Pimiento Research Group

Our new paper is out🔓! We reconstructed the 145-myr diversity of sharks using deep learning, unveiling hidden patterns: -modern diversity by the Cretaceous📈 -small decline in the K/Pg🤏 -peak in the Eocene🌄 -long-term decline towards the present📉 cell.com/current-biolog…

Asteroid that wiped out dinosaurs had limited impact on sharks and rays, major AI-driven study shows swansea.ac.uk/press-office/n…

Our new paper is out🔓! We reconstructed the 145-myr diversity of sharks & rays using deep learning, unveiling hidden patterns: - modern diversity levels by the Cretaceous 📈 - small decline in the K/Pg 🤏 - a peak in the Eocene 🌄 - a long-term decline towards the present 📉

Doi broken for the moment, so see: royalsocietypublishing.org/rspb/article/2…

In sum, 1) sharks & rays survived many extinction events throughout the past 145 Myr, with the last 50 Myr being particularly challenging. 2) age is a consistent and important predictor of extinction, with the 4 Myr of species existence being the most vulnerable.

🚨Paper alert! We reconstructed 🦈 diversification trajectories of over the past 145 myrs to answer: -When did they experience major extinction events? -Does age play a role in extinction selectivity? -If so, does it change with extinction intensity? 👉 doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2…

Don't miss the chance to attend this incredible meeting in Zurich this July! Mark your calendar and join us for insightful discussions and networking opportunities 👇👇

🦋Our group is now also on Bluesky! 🦋

🚨 Registration & abstract submission are NOW OPEN for the CPEG Meeting & Conservation Paleobiology Symposium! 🚨 📅 Summer 2025 📍 University of Zurich, Switzerland Visit our website for keynote speakers, deadlines, fees, workshops & more cpeg-cpb25.uzh.ch/en.html #CPEGCPB25

The second circular for the CPEG meeting and Conservation Paleobiology symposium in 2025 is now available!

We are not advertising one, but TWO fossil preparator positions @SMNStuttgart . Wherever you are from, consider joining our team! ⚒️🦣🐚🦖 naturkundemuseum-bw.de/en/jobs

Congratulations to @ErinSaupe who is the recipient of the 2024 Schuchert Award presented by @PaleoSoc!! The award is presented annually to a member early in their career whose work reflects excellence and quality. Read more about Erin's research here earth.web.ox.ac.uk/article/profes…

We are very excited to invite you all to the next edition the Crossing the Palaeontological-Ecological Gap (CPEG) meeting AND the Conservation Paleobiology Symposium, which will be held together, at the University of Zurich (Switzerland) in the summer of 2025

A recently published paper by UZH paleontology professor @pimientoc has got people talking. This has to do with the charismatic marine species it covers, but also with the sheer number of authors: more than half of the 34 co-authors are students at UZH. news.uzh.ch/en/articles/ne…