The Gostling Lab, @sotonbiosci, @unisouthampton works on a broad range of interdisciplinary evolutionary biology and palaeobiology questions.

Southampton, England
Joined August 2020
Very pleased to share the latest work from the lab, limited angle CT, led by @GruiformAbi.
🚨NEW PAPER ALERT🚨 Want to CT scan a β€˜flat’ fossil? Limited-angle CT, a simple alteration to conventional micro-CT protocol, has the potential to improve your results! Read our new paper (or continue this thread) to find out more: palaeo-electronica.org/conte…
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Since 1953, there has been a meeting of the Symposium on Vertebrate Palaeontology and Comparative Anatomy. We've been away for a bit, but we will be back very soon, and will let you know what we have been planning. #svpca back for late August/early September 2026
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πŸ”Β Discover the world of ancient life with The Palaeontological Association (PalAss)! πŸ¦• Dive into cutting-edge research, events, resources, and more. 🌐 Learn more here:Β palass.org/ πŸ“²Β Join us on social media to stay connected and inspired! #palaeontology #follow
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Had a lovely time last night talking about Spinosaurids at the Mole Valley Geo Soc mvgs.org.uk/ I am really excited that 'Hidden in Stone' opens @dorkingmuseum on Thursday 22nd Jan. Come and find out about Dorking's Dinosaur Discovery from next week
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New creatures. New era. Experience the Ice Age like never before. #PrehistoricPlanetIceAge premieres November 26 on Apple TV.
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⚠️Job alert : "General Manager & Curator - Dinosaur Isle" ⬇️ πŸ”Ήiow.gov.uk/jobs/detail/5783 #palaeontology #job #curator
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ICYMI: All three of, Session II: Modern Challenges to #Teaching #Evolution, are now on our YouTube playlist from the Scopes "Monkey" Trial Centennial Symposium >> loom.ly/4IBdeAk #Scopes100 @ncse @kennethrmiller @EvoPhD
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Our latest, led by @sometimesferns of @MilnerCentre shows that the notorious mismatch between molecular and palaeontological estimates for the timing of origin of flowering plants is a consequence of the equivocal interpretation of their fossil record royalsocietypublishing.org/d…
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Rather sad that comes just after the passing of that doyen of trilobites, Richard Fortey. I’m guessing the editorial might have been his last piece of scientific writing
Journal of Paleontology: Volume 98 - Trilobite Special Issue | Cambridge Core - bit.ly/3R6cSEC
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Thread from the long ago of Feb 2023, on part of our group's work - led by @Vectivenator and @EvoPalaeoLab - on UK baryonychine #dinosaurs...
Today see the publication of the latest in our group’s studies of #Wealden #spinosaurid #dinosaurs. As published in @JournalofAnat, we generated and studied digital brain endocasts of British baryonychine specimens. Here’s a brief thread on the research and our conclusions…
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#OnThisDay in 1859, Charles Darwin's landmark book 'On the Origin of Species' was first published. The work is one of the foundations of evolutionary biology, and one of the most important scientific works of the 19th century. #HistoryOfScience
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On the Origin of Species is 165 years old. I spill the tea on it here! You have to agree it still drips, after all this time. Enjoy this post in TikTok: vm.tiktok.com/ZGd26bFcy/ @sotonbiosci @UoS_Engagement @UoSMedia @unisouthampton
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Today is the 165th Anniversary of the publication of On the Origin of Species. Published in 1859. The book has never been out of print. Darwin's explanation of the mechanism of evolution, Natural Selection, is one of the most exquisite ideas in science.
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Dr Elisa Fadda @elisaTelisa and her team have developed a glycan 3D structure database and toolbox GlycoShape (glycoshape.org) for the reconstruction of glycoproteins. The paper is now fresh off the press @NatureMethods nature.com/articles/s41592-0…
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πŸ“’Submission are now OPEN for the Marsh #Palaeoart Award! It recognises talent in depicting the extinct fossil faunas of the British Isles. This year's guest judge is the amazing @BobNichollsArt. Closing date 25th November. Full details: palaeosoc.org/grants-prizes/… #paleoart
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If you are around Portsmouth today, come along to Cumberland House for the Fossils Day. Polly the Dodo is here, along with Archaeopteryx and also Karen Fawcett's new sculpture of the EichstΓ€tt Specimen #DodosDinosaursandDarwin. @sotonbiosci @unisouthampton @Karenfa58027460
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Interested in pursuing a PhD in paleobiology and want to think more about extinction? Check out the below PhD project! Please get in contact if interested! earth.ox.ac.uk/disentangling… Illustration by Victor O. Leshyk
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Register free for our Royal Society Discussion meeting "Chance and purpose in the evolution of biospheres" Nov 11-12 London. We have an amazing line up of speakers covering the emergence of life on Earth to the search for exobiospheres royalsociety.org/science-eve…
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