Matt Friedman

Vertebrate evolutionary biologist | Professor @MichiganEarth | Director & Curator @UMichPaleo | he/him/his

[Jhan C. Salazar @jhancsalazar]

In our latest manuscript, my coauthors and I wanted to test two ideas: (1) anoles colonized mountains repeatedly and independently, and (2) highland lineages evolve faster than lowland ones. (1/6)

https://t.co/Ulrq7UG6ID

[Hesham Sallam @heshamsallam]

The discovery shows that many major groups of fishes that dominate today's oceans had already begun to appear and diversify less than 4 million years after the mass extinction that ended the age of dinosaurs. Reconstruction @thepeanutpal

[Hesham Sallam @heshamsallam]

A new study in Science Advances, led by Sanaa El-Sayed, describes an extraordinary fossil fish assemblage from Egypt that is 62.2 million years old. https://t.co/cg1vWc4pLx
@SanaaEgypt @Friedman_Lab

[Ian Baylatry @thepeanutpal]

It was a great privilege to illustrate the fishes of the Qrieya 3 fossil site. Congratulations to the authors on an amazing study!

https://t.co/qEAGOBphS2

[Hesham Sallam @heshamsallam]

A new study in Science Advances, led by Sanaa El-Sayed, describes an extraordinary fossil fish assemblage from Egypt that is 62.2 million years old.
@SanaaEgypt @Friedman_Lab

[Science Magazine @ScienceMagazine]

“This study places what may be the final nail in the coffin for the prevailing view that more oxygen made ancient insects bigger.”

Learn more: https://t.co/UllzWcbE2U @NewsfromScience

[Alex Maile @Anoplogaster_]

‼️NEW ANGLERFISH PAPER! 🐟🎣
So excited to share the final part of my Master’s research! We explore the bizarre tacklebox of anglerfish lures and show how these fishes evolved different ways to attract prey and maybe even mates in the deep sea. #anglerfishes #biology #evolution

[Hesham Sallam @heshamsallam]

@SanaaEgypt delivering her speech at the Geological Society of America Annual Meeting after receiving the DEEP Award 🏆🇪🇬
Such a proud moment for all of us ❤️
@Friedman_Lab
@Mansoura_un
@muvp_eg

[Kory Evans Ph.D. @Sternarchella]

Join us!!! We’re hiring an Assistant Professor in Evolution! https://t.co/gX4viqginr

[Oxford Biology @OxfordBiology]

🚨 We’re hiring! Oxford Biology is recruiting 3 new Associate Professors in:

🌱 Plant Sciences
🦉 Animal Behaviour
🔬 Molecular Cell Biology

Join us as we move into our new building with world-class research & teaching facilities.

Vacancies 👉 https://t.co/FEI1YO6ghz

[Tiago R. Simões @paleoTsimoes]

Happy to share the advance version of our big AREES review on squamate origin and early evolution: From Fossils to Genomes with my two amazing colleagues, Frank Burbrink and @evilsmaug

https://t.co/ljR8vp5dVf

[Alex Maile @Anoplogaster_]

Monocentris japonica — the Japanese pineapplefish (or pinecone fish)

[Joschua Knüppe @JoschuaKnuppe]

Here the result from the Kuanti #paleostream!
This piece was brought basically back from the brink of being an empty wasteland in the last few days.

[Joschua Knüppe @JoschuaKnuppe]

On yesterdays #paleostream we covered the Gogo formation, a diverse assemblage from the Devonian of Australia. It is an extremely productive formation with high levels of preservation, giving us stull like the oldest preserved heart and placoderms mid birth.

[Saupe Lab Oxford @ErinSaupe]

🚨🚨🚨!Post doc opportunity! 🚨🚨🚨
35 month post doc on niche modelling of migratory whales in my lab with @Kjonesthebones. Job advert below:
https://t.co/oVA2WnLU2m
Please get in touch with questions!

[UM Paleontology @UMichPaleo]

!TODAY! Is #GivingBlueDay and we're hoping you might  consider a gift to the Museum of Paleontology. You can learn about ways to support what you 💛 about UMMP here ---> https://t.co/y8s3cRPY4Z

[Matt Friedman @Friedman_Lab]

@heshamsallam 🤩

[CPEG & CPB Symposium 2025 @CPEG_CPB25]

🚨 REMINDER 🚨

Abstract submission closes soon!

🗓️ Abstract deadline: Feb 1st, 2025
🕒 Early bird pricing ends: April 1st, 2025

Details on keynote speakers, deadlines, fees, workshops & more below!
👉 https://t.co/BtIFaHjMBD

# CPEGCPB25

[Seismic Shrimp (JW) @Seismic_Shrimp]

Wanted to test out drawing earlier bony fish in my style
so here's Gogosardina! Expect more of these little guys in the future.

[Emily Troyer 🐠🐟🐡 @Fish_Fetisher]

I'll be at my first #SICB2025 next month with some cool 3D printed fossil fish jaws to hype up my talk on Jan 7 at 1:30pm entitled "Patterns of jaw diversification in early bony fishes." Come say hello!!