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Happy #FossilFriday! 🐟New fish species described from Professor Juan Liu and Jiang-Yong Zhang! In their paper published in the Canadian Journal of Zoology, they describe Jianghanichthys huachongensis sp. nov., a fresh water cypriniform fish found in Guangdong, China. doi.org/10.1139/cjz-...

Excited to share our latest study highlighted on the cover of @science.org 🥳Combining a 3D dataset representing 250 taxa spanning the whole Cenozoic, 3D modelling & printing and material testing; we deciphered the form-function relationship in the lower 🦷 of mammals www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

New publication from UCMP scientists out in Science: fruity plants began to diversify their reproductive strategies prior to the K-Pg extinction. For early #FossilFriday! www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Diversification of angiosperm reproductive strategies predated the end-Cretaceous extinctionAngiosperm reproductive evolution is traditionally linked to the end-Cretaceous biotic crisis and subsequent ecological restructuring. Here, we report diverse and unexpectedly large diaspores (dispers...www.science.org

New paper out in the Journal of Systematic Palaeontology! Taxonomic reassessment of tristichopterid materials (Sarcopterygii, Tetrapodomorpha) from Middle Devonian Red Hill, Nevada, USA by Leong and Liu (2026). Read the full study here: buff.ly/kqHxf4E #PaleoSky #NewResearch #Devonian

New study clears up a longstanding taxonomic problem with tetrapodomorph fishes from Red Hill, NV, and argues that Tinirau is a tristichopterid. Congrats to Derrick Leong and @liujuan.bsky.social of @ucmpberkeley.bsky.social!

Experimental evidence that students are more likely to contest grades when they are delivered by an evaluator with a female-sounding name. "These findings suggest that women in evaluative positions face disproportionate resistance when delivering negative assessments."

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OU removes graduate teaching assistant after discrimination investigationThe University of Oklahoma has concluded an investigation into claims that a student was discriminated against by receiving a zero on an assignment for referencing the Bible. The University said the g...www.news9.com

On National Fossil Day, we celebrate the scientific and educational importance of paleontology and our responsibility to conserve fossils for future generations. Today, October 15th, 2025, is the 16th Anniversary of National Fossil Day! #NationalFossilDay www.nps.gov/subjects/fos...

National Fossil Day (U.S. National Park Service)www.nps.gov

Support science and the UCMP this Thursday during #CalBigGive! Pledge to support our Education & Outreach Program! Read more about our dedication to science and our diversity of STEM Ed resources on our blog:https://ucmp.berkeley.edu/2025/03/support-science-and-the-ucmp-during-cal-big-give/

Further coverage, this time from @smithsonianmag.bsky.social www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/s...

See a Rare 'Super Pod' of More Than 1,500 Risso's Dolphins Spotted off the Coast of CaliforniaWhale-watching tour operators encountered the mass gathering of cetaceans while looking for migrating gray whaleswww.smithsonianmag.com

The Society of Vertebrate Paleontology issues statement on the recent Executive Orders and their impact on the SVP community.

🐟 New research out today from UCMP PhD student, Jennifer Hoeflich (advised by Juan Liu @liujuan.bsky.social)! 🐟 anatomypubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Small fish, large variation: Morphological diversity of Weberian apparatus in Noturus catfishes and ecological implicationsThe Weberian apparatus is a hearing specialization unique to the otophysan fishes, and an unexpected degree of morphological variation exists in species of the Noturus catfishes. Our aim in this stud...anatomypubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com