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THE EXPERT EDGE BY ZPONZ: Expert in Paleobiology
Rich Aronson grew up in Queens, New York, and became interested in marine biology at an early age, collecting shells on Jones Beach, Long Island. He received his A.B. from Dartmouth College in 1979 and a Ph.D. from Harvard University in 1985.
#ZPONZ #GetPaidForExpertise #MonetizeYourSkills #Paleobiology

Niklas Hohmann Feb 20

🚨New Publication🚨
Seamlessly integrate #stratigraphy, #taphonomy, #ecology and evolutionary biology to build your modeling pipelines for stratigraphic #paleobiology
Published in Methods in Ecology and Evolution , R package available on CRAN
@Emiliagnathus
https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/2041-210X.14507

Planetary Ecologist Feb 11

Stage (stratigraphy) (Geology terminology ⛰️)

In chronostratigraphy, a stage is a succession of rock strata laid down in a single age on the geologic timescale, which usually represents millions of years of deposition. A given stage of rock and the corresponding age of time will by convention have the same name, and the same boundaries. Rock series are divided...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stage_(stratigraphy)

#Stage #UnitsOfTime #Paleobiology #Geochronology #GeologicalAges #Paleogeography

Stage (stratigraphy) - Wikipedia

Mario Coiro Feb 10

there are still 6 days left to apply to join my group at Senckenberg Museum Frankfurt as a PhD Student in #Paleobiology! Are you interested in how the rock record shapes our undersanding of macroevolutionary dynamics of #plants in the #Mesozoic?

@SenckenbergWorld

https://www.senckenberg.de/en/career/scientists/#content-0002_2

Jobs for Scientists | Senckenberg Society for Nature Research

Senckenberg Society for Nature Research

SICB journals(ICB & IOB)Jan 3

sicb & #SICB2025
Don’t miss out on the SICB journals booth for ICB and (@)iobjournal with Jason Macrander and his students running the booth.

We’ll have an art show on the 7th with (@)kevin.d.kohl , and an author time on the 5th with (@)miss_elasmo ‘s Jasmin Graham as well as @amphibianfoundation ‘s joining us on the 4th and 5th.
Also. E sure to get some great journal swag and talk to our booth hosts about #submission.

#science #scientistsofinstagram #ecology #paleobiology #morphology

Planetary Ecologist Dec 30

Chronozone (Geology terminology ⛰️)

A chronozone or chron is a unit in chronostratigraphy, defined by events such as geomagnetic reversals, or based on the presence of specific fossils. According to the International Commission on Stratigraphy, the term "chronozone" refers to the rocks formed during a particular time period, while "chron" refers to that time period. ...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chronozone

#Chronozone #UnitsOfTime #Paleobiology #Stratigraphy #Geochronology #Paleogeography

Chronozone - Wikipedia

Kenneth De Baets Dec 1

Just in time for
#FossilFriday: Fossil constraints on the origin and evolution of #Platyhelminthes are surprisingly concordant with modern molecular #phylogenies:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S1984-4689.v41.e24002

#flatworms

#paleobiology

#paleontology

#fossils

#paleoparasitology

#helminths

#flatworms

Fossil constraints on the origin and evolution of Platyhelminthes are surprisingly concordant with modern molecular phylogenies

ABSTRACT Trace fossils preserved with fossil worm-shaped remains suggest the presence of...

Neil Darlow

Nov 26, 2024

I'm always telling our son he should produce the best work he can for his university course submissions.

He's currently studying for a M.Sc. in Paleobiology at Bristol University and I received a hurried WhatsApp call from him to say he's been assigned his project supervisor.

Apparently, it's Professor Michael Benton. A highly respected figure in the world of paleontology and the man who determined that some dinosaurs had feathers.

I suggested that producing his very best work for him will be mandatory. 🙂

#student #paleobiology

Bryan White, MS Bio, MPH 🧬Nov 22, 2024

#AnthroSky #anthropology #paleobiology www.livescience.com/archaeology/...

Ancient human ancestor Lucy wa...

Kenneth De Baets Nov 13, 2024

Calibrations without raw data—A response to “Seasonal calibration of the end-cretaceous Chicxulub impact event”: https://peerj.com/articles/18519/ via
@PeerJ #paleobiology #Paleontology

Calibrations without raw data—A response to “Seasonal calibration of the end-cretaceous Chicxulub impact event”

A recent article by DePalma et al. reported that the season of the End-Cretaceous mass extinction was confined to spring/summer on the basis of stable isotope analyses and supplementary observations. An independent study that was concurrently under review reached a similar conclusion using osteohistology and stable isotope analyses. We identified anomalies surrounding the stable isotope analyses reported by DePalma et al. Primary data are not provided, the laboratory where the analyses were performed is not identified, and the methods are insufficiently specified to enable accurate replication. Furthermore, isotopic graphs for carbon and oxygen contain irregularities such as missing data points, duplicate data points, and identical-length error bars for both elements despite different scales, that appear inconsistent with laboratory instrument outputs. A close examination of such methodological omissions and data irregularities can help to raise the standards for future studies of seasonality and prevent inaccurate claims or confirmation bias.

PeerJ