BorjaFigueirido
@bortxaf.bsky.social
PaleoAmante, Professor at the University of Málaga, Researcher in mammalian evolution, obsessed with 🐆🐅🐈⬛🦝🦨🦡
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And closing this intense session and the main day of talks, Toni Gabaldón ( @gabaldonlab.bsky.social and @tonigabaldon.bsky.social ), from BSC and IRB ( @irbbarcelona.org ), told us about their work on the evolution and pathogenicity of Candida.
October 12, 2025 at 3:12 PM
And closing this intense session and the main day of talks, Toni Gabaldón ( @gabaldonlab.bsky.social and @tonigabaldon.bsky.social ), from BSC and IRB ( @irbbarcelona.org ), told us about their work on the evolution and pathogenicity of Candida.
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The first paper (with co-authors @bortxaf.bsky.social and Shane West) investigates the feeding biomechanics of the “false sabre-tooth cat” Barbourofelis and how it compares to the iconic Smilodon:
anatomypubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
anatomypubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
October 9, 2025 at 6:19 PM
The first paper (with co-authors @bortxaf.bsky.social and Shane West) investigates the feeding biomechanics of the “false sabre-tooth cat” Barbourofelis and how it compares to the iconic Smilodon:
anatomypubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
anatomypubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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NEWS: 4 years PhD studentship at the University of Malaga (Spain). Evolution of the backbone and limbs of crocodylomorphs, supervised by Professor Borja Figueirido @bortxaf.bsky.social and myself. More information here👇 #paleobiology #biomechanics
September 8, 2025 at 4:33 PM
NEWS: 4 years PhD studentship at the University of Malaga (Spain). Evolution of the backbone and limbs of crocodylomorphs, supervised by Professor Borja Figueirido @bortxaf.bsky.social and myself. More information here👇 #paleobiology #biomechanics
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Fully funded PhD position available at
@univmalaga.bsky.social 👩🎓👨🎓 focusing on the evolution of the vertebral column in crocodylomorphs 🐊under the supervision of @bortxaf.bsky.social & @albertomartinserra.bsky.social
Application deadline: Sep 30 🚨
@univmalaga.bsky.social 👩🎓👨🎓 focusing on the evolution of the vertebral column in crocodylomorphs 🐊under the supervision of @bortxaf.bsky.social & @albertomartinserra.bsky.social
Application deadline: Sep 30 🚨
September 8, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Fully funded PhD position available at
@univmalaga.bsky.social 👩🎓👨🎓 focusing on the evolution of the vertebral column in crocodylomorphs 🐊under the supervision of @bortxaf.bsky.social & @albertomartinserra.bsky.social
Application deadline: Sep 30 🚨
@univmalaga.bsky.social 👩🎓👨🎓 focusing on the evolution of the vertebral column in crocodylomorphs 🐊under the supervision of @bortxaf.bsky.social & @albertomartinserra.bsky.social
Application deadline: Sep 30 🚨
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New paper out today lead by @tsengzj.bsky.social where we test the 150-year-old hypothesis that the unique jaw torus in Nimravus is an adaptation to resist bite forces using FEA🦁🔪our results highlight some functional advantage of the torus, which are amplified at larger gape doi.org/10.1098/rsbl...
August 27, 2025 at 6:28 AM
New paper out today lead by @tsengzj.bsky.social where we test the 150-year-old hypothesis that the unique jaw torus in Nimravus is an adaptation to resist bite forces using FEA🦁🔪our results highlight some functional advantage of the torus, which are amplified at larger gape doi.org/10.1098/rsbl...
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La @sesbe-org.bsky.social lanza una beca de divulgación en redes orientada hacia estudiantes de doctorado o postdocs junior interesados en la divulgación. Solicitudes hasta el 30 de junio. 👇👇👇
May 8, 2025 at 7:59 AM
La @sesbe-org.bsky.social lanza una beca de divulgación en redes orientada hacia estudiantes de doctorado o postdocs junior interesados en la divulgación. Solicitudes hasta el 30 de junio. 👇👇👇
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A bit late but... for this #FossilFriday I'm proud to announce that I was awarded a #MSCA Global Fellowship scoring +98%🥳Starting Dec 1st I will spend 2 more years at @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social with @tsengzj.bsky.social followed by 1 year at @univmalaga.bsky.social with @bortxaf.bsky.social🐺🐯🐻🦝
April 11, 2025 at 4:55 PM
A bit late but... for this #FossilFriday I'm proud to announce that I was awarded a #MSCA Global Fellowship scoring +98%🥳Starting Dec 1st I will spend 2 more years at @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social with @tsengzj.bsky.social followed by 1 year at @univmalaga.bsky.social with @bortxaf.bsky.social🐺🐯🐻🦝
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New article on locomotion of mammals in the K/Pg transition: Janis et al.
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Down to earth: therian mammals became more terrestrial towards the end of the Cretaceous
The end Cretaceous extinctions had a profound effect on mammalian diversity, especially on metatherians (marsupials and their extinct relatives). Could mammalian substrate preference have influenced ....
