We're thrilled to see registrations for ProgPal already flooding in. The field day & volumetric workshop are almost fully booked up - register now to secure a spot on these limited-space events! Registration deadline: 23:59 BST 25th April Abstract deadline: 23:59 BST 7th April

Macaulay et al. track the evolution of mass distribution through bird evolution, showing that crouched bipedalism evolved after powered flight. University of Liverpool EMB lab Professor John R. Hutchinson Emma R Schachner PhD Dr. Ryan Marek Dr Alice Maher Samuel Cross nature.com/articles/s4146…

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Have you signed up for #ProgPal2023 yet? Our conference for postgrads is run entirely by postgrads. Come to University of Liverpool in June and present palaeo to your peers in a supportive environment 🧑‍🎓 Abstract submission closes in two weeks!! ⌛️ #FossilFriday palass.org/meetings-event…

Join us for a night of fantastic talks at the Victoria Gallery and Museum, Liverpool. Free for Prog Pal attendees (its the night before the conference starts). Look out for the upcoming event link!

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Everything you need to know about the Progressive Palaeontology 2023 conference in one handy tweet! A full programme will be sent to attendees after registration has closed.

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Final few hours to get your registrations in!

That's right friends, I am the keynote speaker for #ProgPal2023! I'm so excited to share my current work quantifying mammal locomotor repertoires! 🦥🦘🫏🦇🦦 See you all there!

Registration desk: manned ✅ Energy drinks: drunk ✅ Prog: palled ✅ #ProgPal2023

Co-chairing ProgPal '23 with Samuel Cross & @apwoodbailey has been one of the highlights of my career. I can't imagine a better team. And we've had a great time meeting all the attendees and learning about their research. It's my final ProgPal, so I'm a bit emotional this evening!

Bird & Dinosaur Biomechanics Yorkshire Natural History Museum this Saturday - talking about the 'hows' and 'whys' of biomechanical modelling in the fossil record, with some classic (dino) examples and my own stuff on birds

Should we all be hopping like a kangaroo? 🦘 University of Liverpool EMB lab , Samuel Cross and James Charles review an exciting #preprint unlocking the secrets of kangaroo locomotor energetics. Work from Christofer Clemente and colleagues. Take a look at the #preLight ⬇️ 👀prelights.biologists.com/highlights/unl…

Check out this cracking preLights post by University of Liverpool EMB lab Samuel Cross & James Charles featuring Lauren Thornton Taylor Dick Professor John R. Hutchinson Glen Lichtwark Craig McGowan Christofer Clemente & co's recent bioRxiv unlocking the secrets of kangaroo locomotor energetics

Most birds use a funny running style: grounded running. It's a paradox: GR costs more energy than normal running, but animals usually minimize costs. Do birds waste energy? We resolve this with a model of the emu (the best bird). 1st PhD chapter, out in Science Advances 1/17

Hey all! I have a new portfolio website. This will be the main hub for my images going forward. It would mean a lot to me if you shared this around: mattdempseydinosaurs.com