Quantitative Reconstruction of Late #Miocene Monsoon-Driven #Climate and #Hydrology in the Himalayan Foreland, #Nepal doi.org/10.1029/2025PA005405

New #caenagnathid from the Hell Creek Formation, #Infernogallus. Whose jaw muscles mirror that of #parrots, suggesting a diet consisting of largly fruit in some #oviraptorosaurs at least. nature.com/articles/s41467-0…

Our new 4,893 fossil otoliths from northern Taiwan complete an 8-Myr coastal fish record. Miocene–Pleistocene change was driven mainly by taxonomic turnover, revealing a gradual shift toward modern western Pacific fish faunas doi.org/10.3897/sjp.145.2114… #otolith

Happy #FossilFriday! Using high-res CT, researchers reveal the skull anatomy of Brazilian Pleistocene amphisbaenians, showing braincase structures and new features. Even they can’t worm (lizard) their way out of research! Study by Paiva et al.: doi.org/10.1002/ar.70349

The Pre-INQUA 2027 Southern Chapter Workshop on “Quaternary Earth System Processes and Geohazards in Southern India” was inaugurated today at the National Centre for Earth Science Studies (NCESS), Thiruvananthapuram. Hosted by Prof. N. V. Chalapathi Rao, Director, NCESS, the inaugural session brought together distinguished personalities of the Quaternary science community, including Dr. Rasik Ravindra, Former Director, @ncaor_goa ; Prof. Pradeep Srivastava, President, INQUA 2027; Dr. Rahul Mohan, Vice-President, INQUA 2027; and Dr. Binita Pharthyal, Convenor, @INQUA 2027. The two-day workshop brings together researchers, faculty, students and professionals to discuss Quaternary climate and environmental change, Earth system processes and geohazards in Southern India, while fostering interdisciplinary scientific exchange and strengthening the Indian geoscience community towards the XXII INQUA Congress 2027. #INQUA2027 #INQUAIndia2027 #PreINQUA2027 #QuaternaryScience #EarthSciences #Geohazards #NCESS #Thiruvananthapuram

A pika from the past? Now that’s what we call pika-boo! New fossil skulls of Desmatolagus gobiensis from China place it as the most basal ochotonid, with juvenile fossils revealing a tooth-replacement pattern like modern hares. Study by Zhang & Wang: doi.org/10.1002/ar.70351

#BSIP celebrates 80th Foundation Day from fossils to AI, BSIP advances palaeoscience through discovery, innovation and a commitment to inspire generations. 80 years of decoding Earth’s past and shaping its future. #BSIPFoundationDay @IndiaDST @DrJitendraSingh @waghmare16 @moesgoi

New OA paper out in @JournalofAnat 🐘 In this study lead by MSc student Nicolas Wagner; we investigate compressive loading in proboscidean (elephants & their extinct relatives) using FEA and highlight different mechanical strategies 🦾 doi.org/10.1111/joa.70234

"Multiproxy synthesis at the Arlington Archosaur Site: New insights into Cretaceous paralic paleoenvironments and regional stratigraphy, Woodbine Group, Texas, USA" (Christopher R. Noto, et al. 2025) 白亜紀"中期"の北米ルイスビル層の古環境など semanticscholar.org/paper/Mu…

Happy #FossilFriday! New Late Triassic tetrapod footprints from Brazil expand the ichnological record of the Candelária Sequence. 28 footprints in 5 trackways show affinities with Procolophonichnium ichnotaxa. Study by Andrade-Silva & Francischini: doi.org/10.1002/ar.70316

Our new paper on fossil snake remains from the Late Pleistocene of Muaco, Venezuela Georgalis, G.L., E.O. Chávez-Aponte and J.D. Carrillo-Briceño. 2026. Anartia doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.21705… @NCN_PL #openaccess

The evolution of the human brain may owe as much to fruit and honey as to meat, according to a new #ScienceAnalyticalReview. The findings challenge one of the dominant ideas about our ancestors' diet. Learn more: scim.ag/4wt6Xfg

Harbor seals may be born ready for life in the water—but their skulls keep growing for years. A recent study found the craniomandibular system reaches functional performance early, then develops gradually, unlike terrestrial carnivores Steinbach et al.: doi.org/10.1002/ar.70296

Our new paper on iguana fossil remains from the Eocene of Anatolia. This is the first reptile remain from the Eocene of Balkanatolia, a landmass characterized by peculiar endemic mammal faunas. #openaccess in @SciReports doi.org/10.1038/s41598-026-5… Many thanks to @NCN_PL for support

An analysis of fossil mammals suggests that Mexico served as a long-term evolutionary “holding pen” where North American species adapted and diversified for millions of years before sweeping into South America 2.8 million years ago. The findings in Science clarify the timing of one of Earth's most consequential migrations and may help explain why North American mammals were more successful migrants than those from South America. scim.ag/4fKB0ZF

The remarkable diversity of mammalian carnivores may be built on a surprisingly limited set of dental solutions—teeth that are good at slicing meat cannot also excel at crushing hard foods, and vice versa. According to a new Science study, this inherent tradeoff between cutting and crushing performance has repeatedly steered the evolution of carnassial teeth toward two recurring forms, helping explain how predators evolved to exploit different diets. Learn more: scim.ag/4pwkUY0

The genus Coryphodon in Europe: new exceptional material from Le Quesnoy (northern France, early Eocene, MP7) onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/… @datadryad @MorphoBank

The remarkable diversity of mammalian carnivores may be built on a surprisingly limited set of dental solutions—teeth that are good at slicing meat cannot also excel at crushing hard foods, and vice versa. According to a new Science study, this inherent tradeoff between cutting and crushing performance has repeatedly steered the evolution of carnassial teeth toward two recurring forms, helping explain how predators evolved to exploit different diets. Learn more: scim.ag/4pwkUY0

Our new paper @AnatRecord about the bizarre tail vertebrae of Calamariidae, a snake group inhabiting Asia. With the aid of μCT scanning, we investigated several calamariids, showing that they do not possess haemapophyses in the tail vertebrae Many thanks to @NCN_PL for support

Now that #odyssey is in the trend, a reminder that there was a #snake species named after the legendary hero #Odysseus, that we had named, four years ago, from the Late Miocene of Spain... @AnatRecord