Dr. Bethany Allen
@bethanyjallen.bsky.social
Palaeobiologist interested in biodiversity patterns over long timescales 📉
Postdoc at @gfz.bsky.social 🇩🇪
Co-chair of @besmacro.bsky.social, member of @paleodb.bsky.social committee and @palaeoverse.bsky.social dev team 👩💻
She/her
Postdoc at @gfz.bsky.social 🇩🇪
Co-chair of @besmacro.bsky.social, member of @paleodb.bsky.social committee and @palaeoverse.bsky.social dev team 👩💻
She/her
Reposted by Dr. Bethany Allen
Read the new article by Hannah Ritchie and Fiona Spooner, “Just ten species make up almost half the weight of all wild mammals on Earth”: ourworldindata.org/wild-mammal-...
Just ten species make up almost half the weight of all wild mammals on Earth
A small number of species dominate the distribution of wild mammal biomass.
ourworldindata.org
November 24, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Read the new article by Hannah Ritchie and Fiona Spooner, “Just ten species make up almost half the weight of all wild mammals on Earth”: ourworldindata.org/wild-mammal-...
TL,DR:
* Telford’s expertise and voice shine through
* I think fossils are more useful than portrayed, and would have represented historical figures in evolutionary biology differently
* It’s a fun and informative guide to the wonder and wizardry of phylogenetics ✨
* Telford’s expertise and voice shine through
* I think fossils are more useful than portrayed, and would have represented historical figures in evolutionary biology differently
* It’s a fun and informative guide to the wonder and wizardry of phylogenetics ✨
November 6, 2025 at 8:12 AM
TL,DR:
* Telford’s expertise and voice shine through
* I think fossils are more useful than portrayed, and would have represented historical figures in evolutionary biology differently
* It’s a fun and informative guide to the wonder and wizardry of phylogenetics ✨
* Telford’s expertise and voice shine through
* I think fossils are more useful than portrayed, and would have represented historical figures in evolutionary biology differently
* It’s a fun and informative guide to the wonder and wizardry of phylogenetics ✨