Kenneth De Baets
@djbirddanerd.bsky.social
Paleobiologist @IBE_Warszawa into cephalopods, parasites, funny tees and movies; Paleontology/Evolution Section Editor @PeerJLife
; previously @palaeofau. Avatar after Jacek Yerka also on @[email protected]
; previously @palaeofau. Avatar after Jacek Yerka also on @[email protected]
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On the Factor Fexcectorn and autism bicycle AI slop study: I got an answer from Springer Nature this morning that this scientific paper will be retracted! 🧪
Full story: nobreakthroughs.substack.com/p/riding-the...
Full story: nobreakthroughs.substack.com/p/riding-the...
Riding the Autism Bicycle to Retraction Town
Does anyone *really* know their Factor Fexcectorn?
nobreakthroughs.substack.com
November 28, 2025 at 5:25 AM
On the Factor Fexcectorn and autism bicycle AI slop study: I got an answer from Springer Nature this morning that this scientific paper will be retracted! 🧪
Full story: nobreakthroughs.substack.com/p/riding-the...
Full story: nobreakthroughs.substack.com/p/riding-the...
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Hey @nature.com, have you got an explanation for how the hell THIS happened? & especially why you accepted a paper with such a bizarre piece of genAI slop in it?!
& more to the point, why we should take you seriously at all going forward?
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
& more to the point, why we should take you seriously at all going forward?
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
November 27, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Hey @nature.com, have you got an explanation for how the hell THIS happened? & especially why you accepted a paper with such a bizarre piece of genAI slop in it?!
& more to the point, why we should take you seriously at all going forward?
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
& more to the point, why we should take you seriously at all going forward?
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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This autistic kid is so powerful, he fused the woman with a table. Also, bicycles cause autism now. Which might help explain some of the cycle enthusiasts I've met.
November 27, 2025 at 8:02 AM
This autistic kid is so powerful, he fused the woman with a table. Also, bicycles cause autism now. Which might help explain some of the cycle enthusiasts I've met.
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November 26, 2025 at 6:35 PM
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In an era marked by rapid climate change and biodiversity loss, it is imperative that we continue to invest in the unique value of natural history collections data
"Global sampling decline erodes science potential of natural history collections" 🧪
"Global sampling decline erodes science potential of natural history collections" 🧪
Global sampling decline erodes science potential of natural history collections - Nature Communications
Natural history collections hold over two billion specimens representing Earth’s biodiversity, but their scientific value depends on continued specimen collection and digitisation. This study demonstr...
www.nature.com
November 26, 2025 at 2:10 AM
In an era marked by rapid climate change and biodiversity loss, it is imperative that we continue to invest in the unique value of natural history collections data
"Global sampling decline erodes science potential of natural history collections" 🧪
"Global sampling decline erodes science potential of natural history collections" 🧪
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Vinn et al. - Parasitic infestation in a Middle Ordovician Illaenus (Trilobita)
doi.org/10.1017/jpa....
doi.org/10.1017/jpa....
November 26, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Vinn et al. - Parasitic infestation in a Middle Ordovician Illaenus (Trilobita)
doi.org/10.1017/jpa....
doi.org/10.1017/jpa....
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Our first follow up from the Science paper: New paper on tooth morphology in the Grippia Bonebed - the oldest and most diverse Mesozoic marine tetrapod ecosystem. Paper open access here: njg.geologi.no/publications...
Dental and Dietary Disparity Among Marine Vertebrates from the Early Triassic (Spathian) of Svalbard – Life Bites the Dust, or A New Hope? - Norwegian Journal of Geology
The Early Triassic saw the recovery of ecosystems after the most severe mass extinction event in Earth’s history. However, the ecosystems of the Early Triassic and their patterns of recovery after the Permian-Triassic mass extinction are poorly known due to a scarce fossil record. This study uses dental material to provide information on the taxonomic […]
njg.geologi.no
November 24, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Our first follow up from the Science paper: New paper on tooth morphology in the Grippia Bonebed - the oldest and most diverse Mesozoic marine tetrapod ecosystem. Paper open access here: njg.geologi.no/publications...
