D. Rex Mitchell
@DRexMitchell
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Postdoc ronin. I study skull shape and feeding biomechanics ππ¦ππ¨ππππ π @Flinders @WeisbeckerLab https://t.co/MFCQcguO1v
Adelaide, South Australia
Joined May 2018
A video covering our new published research on the tiny marsupial with an unusual talent π #skull #science
https://t.co/plNnGEXjAD via @YouTube
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Our lab just published a cool paper on seed-cracking bettongs. Not just any seeds, but some of the hardest seeds out there! Two species in the same genus showing different adaptatiosn to hard biting. Very cool πππ€π€ #skull #science
https://t.co/q500PXj0tk
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This was a fun little side project I worked on while doing placoderm biomechanics analysis with the Flinders Gogo team. To be presented at @CAVEPS_Palaeo ππ€ #Devonian #fossil #placoderm #paleontology
https://t.co/QzDPlEZYkh
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I only played a very small role in this @PNASNews article by @AbbyGraceDrake, @JLosos, et al., but it's cool, so please check it out! "Copy-cat evolution: Divergence and convergence within and between cat and dog breeds." https://t.co/NSjLuKAMju
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What if the Rancor in @starwars was a domesticated breed similar to a pug or a bulldog? In the latest video from The Skullywag Lab, I "un-pug" the Rancor to see what a wild, undomesticated Rancor ancestor might look like! #skull #science #starwars
https://t.co/3MOhVV0igo
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New episode on ant and termite-eating animal skulls πππ The feeding anatomy of these species is pretty bonkers tbh. Happy to finally explore it a bit https://t.co/FXu7179N5u
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Just made this for The Skullywag Lab website I'm building Come sit by the fire and enjoy some skulls ππ€
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A new episode of Monster ID just dropped! This time, the lab identifies the Beast of Tenby π https://t.co/KlIF6QnZ2F
#skull #science
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Knowing what an animal eats can help biologists find it β especially when a species is as elusive as this one. @KarlVernes @DRexMitchell @WeisbeckerLab @FlindersUniNews @uninewengland
theconversation.com
Knowing what an animal eats can help biologists find it β especially when a species is as elusive as this one.
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Some interesting findings from our new methods paper. We used the skull of the extinct desert rat-kangaroo as a case study and discovered some important details about its feeding habits @WeisbeckerLab @TheSkullywagLab
https://t.co/DnJg6Y80tz via @ConversationEDU
theconversation.com
Knowing what an animal eats can help biologists find it β especially when a species is as elusive as this one.
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For any researchers that study skull function using comparative finite element analysis, our new paper presenting a framework for scaling muscle forces to adequately represent the hypothesis is extremely important https://t.co/H7YPkKMXN5
journals.biologists.com
Summary: Common approaches for scaling muscle forces in skull finite element models might not always offer reliable results for all hypotheses: a framework for selecting the appropriate method is...
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@gessiejomez @DRexMitchell @CookeSiobhan Questions on socioecology? Rare behaviors? Skeletal lesion analysis helps! #primates #primatology
https://t.co/vfYWFfDzEf
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New study! Measaurements of deer skulls from 38 species (300 individuals) show that larger species have more diverse skull ecomorphology. Author concludes that size imposes ecological constraints ππ€ https://t.co/QMIVdDqEr4
#mdpifossstud via @FossilsMDPI
#skull #science
mdpi.com
This study employs Principal Component Analysis to examine cranial measurements from both extant and fossil specimens spanning 38 species and comprising over 300 individuals within the subfamily...
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New video dropped, where I turn myself into a giant - for science! π€π https://t.co/RIv0sXo0XI
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The latest video just dropped (link in bio). We take a look at how missing teeth in the ancestors of the marsupial lion made evolution produce one of the most weird and powerful skulls known to science! π€π Artwork by Rudolph Hima, Music by Max Brhon
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Like rodents? New video just dropped on their crazy skulls! ππππΉππππ https://t.co/Dk41IC6sNV
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The boxthorn bed and breakfast? Our new paper, published in @CSIRO wildlife research shows that Stick nest rats preferentially eat invasive boxthorn rather than native vegetation on Australiaβs Reevesby Island https://t.co/I75K3uiBT7
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Hey Skullywags! Dr Rex here. If you think skulls are cool, check out this video on crocodile biting ππππππππ The biomechanics of crocodile bites https://t.co/JgEd0PJhpf via @YouTube
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