Cheng-Han Sun

PhD student, Paleoartist and Scientific illustrator

[CH TSAI 蔡政修 @TSAI_NTU508]

New pub alert! Introducing Pavo miejue - a new species of Pavo from the Pleistocene of Taiwan, and this is the first known extinct bird from Taiwan! Open-access at RSOR:
https://t.co/duevMN6b5A
miejue comes from the pronunciation of 滅絕 (extinction) in Taiwan - hoping to promote more awareness of paleo research in Taiwan.
Congratulations to Yong-Jie (his first paleo paper), and thanks to Gerald for all of his help!

[Blade1605 🦖 @balaenia_yui]

A Diplocaulus gliding through its quiet, predator-free habitat

#paleoart

[Cheng-Han Sun @ChengHanSun]

Many thanks to Tsai and all the audience!

It’s a wonderful weekend for me to discuss more about the crocodile princess and paleontology in Taiwan 🇹🇼.

[CH TSAI 蔡政修 @TSAI_NTU508]

Happy belated #FossilFriday! So happy that our paleo event in front of the large Toyotamaphimeia taiwanicus went well - lots of kids were asking fun questions! Let's get more research done to reveal the secrets in the deep past.

[Gandhi Drawing @GandhiDrawing]

Toolebuc Formation Species

[Alessandro Chiarenza @AAlechiarenza]

New paper out today in @ThePalAss : https://t.co/02jNBYRW2H

Co-led with @PalaeoFil (coauthors Federico Fanti & Miguel Moreno-Azanza).

Using the largest data matrix yet, we name a new sail-backed clade (Ouranosauria) & reassess Iguanodon taxonomy. 🎨 Artwork by Davide Bonadonna

[渡辺孝夫🌿10/23～28原宿個展 @takao_watanabe]

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[CH TSAI 蔡政修 @TSAI_NTU508]

Happy #FossilFriday! Large species are always fascinating. So happy that our new manuscript about a new large species from the Pleistocene of Taiwan was accepted this week! Stay tuned for more exciting paleo progress.

[とよけらとぷす @rex_toyo]

台湾初の鰭脚類の化石。
更新世のアシカの仲間（Zalophus属）の化石の発見を報告しています。
現代の台湾には鰭脚類が生息しておらず、この化石は彼らの分布域の変遷を知る上で重要な存在です。
論文フリー
#とよけら論文紹介

[Naoto HANDA @Nao_hnd]

行事案内 | | 日本古生物学会2026年年会 （大阪公立大学） https://t.co/EyoP8XCiGK

[CH TSAI 蔡政修 @TSAI_NTU508]

Happy belated #FossilFriday! So pleased to give a talk about our recent progress on large fossil vertebrates in Taiwan at a bookstore. Thanks to Yi-Lu for taking this photo.

[Cheng-Han Sun @ChengHanSun]

The very first pinniped fossil from Taiwan is Zalophus!

[Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology @JVP_vertpaleo]

🚨New Pub!🚨The Southernmost Zalophus in the Western North Pacific: The First Pinniped (Carnivora, Pinnipedia) fossil from Taiwan🦭🇹🇼by Sun et al.

https://t.co/sYTmrGREEj

[Cheng-Han Sun @ChengHanSun]

Our new paper is out now!!

The first pinniped fossil from Taiwan🙌

Many thanks to my coauthors Tsai, Deep, Yi-Lu, Yi-Yang and Kohno San!

[CH TSAI 蔡政修 @TSAI_NTU508]

New publication! So pleased to publish the first fossil pinniped from Taiwan - a Pleistocene sea lion (Zalophus) in JVP - open access:
https://t.co/L8xCpIEOYe
with my coauthors @ChengHanSun, @DeepShubhraBis1, @liaw_lu, @yycho14, and Naoki Kohno!

[Darren Naish @TetZoo]

Ever since 1953, the UK (sometimes France) has hosted the Symposium on Vertebrate Palaeontology & Comparative Anatomy, aka #SVPCA, a brilliant meeting that aims to bring together people working across vertebrate studies. And...

[Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society @ZoolJLinnSoc]

This #FossilFriday check out the first record of Prosantorhinus rhinos in East Asia & the description of a new species! Now #Extinct, this genus was once common in Europe but not seen in the Asian fossil record until today!
https://t.co/WoHY5IVjhj
@LinneanSociety @OxfordJournals

[Rudolf Hima @HimaRudolf]

Carved or Carted?

[Cheng-Han Sun @ChengHanSun]

My dear crocodilian friend YY is ready to present his fantastic research project at #2024SVP !

[Yi-Yang Cho @yycho14]

Astonishing view of the Penghu Islands, the locality that also bears the holotype of Penghusuchus pani.
Please check our poster presentation(B336) today at 4:30 p.m. with @TSAI_NTU508: Miocene crocodylians from Taiwan! We have NEW materials from Taiwan! #2024SVP

[Reviewer 2 @GrumpyReviewer2]

#AcademicChatter #AcademicX

[小田 隆 Oda Takashi @studiocorvo]

パレオパラドキシア、今日はここまで

[Re-energising Your Career @career_re]

#AcademicTwitter 😂 #phdlife #phdvoice

[Joschua Knüppe @JoschuaKnuppe]

And here it is, the La Brea piece!
All three groups of animals I'm not confident with (horses, cats, dogs), in one place! But I think it turned out all right in the end.