• Vertebrate Palaeontologist @ The Open University, UK • Studying the links between morphology, ecology & evolution across deep time, with a focus on terrestrial tetrapods & ecosystems • 🌿- 🦕- 🦖https://bsky.app/profile/palaeosingh.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/palaeosingh.bsky.social/post/3mqjfel4bx22eLike many palaeontologists, Jurassic Park holds a special place in my heart, having helped spark my passion for palaeontology as a child. Sam Neill’s Alan Grant was a big part of that inspiration. Saddened to hear of his passing. RIP Sam Neill [contains quote post or other embedded content]13 Jul 2026 09:37 +0000at://did:plc:y2lk5o7rx2bv2ehty2ikmmli/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqjfel4bx22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/palaeosingh.bsky.social/post/3mpxuxdeff22tVery pleased to share the trailer for the new BBC/PBS series, #Evolution! Really glad I could contribute to the show as one of the scientific consultants & help bring #palaeobiology research to life on screen for a wider public audience. 📺 Airs 13th July in the UK https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OG8sypHinds06 Jul 2026 10:28 +0000at://did:plc:y2lk5o7rx2bv2ehty2ikmmli/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpxuxdeff22thttps://bsky.app/profile/palaeosingh.bsky.social/post/3mog46dnhzc2s🚨 New Paper 🚨 - Landi et al. present a morphometric study on the morpho-functional diversity of beaked terrestrial tetrapods across the Permo-Triassic ⬇️ Great to see this published & have been a part of this project! #Paleontology #Ecomorphology #Triassic #Science http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/pala.7007516 Jun 2026 15:24 +0000at://did:plc:y2lk5o7rx2bv2ehty2ikmmli/app.bsky.feed.post/3mog46dnhzc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/palaeosingh.bsky.social/post/3mm7vm2qhfc2sLast few spots left for this summer! Open to undergrad & postgrad students - an excellent opportunity to be a part of a paleontological dig right here in the UK! #StudentResearch #Palaeontology #Fossils [contains quote post or other embedded content]19 May 2026 17:20 +0000at://did:plc:y2lk5o7rx2bv2ehty2ikmmli/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm7vm2qhfc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/palaeosingh.bsky.social/post/3mhbkdirqgs2gFew spaces left now so do hurry if you want to get involved in some #palaeontology fieldwork in the UK! This #Carboniferous site is already yielding great floral fossils & we’re hopeful to find some more faunal fossils soon!🤞 See below for more details ⬇️ #Fossils #Science #Research #Geology [contains quote post or other embedded content]17 Mar 2026 17:57 +0000at://did:plc:y2lk5o7rx2bv2ehty2ikmmli/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhbkdirqgs2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/palaeosingh.bsky.social/post/3mh72jzglk22iMacungo et al. present a new middle #Permian gorgonopsian, Jirahgorgon ceto, from the Abrahamskraal Fm of South Africa 🇿🇦 - its large size suggests the emergence of large #gorgonopsians earlier than expected! 🔗 https://anatomypubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ar.70181 #Paleontology #Science #Synapsid16 Mar 2026 18:09 +0000at://did:plc:y2lk5o7rx2bv2ehty2ikmmli/app.bsky.feed.post/3mh72jzglk22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/palaeosingh.bsky.social/post/3mh6icq2b2c2pDelighted to see this paper from my former MSc student Elías Warshaw now published - Big Congrats to him on getting his dissertation published!👏👏👏 The study explores how constraints & ecology shaped Permian #synapsid skull #evolution ⬇️ 🔗 https://www.nature.com/articles/s42003-026-09824-3 #Paleontology #Science16 Mar 2026 12:43 +0000at://did:plc:y2lk5o7rx2bv2ehty2ikmmli/app.bsky.feed.post/3mh6icq2b2c2phttps://bsky.app/profile/palaeosingh.bsky.social/post/3mgwylftzhs2cThrilled to have been a scientific advisor for Netflix’s new show: #TheDinosaurs 🦖🦕 Grand to see it out & the positive reception - 💯% on Rotten Tomatoes shows the enduring appeal of dinosaurs & their ability to inspire interest in #Paleontology, #NaturalHistory & #Science. #FossilFriday #SciComm13 Mar 2026 13:13 +0000at://did:plc:y2lk5o7rx2bv2ehty2ikmmli/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgwylftzhs2chttps://bsky.app/profile/palaeosingh.bsky.social/post/3mgnuwkunxc2c🚨 Call for Abstracts 🚨 Abstract submission now open for a symposium meeting on #MarineReptile palaeontology hosted at @morethanadodo.bsky.social from 7-8th October 2026. Abstract deadline: 1st June 2026 #Palaeontology #Science #SciComm09 Mar 2026 22:14 +0000at://did:plc:y2lk5o7rx2bv2ehty2ikmmli/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgnuwkunxc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/palaeosingh.bsky.social/post/3mgno24ahl22nSmith & Sidor present a new shuvosaurid, Sonselasuchus cedrus, from the Late #Triassic Chinle Fm. in Arizona 🇺🇸 & a mass assemblage of at least 36 individuals. Seems these crocodile-line ‘dinosaur mimics’ were quite abundant! ⬇️ #Paleontology #Fossils #Science https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/02724634.2025.260485909 Mar 2026 20:10 +0000at://did:plc:y2lk5o7rx2bv2ehty2ikmmli/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgno24ahl22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/palaeosingh.bsky.social/post/3mg7ydzjyl22sPardo et al. report a new stem tetrapod, Tanyka amnicola, from Brazil 🇧🇷 that survived into the early #Permian, with interesting implications for faunal #evolution across the Permo-Carboniferous in the Southern Hemisphere. ⬇️ #Paleontology #Fossils #Science https://royalsocietypublishing.org/rspb/article/293/2066/20252106/480542/An-aberrant-stem-tetrapod-from-the-early-Permian04 Mar 2026 09:38 +0000at://did:plc:y2lk5o7rx2bv2ehty2ikmmli/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg7ydzjyl22shttps://bsky.app/profile/palaeosingh.bsky.social/post/3mfs6rt2k2k2uNew paper by Angielczyk et al. reports new #synapsids from the early #Permian tetrapod fauna of the Pedra de Fogo Formation, Brazil 🇧🇷 - South America’s first pelycosaurs! ⬇️ #Paleontology #Fossils #Science https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/02724634.2026.262168526 Feb 2026 21:55 +0000at://did:plc:y2lk5o7rx2bv2ehty2ikmmli/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfs6rt2k2k2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/palaeosingh.bsky.social/post/3mfaeyelu2k22Nice to see more spinosaur skull material published. Sereno et al. present a new species of #Spinosaurus, S. mirabilis - with a snazzy cranial crest. #Paleontology #Science #Dinosaurs https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adx548619 Feb 2026 19:59 +0000at://did:plc:y2lk5o7rx2bv2ehty2ikmmli/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfaeyelu2k22https://bsky.app/profile/palaeosingh.bsky.social/post/3meqx7aj3jc26🚨 UK Student Palaeo Research Opportunity 🚨 Brymbo Fossil Forest are offering students the chance to get involved in active palaeontology research & excavations ⚒️ at a unique #Carboniferous fossil site in Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 - See below for more details ⬇️ #Paleontology #Geology #Fieldwork #FossilFriday #ECR13 Feb 2026 16:42 +0000at://did:plc:y2lk5o7rx2bv2ehty2ikmmli/app.bsky.feed.post/3meqx7aj3jc26