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Did you know we have new data entry forms?! They're designed to make your life easier, we promise: The new Reference form allows you to enter a DOI which will (usually) retrieve pub data so you don't have to type it, and you can (and should!) now enter full author names instead of just initials.
The new Occurrences form has a host of new features that highlight holotypes, allow you to delete entries, reidentify taxa, etc. Details on their use will be included in the updated User Guide as well which will be out soon!
In addition to the new forms we have created, new specialized data entry forms can be created by anyone using the new data input API and one can do bulk uploads from spreadsheets as well. If you are interested in either of these, please reach out for instructions & to get permission
The New Paleobiology Database User Guide is here! This is the second edition of the volume designed to be a comprehensive guide for Paleobiology Database users -- escholarship.org/uc/item/9gg7...
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🚨Palaeoverse Lecture Series🚨
🗓️28th May 2026, 15:00 UTC🗓️
Join us next week for a talk by Alex Howard from Natural History Museum, London, on “Combining palaeontological, neontological, & spatial data to understand evolution through time and space using the ppgm R package”.
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Just entered the amusingly named Chromeornis funkyi into the @paleodb.bsky.social.
Etymology: "Funky Chromeo bird, in honor of the Chromeo Funklordz P-Thugg and Dave 1, who like many birds, make beautiful music. Pronounced crow-me-OR-niss funk-ee.".
1) Never smile at a crocodile 🐊 unless you're deep-diving into learning about its phylogenetic history! 🧬🤩
Modern crocodilian species belong to the Neosuchia clade, but there are currently many evolutionary knowledge gaps for this group.
