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New study challenges a major theory on why some kangaroos mysteriously went extinct
Roughly 40,000 years ago, the short-faced cousins of modern kangaroos died out. The cause has been the subject of fierce debate.
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Wonderful new research out today in Science by Flinders Uni palaeontologists shows how prehistoric kangaroos had variable diets to resist the pressures of ice age climate swings!
Wonderful new research out today in Science by Flinders Uni palaeontologists shows how prehistoric kangaroos had variable diets to resist the pressures of ice age climate swings!
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Amazing new papers out in Nature today- osteichthyan fishes are getting closer to placoderms than we thought ….
Amazing new papers out in Nature today- osteichthyan fishes are getting closer to placoderms than we thought ….
New fossil reveals the weird ‘tooth cushions’ of an apex predator from 425 million years ago
The newly discovered fish fossil fills a key gap in our understanding of the evolution of vertebrate diversity.
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March 4, 2026 at 10:39 PM
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Amazing new papers out in Nature today- osteichthyan fishes are getting closer to placoderms than we thought ….
Amazing new papers out in Nature today- osteichthyan fishes are getting closer to placoderms than we thought ….
My latest book review- about the state of the world, told by history databases, a totally engrossing read!
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Friday essay: how societies evolved into fear-dominated goliaths – then collapsed
A new book, Goliath’s Curse, will reset everything you thought you knew about the rise and fall of civilisations – with worrying implications for our world now.
theconversation.com
November 28, 2025 at 8:20 PM
My latest book review- about the state of the world, told by history databases, a totally engrossing read!
theconversation.com/friday-essay...
theconversation.com/friday-essay...
Shark tales from ancient seas: Current Biology www.cell.com/current-biol...
Shark tales from ancient seas
The world’s oceans and rivers are currently home to at least 1,250 species of sharks
(broadly including sharks, rays and chimaeras). They live in almost all marine habitats
above 3,500 m depth, and th...
www.cell.com
October 6, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Shark tales from ancient seas: Current Biology www.cell.com/current-biol...
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Strange lizards-like reptile with early feather- like crest on its back!
Strange lizards-like reptile with early feather- like crest on its back!
'Wonderous reptile' fossil discovery deepens feather evolution puzzle
A strange crest found on ancient reptile fossils suggests birds and dinosaurs may not have the exclusive lock on feather-like features.
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July 23, 2025 at 9:59 PM
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Strange lizards-like reptile with early feather- like crest on its back!
Strange lizards-like reptile with early feather- like crest on its back!
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Megalodon on the next episode ( 2 parts)
Megalodon on the next episode ( 2 parts)
The First Sharks | The Ancients
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July 18, 2025 at 11:05 AM
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Megalodon on the next episode ( 2 parts)
Megalodon on the next episode ( 2 parts)
Great paper out in Nature today showing giant predatory ichthyosaur had serrated fin edges to cut down noise while hunting in the dark-
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Adaptations for stealth in the wing-like flippers of a large ichthyosaur - Nature
Analysis of a fossilized front flipper of the Jurassic ichthyosaur Temnodontosaurus that preserves details of soft tissue indicates the presence of a serrated trailing edge that would have reduced noi...
www.nature.com
July 16, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Great paper out in Nature today showing giant predatory ichthyosaur had serrated fin edges to cut down noise while hunting in the dark-
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
theconversation.com/how-do-we-un...
My review of ‘Every Living Thing’ - about Linnaeus v Buffon by Jason Roberts
My review of ‘Every Living Thing’ - about Linnaeus v Buffon by Jason Roberts
How do we understand life on Earth? An 18th-century rivalry charts the tension between two types of science ‘genius’
A biography of scientists Carl Linnaeus and Georges-Louis LeClerc explores the complex, disparate lives of two brilliant men who shaped the study of natural history.
theconversation.com
July 16, 2025 at 9:23 PM
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My review of ‘Every Living Thing’ - about Linnaeus v Buffon by Jason Roberts
My review of ‘Every Living Thing’ - about Linnaeus v Buffon by Jason Roberts
PhD student Josh Batt’s first paper out on a giant predatory rhizodont skull from Scotland- more to come on this later..
New rhizodontid (Tetrapodomorpha, Sarcopterygii) material from Romer’s Gap (Tournaisian) of the Ballagan Formation (Scotland, U.K.)
The Devonian and Carboniferous periods saw tremendous faunal turnover of early vertebrates. The end Devonian mass extinction, the Hangenberg Event, caused the extinction of ∼44% of jawed fish clade...
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July 10, 2025 at 10:20 PM
PhD student Josh Batt’s first paper out on a giant predatory rhizodont skull from Scotland- more to come on this later..
Our new paper just out compares the diverse mandibular mechanics during biting in Devonian lungfishes: iScience www.cell.com/iscience/ful...
Comparison of diverse mandibular mechanics during biting in Devonian lungfishes
Biomechanics; Paleobiology; Zoology
www.cell.com
July 5, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Our new paper just out compares the diverse mandibular mechanics during biting in Devonian lungfishes: iScience www.cell.com/iscience/ful...
