Steve Brusatte
@SteveBrusatte
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Paleontologist and professor at University of Edinburgh, dinosaur enthusiast and writer. Free born man of the USA. Immigrant. Husband & father. (views mine)
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Our little one has just arrived. Welcome Baby Yingliang, a gorgeous fossil dinosaur embryo preserved inside its egg!
You're looking here at a baby dinosaur, not too long before it would have hatched.
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A first glimpse at...the cover of my next book, The Rise and Reign of the Mammals. Coming June 7, 2022!
#fossilfriday
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It's happening. The reports are true.
A new
@JurassicWorld
film is in the works!
And I'll be back as a consultant, helping the moviemakers get a pulse on what we really know about dinosaurs.
Honored again to follow in the footsteps of
@dustydino
. Stay tuned...
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Never thought I would see the day when the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology sues the President of the United States. But here we are. Let's stand with SVP to protect our fossil heritage, not destroy it in the name of coal mining, ranching, and Trumpian politics!
SVP will take legal action to block cuts to Grand Staircase-Escalante & Bears Ears National Monuments
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Yes it's true: I'm delighted to be working with
@colintrevorrow
& his superstar team as science consultant for the next
@JurassicWorld
(2021).
Dinosaur fans: get ready, you're going to love this film and its dinos, I promise.
Honored to follow in
@dustydino
's footprints, too!
Thrilled to have
@EdinburghUni
paleontologist
@stevebrusatte
on the consulting team for our next film. Check out his book if you’re looking for a good read.
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Welcome Dearc sgiathanach, our new species of pterosaur from the Middle Jurassic of the Isle of Skye, Scotland!
When it was flapping around the heads of dinosaurs 170 million years ago, it was the largest animal that had ever flow in Earth history (that we know of).
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Surreal! Publication day for The Rise and Reign of the Mammals in the USA!
Huge thanks to everyone for your support and kind words. I hope you’ll find mammals as fascinating as I do. And even MORE fascinating than those dinosaurs…
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Did dinosaurs go extinct suddenly when the asteroid hit, or were they already in long-term decline?
How did mammals then take over the world?
Our new study, led by
@JGarciaGiron
&
@AAlechiarenza
, shows that dinosaurs were going strong up until the asteroid.
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Publication day for The Rise and Reign of the Mammals in the UK!
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February 20, 1824. 200 years ago, today.
William Buckland stood up to lecture in London. The rumors were true, he said. Bones of giant reptiles had been found in the English countryside.
He called them Megalosaurus.
It was the first time a dinosaur was given a scientific name!
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A first glimpse at...the UK cover of my upcoming book, The Rise and Reign of the Mammals. Coming June 9, 2022!
#fossilfriday
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The Storr Lochs Monster! Most complete sea reptile ever found in Scotland! Unveiling right now with
@BBCEarth
!!
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T. rex remains the one true king of the dinosaurs!
A few months ago, a provocative study proposed what we call T. rex is three different species.
We reassessed the evidence, and find that rex reigns alone as the giant apex predator of latest Cretaceous North America.
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A paleontologist, a paleobotanist, and a mathematician walk into Trafalgar Square…
With Ellie & Ian.
@LauraDern
#jurassicworld
#jurassiclondon
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Tracking dinosaurs on the Isle of Skye and teaching my wee field assistant the family business.
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Scleromochlus. Elusive. Seductive. Creature of mystery since its discovery in 1907.
Is it a primitive reptile? An early dinosaur, pterosaur, or croc?
In our new
@Nature
study led by
@davfof
, we can say with confidence: it's a close pterosaur cousin!
(art
@SerpenIllus
)
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It's one of the most stunning dinosaur fossils I've ever seen. But it's also important: it tells us that the 'tucking postures' of today's birds--in which they curl their head under their arms and legs before hatching--first evolved in their dinosaur ancestors.
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This is part of an embryo's coordinated dance to prepare itself to break through its egg and enter the world. Tucking is essential for a successful hatch. (art here by Shoulin).
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Thrilled to announce our latest dinosaur discovery from the Isle of Skye in Scotland: two new Jurassic-aged tracksites, with dozens of tracks, some made by dinosaurs we didn't know lived here!
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Some thoughts on dinosaur skeletons, and why they belong in museums. To inspire & educate, to be available for study & accessible to everyone.
This week the largest triceratops skeleton ever unearthed goes up for auction in Paris - but museum curators can only dream of getting hold of such a prize.
With an estimated price tag of up to 1.5 million euros ($1.7mln) the price is just too high
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How did mammals overtake dinosaurs? By getting big!
How did they get big so quick after the asteroid?
By giving birth to large babies that developed for many months in the womb, and then nursed & weaned rapidly.
Our new paper in
@Nature
led by
@funstonpaleo
shows how!
