We focuse on elucidating major evolutionary transitions in animals integrating evidence from living and extinct organisms with a multidisciplinary approach.
Joined July 2022
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Macroevolution and Functional morphology retweeted
14 Jul 2025
🟢 Descubren el secreto hidrodinámico de los primeros vertebrados f.mtr.cool/bkgwixdmwq
Estudio liderado por el grupo Instituto Cavanilles de Biodiversidad y Biología Evolutiva de la Universitat de València.
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Macroevolution and Functional morphology retweeted
9 Jul 2025
New paper in Paleobiology!
We explore how headshield processes in ostracoderms functioned like control surfaces on planes — helping these early vertebrates stabilize and maneuver in water.
CFD fossil fish = 🦴✈️💨
@8VicenteSanchez @OSanisidro @Macro_Fun
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We were very lucky to have our colleague Juan Cantalapiedra (@singerstone) visiting us for a very exciting collaboration! Yesterday we enjoyed his great talk on megaherbivore macroevolution 🦣🌿 Looking forward to more work together! @ICBiBE_UV
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Macroevolution and Functional morphology retweeted
22 Apr 2025
Muchas gracias a todo el comité organizador del @EJIP2025 por darme la oportunidad de impartir el workshop de morfometría geométrica a las jóvenes promesas de la paleontología española! 🦴📏
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Macroevolution and Functional morphology retweeted
10 Apr 2025
PeerJ Congratulates Elsa Leflaëc & Victor López Rojas - Award winners at The 5th Palaeontological Virtual Congress
Learn more about their research on the PeerJ blog bit.ly/42EHFPA
@palaeovc #5thPVC #Palaeontology
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18 Mar 2025
🚨 FREE Symposium & Workshop on Biomechanical Simulation! 🇫🇷 Bordeaux, May 26-28, 2025.
📅 May 27 – Symposium (keynotes posters)
📅 May 26 & 28 – FEA workshop (PhDs & ECRs)
More info 👇 #FEA #Biomechanics #Paleobiology
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18 Mar 2025
💰 Free to attend! Great chance to learn & network.
🔗 Register: eventbrite.fr/e/biomechanica…
🇫🇷 #FEA #ScienceEvent
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23 Jan 2025
🌟 Discover MacroFun! 🌟
Get to know our research group in this video with @Ferron_HG , part of "A la recerca" by @MediaUniUV . English subtitles available!
🎥 Watch here: youtube.com/watch?v=eI8Bv6N3…
🌐 Visit: macrofun.es
#MacroFun #Research #Science #Palaeobiology
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29 Dec 2024
🚨 PhD Opportunity! 🚨
Join the 'MacroFun' group at @UV_EG.
📜 4-year contract (subject to a competitive call).
💡 We’ll support your application & project design!
Details: macrofun.es
📩 humberto.ferron@uv.es
🗓️ Apply by: Jan 27, 2025
🔄 Please RT & share! 🙏
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Macroevolution and Functional morphology retweeted
13 Dec 2024
Back home from #PalAss24, where I presented an exciting project I've been working on with @Ferron_HG, Elsa Leflaëc @Macro_Fun and Óscar Sanisidro on the evolution of headshield morphology and hydrodynamics in early vertebrates!
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🌟 Exciting news! Elena will be joining our team to work on her MSci thesis, exploring the aerodynamics of lepidopteran wing scales and their fascinating role in the context of angiosperm coevolution. 🦋🌺 #Evolution #Biomechanics #Lepidoptera
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28 Nov 2024
We’re thrilled to welcome Águeda (@sm_agueda) to @MacroFun for her Master’s thesis! She’ll be exploring Riedl’s Burden hypothesis in turtles 🐢 using Anatomical Network Analysis and Geometric Morphometrics. Co-supervised by @Ferron_HG and @EvanVlacho. Best of luck, Águeda! 🚀
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Macroevolution and Functional morphology retweeted
21 Nov 2024
Finite element & microstructural analyses of pteraspid heterostracan oral plate suggest microstructure was adapted to a mechanical function onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/… @MadleenGrohganz, @BallellPalaeo @jemilyr @Ferron_HG @zerinajohanson @glpcjd @BristolPalaeo @wileyearthspace
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Macroevolution and Functional morphology retweeted
18 Jun 2024
A great pleasure to participate in the @ISELV2024 with a keynote on the ecological scenario of early vertebrate evolution 🐟. @Macro_Fun
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30 May 2024
🚀 Excited to welcome @e_leflaec to our research group! Over the next 4 years, she'll be developing her PhD on the agnathan/gnathostome Devonian turnover through a multidisciplinary approach. Eager to see the advancements she'll bring to our field!🐟🐟
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10 Oct 2023
🎓 4-Year PhD Student Position
📅 App Period: Oct 10 - Oct 24, 2023
🔍 Project: "Ecological Context of Early Vertebrate Evolution: Virtual Palaeontology"
💰 25,500 euros/year 6,800 euros for research stays
📧 Contact info in image or DM
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#PhDOpportunity #Research
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"🎓 Another impressive presentation from our student, Vicente! Today, he delved into the hydrodynamics of cephalic shields in early vertebrates. 🐠💦 Truly fascinating stuff! #SEP23 #SEP2023 #SEPValencia
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Excited to hear Jose, our brilliant student, sharing insights on the interplay between taxon longevity and specialization at the SEP conference this morning! 👏 #SEP23 #SEP2023 #SEPValenvia
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26 Jul 2023
Our project on the ecological scenario of early vertebrate evolution will be funded by the @CienciaGob! 🏆 Announcing three years of funding and a PhD student joining our team! 🎉 Stay tuned as we gear up for the exciting recruitment phase! @Ferron_HG @ICBiBE_UV @BristolPalaeo
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25 Jul 2023
📢 We have some interesting news! @Ferron_HG recently presented a poster at @EAVPalaeo, sharing their novel methodological pipeline for studying organismal evolution through marine tetrapods. Stay tuned for further updates in our webpage macrofun.es/. @FundacionBBVA
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