearless, unstoppable!
Egyptian Desert!
Egyptian Desert!
September 14, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Fast, fearless, unstoppable!
Egyptian Desert!
Egyptian Desert!
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We addressed two aspects of cetacean evolution: their acquisition of a relatively big brain and the evolution of their sense of smell. As other mammals secondarily adapted to the aquatic environment, cetaceans have been assumed to reduce their sense of smell (which is air-born in this group).
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July 2, 2025 at 2:13 PM
We addressed two aspects of cetacean evolution: their acquisition of a relatively big brain and the evolution of their sense of smell. As other mammals secondarily adapted to the aquatic environment, cetaceans have been assumed to reduce their sense of smell (which is air-born in this group).
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Comparing the relative volume of the brain endocast, we found that this early whale was quite brainy, which is a surprise, as the first cetaceans with big brains were so far understood to be the fully aquatic basilosaurids.
July 2, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Comparing the relative volume of the brain endocast, we found that this early whale was quite brainy, which is a surprise, as the first cetaceans with big brains were so far understood to be the fully aquatic basilosaurids.
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We ct-scanned the skull of Protocetus atavus, an amphibious cetacean coming from the Mokattam Formation in Egypt. The inner anatomy of the skull was reconstructed, and we were able to reconstruct the brain imprint (endocast) as well as the different components of the nasal cavity.
July 2, 2025 at 2:12 PM
We ct-scanned the skull of Protocetus atavus, an amphibious cetacean coming from the Mokattam Formation in Egypt. The inner anatomy of the skull was reconstructed, and we were able to reconstruct the brain imprint (endocast) as well as the different components of the nasal cavity.
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Fossil brain 🧠🧟 of a 45-million-year-old cetacean! We are proud to publish @journal-evo.bsky.social l the result of Elena Berger’s Bachelor’s thesis @smnstuttgart.bsky.social. Thread 👇
July 2, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Fossil brain 🧠🧟 of a 45-million-year-old cetacean! We are proud to publish @journal-evo.bsky.social l the result of Elena Berger’s Bachelor’s thesis @smnstuttgart.bsky.social. Thread 👇
Thanks @eliamson.bsky.social for including us in such amazing work!
It was for me a first opportunity to work with @muvp-eg.bsky.social , i.e., @hesham-sallam.bsky.social and @gohar.bsky.social , which was a blast! Thank you as well to @gsferreira.bsky.social and all other co-authors not on Bluesky.
Gabriel S. Ferreira (he/his) (@gsferreira.bsky.social)
🇧🇷 in 🇩🇪, 🐢 virtual paleo, functional morph -researcher at Senckenberg HEP | sci. coordinator of 3D Imaging Lab of the Uni. Tübingen
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July 2, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Thanks @eliamson.bsky.social for including us in such amazing work!
This summer, we are training young scientists in fossil digitisation.
جانب من التدريب الصيفي لطلاب ما قبل التعليم الجامعي كجزء من مبادرة رقمنة الحفريات والحفاظ على الموروث الطبيعي المصري
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June 17, 2025 at 5:17 PM
This summer, we are training young scientists in fossil digitisation.
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جانب من فعاليات سيمينار التقدم لدرجة الدكتوراة للطالبة شروق الأشقر بحضور قامات التخصص بقسم الجيولوجيا جامعة المنصورة ❤️
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June 16, 2025 at 9:26 AM
جانب من فعاليات سيمينار التقدم لدرجة الدكتوراة للطالبة شروق الأشقر بحضور قامات التخصص بقسم الجيولوجيا جامعة المنصورة ❤️
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First uploading of a photo of Wadi Hitan from Wadi Hitan, Egypt 🤷♂️❤️
June 1, 2025 at 4:43 PM
First uploading of a photo of Wadi Hitan from Wadi Hitan, Egypt 🤷♂️❤️
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رقمنة الحفريات داخل مركز جامعة المنصورة للحفريات الفقارية مشروع قومي مهم للحفاظ على التراث الطبيعي المصري.
