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fossilrob.bsky.social
Palaeobiologist in Manchester | Fossils, Parenting, Animal Evolution, Fish, Phylogeny, Existential Despair, Taphonomy, and occasionally Eurovision
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We were lucky to have the fantastic @emmadnn.bsky.social in town today to talk to us about dinosaurs and how we name things (and perhaps how we shouldn’t). Thanks Emma!!

submitted 11 days ago • 1 comment

The Germans on this morning’s bus bus are taking turns to sit at the front of the top deck and take pictures

submitted 16 days ago • 1 comment

If you want to try and get a species of human named after yourself, take some lessons from these 5 weirdos who managed it:

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What do Prince Rudolf of Austria, Russian hermit Dionisij, hymn writer Joachim Neander, Imperialist Cecil Rhodes, Bishop of Carthage St. Cyprian all have in common? A story of how we name things and where you came from… 1/n

submitted 26 days ago • 1 comment

Would you like to work with me on #MesozoicMammals from #Scotland? We're seeking a Research Assistant for an amazing @leverhulme.bsky.social project, based in Birmingham with @richardjbutler.bsky.social. You'd join our team gaining new insights into mammal evolution! www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DLK473/r...

submitted 37 days ago • 3 comments

PhD project opportunity here in Manchester to do some cool inter-disciplinary stuff on the taphonomy and fossil record of collagen. Ancient, recent, modern, lab-work, theoretical, data, imaging, its all there! Deadline Jan 31st www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

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