Meghan Balk
meghalithic.bsky.social
Meghan Balk
@meghalithic.bsky.social
(macro)(paleo) evolution & ecology | data science | natural history collections
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Dennis Gordon got the prestigious Hutton Award! I'm so happy for the recognition of his amazing work on taxonomy, systematics & natural history! So lucky to have worked with, & been in the field with Dennis — one of the best humans I've ever met! www.royalsociety.org.nz/what-we-do/m... #bryozoa #NZ
2025 Hutton Medal: An inventory of all life in Aotearoa – past and present
Dr Dennis Gordon, an Emeritus Researcher at Earth Sciences New Zealand, has been awarded the Hutton Medal for extraordinary contributions to global taxonomy, as the world’s leading authority on Bryozo...
www.royalsociety.org.nz
November 19, 2025 at 9:33 AM
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I guess now would be a good time for my first post here. Yesterday we published a new paper on the incredible ecosystem of tetrapods and other vertebrates in Science. It has been years of work - but we got there in the end. Thank you to everyone the contributed to this work ❤️
An early Triassic bone bed excavated at 78°N changes the story about how marine life recovered after the most cataclysmic extinction in Earth history ~252 million years ago.

Learn more in this week's issue of Science: https://scim.ag/48bLsGI
November 14, 2025 at 11:45 AM
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Thank you for a great conference in Birmingham #2025SVP with the Natural History Museum @uio.no team🤩 @aubronectes.bsky.social @feikosaur.bsky.social @meghalithic.bsky.social Petter Nordenhaug and Mathieu Faure-Brac
November 16, 2025 at 12:32 PM
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Cool new work by Storch, Ridder, and Okie - Cradles, museums, and disequilibria: reconciling biodiversity dynamics using equilibrium theory #macroecology www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... 🧪🌐
Cradles, museums, and disequilibria: reconciling biodiversity dynamics using equilibrium theory
Historical nonequilibrium processes are often considered the main drivers of global biodiversity patterns. We argue that while biodiversity is often o…
www.sciencedirect.com
November 14, 2025 at 10:23 PM
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Pre-registration for the Oslo Larwood #bryozoan is open. Welcome to Oslo 1-3 June 2026. @nhmbryozoa.bsky.social @bryozoology.bsky.social @tschwaha.bsky.social Link to registration in comment under.
November 5, 2025 at 9:51 AM
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Jeg fikk diskutere Jurassic World Rebirth i siste utgave av @forskerforum.bsky.social. Det er bra for all biologisk forskning at folk liker dinosaurer, og så lenge man husker at det ikke er en dokumentar kan man slippe å bli surmaga. Men: marine reptiler er ikke dinosaurer, såpass forventer jeg 🐬🦖🦕
October 28, 2025 at 10:17 AM
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Late-surviving New Mexican dinosaurs illuminate high end-Cretaceous diversity and provinciality | Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Late-surviving New Mexican dinosaurs illuminate high end-Cretaceous diversity and provinciality
It has long been debated whether non-avian dinosaurs went extinct abruptly or gradually at the end-Cretaceous (66 million years ago), because their fossil record at this time is mostly limited to nort...
www.science.org
October 24, 2025 at 11:56 AM
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Please pass along, I’m recruiting PhD students to join our Macroecology Lab @uofa-eeb.bsky.social We study phys ecology, macroecology, biodiversity - spanning scaling, trait-based ecology, theory, comparative biology & ecoinformatics. Several avenues for funding. Please reach out if interested🧪🌐🌾
October 21, 2025 at 5:13 AM
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We are so proud of all the talented MSc students, PhDs and postdocs at the Natural History Museum @uio.no! Just finished two days of impressive talks about their projects. 🧪

www.nhm.uio.no/om/aktuelle-...
Unge forskere i fokus under MSc, PhD and Postdoc Days 2025 - Naturhistorisk museum
To dager med unge forskere, ny kunnskap og inspirasjon! Naturhistorisk museum arrangerte denne uken sin fjerde MSc, PhD and Postdoc Days, der masterstudenter, doktorgradskandidater og postdoktorer del...
www.nhm.uio.no
October 16, 2025 at 9:05 AM
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#bryozoa bryozoologists! It’s official!! We are hosting Larwood 2026 in Oslo!! 1-3 June: mark and save on your calendars and spread the news!! @nhmbryozoa.bsky.social
Save the date! Next Larwood meeting (European bryozoan conference) in 2026 will be in Oslo from 1st-3rd of June! Hosted by @lhliow.bsky.social Hope to see you there.
September 10, 2025 at 6:45 PM
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Read about invasive #bryozoans in Norway by @malihr.bsky.social www.nhm.uio.no/english/rese... and other supercool finds in her documentation of our #Artsdatabanken funded project NorDigBryo! www.nhm.uio.no/english/rese...
Schizoporella japonica - An invasive species from the Pacific - Natural History Museum
Read this story on the University of Oslo's website.
www.nhm.uio.no
September 7, 2025 at 7:47 AM
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Hi #eseb2025 folks. Last night my laptopbag was taken /picked pocketed from me at outdoor seating at a restaurant. Close to the conference centre. Please keep your belongings close even in not crowded places. I was with 7 other people and no one saw it happening. cCTV did.
August 20, 2025 at 8:05 AM
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G.G. Simpson is the most mentioned paleontologist at #eseb2025. These are 3 different talks from two separate sessions. But there are more! adaptive landscapes, adaptive radiations and horotely (rates) are in! So is the fossil record! @roszenil.bsky.social @ignacioq.bsky.social and others!
August 19, 2025 at 2:14 PM
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📢Call for Papers📢

In partnership with ESA, we invite contributions to a cross-society special collection on ecological forecasting across ecosystems and scales.

🔗Learn more about the collection and how to submit: eos.org/editors-vox/...

#AGUPubs #esa2025 #ecology @ecologicalsociety.bsky.social
Advances in Ecological Forecasting - Eos
AGU and ESA invite contributions to a cross-society special collection on ecological forecasting across ecosystems and scales.
eos.org
August 13, 2025 at 2:17 PM
How many mammal species are on multiple continents? And what facilitates escaping continental endemism? nsojournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... @drpardi.bsky.social
nsojournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
July 18, 2025 at 7:31 PM
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We are sending 8-10 members to participate in the Geoscience Congressional Visit Days September 9th & 10th in DC! Participation is open to all US members, including undergraduate and graduate students, faculty, staff, and avocational paleontologists. Apply today!
#Paleontology #Geology #Geoscience
July 2, 2025 at 10:12 PM
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For the past 3 years, I've taught a course on Machine Learning for Climate Change to undergrads. At times, people have asked if the course lectures could be made available online. While I can't offer that, I have decided to start making "5 Minute Papers on AI for the Planet" videos. Hope its useful!
5 Minute Papers on AI for the Planet
AI is more than just chatbots! Learn about how AI can be used to protect biodiversity, fight climate change, and just better understand our planet through 5-minute explainers covering academic papers ...
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June 20, 2025 at 1:55 AM