June 1, 2025 at 2:24 PM
رقمنة الحفريات داخل مركز جامعة المنصورة للحفريات الفقارية مشروع قومي مهم للحفاظ على التراث الطبيعي المصري.
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بداية توافد طلاب التدريب للمركز. رهف اشرف -اولي اعدادي
May 31, 2025 at 8:17 AM
بداية توافد طلاب التدريب للمركز. رهف اشرف -اولي اعدادي
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Picking microfossils!
May 29, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Picking microfossils!
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An article on petrified wood at the American University in Cairo, featuring Professor Hesham Sallam, founder of the Mansoura University Center for Vertebrate Paleontology.
An article on petrified wood at the American University in Cairo, featuring Professor Hesham Sallam, founder of the Mansoura University Center for Vertebrate Paleontology.
Natural Beauty - AUCToday
Dating back millennia, the petrified wood at AUC New Cairo is more than pretty — it’s prehistoric.
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May 29, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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An article on petrified wood at the American University in Cairo, featuring Professor Hesham Sallam, founder of the Mansoura University Center for Vertebrate Paleontology.
An article on petrified wood at the American University in Cairo, featuring Professor Hesham Sallam, founder of the Mansoura University Center for Vertebrate Paleontology.
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Kerunia cornuta is a hydrozoan fossil that lived in Wadi Hitan of Egypt 40 million years ago. From this view, its shape resembles the ankh, the famous symbol of life in ancient Egyptian times.
May 17, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Kerunia cornuta is a hydrozoan fossil that lived in Wadi Hitan of Egypt 40 million years ago. From this view, its shape resembles the ankh, the famous symbol of life in ancient Egyptian times.
In this place, we do high-quality research, train young scientists, reach out to the public, digitize Egyptian fossils, explore new discoveries, and much more.
May 16, 2025 at 12:03 PM
In this place, we do high-quality research, train young scientists, reach out to the public, digitize Egyptian fossils, explore new discoveries, and much more.
Finally met the original fossil of #Aegyptopithecus — the ancient primate that lived in Egypt 30 million years ago. A true ancestor moment!
April 24, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Finally met the original fossil of #Aegyptopithecus — the ancient primate that lived in Egypt 30 million years ago. A true ancestor moment!
#SallamLab supports young Egyptian women in becoming leaders in science by engaging them in practical paleontological research, field expeditions, and educational experiences.
April 10, 2025 at 7:13 AM
#SallamLab supports young Egyptian women in becoming leaders in science by engaging them in practical paleontological research, field expeditions, and educational experiences.
A field workshop by #SallamLab on how to handle exposed fossils — empowering young Egyptian explorers and training the next generation of paleontologists!
April 9, 2025 at 4:19 PM
A field workshop by #SallamLab on how to handle exposed fossils — empowering young Egyptian explorers and training the next generation of paleontologists!
April 8, 2025 at 4:22 AM
Differential Weathering and Erosion in the Western Desert of Egypt
March 27, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Differential Weathering and Erosion in the Western Desert of Egypt
A 40-million-year-old whale skull and its mandibles sticking out of a cliff.
#SallamLab #MUVP #Egypt
#SallamLab #MUVP #Egypt
March 27, 2025 at 2:20 PM
A 40-million-year-old whale skull and its mandibles sticking out of a cliff.
#SallamLab #MUVP #Egypt
#SallamLab #MUVP #Egypt
Aegyptopithecus (Right), an early primate, and Bastetodon (left), its likely predator. They coexisted in Egypt 30 million years ago, shaping a dynamic ecosystem.
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#SallamLab #MUVP #Egypt
March 20, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Aegyptopithecus (Right), an early primate, and Bastetodon (left), its likely predator. They coexisted in Egypt 30 million years ago, shaping a dynamic ecosystem.
#SallamLab #MUVP #Egypt
#SallamLab #MUVP #Egypt
March 19, 2025 at 4:09 PM