Gaël Spicher
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Gaël Spicher
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PhD candidate in paleontology at the Jurassica Museum in Porrentruy and the University of Fribourg, Switzerland🇨🇭 working on fossil turtles 🐢 and ichthyosaurs. Marine reptile enthusiast
‼️ PAPER ALERT ‼️
We describe a new German ichthyosaur species: Eurhinosaurus mistelgauensis, from Upper Toarcian layers of Mistelgau (Bavaria). 🇩🇪
👉 Published in Fossil Record with @feikosaur.bsky.social , Jelle Heijne & Nicole Klein. Check the full article here: fr.pensoft.net/article/1542...
September 25, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Got to Lyon yesterday! Here to dive into some Late Jurassic turtles. 🐢time to dust off fossils that haven’t been touched since the 1800s!
September 2, 2025 at 6:36 AM
The JURASSICA museum is organizing a paleontological field school again this year! Come and join us! 🦖🐢⛏️ Learn more here: www.jurassica.ch/en/Practical...
May 16, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Spent the whole week working on a beautifully preserved Eurysternum wagleri. 🐢 First stop: Ann Arbor for CT-scanning —huge thanks to @friedmanlab.bsky.social for the warm welcome, taking the time to scan the specimen, and inviting me to give a short talk on my PhD research #FossilFriday
April 11, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Fossil Friday is the perfect time to introduce the newest member of the JURASSICA Museum family! 🦖
#FossilFriday #Jurassic
December 6, 2024 at 12:20 PM
Hi Bluesky!
I’am doing a PhD in paleontology at the Jurassica Museum and University of Fribourg. My project focuses on the diversity of thalassochelydian turtles 🐢 (such as this skull of Solnhofia brachyrhyncha). I'm also working on other fossil turtles and marine reptiles such as ichthyosaurs.
October 22, 2024 at 4:50 AM