CantaLab

We are a group of evolutionary paleobiologists obsessed with hoofy, horny, Cenozoic stuff 🐘🦣🦏 🦓 🦛🦒 🦌🐃 | based at @UAHes & @mfnberlin

[CantaLab @Canta_Lab]

Joint efforts of @AmniotaLab and @Canta_Lab in a new study just published in @ScienceMagazine today

[Juan L. Cantalapiedra @singerstone]

Today @ScienceMagazine we present new results that shed light on the processes behind the waning of #megaherbivores diversity in Africa.

https://t.co/GA2dL3d8zu

[by Faysal Bibi @AmniotaLab & Juan L. Cantalapiedra @singerstone @GloCEE_EcoEvo]

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[artwork by Julius Csotonyi]

[Juan L. Cantalapiedra @singerstone]

Last Thursday I shared some of our recent projects in the Palaeoverse channel, exploring phylogenetic methods and the exciting new wave of Bayesian diversification models.

#paleobiology #paleontology #macroevolution

https://t.co/CFseMFs5P5

[Juan L. Cantalapiedra @singerstone]

1/ 🧠✨ Happy to see this paper out @PNASNexus. It is the product of a very interesting interdisciplinary collaboration I had the opportunity to be a part of.

👉 https://t.co/0UAhSYFfiP

[Alberto Boscaini @abpaleo]

I am delighted to announce the release of our latest paper on the evolution of giant #sloths in @ScienceMagazine: https://t.co/J2k2AOSCin
An effort that lasted years, spanned continents, and put together a team of great scientists and friends. @CONICETDialoga @Exactas_UBA

[Juan L. Cantalapiedra @singerstone]

Thrilled to see our work on sloth evolution finally published! Huge thanks to @abpaleo and @danielcasali13 for bringing me on board for such a fascinating project! 🦥

#evolution #paleontology #paleobiology

[Juan L. Cantalapiedra @singerstone]

Este lunes 19, en La Botillería, hablaré de Darwin y del papel de la paleobiología en redefinir nuestra comprensión de la evolución

🍻 🦣 🦕 🐚 📚
@pintofscienceES #Pint25ES #Pint25Mad

🗺️ https://t.co/nCL9mrJ2va

[CantaLab @Canta_Lab]

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[Lizzy Steell @LizzySteell]

It's finally out! Together with Allison Yi Hsiang and @fieldpalaeo, we explored relative homoplasy in a range of bird matrices and introduce a new parsimony measure, the relative homoplasy index (RHI) (1/n)

https://t.co/W5pgtOtqiJ

[Manuel Hernández Fernández @hdezfdez]

La evolución del vuelo en los dinosaurios estuvo condicionada por el desarrollo embrionario
https://t.co/OI9BmAfSE3

[Juan L. Cantalapiedra @singerstone]

El día 19 nos vemos en La Borillería. Estaremos hablando de paleontología y evolución

[Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales @mncn_csic]

📢@pintofscienceES ¡En una semana nos vemos en La Botillería (Plaza Oriente, 4)! A las 18:30h.
19:Mirlos, Darwin en esteroides y microorganismos. https://t.co/wHnenLQL3u
20:Microbioma, ADN ambiental y lobos. https://t.co/CfcjOeWyWr
21:Fartets y arqueas. https://t.co/aVTjthu1VU

[Facultad de Ciencias Geológicas @geologicasUCM]

¡Vuelve la excavación en Somosaguas! Del 8 al 20 de sept. 2025 (mañanas 10-13:30 / tardes 15-18:30).
Si estudias en la UCM y quieres participar, preinscríbete antes del 30 de mayo: https://t.co/FkRK6Ye9Vo
🔍 2 ECTS con 10 turnos completados.

[Juan L. Cantalapiedra @singerstone]

Who said brontotheres weren’t selfie-ready? Check out this smiley Megacerops at @yalepeabody!
#FossilFriday
#paleobiology

[Juan L. Cantalapiedra @singerstone]

Hoy @argcPALEO @hdezfdez y yo publicamos sobre Elisabeth Vrba, la paleobióloga revolucionaria, que falleció el pasado mes de febrero

@elpais_espana

https://t.co/plqhKu1dFd

[Juan L. Cantalapiedra @singerstone]

With concepts like exaptation and insights into multi-level selection, Elisabeth Vrba helped to make evolutionary thinking a truly fun and exiting endeavour. Undoubtedly one of the most inspiring and influential figures in my career. ¡¡Gracias, Elisabeth!! 🙏

[Niles Eldredge @niles_eldredge]

I am deeply saddened to have learned of the death, on Feb 5, 2025, of Elisabeth Vrba—a fantastically creative scientist and a warm, wonderful human being. She leaves us a legacy of original macroevolutionary thinking that is still fresh and illuminating.

[Juan L. Cantalapiedra @singerstone]

Yesterday was a true #fossilfriday @CarnegieMNH for @OSanisidro Matt Mihlbachler and me. With the best possible help from @PaleoFeathers

#paleontology #museum #research

[Mapas Lab @MapasLab]

Here we are! Plenty of energy to #play with the families and children from #Pontevedra! Come with us to be a survivor of the evolution and to paint your own fossil! @uvigo @CIM_Uvigo @UCC_UVigo

[Juan L. Cantalapiedra @singerstone]

The Iberian fossil record has yielded the longest time series of data on mammalian trophic networks to date 🐅 🐆 🐘 🦏 🦛 🦒 🦓🐃 🦌 ⏳

[Alessandro Chiarenza @AAlechiarenza]

Our study on dinosaur climatic niche evolution and thermophysiology is out now in @CurrentBiology! (1/18) Artwork by @DavideBonadonna #dinosaurs 🪶 🦖 🌡️ Link: https://t.co/otZyFPJBUm

[Phil Mannion @pdmannion]

We've just advertised a permanent academic position @ES_UCL @ucl: this is a lectureship (=assistant professor) in any Earth Sciences subject (closing date: 30th April): https://t.co/3A4kguh5nt https://t.co/JhkUShq2fk