Anusuya CHINSAMY-T

UCT palaeo-biologist, committed to promoting and communicating science.

[UCT Research @UCT_Research]

Congratulations to Prof @SudeshSivarasu, recipient of the @NSTF_SA Engineering Research Capacity Development Award. His work is transforming medical device innovation into accessible healthcare solutions that reach communities beyond the lab. #UCTResearchExcellence

[Steve Brusatte @SteveBrusatte]

Gus the T. rex fetched $50.1 million at auction, a new record price for a dinosaur

If this is how much dinosaurs cost now, how can museums afford them?

Where does that leave science & education? Will the public still have opportunities to be inspired?

https://t.co/uqkwV1nXQF

[IPC7 @IPC7_]

📢 Great news!

We've extended the deadline for abstract submissions!

We can't wait to see your latest research!

📷 New deadline: 13 July 2026 📷 https://t.co/Lxfm0kAiIv

#IPC7 #Palaeontology #Abstracts #Conference2026 #CapeTown #FossilScience

[IPC7 @IPC7_]

🎓 IPC7 Travel Grants – Call for Applications

The IPC7 organizers are pleased to announce the availability of Travel Grants to support delegates from any part of Africa, as well as from any developing country (worldwide) wishing to attend the IPC7.

Don’t miss this opportunity!!

[Anusuya CHINSAMY-T @palaeo_prof]

Congrats to Prof Sheetal Silal! # Uct_news

[IPC7 @IPC7_]

✨ We are thrilled to have 6 fantastic plenary speakers at IPC7 in Cape Town!

Today we’re excited to introduce Dr. @jasmina_wiemann from PaLEO Lab in the Department of Earth & Planetary Sciences at Johns Hopkins University, USA, who will be one of our plenary speakers.

[Steve Brusatte @SteveBrusatte]

You guys!!! Whoa!! Holy crap!! The Story of Birds is a New York Times bestseller! @nytimesbooks No. 10 nonfiction & top science book in the USA during its first week.

My god, thank you all! I am the luckiest guy to have such engaged and friendly readers. ☺️☺️

[IPC7 @IPC7_]

✨ We are thrilled to have 6 fantastic plenary speakers at IPC7 in Cape Town!

Today we’re excited to introduce Dr. M. Gabriela Mángano from Department of Geological Sciences of the University of Saskatchewan, Canada, who will be one of our plenary speakers.

[IPC7 @IPC7_]

Be part of IPC7!
https://t.co/Kaa2SXpr5k

[Maria Eugenia Pereyra @MariaEugeniaP_6]

Check out a short video about our latest work about development plasticity in Crocodylus niloticus @palaeo_prof

@RSocPublishing @royalsociety

https://t.co/5EWPduBzZc

https://t.co/gk2KqYeTJo

[The PalAss @ThePalAss]

Oldest evidence of a weasel reveals Miocene origin for Mustelinae https://t.co/pJa3QXwqr5 @miochange2 @CienciaGob @paleo_alberto @Chris_J_Law @QigaoJ @geologicasUCM @mncn_csic @unizar @UV_EG @ICP_MCrusafont @IDEAolduvai @MorphoBank @MorphoSource

[IPC7 @IPC7_]

✨ We are thrilled to have 6 fantastic plenary speakers at IPC7 in Cape Town!

Today we’re excited to introduce Dr. Kristi Curry Rogers from Macalester College, USA

We’re delighted to have her as part of IPC7

🔗 More info on the IPC7 website 👉https://t.co/Kaa2SXpr5k

[Steve Brusatte @SteveBrusatte]

Happy publication day to the legend, the great geobiologist and paleontologist Andy Knoll!

His new book is like a jovial & witty fireside chat, and by the end of it, you'll come to appreciate how life and Earth have been intertwined for four billion years.

[IPC7 @IPC7_]

✨ IPC7 is proudly supported by the National Research Foundation & the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology @NRF_News @dstigovza

🤝 Together with our other sponsors, making this congress possible

https://t.co/Kaa2SXpr5k

[Maria Eugenia Pereyra @MariaEugeniaP_6]

Of crocodiles, counting and conferences, via @EurekAlert! https://t.co/ZadKixZUJw
@IPC7_ @palaeo_prof

[IPC7 @IPC7_]

In this #FossilFriday, submit your abstract for the IPC7! 👩‍💻

[Maria Eugenia Pereyra @MariaEugeniaP_6]

🐊 Extra growth marks in Nile crocodiles?
Read this piece on our recent work uncovering new insights into crocodile bone histology and growth patterns. @palaeo_prof
https://t.co/ChBZVg78Pi

[Anusuya CHINSAMY-T @palaeo_prof]

Here’s a 4-minute NPR piece about our recent study about the “extra” growth marks in crocodile bones. @MariaEugeniaP_6
https://t.co/giKkR4qfQ7

[Anusuya CHINSAMY-T @palaeo_prof]

Following the December pre-print ...here is the link to the FINAL version of our article on extra growth marks in bones of Nile crocodiles. #crocodile #dinosaurs #bones
https://t.co/vPmaLni4BJ