I am a paleontologist and professor at the University of Kansas studying macroevolution, paleobiology, trilobites, and more.
Joined August 2011
- Tweets 1,006
- Following 688
- Followers 844
- Likes 2,912
64 Photos and videos
28 Oct 2024
Yes, totally agree! Further, in the figure below IMO that particular random walk happens to be stasis. #macroevolution #paleontology #palaeontology #punctuatedequilibria
7
486
23 Oct 2024
Check out this great new paper on #punctuatedequilibria #macroevolution by @SDuranNebreda @BlaiVidiella @svalver @AndrejSpiridon4 @niles_eldredge and colleagues in @ThePalAss journal #Palaeontology onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…
2
2
20
2,020
Bruce S. Lieberman retweeted
14 Oct 2024
Identities of the latter-day “Three Musketeers One,” whose exploits are recounted in the new book “Macroevolutionaries” revealed in this lineup captured by designer Bruce Hannah:
2
6
28
1,525
Bruce S. Lieberman retweeted
15 Oct 2024
Book your time. On November 6th I will present an online talk at the Ma(th)ssX (Mathematics of Mass Extinctions) seminar series.
"The Scaling of Earth Systems and Macroevolution"
sites.google.com/view/mathss…
14
35
3,270
I receommend highly "Macroevolutionaries" co-written by @Trilolight & @niles_eldredge, published by @ColumbiaUP. It's one of the best popular science books I have seen published in recent years.
1
3
130
1
2
154
9 Oct 2024
Database of #graptolite genera through time from the Treatise on Invertebrate #paleontology #palaeontology now available! biodiversity.ku.edu/paleo-in…
The @paleoinstitute has added another database to our website: #graptolithina genera in space and time, extracted from Part V, Hemichordata, 2nd Revision, 2023.
biodiversity.ku.edu/paleo-in…
@kunhm #paleontology
1
5
394
Happy Trilobite Tuesday from @AMNH!! @niles_eldredge @Kimi_Chap @jasmina_wiemann @Trilolight @mrforcellati @Lynch__Sinead @InvertLove_Kat @NCSE
8 Oct 2024
It's Trilobite Tuesday! Some of the most fascinating Lower Cambrian trilobites have been found in Nevada’s Montezuma Mountain Range. Specimens like this half-billion-year-old, 2.4-in- (6-cm-) long Nevadella illustrate how advanced even the most ancient of these arthropods were.
ALT Bird's eye view of a charcoal-colored trilobite fossil protruding from the surface of a beige stone. The trilobite is oval shaped and has sharp spines lining the sides of its pointing towards its hind-end. Its head is smooth and helmet-like; it's facing the top of the frame.
1
5
226
6 Oct 2024
Thanks to @nhbsbooks for this excellent and thoughtful review of my and @niles_eldredge 's @ColumbiaUP book of essays on #paleontology #palaeontology #macroevolution & #naturalhistory ! nhbs.com/macroevolutionaries…
1
10
586
Bruce S. Lieberman retweeted
4 Oct 2024
So happy to learn that our paper has been accepted in the Palaeontology journal. Many thanks to my fantastic coauthors @BlaiVidiella, @SDuranNebreda, @AndrejSpiridon4, @niles_eldredge, @ralexbentley and Mike O'Brien. Cheers!
4
2
15
813
5 Oct 2024
Thanks to @inqbiol for this excellent and thoughtful review of my and @niles_eldredge 's @ColumbiaUP book of essays on #paleontology #palaeontology & #naturalhistory !
9
382
Bruce S. Lieberman retweeted
4 Oct 2024
Seldom (if ever) has any book I’ve been involved in writing been understood and appreciated as well as it has been in this review—Many thanks @inqbiol ! @trilolight @mirandamem @deeptime @EmLyWill @AndrejSpiridon4 @AndriiRozhok @CoelhoPre @svalver @SDuranNebreda @BlaiVidiella
3
10
43
3,827
It's not officially #FossilFriday yet from @AMNH but I thought this was worth noting. @niles_eldredge @Kimi_Chap @jasmina_wiemann @Trilolight @mrforcellati @Lynch__Sinead @InvertLove_Kat @NCSE
3 Oct 2024
#TBT! This image depicts paleoartist Charles Knight working on a model of the dinosaur Stegosaurus. When this massive herbivore was discovered, some scientists thought its brain was too small to support such a large animal & that it had a 2nd brain to control its back half.
ALT A black and white archival photo of Charles Knight sculpting a model Stegosaurus. The animal has large triangular plates on its back and is depicted dragging its tail, a posture that we know now is inaccurate.
1
2
187
27 Sep 2024
New Charles Michener asst prof/asst curator tt #faculty position in #entomology #systematics #phylogenetics #biodiversity of #bees in @KU_EEB @kunhm @KUbiology @ResearchAtKU - to apply and 4 more info visit: employment.ku.edu/academic/2…
5
15
545
Happy #TrilobiteTuesday from @AMNH! niles_eldredge
@Kimi_Chap @jasmina_wiemann @Trilolight @mrforcellati @Lynch__Sinead @InvertLove_Kat @NCSE
17 Sep 2024
It's Trilobite Tuesday! Many fossilized trilobites have well-preserved calcite shells. Others, like this 380-million-year-old Dechenella, lack a calcite shell & are distinguished by their internal molds, providing an exact replication of a trilobite’s dorsal side.
ALT A photo of a fossilized trilobite. It has an oblong, multi-segmented body.
1
2
6
392
15 Sep 2024
Putting #paleontology #palaeontology knowledge to good use! 😃 @NYTGames @nytimes #letterboxed #graptolites @kunhm @PaleoInstitute
9
232
12 Sep 2024
12 Sep 2024
Finally arrived—the physical copy of the "Macroevolutionaries: Reflections on Natural history, Paleontology, and Stephen Jay Gould" by @Trilolight and @niles_eldredge .
Glad I've had a chance to read it in advance and write a little blurb—such a fun read 😃
9
314
12 Sep 2024
Database of sponge genera through time from the Treatise on Invertebrate #paleontology #palaeontology now available!
The @PaleoInstitute shares data extracted from volumes of the Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology on our website. Gerera of #Brachiopoda, #Crinoidea, and now #Porifera can be found here: biodiversity.ku.edu/paleo-in…
@KUNHM #paleontology
1
4
15
667
12 Sep 2024
1
80
Bruce S. Lieberman retweeted
10 Sep 2024
Happy Stephen Jay Gould Day to all who celebrate! 🐌🐚🦖
10 Sep 2024
"We are guardians of life's history [...]"
September 10, 1941, birthday of paleontologist, geologist, evolutionist, historian of #science and author Stephen Jay Gould
youtube.com/watch?v=EIs31a4P…
4
21
1,043