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So proud to share that today was my PhD graduation at UCT. I am grateful to my supervisors, Drs Yonatan Sahle and Dr. Jayne Wilkins; the North of Kuruman team, Dr Robyn Pickering and Dr Ben Schoville ; and my funders, GENUS,HERI , and IFAS-Research, for their unwavering support👏.

🎉 Congrats to PhD student Brandon Stuart on his latest paper on Moschorhinus kitchingi! 🦖 Read more: peerj.com/articles/17765/ #Moschorhinus #Palaeontology #FossilResearch #MassExtinction #ScientificDiscovery #GENUS #FossilFriday

🎉🇿🇦 Happy Heritage Month, South Africa! 🌍✨ #HeritageMonth #CelebrateHeritage #SouthAfrica #PrideInOurPast #HeritageForTheFuture 💫

🎉 Big News 🎉 Fonda Matlhaga is the first Black African to publish on therapsids! 🦖 A new species from the South African Karoo. 🦴 🔗 Read here wiredspace.wits.ac.za/items/b1b057e4… #ScienceFirsts #AfricanExcellence #Palaeontology #FossilFinds #Therapsids #KarooFossils #HistoricMoment

🌟 What our Grantees are saying 🌟 At GENUS, we’re not just providing opportunities; we’re fostering a community that feels like family, advancing palaeosciences, and nurturing future scientific leaders. 🌍✨ #TestimonialTuesday #ProudToSupport #FutureLeaders #Palaeoscience

🌟 What our Grantees are saying 🌟 At GENUS, we are committed to empowering the next generation of scientific leaders by providing the support they need. #ProudToSupport #GENUSFamily #FutureLeaders #Palaeoscience #ResearchFunding #ScientificResearch #InnovationInScience #STEM

📢 Attention GENUS Researchers! 📢 A friendly notice that the deadline for submitting your Annual Progress Report this year is 22 November 2024! 🗓️✅ #GENUSResearch #ProgressReports #DeadlineReminder

🌳✨ New Publication! Dr. Robert Gess & Christopher Berry uncover Archaeopteris trees thriving at high southern latitudes during the Late Devonian! 🌍🦎 Read more in Rev. of Palaeobotany & Palynology: doi.org/10.1016/j.revp…

GENUS and Ancient Odysseys have partnered to provide immersive paleontology vacations in South Africa! Read about our first successful tour here: wits.ac.za/news/latest-ne… Thank you to the Wits Media Team, and especially Chanté Schatz for covering this story!

Professor Jennifer Botha, Director of GENUS Palaeosciences, was recently inducted as a Fellow of the Royal Society of South Africa (RSSAf), one of the nation’s highest honours for scientific excellence. genus.africa/explore-articl…

Genus is currently hiring an Operational Manager! See the link for details: genus.africa/?post_type=exp…

🐊 PhD candidate Bailey Weiss and co-authors reveal the secrets of Orthosuchus stormbergi, a tiny Jurassic croc with slow growth and a semi-aquatic lifestyle. 📖 Read: genus.africa/explore-articl… #Paleontology #JurassicCrocodile WITS Research European Synchrotron

🐢 Chersina langebaanwegi is here! South Africa’s newest fossil discovery reveals the oldest known member of the genus Chersina, shedding light on tortoise evolution and behaviour from 5.2 million years ago. Read more 👇 genus.africa/explore-articl…

Thank you for being part of this incredible year with us. Wishing everyone a happy holiday season and see you next year! 🌟

In northern Mozambique, the Maniamba Basin’s K5 Formation offers a window into Earth’s ancient past: genus.africa/explore-articl…

🌟 Celebrating Women in Science! 🌟 A huge congratulations to our GENUS grantees, Lutendo and Enele, for representing women in science on Playroom (DSTV Channel 300) yesterday! 🎉👏 #WomenInScience #GENUSGrantees #ScienceOnTV #STEMinspiration #ProudMoment

See below details for the HSRC Internship Programme Proudly founded and funded by the Department of Science, Technology and Innovation (DSTI)-

New research from South Africa’s Sterkfontein Caves reshapes our understanding of early human diets. genus.africa/explore-articl…

Save the date Genus Grantees!

Congratulations to Precious Chiwara on her new publication: The Marine Isotope Stage 5 (~105 ka) lithic assemblage from Ga-Mohana Hill North Rockshelter and insights into social transmission across the Kalahari Basin and its environs authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S00…