Please save November 12-15, 2025 to attend the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology (SVP) Annual Meeting in Birmingham, United Kingdom! Birmingham is the UK’s second city and the home of heavy metal, Peaky Blinders, and JRR Tolkien.

ComiCon 2024 in the books! Super happy to see animation icon Tom Sito and his wife Pat! #comicon2024 #tomsito

Wild Robot at ComiCon 2024. Congrats to Chris Sanders and crew on a beautiful film! It was an honor to help with the animal anatomy on the project! And Mark Hamill dropped in on the panel! Excellent! #WildRobot #MarkHamill #ChrisSanders

Hi Everyone! In Sept, the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology's Diversity Committee will be starting its 3rd annual Graduate School Application Preparation Group (GAP Group) workshops. Check it ouit at: [vertpaleo.us1.list-manage.com]  Posted for the SVP Diversity Committee!

The Early Bird registration rate for SVP’s Annual Meeting ends on September 5th, which is one week away. This year's Annual Meeting will take place in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA on Wednesday, October 30 – Saturday, November 2. Register by September 5th to save over 30%!

The Early Bird registration rate for SVP’s Annual Meeting ends tomorrow, September 5th. This year's Annual Meeting will take place in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA on Wednesday, October 30 – Saturday, November 2. Register by September 5th to save over 30%!

I'm very excited to be joining Dan Sturmer (Univ Cincinnati), Garrett Vice (ExxonMobile), and Michelle Mary (CSU-Fullerton), leading two GSA field trips on the "Geology and Paleontology of Disneyland" (9/21 & 9/26). The trip is endorsed by the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology!

SVP is partnering with masiakasarus on Tiktok and @skeletoncrewpaleo on YouTube to raise support for the Welcome Reception, SVP outreach, and the SVP Futures Award! Help the cause with this GofundMe campaign! gofundme.com/f/support-the-…

Happy (U.S.) National Fossil Day Everyone! I celebrate the NFS with an image of one of my favorite specimens, Seymouria sanjuanensis from the Lower Permian of central Germany - found with Dave Berman, Amy Henrici, and Thomas Martens.

As of the fall meeting of the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology, I am very proud to take on the role of president of the Society. It is a career honor, and I am privileged to help chart the course of SVP for the next two years. #2025SVP

That's a wrap! SVP-Minneapolis has concluded after hundreds of presentations, field trips, workshops, & auction with a terrific banquet the last night. Thanks to all, especially Lee Lowery and our fantastic MCI business office! hashtag#SVP2024. Next stop - Birmingham, UK in 2025!

Open invitation to SVP members, as well as nonmembers to join us for the annual SVP business meeting at 5:30 PM Eastern time on November 13, 2024. You don't have to have attend the Minneapolis meeting to join us.

Please consider making the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology one of your beneficiaries on Giving Tuesday, Dec 3, 2024. Your generous donation will allow us to support the financial health of our society, as we work to protect fossil resources.

Another new reptile from Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument in southern Utah - showcasing its remarkable paleontological and why it is so important to maintain its protections! hashtag#escalantegrandstaircase popsci.com/science/giant-…

I was honored to meet with the Mark Takano, rep.from my district (CA-39) while visiting in Washington DC. We discussed the importance of science, education, and the roll the Soc of Vertebrate Paleo might play to support science in the U.S. #SVP #SocietyofVertebratePaleontology

#FossilFriday Not a fossil, but I was pleased hang for a bit with Mr. T. rex himself, Dr Tom Holtz! We were filming for BBC and we're both hoping to see our colleagues in Birmingham, UK in November for SVP's annual conference! #SVP #SocietofVertebratePaleontology

Hi All! Letting you know I'm now also on Bluesky - StuartSumida spreading excitement for paleontology, animation, anatomy, (as current president of) the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology! #StuartSumida #SocietyofVertebratePaleontology #SVP #Paleontology #VertebratePaleontology

Hi Everyone! Letting you know I'mm now on Instagram - StuartSumida -talking about paleontology, animation, anatomy, and (as the current president of) the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology! #StuartSumida #SocietyofVertebratePaleontology #SVP #Paleontology #VertebratePaleontology

Happy fossil Friday everyone! Yesterday I got to visit with the staff at Petrified Forest National Park. PFNP is one of the great underrated gems of the US National Park system and the crew there is doing a remarkable job! #SocietyofVertebratePaleontology #SVP #FossilFriday

Seen as I drive through SE Utah: he iconic Mexican Hat Rock - a Late Paleozoic rock formation where we've found bits of pelycosaurs - early members of the lineage leading to mammals. #SocietyofVertebratePaleontology #SVP