Natural History Museum Denmark
We are hiring. The Natural History Museum Denmark seeks a Tenure-track Assistant Professor and Curator in Vertebrate Paleontology.
Duties are collection-based research, curation of collections, teaching and public engagement.
Deadline: 18 May 2025. View full job posting: bit.ly/3XPIQcg
Sites values represent only a snapshot & may vary as sites evolve &/or are developed. Regular, high-quality monitoring & recording, & open access data is key to the successful management & communication of sites for the benefit of all.
Overall, we find that current UK track sites are variously recorded & used, offering potential for new scientific & cultural activities.
In contrast, dinosaur track sites at Spyway Quarry, Dorset & Hanover Point, Isle of Wight have relatively low scientific value but high cultural value as they can be easily found & well communicated.
Arguably, the most scientifically important UK sites include Bendrick Rock (artwork by @markwitton.bsky.social shown), South Wales, Ardley Quarry, Oxfordshire & Hastings, East Sussex but these may be challenging to access and/or communication of the site in the public space lacking.
Today, in the UK, you can encounter in-situ dinosaur tracks in England, Scotland, & Wales that span the Late Triassic through Early Cretaceous. We describe & score key localities against different measures of scientific & cultural value using the late Martin Lockley’s approach.
Dinosaur track sites are an important part of the UK's heritage that can expand our knowledge of past ecosystems & engage the public. Ensuring appropriate protection, regulation & communication of this finite natural resource is important.
Check out our new paper assessing the relative scientific & cultural value of outdoor UK dinosaur track sites with @richardjbutler.bsky.social @naturalengland.bsky.social www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Example of Middle Jurassic mammal fossils from Skye, published by Elsa Panciroli et al. 2024.
Cuillin Hills, the view from our field site on the Isle of Skye.
📣 Come work with us! Three year Research Associate position to work as part of Leverhulme Trust funded project collecting and studying amazing Jurassic mammal fossils from the Isle of Skye. PhD not necessary; CT segmentation skills essential. Contact me for details:
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DLK473/r...
Like palaeontology? Like art? Then consider submitting a submission for CAVEPS 2025 logo competition!
* $500 AUD prize
* must feature South Australian vertebrate fossils
* no use of generative AI permitted
* include text "CAVEPS 2025"
Email to CAVEPS.palaeo@gmail.com by 31/01/25!
Contemplando.
January is the perfect time to set new goals and expand your academic horizons! Whether you're diving into evolutionary biology or mastering new data tools, learning something new can fuel your passion and career!
Also true in palaeontology. In the UK, there is a risk averse approach to funding fieldwork by funding panels: as a result, field-based palaeontological work is in steep decline (along with taxonomy and systematics). Where will we end up if no-one is generating primary data anymore?
Happy New Year #paleo peeps, We invite you all to propose #workshop ideas pre (@Bengaluru) and post (@Goa) #ICP15
Please send us a brief description 🙏🏼 - mailto: icp15.2025@gmail.com
www.icp15.com/workshops
My colleagues @nhm-london.bsky.social named nearly 200 new species last year, from mantids and bryozoans to dinosaurs and rodents: if you'd like to know more check out this great summary vid on YouTube, hosted by @joshlukedavis.bsky.social: youtu.be/oUirKS694j0
Next Monday 13 we have the 6th session of The Life of Retaria Seminar Series!
Join us at 08h00 (CET) and discover symbiosis in these wonderful protists with Caroline Juery and @filiphusnik.bsky.social
Check it out: thelifeofretaria.github.io
#radiolaria #foraminifera #theLifeOfRetaria #protistsonsky
Post doc position at the University of Copenhagen.
Apply until January 17th.
More info: jobportal.ku.dk/videnskabeli...
🚨Postdoc job offer!🚨
We are currently looking for a climate modeler to work with us at @climatecerege.bsky.social on Eocene climate simulations, to investigate the past connectivity of forested ecosystems and the mechanisms of primates dispersal.
Job ad here: nuage.osupytheas.fr/s/PSdj4ns2SE...
We are hiring!
Postdoc opportunity: Drivers of biodiversity change across time
Join us in the ATEMPO project, led by Associate Professor Naia Morueta-Holme, to explore how climate and land use change influence biodiversity over time and shape ecosystems in Greenland and Denmark.
lnkd.in/dWxjQcUX
Digging for Britain continues tonight on BBC Two. Join us again as we go walking with dinosaurs - as well as serving up another lovely platter of archaeological fare!
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A bit more on those dinosaur footprints!
www.birmingham.ac.uk/news/2024/ma...
Watching Digging For Britain on BBC Two with @profaliceroberts.bsky.social and the opening dig is Cetiosaurus footprints found near Bicester - the most complete Cetiosaurus skeleton found in Europe is on display at Leicester Museum & Art Gallery on New Walk. www.leicestermuseums.org/media/cmhmoa...
Exciting news!
TMS is now an Ambassador Institution to @tscourses.bsky.social and all our members get 20% discount on their courses.
Become a member: www.tmsoc.org/membership/#...
Upcoming courses: www.transmittingscience.com/courses/#upc...
My Norwich Science Festival talk - 'Fossils of the East of England' is available to book!
Join me for a fascinating look at climate change through the lens of local fossils and minerals from the past 66 million years.
norwichsciencefestival.co.uk/whats-on/fos...
2 yr postdoc w/Dr. Laura Cotton @ Natural History Museum of Denmark on micro- and nannoplastics from historical expeditions to reconstruct what happened to plastics in the ocean from the 1950s-1970s, using sediments & agglutinated foraminifera. Deadline Jan. 17th! jobportal.ku.dk/videnskabeli...
Incredible site. If you want to see the length of these trackways, and a little walk through of some of the Sauropod tracks, I've uploaded a 4k60p video to YouTube:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6dyH...
Trackways of large dinosaur footprints found in Oxfordshire quarry
In keeping with the exciting dinosaur track announcement today if you’re interested in a PhD with me, @richardjbutler.bsky.social and Natural England on UK vertebrate track sites there is still time to apply (deadline 8th Jan) centa.ac.uk/studentship/...
2024 truly wad the year of the Megalosaur. Not only did we celebrate 200 years since the first scientifically described dinosaur, the megalosaurus, was announced but our team along with researchers from @unibirmingham.bsky.social uncovered megalosaur and sauropod trackways in Oxfordshire!
Here’s the BBC News channel coverage of our Oxfordshire dinosaur tracks from earlier today, including an interview with me at the end: youtu.be/mIEmgtpO3RU?...
Four people wearing high visibility vests and hard hats
A fossilised dinosaur footprint
Finally, we can talk about this awesome dinosaur excavation!!
🦖🦕😍⛏️🪣🙌
My super colleagues
@djemurdock.bsky.social
@kirstymedgar.bsky.social
@richardjbutler.bsky.social
& I led a team of 100 people, over 7 days, to excavate 200+ prints of Megalosaurus 🦖 & Cetiosaurus 🦕
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
