Phil Mannion
@pdmannion
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Professor of Palaeobiology @ES_UCL @UCL & @RoyalSociety University Research Fellow (he/him)
London, England
Joined August 2016
Here's a short film I recorded with @royalsociety about extinction, the evolution of gigantism, and the application of conservation palaeobiology, featuring @NHM_London's @Tweetisaurus: https://t.co/ncVQdiyouF ๐ฆฅ๐ง๐ @ES_UCL
Giants, like the 13m long snake 'titanoboa', have existed throughout history. But do they always go extinct? And can the fossil record help us preserve species today? @pdmannion and @Tweetisaurus explore gigantism and extinction: @NHM_London @ES_UCL
https://t.co/Wv4Vn3RZMj
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The First Circular for our @EAVPalaeo Meeting in Krakow is out: https://t.co/HRzEgLqF4j You are most welcome and looking forward to meeting the Palaeo-community in Krakow this summer!
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Where did dinosaurs originate? Our new paper, led by @ES_UCL PhD student Joel Heath (with @nhcooper123 & Paul Upchurch), accounts for variation in sampling within biogeographic analyses to indicate a novel a low paleolatitude origin for dinosaurs: https://t.co/c3dfOSEqU3
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๐จ REMINDER ๐จ Abstract submission closes soon! ๐๏ธ Abstract deadline: Feb 1st, 2025 ๐ Early bird pricing ends: April 1st, 2025 Details on keynote speakers, deadlines, fees, workshops & more below! ๐ https://t.co/BtIFaHjMBD # CPEGCPB25
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Come join our amazing team with some truly incredible fossils and a really great supervisory team! ๐ฆด๐ธ
PhD position alert: join a diverse team of palaeontologists to study the evolution of temnospondyls! The PhD project @SMNStuttgart will focus on bone microanatomy: lots of fun with thin-sections and CT-data in perspective. https://t.co/EQbgdN4yUL
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Iโm happy to share that my first ever paper is out!! I was lucky enough to work with @pdmannion and @palaeoburke over two summers looking into the neuroanatomy of the gavialoid Argochampsa krebsi
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We reconstructed the endocranial anatomy of Argochampsa krebsi, a fossil gavialoid crocodylian from the early Paleogene of North Africa, identifying potential osteological correlates for salt...
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New year, new paper! Led by @palaeocarly and with @pdmannion we present the neuroanatomy of the gavialoid Argochampsa krebsi, and the potential evidence of saltwater tolerance in this species
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We reconstructed the endocranial anatomy of Argochampsa krebsi, a fossil gavialoid crocodylian from the early Paleogene of North Africa, identifying potential osteological correlates for salt...
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New paper led by former @ucl undergraduate @palaeocarly (now @GeosciencesEd) + @ES_UCL PhD student @palaeoburke on the internal cranial anatomy of the Paleogene crocodylian Argochampsa, with an evaluation of salinity tolerance in extinct crocodyliforms https://t.co/FsdqxLus4s
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Interested in conservation, corals, & predictive modelling? ๐ชธ PhD project supervised by myself (@ES_UCL) & @nsantodomingo (@NHM_London) on the tropicalisation of marine communities across time & space available @NERC_TREES_DLA ๐๏ธ Apply by 20th Jan 2025 https://t.co/Pcnku4E0n6
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โจโจ Interested in learning more about TREES DLA and the application process? โจโจ Come along on the 20th Dec (11:00am GMT) to our webinar for potential applicants! ๐ For more details and registration see here: https://t.co/JEXKxI9tSo
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Great set of presentations @ThePalAss meeting in Erlangen from @es_ucl researchers @palaeoburke, @paiva_als, @piginatutu, @PrincessQuatris, @LewisAlanJones, @geowendywen, Devin Hoffman, Sarah Jamison-Todd, & Joel Heath, including a best talk prize for @geowendywen! #PalAss24
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Conservation Palaeobiology PhD project @ZSLScience and @ES_UCL supervised by Clare Duncan, Sam Turvey and I on recent extinctions on islands as part of the @NERC_TREES_DLA. Application deadline = 20th Jan 2025:
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Can we really determine temporal and spatial patterns in Mesozoic dinosaur diversity and diversification? New paper @RSocPublishing discussing what patterns we can and canโt (currently) recognise given spatiotemporal sampling heterogeneity:
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Abstract. Much of our view on Mesozoic dinosaur diversity is obscured by biases in the fossil record. In particular, spatiotemporal sampling heterogeneity
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PhD project @ES_UCL supervised by me on the evolution and biogeography of alligatoroid crocodylians, utilising CT scan data to evaluate internal cranial anatomy, as part of the @NERC_TREES_DLA. Application deadline = 20th Jan 2025: https://t.co/gajOumlJDS
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Fancy doing a PhD with Prof Karl Bates, me and the team at Liverpool University? Apply at https://t.co/WNxVgvEH2W
#phdopportunities #zoologists #zoology #palaeontologist #palaeontology #stem #universityofliverpool
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PhD project @LivUni on the evolution of body size, shape and locomotor ecology in tetrapods, with a supervisory team led by Karl Bates, alongside @nhcooper123, @peterfalkingham, @MaherAlice & myself, including working with @NML_Muse:
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๐จPhD Opportunity: Come to Edinburgh and study ichthyosaurs with us @GeosciencesEd! Study Scottish fossils from Skye! New ones & historic specimens! Project led by Stig Walsh, co-supervised by @davfof @tanytrachelos Erin Maxwell & me. Details๐
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PhD studentship alert! Feel free to contact @ChrissyLHam or I and see advert for further details... https://t.co/vicc3yQjV7
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PhD Project - Funded PhD open to UK-domiciled, home fee applicants of Black African, Black Caribbean or other Black or mixed Black heritage - Shape, form and function of joints through life. The role...
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TREES (@NERC_TREES_DLA) โ a major new initiative for PhD studentships in environmental science led by three @UCL departments (@ES_UCL, @UCLgeography & GEE @uclbiosciences) and involving ten universities and research institutes... https://t.co/B64Sqa0gRR
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Bioscience and environmental science PhD students at UCL are to benefit from a share of a ยฃ500 million investment announced by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) today.
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๐ฑ Announcing TREES! ๐ The NERC-funded Doctoral Landscape Award led by UCL & partners will train future environmental scientists through interdisciplinary research and a commitment to EDI & sustainability. ๐ Learn more:
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Tired of flattened early bird fossils? Today is your lucky day. Very happy to finally welcome 'Navaornis hestiae' to the world! It allowed us to see for the first time a (near)complete enantiornithine brain. Today in @Nature: https://t.co/rVj52qzkNH
#spinningskull
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