Cranial bony projections in pecorans serve various roles from defense to mate selection. A new analysis of pronghorn cores sheds light on their microanatomy, aiding in comprehending behavior & phylogenetic history. Research by Slenker et al.: doi.org/10.1002/ar.253…

We are incredibly proud of our student Kyle Atkins-Weltman on his discovery of a new dinosaur!

Congrats Hesham Sallam!

Thrilled to see @OSUVertPaleo OSU Center for Health Sciences grad student Abdullah Gohar speak about ancient whales on NOVA | PBS with his mentor and #MUVP founder Hesham Sallam and #MUVP researcher Shorouq Alashqar. #SallamLab is doing amazing #science! cbc.ca/documentaries/…

Evidence for failure of vertebral segmentation during development, spondyloarthropathy and others. Baiano et al 2024 BMC Ecol and Evol. New information on #paleopathologies in non-avian theropod #dinosaurs: a case study on South American abelisaurids doi.org/10.1186/s12862…

New paper in The Anatomical Record ! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/share/author/Y… We used the relationship between alligator femur volume and body mass to predict body masses of some extinct croc relatives. Result: taxa were less chonky using femur volume as the mass predictor compared with using femur length.

250 mya, Pseudosuchia emerged. Understanding croc biology not only unveils their past but also aids in deciphering traits of ancient pseudosuchians. New study suggests femur volume is reliable predictor of body mass for these creatures Holly Woodward et al: doi.org/10.1002/ar.254…

Determining sex in extinct archosaurs is tough due to small samples & preservation issues. New study examines Alligator mississippiensis cortical bone for egg-shelling signals. Results: no signif. difference b/w male & female alligators Heck & Holly Woodward doi.org/10.1002/ar.255…

Finally, after five decades of collection and research, we have calibrated stratigraphic resolution of the confirmed dinosaur occurrences from the Two Medicine Formation of Montana! Thanks to former students Ray and Dave, and colleagues Jahandar and Eric! researchgate.net/publication/38…

Viking viking vs. Viking latifrons

I'm still around, but also exploring bluer pastures

Did crocs lose their warm-blooded edge? 🐊 A 2004 hypothesis suggests ancient pseudosuchians (croc relatives) were endothermic but modern crocs lost it. Review of 20 yrs of evidence suggests End-Triassic extinction favored cold-blooded survival @MathieuGFB buff.ly/3ZWiFlo

A. Danison et al. (2024) Chimerism in specimens referred to Saurophaganax maximus reveals a new species of Allosaurus (Dinosauria, Theropoda) Vertebrate Anatomy Morphology Palaeontology 12(1): 81-114 doi: doi.org/10.18435/vamp2… journals.library.ualberta.ca/vamp/index.php…

Way to go Andy and team!!

Great description of the work by Danison et al. 2024, the status of #Saurophaganax, and the scientific method at work: testing hypotheses, retesting later with more data, and knowing a hypothesis could be tested again in the future. svpow.com/2024/12/22/abo…

#FossilFriday To round out #FossilFridayAtoZ, the Eocene whale Zygorhiza, at the old Hall of the Ancient Seas Smithsonian NMNH

We're thrilled to announce the publication of an exciting new Special Issue on pseudosuchian paleobiology and systematics, Guest Edited by Mariana Valeria de Araujo Sena,Holly Woodward, and Jorge Cubo. anatomypubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/19328494/2… Beautiful cover paleoart by Guilherme Gehr

Late-surviving New Mexican dinosaurs illuminate high end-Cretaceous diversity and provinciality | Science science.org/doi/10.1126/sc…