Dr Paul M.J. Burke

New paper on the internal anatomy of the skull of the Early Cretaceous crocodyliform Pholidosaurus, with evidence for oceanic capability, led by Sapienza Università di Roma PhD student Leonardo Barbini, with @palaeoburke.bsky.social (@es-ucl.bsky.social): onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Endocranial anatomy of the earliest cretaceous European neosuchian crocodyliform Pholidosaurus purbeckensis provides new evidence for the ecological evolution of Pholidosauridae We present new insights into the internal cranial anatomy of the neosuchian crocodyliform Pholidosaurus purbeckensis, based on CT-scan data of material from the lowermost Cretaceous Purbeck Limestone...

New paper out on the endocranial anatomy of the the Purbeck Limestone's own Pholidosaurus purbeckensis! 🐊
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Our paper re-evaluating the notosuchian Eremosuchus elkoholicus is out now! This work formed a chapter of my PhD thesis, and sheds some light on the complex evolutionary history of sebecid crocodyliforms 🐊🌎
@es-ucl.bsky.social

A re-evaluation of the notosuchian crocodyliform Eremosuchus elkoholicus from the lower Eocene of Algeria and the evolutionary and biogeographic history of sebecids Notosuchian systematics have been highly debated in recent decades, particularly the placement of sebecids and closely related species. As the only notosuchian lineage to have survived the Cretaceo...

New paper on the notosuchian Eremosuchus by @piginatutu.bsky.social, co-authored by myself and @pdmannion.bsky.social among others out now!! We even find some cool evidence of replacement teeth in the dentary! www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

🚨New Pub!🚨A re-evaluation of the notosuchian crocodyliform Eremosuchus elkoholicus from the lower Eocene of Algeria and the evolutionary and biogeographic history of sebecids🐊🇩🇿By Nicholl et al.

www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

repping UCL at #SVP2025

Making my way home after a great #SVP2025 in Birmingham, thank you for everyone who gave me such lovely, kind feedback after my Romer talk!! Big up the crocs 🐊

at least I’m honest!

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and yes this means i'm looking for postdocs thank u

Last week I successfully defended my PhD and became a doctor of crocs! 🐊