Today was a huge milestone! Gave my first oral presentation at a conference! Presenting research that combined my passions for hadrosaurs (Edmontosaurus literally my favourite dinosaur lol), palaeobotany + palynology was a dream come true. So very grateful to my supervisors 🌿
Edmontosaurus ~ Edmonton lizard 🇨🇦🦎
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The trio for my ‘polar collection’ is now complete! However, I thought I would try a different background with this hadrosaur getting caught in the rain ☔️
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#paleoart #dinosaur #edmontosaurus
Ecology makes clear: there is no stability without diversity!
Something that I don't think is discussed enough in #paleontology circles is just how much parental investment is seen in #hadrosaurs. Cause, like, they're doing quite a lot of work compared to what is typical of all other #archosaurs.
#Dinosaurs #Maiasaura
Better late than never! Last week was my first time attending #PalAss2024 and it was an absolute dream come true talking to so many different people many of whom I’ve read books of or read countless of papers from! Can’t wait to go again next year! Might have something good in the pipeline for it ;)
That genuinely so cool to see honestly had no idea :)
Thanks for sharing 🙏🏻
Ah close enough haha
But so cool that’s awesome!! Love to see the dataset for these type of soft tissue structures grow 🙏🏻
Wasn’t aware of soft tissue preservation in Kaiparowits specimens, a surprise to be sure but a welcome one ;)
First time at the conference, and big fan of your work!Looking forward to your talk!! 🤙🏻
Wait but that extension from the I assume brachylophosaurus‘es beak, is not it’s rhamphoteca is it? Probably just matrix right?
Published today ... our study of predatory dinosaur diversity in the Lower Cretaceous Hastings Group of the Wealden. New data on one of the oldest Cretaceous dinosaur assemblages, revealing new spinosaurid, tyrannosauroid and dromaeosaurid lineages ... www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... #dinosaurs
Oh and before I forget it, definitely check out @serpenillus.bsky.social amazing art piece I used for the front slide of my presentation! I think I’m not alone being blown away by the beauty of this piece!!!
No better day than #FossilFriday to give a Paleo Talk to 6th graders! Their creativity and fascination inspires me again and again. Seeing their eyes light up at fossils like a T. rex tooth cast reminded me why I love paleontology—and the importance of inspiring future scientists! ❤️🩹🦕🦖
de Farias, B.D.M. et al. (2024). The first ontogenetic model for non-crocodylomorph loricatans, based on osteohistology of the ontogenetic series of Prestosuchus chiniquensis from the Middle Triassic of Brazil. The Anatomical Record, 1–31. doi.org/10.1002/ar.2...
Millions of years in a single photograph. Rock density, waves, wind and currents all affected the formation of this sea stack as well. #Geology
Ok, so the news is still new. I have a new paper out today naming a cool new pterosaur: Skiphosoura bavarica (Bavarian sword-tail), from the Late Jurassic of Southern Germany. The full paper is here with all the info: www.cell.com/current-biol...
Artwork by @serpenillus.bsky.social.
Thanks for your insight much appreciated :)
Good point with the fragmentary fossils, didn’t think of that yet! I’ll make sure to take actual fossils and replicas/casts with me!
Wasn’t quite sure if ID‘ing might be to hard but might just take some with me and let them have a go ;)
That is by far the prettiest reconstruction of that animal I’ve ever seen, like ever!! 👏🏼
On 29.11., I’ll be giving a talk introducing 6th graders to the field of paleontology—a topic very close to my heart! I really want to make it fun and memorable for them, so I’d deeply appreciate any advice or tips from those with experience :)
@davehone.bsky.social @ladynaturalist.bsky.social
Introduction time! I’m an evolutionary anatomist and vertebrate paleontologist teaching medical gross anatomy as an assistant professor. I do research on craniofacial anatomy and function in herbivorous dinosaurs, dicynodonts, and elephants. I also recently wrote a book on Dinosaur Feeding Biology!
Got to see a mounted Archelon in Tokyo few weeks ago. I could never really grasp the true size of these buggers till I actually stood in front of it! These things were HUGE! :)
I mean simply the forelimbs were as long as a person
Like the sound of that 💥
As @podokesauruspro.bsky.social has named us, the growing Bluesky paleo community shalled be called "PaleoBS".
Fellow PaleoBSers, sound off here so we can find each other!
Just made the switch from X to BlueSky, so here’s a quick intro! I’m a British-German paleontology undergrad at the University of Münster. Wrapping up my degree next semester, focusing on paleoecology of Mesozoic vertebrates, esp. derived ornithopods and amber. Hoping to post here more regularly! :)