New paper in @royalsociety ProcB! An unexpectedly large baleen whale fossil from the early Miocene of South Australia. Analysis of the baleen whale fossil record reveals that larger mysticetes first appeared in the Southern Hemisphere. @museumsvictoria https://t.co/HfCjVfanMT

Just arrived in Birmingham for #2025SVP! Looking forward to seeing everyone. Ever wondered about the evolution of filter feeding in Antarctic #seals? If so, come along to my talk on Wednesday at 4pm in Hall 1.

Snake bites are terrifying & now @SilkeCleuren @Palaeo_JRule @DPHocking @DrTeethAl @EvansEvoMorph reveal the full details of viper, elapid & colubrid bites with the first high speed movies all 3 families sinking their fangs into transparent medical gel https://t.co/50TLtrOB9X

Read the full research by @SilkeCleuren @Palaeo_JRule @DPHocking @DrTeethAl @EvansEvoMorph at https://t.co/HhFASNK9n0

Congrats to @Inxcetus on the description of a new fossil whale, Janjucetus dullardi, making the rounds in the media today! 🐋 https://t.co/njKlk9PLAG

I find it physically painful to watch myself on camera but your mileage may vary.

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New paper out today, led by my PhD student @Inxcetus, naming a new species of toothed baleen whale. Fantastic work (including the artwork) from Ruairidh, a lot of effort has went into this one! Find out more in the thread below.

7/ The discovery of the third Australian mammalodontid species suggests that whatever that history was, the nexus was to be found in the shallow oceans that once covered prehistoric Jan Juc. The paper was published in open access and can be found here:

1/ A few years in the making, but I can finally share my first PhD paper and my first ever first-authored whale paper. In it, we name a new species of toothed baleen whale: Janjucetus dullardi. You can find our conversation article here: https://t.co/FAFlP7LgoZ

Introducing Janjucetus dullardi, a new species of toothed baleen whale from the Oligocene of Australia!

New paper about the functioning of saber teeth led by the amazing @TIPollock 🥳 combining 3DGM with biomechanical testing we identified functional optimality as a key driver underpinning the repeated evolution of extreme saber-tooth morphologies 🔪🦁 https://t.co/FmZYXaMwdM

Blue Whale at @wamuseum Boola Bardip for #SMM2024

Landed in Perth ready for #SMM2024! Interested in the unique amphibious hearing abilities of pinnipeds? So am I! Come see my talk on the evolutionary origins and anatomical evidence for amphibious hearing in seals! Monday, 11:30am in Room 4 (Hearing Mechanisms) @marinemammalogy

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Congratulations to Professor Christine Janis for being awarded the Romer-Simpson medal at #2024SVP! To say that it is well deserved would be an understatement. I consider myself very fortunate to have been taught by her insight and quick wit while studying for my Master’s degree.

New review paper on using AI to analyse Evolutionary Morphology is officially out! Was great to part of a large collaborative team writing this. https://t.co/2gRSHAxpey

Congrats @Scincomancer ! Excellent study on the insides of the not-so-limbed.

From land to sea – investigating the genetic basis for the evolution of unique limb structures in cetaceans: https://t.co/DHeTBKcuLD #ProcB @SchmalhausenM @KosiolG

How do lizard skeletons adapt to the evolutionary reduction of limbs? https://t.co/Dx2hK05mkf #ProcB #OpenAccess @Scincomancer @chapple_lab @DrTeethAl @EvoMorphoLab_KU

New pub alert! With Luca Russo & team, we showed developmental instability effects of skull shape in declining otters 🦦 populations. A cool study that shows the use of museum collections and morphometrics in #conservation #Biology @NHM_Science @anjgoswami