Chalicothere by Gabriel U. This group of extinct perissodactyls diverged from the ancestors of horses, rhinos and tapirs no later than the Eocene. I'm listening to the most recent Common Descent #podcast about them.
Chalicothere by Gabriel U. This group of extinct perissodactyls diverged from the ancestors of horses, rhinos and tapirs no later than the Eocene. I'm listening to the most recent Common Descent #podcast about them.
Heard on the latest Common Descent podcast that there's a debate in #palaeontology about whether fossil preparators, who chip fossils out and stabilise them with resin etc., should be co-authors on scientific papers.
In #archaeology, a finds conservator does not get this type of credit. Because
a) Most can't identify or date the objects they apply their valuable skills to.
b) #Humanities papers rarely have more than three authors.
Heard on the latest Common Descent podcast that there's a debate in #palaeontology about whether fossil preparators, who chip fossils out and stabilise them with resin etc., should be co-authors on scientific papers.
In #archaeology, a finds conservator does not get this type of credit. Because
a) Most can't identify or date the objects they apply their valuable skills to.
b) #Humanities papers rarely have more than three authors.
🐴 For #FossilFriday the Eocene “dawn horse” Protorohippus venticolus (cast), housed at the Utah Field House of Natural History in Vernal, UT.
The original specimen—now in a private collection—is about 33cm (13 in) tall at the shoulder. It is one of two known specimens from the Fossil Butte Member at Fossil Butte National Monument, Wyoming.
I’ll be posting more about North American equids in the Midwest the next few months.
A petition to stop the dissolution of 'Geology' (including palaeontology) at the University of Leicester: https://c.org/PYDT54ynd2
"If the proposal goes ahead, many staff will lose their jobs, crucial research will be shut down, and the future of undergraduate degrees is in jeopardy."
#Geology #EarthScience #Leicester #paleontology #palaeontology #UniversityOfLeicester
A petition to stop the dissolution of 'Geology' (including palaeontology) at the University of Leicester: https://c.org/PYDT54ynd2
"If the proposal goes ahead, many staff will lose their jobs, crucial research will be shut down, and the future of undergraduate degrees is in jeopardy."
#Geology #EarthScience #Leicester #paleontology #palaeontology #UniversityOfLeicester
This is your daily reminder that a bunch of sauropod palaeontologists are trying to raise $3000 so that a dozen or so new papers about diplodocoids can be open access — an amazingly good deal for the world!
If you'd like to chip in, please hop over to https://experiment.com/projects/reassessing-the-evolutionary-family-tree-and-biogeography-of-the-iconic-sauropod-group-diplodocoidea
#diplodocoids #sauropods #dinosaurs #palaeontology #openAccess
This is your daily reminder that a bunch of sauropod palaeontologists are trying to raise $3000 so that a dozen or so new papers about diplodocoids can be open access — an amazingly good deal for the world!
If you'd like to chip in, please hop over to https://experiment.com/projects/reassessing-the-evolutionary-family-tree-and-biogeography-of-the-iconic-sauropod-group-diplodocoidea
#diplodocoids #sauropods #dinosaurs #palaeontology #openAccess
Four distinct lineages of bird survived the Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event 66 million years ago, giving rise to ostriches and relatives (Palaeognathae), waterfowl (Anseriformes), ground-living fowl (Galliformes), and "modern birds" (Neoaves).
Four distinct lineages of bird survived the Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event 66 million years ago, giving rise to ostriches and relatives (Palaeognathae), waterfowl (Anseriformes), ground-living fowl (Galliformes), and "modern birds" (Neoaves).
A teaser for our book, THE SECRET LIVES OF DINOSAURS, written by Dr Dean Lomax, illustrated in colour by me, & published by Columbia University Press.
Each chapter helps to reveal a unique narrative of the grand cycle of life, based on extraordinary evidence of behaviours written in the rocks.
Out September 2025. Pre-order now!
#Art#Painting#PaleoArt#SciArt#Illustration#Dinosaurs#Birds#Pterosaurs#Reptiles #MarineReptiles #Palaeontology#Fossils#JurassicWorld#JurassicWorldRebirth
A teaser for our book, THE SECRET LIVES OF DINOSAURS, written by Dr Dean Lomax, illustrated in colour by me, & published by Columbia University Press.
Each chapter helps to reveal a unique narrative of the grand cycle of life, based on extraordinary evidence of behaviours written in the rocks.
Out September 2025. Pre-order now!
#Art#Painting#PaleoArt#SciArt#Illustration#Dinosaurs#Birds#Pterosaurs#Reptiles #MarineReptiles #Palaeontology#Fossils#JurassicWorld#JurassicWorldRebirth
My 25 years of palaeoart chronology...
A Psittacosaurus creche (fossils show these babies lived in groups possibly with an adult carer), from DINOSAUR BEHAVIOUR (2023), by Prof Michael Benton (published by Princeton University Press).
#Art#Painting#PaleoArt#PalaeoArt#SciArt#SciComm#DigitalArt#Illustration#Dinosaurs#Reptiles #Palaeontology#Paleontology#Psittacosaurus#JurassicPark#JurassicWorld#CampCretaceous#WildlifeArt
