Raphael Moreno

haha this is awesome :D

I'm glad to hear that you like it :D Unfortunately, since we included large parts of the permanent exhibiton, I don't think that we can send it traveling :/ Let me know when you're in Stuttgart so I can give you a proper tour :)

After two years of hard work, I’m proud to announce that our new special exhibition @smnstuttgart.bsky.social is now open for the public – Meet Triassic Life: Dawn of the world of reptiles (1/7).

‼️‼️Triassic Life just opened @smnstuttgart.bsky.social‼️‼️

For all #Triassic fans, lovers of strange reptiles and the Dawn of the Modern World, this is an absolute MUST!

It also couldn't be more timely with our recent publication @nature.com of the wonder reptile #Mirasaura, which is now on display!

People in front of the shows title.

Yesterday we opened “Triassic Life — Dawn of the age of reptiles” at Museum am Löwentor, Stuttgart. The show tracks life’s rebound after the end Permian mass extinction ~252 million years ago.
📷: Maximilian Schwarz

I don't think he would've wanted it even for free :D

Oh hell yes we updated it 👀 new model is gor-ge-ous ✨

Last but not least, my amazing collegues provide a step-by-step workflow for modern, digital paleo on how we get from the fossils in the field to the final publication (7/7).

To show even more, we redesigned and incorporated parts of our permanent exhibition as well as our classic dioramas into the theme of this special exhibition and built a whole new diorama and updated some of our old life reconstructions! (6/7)

Mirasaura grauvogeli

And if we talk about THE highlights of the Grès à Voltzia, we can't forget about Mirasaura grauvogeli. For the first time this incredible specimen is displayed in an exhibition! Don’t miss this opportunity to witness its unique skin appendages and incredible life reconstruction in person (5/7).

Gallia alsatica

Pelourdea vogesiaca

Echinostachys cylindrica

Protobuthus elegans

Of course, an exhibition on the recovery of life after the Permotriassic extinction would not be complete without plants and insects. For the first time we show over 70 pieces of the incredible collection of Louis Grauvogel and Léa Grauvogel-Stamm from Middle Triassic Grès à Voltzia of Alsace (4/7).

But don’t you worry – you are not alone on your voyage. You will be accompanied by two experts (one of which looks suspiciously similar to a certain temnospondyl researcher 👀) and our fun sidekick Temmi (illustrated by the incredible @joschuaknuppe.bsky.social ) (3/7).

Want to learn more about what made the Triassic such a special period in Earth’s history? Eight thematic rooms, over 150 objects and 800 m² of exhibition area. Our journey starts hot – on the vast flood basalts that nearly ended it all 252 million years ago (2/7).

After two years of hard work, I’m proud to announce that our new special exhibition @smnstuttgart.bsky.social is now open for the public – Meet Triassic Life: Dawn of the world of reptiles (1/7).

Artwork by Gabriel Ugueto

I am proud and grateful to present a dream project today in @nature.com www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Meet #Mirasaura grauvogeli, a #wonderreptilewith skin appendages that rival feathers and hairs, challenging our view of reptile #evolution🪶🦎

Photograph and illustration of the skull of the new neotype of Aspidosaurus chiton in dorsal view. The skull is an orange-brown color, longer than wide, and largely undistorted.

New paper out today in @zoojlinnsoc.bsky.social for #FossilFriday AKA here's-Bryan's-one-paleo-paper-this-year-to-remind-people-I-still-do-paleo-sometimes: a revision of the #Permian #dissorophid #temnospondyl Aspidosaurus chiton based on a new specimen: doi.org/10.1093/zool... (1/n)

Twitch Twitch is the world

Paleoartist @joschuaknuppe.bsky.social works live on the illustrations for our upcoming exhibition!
Take a look over his shoulder today (11.07., 11 pm) and Sunday (13.07., 9 pm) on twitch: www.twitch.tv/paleostream

On tonight stream we do things a little different...
Starting 1 hour sooner and covering a very particular creature.

On thursday I successfully defended my PhD thesis on the diversity and ecology of Triassic temnospondyls at the @smnstuttgart.bsky.social and @unihohenheim.bsky.social On to more temnospondyl fun coming in the future.
Thanks to everyone who helped make this moment possible :D #temnospondone ✔️

A graphic with an icon of the sun, a wiggly line denoting natural cycles, and a volcano, with a title reading "WHY is climate changing?" created by me. Not fancy, as my graphic design skills lean to function over art!

Scientists who study climate don't automatically attribute all changes to human activity. Rather, we carefully investigate every possible natural factor that could explain the planet's warming.

Could these be the real culprits?

The evidence is in--and the answer is NO.

This thread explains! 🧵

Two years ago I returned the loan of this amazing Vancleavea skull to Ghost Ranch. It had been in Austin for CT scanning, and needed a courier to bring it home.

#paleontology

After 4.5 years of work, I officially submitted my PhD thesis :) 372 pages on the diversity and ecology of Triassic temnospondyls. Stay tuned for more temno fun hopefully soon :D

New publication! My first dissertation chapter is now published in @plosone.org with @paleobadger.bsky.social, @calamanderso.bsky.social, Hannah Miller, Max Deckman, and Brandon Price. Any images not credited below are from this paper.

doi.org/10.1371/jour...

@uwmadscience.bsky.social

1/16

Our #Triassic #Reaserch Team* published a review of all terrestrial #tetrapod occurrences from the Triassic period in the Central European Basin (nowadays Germany, Austria, Poland, Switzerland, the Netherlands, NE France, SE England).

doi.org/10.1016/j.ea...

(1/3)

#science #forschungsmuseum

#Press
Research team @smnstuttgart.bsky.social presents comprehensive study on #Triassic terrestrial tetrapods in the Central European Basin in ‘Earth-Science Reviews’.
www.naturkundemuseum-bw.de/footer-menu/...
#SaveTheDate: Special exhibition ‘Triassic Life’ in Stuttgart from 17 October 2025!

Poster for an exhibition that will open in April.
Had a lot of fun with this and the exhibition itself will have lots more ;)
#paleoart #sciart

Raphael Moreno in der paläontologischen Sammlung des Naturkundemuseums Stuttgart mit dem Unterkieferrest eines Metoposaurus. - Copyright SMNS, L. Reinöhl

#ScienceNews
238 bis 234 Millionen Jahre alte Fossilien liefern neue Erkenntnisse über die Anpassungsfähigkeit und Evolution der Urlurche. Ein Team am @SMNStuttgart fand eine unerwartete Vielfalt von Urlurchen trotz lebensfeindlicher Bedingun...
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Fossil Record celebrates 25 years with a special issue exploring the vertebrate conquest of land This collection brings together articles exploring the fish-to-tetrapod transition.

🎂 Recently, we celebrated the 25th birthday of Fossil Record: one of @mfnberlin.bsky.social's flagship #journals!

On the occasion, Fossil Record published a Special Issue on #vertebrate #evolution & "the conquest of land".

👇 Read more on our blog:

#scholarlypublishing #openaccess

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#Job

#PhD position (m/f/d) in vertebrate #Paleontology

E 13 TV-L, 65%, 3 years

in the project “Bone Microanatomy, Ichnology and Paleoenvironment” of Dr Eudald Mujal Grané and @eliamson.bsky.social at State Museum of Natural History Stuttgart

All information: www.naturkundemuseum-bw.de/stellen

it's my favorite piece in the museum as well :D