René Dederichs
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@Rendedeer
⚒- M. Sc. Paleontology 🦕🦖🇩🇪- Opinions are own and post fun-stuff, he/him
@ApexPredator227 @HodariNundu Where or when is my boy in Prehistoric Planet Ice Age? 🥺
I found it interesting that the show was so reluctant to use scientific names. This is clearly Megalonyx, the northernmost known giant ground sloth. Environmental DNA suggests it may have crossed Beringia into Asia as per at least one study...
Using latin binomials for animals outside of academic contexts is like saying "pass the sodium chloride" at dinner.
Ladies and gentlemen, Nanotyrannus lives. Not only that, but it has 2 species within its genus. Thanks to the work of @ExpeditionLive, @JGN_Paleo, and their team, we have the strongest case for this pygmy tyrant so far. NYT article linked, I’m sure more without a paywall later
If it weren't for Lindsay's hard work, grit, and determination, the Dueling Dinosaurs may never have made it to a museum collection. Our field owes her, and everyone who worked with her to bring these specimens into the public trust, a debt of gratitude.
It's real. And it's spectacular. Sometimes, one fossil really can change everything you think you know. NEW PAPER (see bottom of thread) AND 🧵
Ok, I’m saying this as a teaching moment. Please avoid posting unpublished and/or embargoed stuff. If it’s public knowledge with the authors blessing, go nuts. But if you can’t confirm that and you know something, congrats on being in on the secret until it’s made public.
