FWO senior post-doctoral researcher @UAntwerpen Funmorph lab. comparative anatomy // functional morphology // palaeobiology // mammals // reptiles// 3D reconstructions // art & sport website: palaeotheoryum.wordpress.com/ artwork by CorbinRainbolthttps://bsky.app/profile/palaeotheoryum.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/palaeotheoryum.bsky.social/post/3m7kcevmb452wIn my latest (and long overdue) blog post, I give a short account of some work that was published in the summer looking at tapir hand muscles, and their internal architecture. Hopefully interesting for biologists, conservationists, and veterinarians alike! Enjoy! #tapir #anatomy #locomotion https://palaeotheoryum.wordpress.com/2025/12/09/hands-up-who-loves-tapirs/09 Dec 2025 10:07 +0000at://did:plc:3v4tc7ofmd33fsyv7tmifbip/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7kcevmb452whttps://bsky.app/profile/palaeotheoryum.bsky.social/post/3lto77a2igk22Today is the day! #SEBExPalaeo will be live at #SEBCONFERENCE 9h30 in Nightingale 1&2 (follow signs for Bird Rooms) Looking forward to seeing you for plenty of experimental #palaeontology #palaeobotany #3D #modelling and fun discussions!11 Jul 2025 06:19 +0000at://did:plc:3v4tc7ofmd33fsyv7tmifbip/app.bsky.feed.post/3lto77a2igk22https://bsky.app/profile/palaeotheoryum.bsky.social/post/3lnux37pjb22jI smell science! Finishing proofs for a very appropriate #tapir #anatomy publication this weekend! Happy #WorldTapirDay (for yesterday) everybody! 😇 https://media.tenor.com/QkkG6PYvzMwAAAAC/funny-animal.gif?hh=206&ww=32828 Apr 2025 14:11 +0000at://did:plc:3v4tc7ofmd33fsyv7tmifbip/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnux37pjb22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/palaeotheoryum.bsky.social/post/3libunjta7k2xDo you work on experimental #biology to understand past organisms and ecosystems? Could your work be applicable to organisms in the #fossil record? Perhaps the @sebiology.bsky.social Annual Meeting special session "Experimental Palaeontology" #SEB_ExPalaeo is something for you?! (1/n)16 Feb 2025 09:01 +0000at://did:plc:3v4tc7ofmd33fsyv7tmifbip/app.bsky.feed.post/3libunjta7k2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/palaeotheoryum.bsky.social/post/3lhwfe5jqpc2qTwo great scientists working on #InternationalDayofWomenandGirlsinScience! #PhD student Eleesha Annear and #Masters student Ilke Boutsen @UAFunMorph working on measuring #ungulate necks at the @africamuseumbe - exciting project results coming soon! #ExPalaeo11 Feb 2025 19:28 +0000at://did:plc:3v4tc7ofmd33fsyv7tmifbip/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhwfe5jqpc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/palaeotheoryum.bsky.social/post/3lh5kycvux22nSomething is coming (back) this summer... in Antwerp... in July... 🇧🇪🦣🦕🌿🦠 More details to follow soon! @narimanechatar.bsky.social @peterfalkingham.com @sesamoidstreet.bsky.social @sebiology.bsky.social01 Feb 2025 22:32 +0000at://did:plc:3v4tc7ofmd33fsyv7tmifbip/app.bsky.feed.post/3lh5kycvux22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/palaeotheoryum.bsky.social/post/3lgtdezvpvs25ALERT! Special Issue in BMC Zoology "Bringing Fossils Back to Life" Join us in our special issue with all your #experimental #palaeontology, #taphonomy, #palaeomimetics, and #functional #morphology of extinct life. Check out the issue call here: biomedcentral.com/collections/bfbl https://biomedcentral.com/collections/bfbl28 Jan 2025 20:49 +0000at://did:plc:3v4tc7ofmd33fsyv7tmifbip/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgtdezvpvs25https://bsky.app/profile/palaeotheoryum.bsky.social/post/3lgnaawgawc23Finally got round to writing a short blog-post about my recent book chapter "The Fossil Record of Tapirs" in "Tapirs of the World" by Springer Publishing. This chapter is a collaboration with Luke Holbrook and artwork by Eva Corssmit. We hope you enjoy! https://palaeotheoryum.wordpress.com/2025/01/26/these-tapirs-are-fully-booked/26 Jan 2025 10:38 +0000at://did:plc:3v4tc7ofmd33fsyv7tmifbip/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgnaawgawc23https://bsky.app/profile/palaeotheoryum.bsky.social/post/3lgna237q272aThese tapirs are fully booked Well this one took a while! With the end of term, new contracts, and general Christmas madness, I finally got my latest book chapter over the line. This time, I collaborated with world expert on early tapirs Prof. Luke Holbrook on a book chapter in the latest in the… https://palaeotheoryum.wordpress.com/2025/01/26/these-tapirs-are-fully-booked/26 Jan 2025 10:34 +0000at://did:plc:3v4tc7ofmd33fsyv7tmifbip/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgna237q272ahttps://bsky.app/profile/palaeotheoryum.bsky.social/post/3lfk7h3uhas2pProud to announce that in November 2024 I embarked on my new FWO post-doc at the FUNMORPH lab of UAntwerpen. Building on my previous work looking at #tapir & #horse #locomotion, my new project will investigate locomotor #evolution during (semi)aquatic transitions in herbivorous mammals (1/n)12 Jan 2025 12:20 +0000at://did:plc:3v4tc7ofmd33fsyv7tmifbip/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfk7h3uhas2phttps://bsky.app/profile/palaeotheoryum.bsky.social/post/3lfcxq6drme2gHello BlueSky! I have migrated myself over here from 🐤 in the hopes of continuing to share my exploits in science and academia. I hope to connect with old friends and new here! Long overdue updates on my work at the University of Antwerp coming soon - until then: bonjour, goeiedag, and greetings! 🦋09 Jan 2025 15:13 +0000at://did:plc:3v4tc7ofmd33fsyv7tmifbip/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfcxq6drme2g