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  1. RE: mastodon.scot/@kim_harding/115

    Fascinating #paleontological work about fossils in an ecological context: #bees nesting in caves and there using existing cavities in #boneremnants as #nestingsites. The fossilized bones belonged to rodents seemingly having been victims to owls.

  2. Happy #FieldFriday from the Lower Pleistocene #paleontological site Tsiotra Vryssi (TSR, northern Greece) with the joint University of Tübingen-University of Thessaloniki team! 🤠
    🔗 Read about TSR in the #OpenAccess paper by Konidaris et al. (2021)
    doi.org/10.3390/quat4010001
    Here are some of this year’s finds from TSR! ⚒️ Articulated specimens and carnivore modified bones are common in the assemblage.
    🔗Read about the #taphonomy of TSR in the paper by Katsagoni et al. (2022)
    doi.org/10.1080/08912963.2022.

  3. I'm excited beyond words to be able to be one of the leaders of the #Gonzaga in #Chimfunshi study abroad course in #Zambia 🇿🇲 this summer, and in honor of the region and its #paleontological #heritage, my #FossilFriday posts for the next few months are going to feature #fossils from the countries of the #Zambezi Basin: #Angola 🇦🇴 , #Botswana 🇧🇼 , #Malawi 🇲🇼 , #Mozambique 🇲🇿 , #Namibia 🇳🇦 , #Tanzania 🇹🇿 , #Zimbabwe 🇿🇼 , and, of course, Zambia. The first post is forthcoming, and suggestions are welcome!