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There are dinosaurs in these cliffs… Trotternish Peninsula, Isle of Skye.
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Want to know the real story of Tanis? Whether there are dinosaur fossils actually killed by the asteroid? What is the evidence?
Tune into BBC One this Friday!
(Also, ego trip, but sharing a marquee with Sir David, omg a bucket list thing!)
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Get ready. Something big, toothy, flappy, and new is coming tomorrow morning, 10 am GMT.
#Jurassic
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Absolutely mesmerized by the new
@foliosociety
edition of The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs!
Thanks so much to all of my friends at the Society for turning my words into visual art. A huge honor to be in your catalog!
#FossilFriday
Here's a sneak peak at the new goodies inside:
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Here we go.
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Envision the Cretaceous world, around 72-66 million years ago, and this cute fluffy oviraptorosaur curled up inside its egg. Typically stunning art by Julius Csotonyi.
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Regarding T. rex: yes, there is variation in the fossils, but it is minor. Three distinct species can't (yet) be defined based on clear, explicit, consistent differences.
It's all still T. rex to me.
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Do I think dinosaurs were in any serious trouble before the asteroid hit? No.
There may have been some diversity declines, in certain regions (N. America) or groups (large herbivores).
But: dinos were still diverse, still dominant til the end. The asteroid abruptly ended that
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Print galleys in hand, both US and UK editions. This is happening. The real deal, coming June 7!
#FossilFriday
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It's officially open: the Tyrannosaurs exhibit at
@NtlMuseumsScot
in Edinburgh! And what an exhibition it is...
#Tyrannosaurs
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Get ready Jurassic fans!
And check out those feathered raptors. See, we promised!
@colintrevorrow
& team delivered.
The epic conclusion to the Jurassic era. Watch the trailer for
#JurassicWorldDominion
now.
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The word is out: there will be FEATHERED dinosaurs in
#JurassicWorldDominion
! Let me tell you about one of them: Moros.
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What is this thing? T. rex, T. regina, T. imperator, T. somethingelse? New evidence dropping in a few hours' time... (art by the incomparable
@MarkWitton
)
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🚨🦅I need your help! My next book will be on: BIRDS!
The 150+ million-year-story of how Birds Took Flight, from their dinosaur ancestors to the 10,000+ species today, from sparrows to this friendly hawk.
So: what stories about birds would you like to read?
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It. Is. Done. Mammal book draft, completed, after a year of lockdown writing. Best
#FossilFriday
ever.
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It begins... Get ready dinosaur fans.
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Well well well, what a sharp dressed dinosaur. Feathers, just as
@colintrevorrow
promised the first time we met! 🦖🐓
Are we all excited for
@JurassicWorld
Dominion now?
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So yeah as some eagle-eyed moviegoers have noticed, that lecture theater at Biosyn in
@JurassicWorld
has a very peculiar Italian-American name... Thx to the mischevious
@kev_jenkins
for the Easter Egg!
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A sneak peek. Feathered dinosaurs are coming...!
Next summer, dinosaurs rule the earth. Get a sneak peek this Friday, only on IMAX screenings of
#F9
.
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Some *genuinely* nice people on the internet today. Cheers to all of my fellow Jurassic World and dinosaur enthusiasts, who can banter with respect! Thanks for being the 99% that keep it civil.
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Enormous congrats to Dr Natalia Jagielska, the famous
@WryCritic
and now the newest paleontology PhD!
And thanks
@Dave_Hone
for coming up and doing examiner duties.
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It will be worth the wait!
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Welcome to the Cretaceous. Welcome to Jurassic World.
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Surreal and so much fun hanging out with these fine folks tonight on
@JurassicWorld
business:
@BryceDHoward
@colintrevorrow
@emilycarmichael
DeWanda Wise Isabella Sermon….
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🚨New book: Extinctions. The latest from the ever-prolific Mike Benton.
If you want to know how extinctions happen, why some species live and others don't, and how fossils help us understand the current biodiversity crisis, you'll enjoy this delightful book about death!
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Meeting Homer the Triceratops. The dinosaur daddy helped dig up (so many years ago).
Family time
@BurpeeMuseum
PaleoFest! w/
@AnneBrusatte
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I think a lot of people misunderstand what a consultant's job is on a film like Jurassic World. I give advice and feedback, but don't have the power to edit the movie. As if a studio would put the final cut of a $100+ million film in my fossil-geek hands, LOL!
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We lost Mátyás Vremir today. In a crap year of bad news, this has been the worst. Mátyás was the best fossil hunter I’ve ever known. He had a sixth sense for dinosaurs and mammals. Many of the best Transylvanian fossils were collected by him.
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Say hello to Ambopteryx, a new species of bat-winged dinosaur from China!
Multiple groups of dinosaurs–not only birds–evolved flight independently, using different types of wings. Wow!