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Have you ever heard of an allonautilus? The fuzzy sea peach at the top of my oil painting is the extremely rare allonautlius. Its only been documented in the wild a couple of times.
*more in comments*
#nautilus #allonautilus #marinelife #cephalopods #wildlifeart #oilpainting 🐡 🦑 #deepseamining
*more in comments*
#nautilus #allonautilus #marinelife #cephalopods #wildlifeart #oilpainting 🐡 🦑 #deepseamining
November 23, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Have you ever heard of an allonautilus? The fuzzy sea peach at the top of my oil painting is the extremely rare allonautlius. Its only been documented in the wild a couple of times.
*more in comments*
#nautilus #allonautilus #marinelife #cephalopods #wildlifeart #oilpainting 🐡 🦑 #deepseamining
*more in comments*
#nautilus #allonautilus #marinelife #cephalopods #wildlifeart #oilpainting 🐡 🦑 #deepseamining
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I hope it’s radula because I’m a sucker for big cephalopods. 🦑
KRAKEN - TRAILER | På kino 6. februar
YouTube video by Nordisk Film Norge
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November 23, 2025 at 4:24 AM
I hope it’s radula because I’m a sucker for big cephalopods. 🦑
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Added over 400 articles to Journal of @entsocbc.bsky.social in @biodivlibrary.bsky.social. Articles are in BioStor biostor.org/issn/0071-0733 and should appear in BHL tomorrow #bhlsunday
November 23, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Added over 400 articles to Journal of @entsocbc.bsky.social in @biodivlibrary.bsky.social. Articles are in BioStor biostor.org/issn/0071-0733 and should appear in BHL tomorrow #bhlsunday
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anyway, a new and incredibly detailed study has been released about the ever-famous dunkleosteus, suggesting that it was a macropredatory generalist rather than the ammonoid specialist it is often portrayed as
(art by @literallymiguel.bsky.social)
anatomypubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
(art by @literallymiguel.bsky.social)
anatomypubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
November 20, 2025 at 6:07 PM
anyway, a new and incredibly detailed study has been released about the ever-famous dunkleosteus, suggesting that it was a macropredatory generalist rather than the ammonoid specialist it is often portrayed as
(art by @literallymiguel.bsky.social)
anatomypubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
(art by @literallymiguel.bsky.social)
anatomypubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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Nichts zerstört die Natur so sehr wie #Neoliberalismus. Ausbeutung der natürlichen Ressourcen der Welt, zum Vorteil einiger Wenigen und zum verheerenden Nachteil der sehr vielen Anderen.
Ich finde das Bild sehr anschaulich.
Danke @vonmallinckrodt.bsky.social fürs Finden
Ich finde das Bild sehr anschaulich.
Danke @vonmallinckrodt.bsky.social fürs Finden
November 20, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Nichts zerstört die Natur so sehr wie #Neoliberalismus. Ausbeutung der natürlichen Ressourcen der Welt, zum Vorteil einiger Wenigen und zum verheerenden Nachteil der sehr vielen Anderen.
Ich finde das Bild sehr anschaulich.
Danke @vonmallinckrodt.bsky.social fürs Finden
Ich finde das Bild sehr anschaulich.
Danke @vonmallinckrodt.bsky.social fürs Finden
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The geology department at the University of Leicester, where myself and countless others did our palaeontology PhDs, is at serious risk of closure
Please show your support by signing the below!
c.org/KtYyZB8dHk
Please show your support by signing the below!
c.org/KtYyZB8dHk
Save Geology at the University of Leicester
Can you spare a minute to help this campaign?
c.org
November 19, 2025 at 9:50 AM
The geology department at the University of Leicester, where myself and countless others did our palaeontology PhDs, is at serious risk of closure
Please show your support by signing the below!
c.org/KtYyZB8dHk
Please show your support by signing the below!
c.org/KtYyZB8dHk
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Have you completed or commissioned a piece of palaeoart in the last year? Nominations are now open for The Marsh Palaeoart Award! 🎨🦕🌿🐌🐟🎨
You can self-nominate, or nominate an artist you think deserves recognition. Check out our website for more details - palaeosoc.org/grants-prize...
