Phil Mannion

Professor of Palaeobiology @ES_UCL @UCL & @RoyalSociety University Research Fellow (he/him)

[Phil Mannion @pdmannion]

Here's a short film I recorded with @royalsociety about extinction, the evolution of gigantism, and the application of conservation palaeobiology, featuring @NHM_London's @Tweetisaurus: https://t.co/ncVQdiyouF 🦥🐧🐍 @ES_UCL

[The Royal Society @royalsociety]

Giants, like the 13m long snake 'titanoboa', have existed throughout history. But do they always go extinct? And can the fossil record help us preserve species today? @pdmannion and @Tweetisaurus explore gigantism and extinction:
@NHM_London @ES_UCL https://t.co/Wv4Vn3RZMj

[Dr. Georgios Georgalis @DrGeorgalis]

The First Circular for our @EAVPalaeo Meeting in Krakow is out:
https://t.co/HRzEgLqF4j
You are most welcome and looking forward to meeting the Palaeo-community in Krakow this summer!

[Phil Mannion @pdmannion]

Where did dinosaurs originate? Our new paper, led by @ES_UCL PhD student Joel Heath (with @nhcooper123 & Paul Upchurch), accounts for variation in sampling within biogeographic analyses to indicate a novel a low paleolatitude origin for dinosaurs: https://t.co/c3dfOSEqU3

[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

[Stephan Spiekman @StephanSpiekman]

Come join our amazing team with some truly incredible fossils and a really great supervisory team! 🦴🐸

[Carly Pligersdorffer @palaeocarly]

I’m happy to share that my first ever paper is out!! I was lucky enough to work with @pdmannion and @palaeoburke over two summers looking into the neuroanatomy of the gavialoid Argochampsa krebsi https://t.co/QCZ5Ad8D9a

[Dr Paul M. J. Burke @palaeoburke]

New year, new paper! Led by @palaeocarly and with @pdmannion we present the neuroanatomy of the gavialoid Argochampsa krebsi, and the potential evidence of saltwater tolerance in this species https://t.co/cnSL4LOS8s

[Phil Mannion @pdmannion]

New paper led by former @ucl undergraduate @palaeocarly (now @GeosciencesEd) + @ES_UCL PhD student @palaeoburke on the internal cranial anatomy of the Paleogene crocodylian Argochampsa, with an evaluation of salinity tolerance in extinct crocodyliforms https://t.co/FsdqxLus4s

[Lewis A. Jones @LewisAlanJones]

Interested in conservation, corals, & predictive modelling? 🪸

PhD project supervised by myself (@ES_UCL) & @nsantodomingo (@NHM_London) on the tropicalisation of marine communities across time & space available @NERC_TREES_DLA

🗓️ Apply by 20th Jan 2025

https://t.co/Pcnku4E0n6

[NERC TREES Doctoral Landscape Award @NERC_TREES_DLA]

✨✨ Interested in learning more about TREES DLA and the application process? ✨✨

Come along on the 20th Dec (11:00am GMT) to our webinar for potential applicants! 📝

For more details and registration see here: https://t.co/JEXKxI9tSo

https://t.co/hydHgMWNxF

[Phil Mannion @pdmannion]

Great set of presentations @ThePalAss meeting in Erlangen from @es_ucl researchers @palaeoburke, @paiva_als, @piginatutu, @PrincessQuatris, @LewisAlanJones, @geowendywen, Devin Hoffman, Sarah Jamison-Todd, & Joel Heath, including a best talk prize for @geowendywen! #PalAss24

[Phil Mannion @pdmannion]

Conservation Palaeobiology PhD project @ZSLScience and @ES_UCL supervised by Clare Duncan, Sam Turvey and I on recent extinctions on islands as part of the @NERC_TREES_DLA. Application deadline = 20th Jan 2025: https://t.co/a3W1xNk6tP

[Phil Mannion @pdmannion]

Can we really determine temporal and spatial patterns in Mesozoic dinosaur diversity and diversification? New paper @RSocPublishing discussing what patterns we can and can’t (currently) recognise given spatiotemporal sampling heterogeneity: https://t.co/oSRxSzCOAd

[Phil Mannion @pdmannion]

PhD project @ES_UCL supervised by me on the evolution and biogeography of alligatoroid crocodylians, utilising CT scan data to evaluate internal cranial anatomy, as part of the @NERC_TREES_DLA. Application deadline = 20th Jan 2025: https://t.co/gajOumlJDS

[Dr Alice Maher @MaherAlice]

Fancy doing a PhD with Prof Karl Bates, me and the team at Liverpool University? Apply at https://t.co/WNxVgvEH2W #phdopportunities #zoologists #zoology #palaeontologist #palaeontology #stem #universityofliverpool

[Phil Mannion @pdmannion]

PhD project @LivUni on the evolution of body size, shape and locomotor ecology in tetrapods, with a supervisory team led by Karl Bates, alongside @nhcooper123, @peterfalkingham, @MaherAlice & myself, including working with @NML_Muse: https://t.co/r5CfgUvBMV

[Steve Brusatte @SteveBrusatte]

🚨PhD Opportunity: Come to Edinburgh and study ichthyosaurs with us @GeosciencesEd!
Study Scottish fossils from Skye! New ones & historic specimens!
Project led by Stig Walsh, co-supervised by @davfof @tanytrachelos Erin Maxwell & me.
Details👇

[Emily Rayfield @jemilyr]

PhD studentship alert! Feel free to contact @ChrissyLHam or I and see advert for further details...
https://t.co/vicc3yQjV7

[Prof. Julian R. Thompson @JRThompson_UCL]

TREES (@NERC_TREES_DLA) – a major new initiative for PhD studentships in environmental science led by three @UCL departments (@ES_UCL, @UCLgeography & GEE @uclbiosciences) and involving ten universities and research institutes...

https://t.co/B64Sqa0gRR

[NERC TREES Doctoral Landscape Award @NERC_TREES_DLA]

🌱 Announcing TREES! 🌍 The NERC-funded Doctoral Landscape Award led by UCL & partners will train future environmental scientists through interdisciplinary research and a commitment to EDI & sustainability.

🔗 Learn more: https://t.co/hydHgMWfI7

[Guillermo Navalón @GNavalon]

Tired of flattened early bird fossils?

Today is your lucky day.

Very happy to finally welcome 'Navaornis hestiae' to the world! It allowed us to see for the first time a (near)complete enantiornithine brain.

Today in @Nature: https://t.co/rVj52qzkNH

#spinningskull