Congrats to Min Wang,
@Paleontologista
, & their team!
My thoughts:
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The mammals that outlasted the dinosaurs were dim-witted.
It was their brawn, not their brains, that made them successful.
Excited to share our new research, led by
@OrnellaBertrand
& published today in
@ScienceMagazine
!
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This is going to be epic. Honoured to play a role consulting with
@MikeGunton
& team from the development phase a decade ago until now. Huge work by
@TetZoo
& many talented people to make this happen.
Official Trailer - Prehistoric Planet
Experience the world’s most extraordinary creatures like you’ve never seen them before in this five-night documentary event.
#PrehistoricPlanet
streams May 23 on Apple TV+
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New dinosaur alert! I mean...two new dinosaurs. And British ones at that. And they're spinosaurs. Fantastic!
Out today... two new baryonychine theropod
#dinosaurs
from the
#IsleofWight
. Here's a
#TetZoo
write-up...
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This goes out to all the folks who say feathers and scales cannot exist on the same animal! 😀
Holding the claws of a male southern cassowary... Just in case any of your friends still need convinced that 🐦 = 🦖!
#gradschool
#PhDlife
#Paleontology
#dinosaurs
#birdsaredinosaurs
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Happy publication day
@Laelaps
, on this fascinating, page-turning, barn-burner of prehistorical nonfiction.
Want to know what it was like during those moments, days, months, and years after the end-Cretaceous asteroid hit? Read The Last Days of the Dinosaurs!
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A couple of guys discussing new Jurassic World plot lines and dinosaurs... With
@dustydino
at
@MuseumRockies
in Bozeman.
It's a true honor to follow in Jack's footsteps as the
@JurassicWorld
paleontology advisor. And he's always been encouraging and kind in welcoming me.
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Small. Cute. Transitional. What could it be?
@davfof
& team will reveal all tomorrow, 4 pm UK time, 11 am eastern. Til then, enjoy this art from
@SerpenIllus
.
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@coraman
This is beautiful, thank you! teşekkür ederim! I am very happy to tell you that there will be a Turkish translation. I am not sure when it will be published, but hopefully soon. Thank you for all of the support and kind words!
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A friendly
#FossilFriday
reminder: feathers and scales can & do exist on the same animal!
Dinosaurs (and pterosaurs) ancestrally had feathers. And most probably retained some type of feather, even if limited.
Like all mammals have some type of hair.
We need more fossils to prove
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Epic. This really is a Cretaceous nature documentary, like you're there watching the final days of the dinosaurs.
An honor to help brainstorm and consult on this over the last decade (yikes).
Kudos
@MikeGunton
@TetZoo
@CockroachFilms
@Jon_Favreau
& the fab team. Legends!
An epic true story about majestic dinosaurs that was captured in the real locations that they roamed. Begin exploring coasts, deserts, freshwater, ice worlds, and forests when
#PrehistoricPlanet
premieres May 23 on Apple TV+
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Proud to be in the company of these fab people yesterday as we unveiled our new pterosaur Dearc.
Dugie Ross: collected the skeleton w/his diamond saw
Amelia Penny
@AmeliaMPenny
: found the fossil
Natalia Jagielska
@WryCritic
: studied it, drew it, now famous worldwide!
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Well this is pretty much the coolest thing that has ever happened. Thanks
@BillClinton
! You're welcome to visit us in Edinburgh any time, and we'll show you some dinosaurs!
@BillClinton
just said
@SteveBrusatte
rise and fall of the dinosaurs is the best book he read this year. Cool plug.
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Deep in the Bulgarian hills, on the dinosaur hunt. Bushwhacking and scrambling through mud until we reach a cold stream…
And there are the bones! Cretaceous crocs and turtles so far. More to come!
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Disappointing to see
@TODAYshow
give prime tv time to a troubling auction of a hyped-up dinosaur skeleton that is largely fake. With cheering kids in the background too.
Anytime you want to talk about real dinosaurs, science, Jurassic World, I & other scientists are standing by!
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Special delivery in Edinburgh: the real, actual, omg finished copies of The Rise and Reign of the Mammals!
UK version hitting bookstores June 9. Can't wait to share this with my fellow mammals, and hope you all enjoy!
#mammals
#dinosaurs
#JurassicWorldDominion
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Wow! The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs has won the
@goodreads
2018 Choice Awards for Science & Technology!
An enormous THANK YOU to all who voted, and all who read the book. To win an award chosen by readers is *the greatest* honor I can imagine.
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Mammals nearly went the way of the dinosaurs. Most died (~90%!) when the asteroid hit, and only a few endured. But from those survivors...
Read the tale of our ancestors in my new
@sciam
cover story! A teaser for my new book, out in June!