You can self-nominate, or nominate an artist you think deserves recognition. Check out our website for more details - palaeosoc.org/grants-prize...
October 22, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Have you completed or commissioned a piece of palaeoart in the last year? Nominations are now open for The Marsh Palaeoart Award! 🎨🦕🌿🐌🐟🎨
You can self-nominate, or nominate an artist you think deserves recognition. Check out our website for more details - palaeosoc.org/grants-prize...
You can self-nominate, or nominate an artist you think deserves recognition. Check out our website for more details - palaeosoc.org/grants-prize...
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ppgm: an R package for integrating neontological, palaeontological & climate data in a phylogenetic comparative framework onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #SVP2025 @alexh-palaeo.bsky.social @datadryad.bsky.social @tamueccb.bsky.social
November 15, 2025 at 8:09 AM
ppgm: an R package for integrating neontological, palaeontological & climate data in a phylogenetic comparative framework onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #SVP2025 @alexh-palaeo.bsky.social @datadryad.bsky.social @tamueccb.bsky.social
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Etymology of #marinespecies - Decoding the bare necessities of decapod crustacean nomenclature through the ages. PeerJ 13:e20337 doi.org/10.7717/peer...
all data in www.decanet.info
@lifewatchvliz.bsky.social
all data in www.decanet.info
@lifewatchvliz.bsky.social
November 13, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Etymology of #marinespecies - Decoding the bare necessities of decapod crustacean nomenclature through the ages. PeerJ 13:e20337 doi.org/10.7717/peer...
all data in www.decanet.info
@lifewatchvliz.bsky.social
all data in www.decanet.info
@lifewatchvliz.bsky.social
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Horseshoe Crab Blood Has Long Helped Us Make Safe Medicines. Now, Alternatives That Spare the Ancient Creatures Might Be Breaking Through www.smithsonianmag.com/science-natu...
Horseshoe Crab Blood Has Long Helped Us Make Safe Medicines. Now, Alternatives That Spare the Ancient Creatures Might Be Breaking Through
An enzyme in the blue blood has been key to testing vaccines since the 1980s, raising concerns for the crabs’ population. But regulatory approval and new data are signaling the tide may be turning
www.smithsonianmag.com
November 13, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Horseshoe Crab Blood Has Long Helped Us Make Safe Medicines. Now, Alternatives That Spare the Ancient Creatures Might Be Breaking Through www.smithsonianmag.com/science-natu...
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Dinosaur Eggshells Reveal a Novel Method for Dating the Fossil Record scienmag.com/dinosaur-egg...
Dinosaur Eggshells Reveal a Novel Method for Dating the Fossil Record
In a significant breakthrough that bridges paleontology and geochronology, an international team of researchers has unveiled a pioneering method to precisely date fossil-bearing rocks by directly
scienmag.com
November 13, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Dinosaur Eggshells Reveal a Novel Method for Dating the Fossil Record scienmag.com/dinosaur-egg...
Decoding the bare necessities of decapod crustacean nomenclature through the ages
peerj.com/articles/203...
@peerj.bsky.social
peerj.com/articles/203...
@peerj.bsky.social
November 12, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Decoding the bare necessities of decapod crustacean nomenclature through the ages
peerj.com/articles/203...
@peerj.bsky.social
peerj.com/articles/203...
@peerj.bsky.social
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Did you know. That the meme-explosion that was the wooden model of Sacabambaspis (an Ordovician jawless fish) held at a Museum in Helsinki, was created by a pioneering Estonian fish paleontologist and palaeoartist, Elga Mark-Kurik. 🧵
November 11, 2025 at 4:08 AM
Did you know. That the meme-explosion that was the wooden model of Sacabambaspis (an Ordovician jawless fish) held at a Museum in Helsinki, was created by a pioneering Estonian fish paleontologist and palaeoartist, Elga Mark-Kurik. 🧵
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