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Alessandro Chiarenza @macroecoevoale.bsky.social · Nov 13

Glad to see my review on Mesozoic dinosaur macroecology published today in Biology Letters (Royal Society Publishing) for the Special Issue on the 200 years of #dinosaur science🦖 Artwork by Davide Bonadonna
🔗 royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/... 🧵1/5

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Nature @nature.com · 1d

Remembering Mark Norell, the palaeontologist whose discoveries helped to demonstrate that birds are living dinosaurs.

go.nature.com/433ddyk

Mark Norell obituary: palaeontologist who showed that dinosaurs still walk among us — as birds

Through fieldwork and innovative research, he transformed how scientists and the public perceive the prehistoric world.

go.nature.com

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Thomas R. Holtz, Jr. @arctomet.bsky.social · 1d

www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Mark Norell obituary: palaeontologist who showed that dinosaurs still walk among us — as birds

Through fieldwork and innovative research, he transformed how scientists and the public perceive the prehistoric world.

www.nature.com

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Alessandro Chiarenza @macroecoevoale.bsky.social · 5d

A brilliant palaeontologist, Dr Tsogtbaatar, is facing a tough battle and needs help with medical expenses. Please consider donating or sharing the link: every bit truly helps. Thank you!

Donate to Help Dr. Tsogtbaatar, Icon of Mongolian Paleontology, organized by Lindsay Zanno

Renowned Mongolian paleontologist Dr. Khishigjav Tsogtbaatar is fig… Lindsay Zanno needs your support for Help Dr. Tsogtbaatar, Icon of Mongolian Paleontology

www.gofundme.com

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Stephanie Drumheller @uglyfossils.bsky.social · 7d

Happy #Croctober to all who celebrate.

A skeletonized American alligator decomposing in a wood framed box

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Paul Barrett @profpaulbarrett.bsky.social · 8d

Sad news, the passing of a giant of the conservation world www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Dame Jane Goodall remembered as 'true hero for the planet'

Leonardo DiCaprio and Barack Obama are among those paying tribute to the leading conservationist.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Kenneth De Baets @djbirddanerd.bsky.social · 14d

Just in time for #FossilFriday 🦖 What are the big questions in #paleontology today?

dx.doi.org/10.1017/pab.2025.10042

Nearly 200 scientists worldwide came together to map where our field is headed. Here’s the story 👇

Identifying the Big Questions in paleontology: a community-driven project | Paleobiology | Cambridge Core

Identifying the Big Questions in paleontology: a community-driven project

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Alessandro Chiarenza @macroecoevoale.bsky.social · 14d

What are the biggest questions in #paleontology? New paper out today in Paleobiology led by Smith & Kiessling with ~200 coauthors on the relevance of our field, methods, & museum collections to climate & biodiversity research🦖 #FossilFriday @paleosoc.bsky.social 🔗: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

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Alessandro Chiarenza @macroecoevoale.bsky.social · 21d

With a pristine skull, tiny phalanges, gastroliths, & an articulated tail, Zavacephale is the oldest & most complete pachycephalosaur ever found #fossilfriday I had the pleasure of photographing it last week, what a beauty! Congrats to the authors, read about it here: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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Cary Woodruff @doublebeam.bsky.social · 22d

#ZAVACEPHALE IS FINALLY OUT! 🥳 Our first definitive Early Cretaceous pachycephalosaur! (~15 my older than the previous oldest pachycephalosaurs) And the first hand material for the clade! I can't tell y'all how much of a pleasure it was to review this paper! ☺️

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Richard Butler @richardjbutler.bsky.social · 24d

Early registration (and the best possible rates) still open for the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology annual meeting 2025 in Birmingham, but it closes on Thursday. Register now if you haven't already! #SVP2025 #2025SVP

vertpaleo.org/2025-registr...

2025 Registration Information – Society of Vertebrate Paleontology

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Steve Brusatte @stevebrusatte.bsky.social · 26d

New York Times obituary for one of New York’s greatest characters. RIP Mark, and you’d enjoy the Romanian palinka we’re toasting in your honor tonight!

www.nytimes.com/2025/09/13/s...