In case you missed it, our article combing humanities and science expertise writing about the impact of Jaws at 50!
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Jaws at 50: how a single movie changed our perception of white sharks forever
White sharks suffered great declines after the Jaws movie was released. But these iconic predators must be protected.
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July 1, 2025 at 12:48 AM
In case you missed it, our article combing humanities and science expertise writing about the impact of Jaws at 50!
theconversation.com/jaws-at-50-h...
theconversation.com/jaws-at-50-h...
You can listen to me speaking about the long evolution of sharks on the science podcast Radiolab today at 10am US EST
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radiolab.org/podcast/swim...
Swimming with Shadows: A Radiolab Week of Sharks
In the summer of 1975, Jaws scared an entire generation out of the water. 50 years later, Radiolab is going back in.
radiolab.org
June 16, 2025 at 9:54 PM
You can listen to me speaking about the long evolution of sharks on the science podcast Radiolab today at 10am US EST
radiolab.org/podcast/swim...
radiolab.org/podcast/swim...
Our paper in Nature today about the oldest reptile like tracks in the world from Australia
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Earliest amniote tracks recalibrate the timeline of tetrapod evolution - Nature
Analysis of a fossil trackway from the earliest Carboniferous of Australia shows prints of toes with claws, suggesting that the origin of amniotes was at least 35–40 million years earlier than pr...
www.nature.com
May 14, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Our paper in Nature today about the oldest reptile like tracks in the world from Australia
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
About sharks, chatting with Robyn Williams on the Science show
About sharks, chatting with Robyn Williams on the Science show
The Science Show with Robyn Williams - ABC listen
Unique insights into the latest scientific research and debate, from the physics of cricket to prime ministerial biorhythms.
www.abc.net.au
April 26, 2025 at 11:16 PM
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About sharks, chatting with Robyn Williams on the Science show
About sharks, chatting with Robyn Williams on the Science show
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My review of Henry Gee's latest book about how much time our species might really have... read the book for more details.
My review of Henry Gee's latest book about how much time our species might really have... read the book for more details.
Could humanity be extinct within 10,000 years? A new book is the wake up call our species needs
In The Decline and Fall of the Human Empire, science writer Henry Gee considers how long we’ve got, and how we can extend our time on Earth.
theconversation.com
April 17, 2025 at 3:26 AM
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My review of Henry Gee's latest book about how much time our species might really have... read the book for more details.
My review of Henry Gee's latest book about how much time our species might really have... read the book for more details.
With the marvellous Steve Brusatte at the University of Edinburgh- with our books! I highly recommend Steve’s G great books on dinosaurs and mammal evolution.gig tonight at Blackwells in Edinburgh at 7 pm with Jack Cooper as MC if you are a local.
March 14, 2025 at 10:17 AM
With the marvellous Steve Brusatte at the University of Edinburgh- with our books! I highly recommend Steve’s G great books on dinosaurs and mammal evolution.gig tonight at Blackwells in Edinburgh at 7 pm with Jack Cooper as MC if you are a local.
doi.org/10.26879/1502
New elongated body shape of megalodon now confirmed
New elongated body shape of megalodon now confirmed
Biology of Otodus megalodon
Reassessment of the possible size, form, weight, cruising speed, and growth parameters of the extinct megatooth shark, Otodus megalodon (Lamniformes: Otodontida
doi.org
March 10, 2025 at 8:15 AM
doi.org/10.26879/1502
New elongated body shape of megalodon now confirmed
New elongated body shape of megalodon now confirmed
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It’s #WorldBookDay today so no better day to spend reading this gem for an upcoming event 😏 been a great read & I’m learning a lot about the oldie sharky sharks! 🦈
The secret history of sharks by @fossilfish.bsky.social is now available in the UK & on tour. You may even see me at an event or 2 😏🦈
The secret history of sharks by @fossilfish.bsky.social is now available in the UK & on tour. You may even see me at an event or 2 😏🦈
March 6, 2025 at 11:09 AM
It’s #WorldBookDay today so no better day to spend reading this gem for an upcoming event 😏 been a great read & I’m learning a lot about the oldie sharky sharks! 🦈
The secret history of sharks by @fossilfish.bsky.social is now available in the UK & on tour. You may even see me at an event or 2 😏🦈
The secret history of sharks by @fossilfish.bsky.social is now available in the UK & on tour. You may even see me at an event or 2 😏🦈
Been out cage diving with white sharks - so cool with Rodney Fox shark expeditions, a truly memorable 4 days with 5 dives to sea bottom in a cage ( to 25 m).
February 27, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Been out cage diving with white sharks - so cool with Rodney Fox shark expeditions, a truly memorable 4 days with 5 dives to sea bottom in a cage ( to 25 m).
Heading back to see white sharks from the bottom cage (on the seafloor) at the Neptune Islands again week after next- can’t wait!!!
February 12, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Heading back to see white sharks from the bottom cage (on the seafloor) at the Neptune Islands again week after next- can’t wait!!!