PhD candidate in paleontology at the Jurassica Museum in Porrentruy and the University of Fribourg, Switzerland🇨🇭 working on fossil turtles 🐢 and ichthyosaurs. Marine reptile enthusiasthttps://bsky.app/profile/spichergael.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/spichergael.bsky.social/post/3lzo4pmsf322a‼️ PAPER ALERT ‼️ We describe a new German ichthyosaur species: Eurhinosaurus mistelgauensis, from Upper Toarcian layers of Mistelgau (Bavaria). 🇩🇪 👉 Published in Fossil Record with @feikosaur.bsky.social , Jelle Heijne & Nicole Klein. Check the full article here: https://fr.pensoft.net/article/154203/list/8/25 Sep 2025 14:05 +0000at://did:plc:ryccnqipmdbmohui4yveahtk/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzo4pmsf322ahttps://bsky.app/profile/spichergael.bsky.social/post/3lxtiupv6u226Got to Lyon yesterday! Here to dive into some Late Jurassic turtles. 🐢time to dust off fossils that haven’t been touched since the 1800s!02 Sep 2025 06:36 +0000at://did:plc:ryccnqipmdbmohui4yveahtk/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxtiupv6u226https://bsky.app/profile/spichergael.bsky.social/post/3lpcgn4gvvk24The JURASSICA museum is organizing a paleontological field school again this year! Come and join us! 🦖🐢⛏️ Learn more here: https://www.jurassica.ch/en/Practical-information/News/2025-Paleontological-Field-School.html16 May 2025 16:19 +0000at://did:plc:ryccnqipmdbmohui4yveahtk/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpcgn4gvvk24https://bsky.app/profile/spichergael.bsky.social/post/3lmk4sdkkjs2ySpent the whole week working on a beautifully preserved Eurysternum wagleri. 🐢 First stop: Ann Arbor for CT-scanning —huge thanks to @friedmanlab.bsky.social for the warm welcome, taking the time to scan the specimen, and inviting me to give a short talk on my PhD research #FossilFriday11 Apr 2025 13:29 +0000at://did:plc:ryccnqipmdbmohui4yveahtk/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmk4sdkkjs2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/spichergael.bsky.social/post/3lcn66fr4y22iFossil Friday is the perfect time to introduce the newest member of the JURASSICA Museum family! 🦖 #FossilFriday #Jurassic06 Dec 2024 12:20 +0000at://did:plc:ryccnqipmdbmohui4yveahtk/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcn66fr4y22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/spichergael.bsky.social/post/3lbcgldui6c23Just submitted a huge manuscript (nearly 30,000 words!) with a fantastic team! It’s a detailed descriptive study of a well-known Jurassic ichthyosaur, a deep dive into its anatomy. Can’t wait to share it with you all soon! 🤩 #paleontology #ichthyosaur19 Nov 2024 12:25 +0000at://did:plc:ryccnqipmdbmohui4yveahtk/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbcgldui6c23https://bsky.app/profile/spichergael.bsky.social/post/3l73a3qkzty26Hi Bluesky! I’am doing a PhD in paleontology at the Jurassica Museum and University of Fribourg. My project focuses on the diversity of thalassochelydian turtles 🐢 (such as this skull of Solnhofia brachyrhyncha). I'm also working on other fossil turtles and marine reptiles such as ichthyosaurs.22 Oct 2024 04:50 +0000at://did:plc:ryccnqipmdbmohui4yveahtk/app.bsky.feed.post/3l73a3qkzty26