Thomas Püschel

🚨Our newest paper on human brain evolution 🧠 ✅ This study reveals that brain expansion in hominins was primarily driven by within-species dynamics, with an accelerating trend in recent lineages! ⁦@oxford_anthro⁩ ⁦@ReadingBioSci⁩ pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pn…

The Late Pliocene to Early Pleistocene Lomekwi faunas, West Turkana, Kenya: systematics, paleoecology, and biochronology sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

@GNavalon @UAHes Bravo 👏👏👏well deserved! 💪

Beyond excited to announce that as of today I officially started a Ramón y Cajal 5-year senior fellowship (tenure-track) at @UAHes in Madrid, if you are interested in birds & vertebrate macroevolution & you like sun & good food, hit me up to explore postdoc or PhD opportunities!

Thrilled this paper is out! We describe the rich vertebrate fauna from Lomekwi, identifying 85 taxa. During the time of Kenyanthropus, there were megaherbivores 🦒🦛🐘, numerous artiodactyls, diverse carnivores, giant crocodiles, and multiple primates 
👉 authors.elsevier.com/c/1mHna3ic-FfU…

📣Editor spotlight Dr. Hans Püschel is a Chilean vertebrate palaeontologist who specialises in the evolution & biogeography of South American mammals by combining cutting-edge computational methods and fieldwork. He is currently a PI at the Millennium Nucleus EVOTEM in Santiago.

2.75-million-year-old stone tools may mark a turning point in human evolution phys.org/news/2025-11-m… via @physorg_com

Where primates evolved | Science Sessions | PNAS pnas.org/post/podcast/p…

⁦@_martapina_⁩ mujer con ciencia mujeresconciencia.com/2025/09/27/mar…

#ESHE2025 @ThomasPuschel 'The evolutionary singularity of human handedness’ Is human handedness exceptional? 87% R handed. Study: 2000 ind, 41 primate spp ONLY HUMANS have major handedness bias! Increase during human evolution No existing hypothesis best explains findings

🔓Now on Peeref: The radiation and geographic expansion of primates through diverse climates 🔗: peeref.com/works/86917264 👁️: Altmetric: 359 @avaria_jorge @ThomasPuschel @PNASNews

One of the most-viewed PNAS articles in the last week is “The radiation and geographic expansion of primates through diverse climates.” Explore the article here: ow.ly/NHHF50WPbqy For more trending articles, visit ow.ly/illL50WPbqz.

Our primate ancestors evolved in the cold – not the tropics. Hot off the press: For @ConversationUK. #evolution #biogeography #climate #ClimateChange #anthropology #primatology #ecology #geography #fossil #fossils #FossilFriday #Primata #primate #primates theconversation.com/our-primate-an…

Thrilled to see our discovery featured in Reuters!

Reading announces big arctic monkeys news! ❄️🐒Research collaboration between @ThomasPuschel @oxford_anthro and @avaria_jorge @UniofReading finds that early primates evolved in cold, seasonal climates, not warm tropical forests. Read more: anthro.ox.ac.uk/article/early-…

The radiation and geographic expansion of primates through diverse climates | PNAS pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pn…

Early primates evolved in colder, seasonal climates, not warm tropical forests | School of Anthropology & Museum Ethnography anthro.ox.ac.uk/article/early-…

Primates evolved and dispersed through diverse climates 🐒 phys.org/news/2025-08-f…

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🌍❄️ New paper out! Early primates didn’t just thrive in tropical forests, they evolved and dispersed through cold & temperate climates 🐒🧊 Enjoyed being part of this collaboration led by @avaria_jorge! doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2…

🦍Did early primates evolve in cold winters, not jungles? Our #PNAS study shakes up evolution with new evidence! See the story: pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pn… #Primates #Evolution #Science #NewResearch