Taphonomist - Investigating mechanisms of soft tissue preservation | Rugby & reading: best enjoyed separately to avoid chaos | Associate Editor for sedimentologika.bluesky.com 📍Germany she/her 🇮🇪https://bsky.app/profile/orlabe.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/orlabe.bsky.social/post/3mj2hrgxsf22kI'm excited to see @taphonomist.bsky.social's newest paper out @royalsociety.org. Our analytical investigations reveal an important cautionary tale about decay: what was believed to be the worlds oldest octopus remains (Pohlsepia) - is in fact, a highly decomposed nautiloid! Congrats again, Thomas! [contains quote post or other embedded content]09 Apr 2026 09:13 +0000at://did:plc:doqsgi6dhs6wkv5etctqwxbm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj2hrgxsf22khttps://bsky.app/profile/orlabe.bsky.social/post/3m7rszeaqz22x#PalAss25 kicked of yesterday with our #ERC workshop! Three absolutely fantastic talks and panel discussion with expert speakers on academic publishing, grants and funding applications along with applying for jobs.12 Dec 2025 09:54 +0000at://did:plc:doqsgi6dhs6wkv5etctqwxbm/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7rszeaqz22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/orlabe.bsky.social/post/3m6k3jz6dy22p🚨Join our fantastic Panel of Speakers this evening at 1730 GMT to discuss the #LeverhulmeTrust Early Career Fellowship! Registration open to all here 👇 https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_bGPzpNr_SrmsOsvetYxpSA @thepalass.bsky.social26 Nov 2025 14:40 +0000at://did:plc:doqsgi6dhs6wkv5etctqwxbm/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6k3jz6dy22phttps://bsky.app/profile/orlabe.bsky.social/post/3m5h2gt5g5k2fJoin us in just over an hours time (1730 GMT) to hear from our panellists about their exciting career journeys! #PalAss Register here 👇 https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_PYt-7usNRU6QHlfYMG94lQ [contains quote post or other embedded content]12 Nov 2025 16:17 +0000at://did:plc:doqsgi6dhs6wkv5etctqwxbm/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5h2gt5g5k2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/orlabe.bsky.social/post/3m3saf4sn3s2d🚨We have exciting new webinar series starting next Wednesday @1730 BST! Join me as we discuss the #ERCStartingGrant with our panel speakers who have recently obtained this funding. Anyone is welcome to join this webinar - register here 👇 https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_u3Fbgjd3Rnmdef5Eg7GhXQ [contains quote post or other embedded content]22 Oct 2025 16:12 +0000at://did:plc:doqsgi6dhs6wkv5etctqwxbm/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3saf4sn3s2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/orlabe.bsky.social/post/3m3a5yuehzs24🚨Check out our new paper! 🦠 Led by @taphonomist.bsky.social our experiments show the influence of endogenous bacteria in the early stages of decay. [contains quote post or other embedded content]15 Oct 2025 11:42 +0000at://did:plc:doqsgi6dhs6wkv5etctqwxbm/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3a5yuehzs24https://bsky.app/profile/orlabe.bsky.social/post/3lw7ebypct22xCheck out my little sisters work published in Nature Communications today! 👩‍🔬📃 [contains quote post or other embedded content]12 Aug 2025 12:56 +0000at://did:plc:doqsgi6dhs6wkv5etctqwxbm/app.bsky.feed.post/3lw7ebypct22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/orlabe.bsky.social/post/3lvauxaqqbk2aOut today, our Nature cover debut! @stephanspiekman.bsky.social @she-paleo.bsky.social @nature.com @natureportfolio.nature.com31 Jul 2025 10:01 +0000at://did:plc:doqsgi6dhs6wkv5etctqwxbm/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvauxaqqbk2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/orlabe.bsky.social/post/3lunfgeq45k26Check out our video for a wonderful illustration of #Mirasaura @smnstuttgart.bsky.social [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Jul 2025 16:03 +0000at://did:plc:doqsgi6dhs6wkv5etctqwxbm/app.bsky.feed.post/3lunfgeq45k26https://bsky.app/profile/orlabe.bsky.social/post/3lundhkjjxc26🚨 So excited to finally share an incredible discovery from the #Triassic, Grès à Voltzia! Our international team, led by @stephanspiekman.bsky.social and published today in @nature.com, reveals a new reptile, #Mirasaura grauvogeli, donning an elaborate crest 🦎🔬✨ https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-09167-923 Jul 2025 15:28 +0000at://did:plc:doqsgi6dhs6wkv5etctqwxbm/app.bsky.feed.post/3lundhkjjxc26https://bsky.app/profile/orlabe.bsky.social/post/3lqpnh76xk22y✨Tonight✨ we are kick starting our new and fully booked #ECR #PeerReview Training Programme with the wonderful help from our editorial officer and journal editors as review mentors! ✨Tomorrow✨ we have our panel discussion on "Careers in Palaeontology" Join @thepalass.bsky.social to get involved! [contains quote post or other embedded content]03 Jun 2025 15:51 +0000at://did:plc:doqsgi6dhs6wkv5etctqwxbm/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqpnh76xk22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/orlabe.bsky.social/post/3lncvwcasgs2s☎️Calling PalAss members! We have an exclusive webinar this Wednesday on our #EngagementGrant with expert panellists to answer all your questions. 💫Register using the link below [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 Apr 2025 10:02 +0000at://did:plc:doqsgi6dhs6wkv5etctqwxbm/app.bsky.feed.post/3lncvwcasgs2shttps://bsky.app/profile/orlabe.bsky.social/post/3lim4k6qlm22lCheck out this new paper by Chiarella et al. in #Sedimentologika, exploring the impact of #plastic sediments in natural environments. If you were inspired by Prof. Gabbott's "Future Fossils" talk at the 2024 #PalAss Annual Meeting. Get stuck into this! #OpenAccess #Palaeontology #Sedimentology [contains quote post or other embedded content]20 Feb 2025 10:49 +0000at://did:plc:doqsgi6dhs6wkv5etctqwxbm/app.bsky.feed.post/3lim4k6qlm22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/orlabe.bsky.social/post/3lijhaadkss2sJust read a great paper by McMahon et al. 2025, "Remarkable fossils on unremarkable bedding planes? The role of true substrates in the fossil record of the Ediacaran macrobiota" @philvixseboxse.bsky.social #Ediacaran #Palaeontology Check it out: https://www.lyellcollection.org/doi/abs/10.1144/SP556-2024-10819 Feb 2025 09:22 +0000at://did:plc:doqsgi6dhs6wkv5etctqwxbm/app.bsky.feed.post/3lijhaadkss2s