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@jackstack.bsky.social

New paper on some very large ray-finned fish fossils! Thank you to Elizabeth Furman this awesome illustration. TLDR: Large early ray-finned fishes are rare, but show very different morphologies to the point that big body size is associated with distinct ecomorphologies. mapress.com/zt/article/v...

mapress.com Fossils of an over 1-meter-long Permian ray-finned fish (Actinopterygii) from the western USA highlight multiple origins of large body size in stem-group actinopterygians | Zootaxa

6/10/26, 2:41 am13 reposts20 likes

Matt Friedman

@friedmanlab.bsky.social

Congrats on the paper, Jack. And great artwork, Liz!

Tom Near

@tjnear.bsky.social

Congratulations, Jack!

Jack Stack

@jackstack.bsky.social

Please DM me for a link. I will be recording a video on this paper tomorrow for a broader summary. For now: Big fish in the Permian! @loamlizzard.bsky.social great job again!