Ok, who brought the dog?

I think I make a pretty convincing Zuul, you can hardly tell the difference! Are you ready to rumble?!??? Dino Fight Club kicks off @ROMtoronto! pic.twitter.com/u4EuMyInl1 — David Evans (@DavidEvans_ROM) January 30, 2019 After a couple of months of blogging hiatus as I’ve been getting settled into my new job at the Royal BC Museum, … Continue reading Ok, who brought the dog?

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Your Project is Good Enough for a Talk: Green Chile Edition

Just shy of 2 years ago I wrote a post about the gender breakdown of speakers in the dinosaur sessions at the SVP annual meeting. In 2016, out of the 28 dinosaur talks that I considered, only 2 were presented by women. How did we fare this year in Albuquerque? (I’m going to break up … Continue reading Your Project is Good Enough for a Talk: Green Chile Edition

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Shindigging around Montana

It’s time to catch up on another set of fieldwork photos! This summer I spent the bulk of my fieldwork time traveling around Montana. Let’s see where I wound up! I started out in the Hell Creek Formation in Garfield County, near Jordan, as part of the ROM’s new Hell Creek Project. Danielle Dufault found … Continue reading Shindigging around Montana

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Bite Like a Theropod

As several of my colleagues have gleefully remarked this week, I’ve officially turned to the dark side a published some research on theropods, and theropod FEEDING at that, thus making me a Real Palaeontologist™ after more than a decade at this. Anyway, read on for some non-ankylosaury research, if you dare! My very good friend … Continue reading Bite Like a Theropod

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Where did all the tail clubs go?

Today is a New Paper Day! This time, we’re talking about the evolution of tail weapons! (Two Ankylosaurus duke it out with their tail clubs. (c) Jack Mayer Wood, used with permission) Readers of this blog will not be surprised to know that I find ankylosaur tail clubs quite interesting. I’ve been lucky to get … Continue reading Where did all the tail clubs go?

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