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Last in our speaker lineup: Fonda Mathlaga ๐ค๐ฆด
Join us on the 4th of June 2026 for an evening of palaeontological research, discussion, and community.
#PSSA#Palaeontology#SeminarEvening
Talk Title: Anomodonts of the Abrahamskraal Formation, Beaufort Group, SA
๐ Cate Druce Lecture Room, Evolutionary Studies Institute, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
๐ RSVP by 25 May 2026 for catering purposes
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Today is the final day to submit your applications for our Mobility Grant. This grant supports a student member attending our upcoming Seminar Evening.
To apply, email a short motivation to the PSSA Executive at [email protected]#PSSA#PalaeontologyStudents#MobilityGrant
From the archives, our low budget version of Walking with Dinosaurs back in fieldwork near Clarens, South Africa nearly a decade ago. You might recognise some of the people watching in bemusement as I pace out these tracks (thanks to @Kimi_Chap for sharing) โฆ #FossilFriday
From living to fossil: ancestral state reconstruction of leaf architecture in extant Lauraceae & its relevance for the fossil record https://t.co/5ienB4XCVN
Just spotted this on the post box opposite @NHM_London very wholesome content and possibly one of the most heartfelt tributes Iโve seen to the great man
Talk Title: New Early Permian lacustrine faunas of Namibia and Brazil
๐ Cate Druce Lecture Room, Evolutionary Studies Institute, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg ๐ RSVP by 25 May 2026 for catering purposes ๐ฐ @genus.palaeo
#PSSA#Palaeontology#SeminarEvening
Join us in welcoming Prof. Roger M.H. Smith as one of the speakers at this yearโs PSSA Seminar Evening ๐ค๐ฆด
We look forward to hearing more about his work and engaging with the southern African palaeontological community on the 4th of June 2026.
#SpeakerHighlight
Student members - this oneโs for you ๐๐ฆด
The PSSA will be offering a Mobility Grant to support a student member attending our upcoming Seminar Evening. To apply, email a short motivation to the PSSA Executive at [email protected] by 20 May 2026 for consideration.
Congratulations Sir David Attenborough on your 100th bโday ๐ Life on Earth was a seminal moment for 8-year old me: captivating & a major reason I am where I am now. I canโt hear that theme tune without getting goosebumps. Itโs been a joy & privilege to meet & work with you
๐Paper: Chapelle et al 2022 โ Interelemental osteohistological variation in Massospondylus carinatus and its implications for locomotion. (https://t.co/XGI9L8j3Ao)
Youโre invited! ๐ท
The PSSA Annual Seminar Evening is back - an opportunity to hear from researchers, share ideas, and connect with the palaeontology community.
Whether youโre a student, researcher, or enthusiast, weโd love to have you join us.
#PSSA#Palaeontology#SeminarSeries
Fossils of rhynchosaurs are known from South Africaโs Karoo Basin ๐ฟ๐ฆ, where they were an important part of post-extinction ecosystems, helping to rebuild terrestrial food webs after the end-Permian crisis. #Triassic#DeepTime#FossilHeritage