First time someone has made a comic about one of my papers! This is so cool: nautil.us/how-history-...
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Interested in the Dodo? Here is our first paper, just published in the Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. Why was the Dodo thought to be mythological? How many species were there? This is the starting point for some really neat research. Much more to come! doi.org/10.1093/zool...
Abstract. The Dodo and its extinct sister species, the Solitaire, are iconic exemplars of the destructive capabilities of humanity. These secondarily terre
If you love fossil crocs or marine reptiles, here is a nice look into Enalioetes. The new metriorhynchid we described, led by @dinosven.bsky.socialphys.org/news/2024-08...
An international team of scientists, including researchers from Germany and the UK, have described a new species of ancient marine crocodile, Enalioetes schroederi. Enalioetes lived in the shallow sea...
Please welcome Enalioetes, a new Cretaceous metriorhynchid crocodylomorph from Germany. Enalioetes comprises a skull & the first vertebrae. The perfect preservation allowed us to reconstruct the internal skull, brain & inner ear. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....#FossilFriday#Science#Nature