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If it wasn't for Junchang Lü, the world wouldn't know of these amazing dinosaurs:
Zhenyuanlong (the Fluffy Poodle from Hell!), Qianzhousaurus (Pinocchio rex!), Tongtianlong (the Mud Dragon!).
It was a privilege to study these fossils with you. Rest peacefully my friend.
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How bout that, our 'Pinocchio rex' in JW Evolution!
Qianzhousaurus was discovered at a construction site in Qianzhou, China, and is characterised by its thin, long snout.
You can read more about it in our latest Species Field Guide, now on our forums:
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Announcing the latest dinosaur discovery from Scotland: trackways of sauropod and theropod footprints in a 170-million-year old lagoon. Thanks
@NatGeo
for funding,
@Paige_dePolo
for doing an awesome job leading the study, and
@davfof
for finding the site!
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Beyond happy that The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs was chosen as the Times Science Book of the Year!
@thetimes
Thank you to everyone who has been reading!!
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Read all about it here, in our open access paper:
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On this final
#fossilfriday
of 2022, a shout-out to all of the fine work from our students & postdocs
@GeosciencesEd
and my colleagues around the world. Lots to be proud of! Some highlights:
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Wow some nice people on the internet today. Peace & love to all of my fellow dinosaur enthusiasts who want to talk science & fossils & movies, with respect.
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Nine years old, in a cinema, with my dad and two brothers.
@chrisbrusatte
was the dinosaur geek then. Totally unfathomable that a quarter century+ later I'd be working with
@colintrevorrow
& team, following one of my heroes (
@dustydino
) in consulting for the sixth installment!
On this day 27 years ago, Jurassic Park premiered in theaters! Where were you when you first watched the film?
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How about that new tail of Spinosaurus? The weirdest theropod tail I've seen!
Adds to the weighty evidence for swimming ability, but Spinosaurus (or other dinosaurs) never got to be true pelagic whale-mimics. More of my thoughts here:
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If you're looking for a quick primer on dinosaurs, or a nice train journey read, or something to give friends & family to understand your dinosaur obsession:
Check out the latest from
@Dean_R_Lomax
. It's a warp-speed tour of dinosaurs, with an expert guide.
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Have scientists found fossils of dinosaurs *actually killed* by the end-Cretaceous asteroid?
I consulted on the upcoming tv doc. Awesome fossils, but I have some healthy (I hope) skepticism.
A few thoughts about Tanis for
@BBCAmos
:
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Great day for Scottish palaeontology: strict new legal protections for Skye's dinosaurs & other vertebrate fossils.
Big thanks to the hard work of Colin and team
@nature_scot
and my PalAlba colleagues. A joy to help with this!
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Evolutionary biology is 'on par' with creationism and 'not scientific'. Very worrying that philosophy dept at my university
@EdinburghUni
--a world-leader in evolutionary research--is teaching this nonsense to its students.
@UoE_Philosophy
what is going on?
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One of my proudest days as a father. My three-year-old just corrected somebody at gymnastics class who had the gall to say that pterosaurs were dinosaurs. We have taught him well
@AnneBrusatte
.
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Not cool. Chinese crocodile and reptile fossils to be auctioned by
@McTears
in Scotland next week. Auction getting lots of media attention.
It has been illegal to export vertebrate fossils from China for decades.
@chinacgedi
, please take notice.
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Something big...well, actually, small and cute...coming tomorrow in the world of mammal paleontology.
Tell your children, tell your mothers. Keep those beady eyes peeled.
@funstonpaleo
& our team will reveal all. Art by
@Paleoartologist
.
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It's here! Crazy indescribable thrill holding the REAL book in my hands for the first time! Out April 24 or preorder now!
#fossilfriday
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My deepest thanks to
@guardian
for devoting *an entire page* in print today for Mátyás Vremir's obituary. Touched and honoured that we could respect our friend, and our memories of his remarkable fossil discoveries, in this way!
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Heavier than a Boeing 737. Longer than a yacht. Discovered by a farmer.
Patagotitan!
On display
@NHM_London
and a fitting canopy for dessert and drinks as we celebrated 200 years of dinosaurs.
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Pleasant afternoon checking out the Jurassic Park themed cocktail bar in Edinburgh. Incognito, not in my official film consultancy role!
With
@OrnellaBertrand
@kynigopoulou
. Wish you could join us
@colintrevorrow
@kev_jenkins
!
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Jurassic World Dominion premieres TODAY! Honor of a lifetime to take part. Congrats
@colintrevorrow
@emilycarmichael
@kev_jenkins
@LauraDern
@BryceDHoward
@prattprattpratt
&
@JurassicWorld
team!
#FossilFriday
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Tracing the roots of a 325 million-year-old tree, in the middle of Edinburgh!
Carboniferous Stigmaria roots embedded in the rocks of Wardie Beach.
Once the anchors of 100 foot tall giants, the trees that once lived, died, were buried, and turned to coal...
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