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April 2, 2025 at 7:41 AM
New article on locomotion of mammals in the K/Pg transition: Janis et al.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
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En respuesta a las recientes declaraciones antievolucionistas de Jaime Mayor Oreja, desde la Junta Directiva de la SESBE
hemos escrito esta carta abierta. #evolución
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drive.google.com/file/d/10p_4...
hemos escrito esta carta abierta. #evolución
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drive.google.com/file/d/10p_4...
December 10, 2024 at 7:15 AM
En respuesta a las recientes declaraciones antievolucionistas de Jaime Mayor Oreja, desde la Junta Directiva de la SESBE
hemos escrito esta carta abierta. #evolución
👇
drive.google.com/file/d/10p_4...
hemos escrito esta carta abierta. #evolución
👇
drive.google.com/file/d/10p_4...
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Happy to share our latest work, together with the Casares lab, studying the outstanding regenerative capabilities of mayflies
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@geneticsub.bsky.social @irbio-ub.bsky.social @cabd-upo-csic.bsky.social @sebioldev.bsky.social
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@geneticsub.bsky.social @irbio-ub.bsky.social @cabd-upo-csic.bsky.social @sebioldev.bsky.social
Gill regeneration in the mayfly Cloeon uncovers new molecular pathways in insect regeneration | Open Biology
The capacity to regenerate lost organs is widespread among animals, and yet the number
of species in which regeneration has been experimentally probed using molecular and
functional assays is very sma...
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November 27, 2024 at 7:55 AM
Happy to share our latest work, together with the Casares lab, studying the outstanding regenerative capabilities of mayflies
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
@geneticsub.bsky.social @irbio-ub.bsky.social @cabd-upo-csic.bsky.social @sebioldev.bsky.social
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
@geneticsub.bsky.social @irbio-ub.bsky.social @cabd-upo-csic.bsky.social @sebioldev.bsky.social
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Does a longer snout mean better smell? New CT study of 10 myrmecophagous mammals & relatives found no link b/w elongated snouts & improved olfactory capabilities. But turbinal convergence in aardvarks & armadillos reflects complex ecology
Mark Wright et al.: https://buff.ly/3V9fWlR
Mark Wright et al.: https://buff.ly/3V9fWlR
November 25, 2024 at 12:30 PM
Does a longer snout mean better smell? New CT study of 10 myrmecophagous mammals & relatives found no link b/w elongated snouts & improved olfactory capabilities. But turbinal convergence in aardvarks & armadillos reflects complex ecology
Mark Wright et al.: https://buff.ly/3V9fWlR
Mark Wright et al.: https://buff.ly/3V9fWlR
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Stockholm is looking for a senior curator in paleontology! Come be my neighbor! Stockholm is a lovely city! recruit.visma.com/spa/public/a...
Senior Curator (Researcher) in paleontology
• Independent research and publishing at a high international level in collection-based paleontology, systematics and evolution, stratigraphy, and paleoecology. Presentation of research findings at na...
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November 23, 2024 at 4:07 PM
Stockholm is looking for a senior curator in paleontology! Come be my neighbor! Stockholm is a lovely city! recruit.visma.com/spa/public/a...
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Happy #fossilfriday!
Hind limb skeleton of an alvarezsaurid dinosaur, Jaculinykus! This dinosaur shows a great fibular reduction.
Fibular reduction evolved convergently along lineage towards living birds and could allow modification of knee mobility, revealed by this week’s paper!
Hind limb skeleton of an alvarezsaurid dinosaur, Jaculinykus! This dinosaur shows a great fibular reduction.
Fibular reduction evolved convergently along lineage towards living birds and could allow modification of knee mobility, revealed by this week’s paper!
November 21, 2024 at 3:19 PM
Happy #fossilfriday!
Hind limb skeleton of an alvarezsaurid dinosaur, Jaculinykus! This dinosaur shows a great fibular reduction.
Fibular reduction evolved convergently along lineage towards living birds and could allow modification of knee mobility, revealed by this week’s paper!
Hind limb skeleton of an alvarezsaurid dinosaur, Jaculinykus! This dinosaur shows a great fibular reduction.
Fibular reduction evolved convergently along lineage towards living birds and could allow modification of knee mobility, revealed by this week’s paper!
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Bears, for those who care.... a new paper. www.sekj.org/PDF/anz61-fr...
Bear Feet with Björn: tarsal evolution in the origin of polar bears. — Ann. Zool. Fennici 61: 357–376.
Bear Feet with Björn: tarsal evolution in the origin of polar bears. — Ann. Zool. Fennici 61: 357–376.
November 21, 2024 at 6:45 AM
Bears, for those who care.... a new paper. www.sekj.org/PDF/anz61-fr...
Bear Feet with Björn: tarsal evolution in the origin of polar bears. — Ann. Zool. Fennici 61: 357–376.
Bear Feet with Björn: tarsal evolution in the origin of polar bears. — Ann. Zool. Fennici 61: 357–376.