Ben Francischelli

A thread of rare media of animals that are now extinct 1. Footage from 1933 of the last known surviving Thylacine, commonly called the Tasmanian Tiger. It died in 1936 in captivity in Tasmania.

Imagine if we cared about science?

The idea of whales using echolocation to effectively 'see' a skeleton so male beaked whales can have internal display structures without compromising their hydrodynamic efficiency is rad: academic.oup.com/biolinnean/art…

🦴🦕 Bringing 5 million years of history to life for all ages is no easy feat! At our next show, @BFrancischelli will discuss how he showcases fossils from bone-crunching sharks, killer sperm whales, and giant pseudo-toothed birds! 🐋🦅 Get your tickets! moshtix.com.au/v2/event/nerd-…

Introducing Australia's newest pterosaur Haliskia peterseni, or Petersen's sea phantom!! Based on a 22% complete skeleton. Open access paper: go.nature.com/3KElLSH Spectacular palaeoart by @SerpenIllus

WOW, what a lineup we have for our next show!! We have @DrAlexDav, @BFrancischelli and @fantomime_music who will speak on the 9th of July- Tickets will sell out quickly to this one, so get in quick! Tickets: moshtix.com.au/v2/event/nerd-… @LIMSLTU @HowlerHQ

Don't Forget This Sound.

Marine sloths were awesome. Period

ab.co/47KYlVm When Mike Cleeland came across a dinosaur fossil on a quiet beach in Eastern Victoria, he had no idea how significant his discovery was.

PLEASE WELCOME THE MONSTER ITSELF: Perucetus colossus, a colossal super heavy-weighted cetacean! This has been a giganormous work of titanic proportions and we are extremely happy to see it published in @Nature

2 days to go! 🤩

latest episode of the podcast is on #Ferrodraco, the #pterosaur species I named a few years ago open.spotify.com/episode/0XkBRZ…

Curious about croc evolution in Australasia, but don't know where to begin learning more about the topic? No problem, just check out our new #OpenAccess publication. Everything you wanted to know about Australasian crocs is now summarized in one paper! tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

1/2 The Megalodon (15-m shark!) is no longer roaming our oceans. @BFrancischelli took us on a fascinating journey to explore possible ancestors (btw NOT great whites!) and reasons why the beast went extinct 2.6 million years ago. #PintAu23 @pintofscienceAU @pintsworld

Melbourne, meet your #PintAU23 speakers! These science-savvy presenters are from @Deakin, @MonashUni, @CSIRO, @MCRI_for_kids, @RMIT, @latrobe, @UniMelb and more! Grab your tickets here: pintofscience.com.au/events/melbour…

Have you ever wondered how seals sleep at sea? The last chapter of my dissertation, now published in Science, illustrates the intricate sleep-spiraling behavior of northern elephant seals. science.org/doi/10.1126/sc…

"Bullying is a means for mediocre scientists to rise to the top. Some star academics reached their position because they are bullies, not in spite of it." - Excellent piece about bullying in academia (and really any other professional environment). nature.com/articles/s4156…

The largest #Eagle in #Australia today is the Wedge-tailed eagle; but fifty thousand years ago, a much larger #fossil species flew the skies. Introducing Dynatoaetus gaffae, the largest Australian eagle that ever lived. Read the paper at the link below: link.springer.com/article/10.100…

Australia's largest #eagle has just been described by SAM volunteer @Ellenaetus, SAM scientist @michael_s_y_lee & colleagues. Dynatoaetus gaffae lived over 50 000 years ago & was twice the size of a wedge-tailed eagle. Read about it in @ConversationEDU. tinyurl.com/2vs2u4dd