Mark Norell, Who Studied Link Between Dinosaurs and Birds, Dies at 68

www.nytimes.com

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Alessandro Chiarenza @macroecoevoale.bsky.social · 28d

Postcards from the last #fossilfriday in the field 🦖🏜️⚒️

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Steve Brusatte @stevebrusatte.bsky.social · Sep 9

We lost Mark Norell today. Dinosaur hunter extraordinaire. The coolest dude alive. My PhD supervisor.
Wherever you are, raise a glass of your favorite lager or single malt, as it is what Mark would want.

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Alessandro Chiarenza @macroecoevoale.bsky.social · Sep 4

The first time was so nice, we had to do it twice #Mongolia

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Alessandro Chiarenza @macroecoevoale.bsky.social · Aug 31

Hey 6-year-old me, I cowboy camped (=bivacco) at the Flaming Cliffs, watched the sunset, slept under the Milky Way, woke up to the sunrise (and even found the fossils this place is famous for). How about that? Bucket list: 🪣✅🏜️🦖🪺 #dinosaur #exploration #Mongolia #Gobi #adventure

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Thomas R. Holtz, Jr. @arctomet.bsky.social · Aug 29

Just got word that the dean of Mongolian vertebrate paleontology, Rinchen Barsbold, passed away at age 90. A pivotal figure in the history of paleontology in his nation, and of the study of theropods.

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Richard Butler @richardjbutler.bsky.social · Aug 27

Out today in Nature is the most exciting dinosaur paper I've ever been involved in - led by @tweetisaurus.bsky.social we describe a partial skeleton of the UTTERLY BIZARRE Spicomellus from the Middle Jurassic of Morocco, the oldest known ankylosaur. (1/x)

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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Alessandro Chiarenza @macroecoevoale.bsky.social · Aug 27

Surreal to be at Togrogiin Shiree, the “fighting dinosaurs” type section. Sounds like a dream to unearth a complete, articulated Protoceratops and a finding a baby dromaeosaur dentary. Best of all: teammates who make a frantic five-hour dig feel like a walk in the park 🦖🌅

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Alessandro Chiarenza @macroecoevoale.bsky.social · Aug 24

Follow me for a taste of good paleontology: today’s menu featured a complete turtle, bits of Protoceratops and Velociraptor, and dinosaur tracks 🦖🦕 #Gobi #Mongolia #dinosaur #paleontology

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Alessandro Chiarenza @macroecoevoale.bsky.social · Aug 22

#FossilFriday hits differently when you’re out in the field, particularly when your eyes land on an articulated avimimid and on a baby velociraptorine, but most importantly when you know you work with the best 🦖 #dinosaurs #paleontology #Gobi #Mongolia

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Alessandro Chiarenza @macroecoevoale.bsky.social · Aug 19

Since it’s abstract acceptance day, cheers from the Gobi to all SVPers @societyofvertpaleo.bsky.social 🦖 🐫 #2025SVP #SVP2025

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Alessandro Chiarenza @macroecoevoale.bsky.social · Aug 18

Great news from Birmingham to the Gobi: talk accepted to #2025SVP #SVP2025 - see you in November to chat Opisthocoelicaudia and titanosaur macroevolution. Bonus Milky Way pic from my tent ⛺️ 🌌🦕

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Brandon Peecook @gondwannabe.bsky.social · Aug 18

Notifications for #SVP2025 #2025SVP abstracts are going out!
Check your emails and get pumped for Birmingham! 😀
We've been working hard on the Program Committee. 🦴⛏️

This is one of the largest Society of Vertebrate Paleontology Annual Meetings of all time. @societyofvertpaleo.bsky.social
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Alessandro Chiarenza @macroecoevoale.bsky.social · Aug 14

Piece of a maxilla (upper jaw) and a jugal (“cheek”) bone, including the horn of a Psittacosaur I picked up (live from the field) and view of the office today #Gobi #Mongolia #fieldwork #dinosaurs #MADEX2025 #dinodig25

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Alessandro Chiarenza @macroecoevoale.bsky.social · Aug 6

Yes - we do listen Susie and Rob :)

thefossilfiles.bsky.social @thefossilfiles.bsky.social · Aug 5

Our new is episode out today!

In it Susie and Rob discuss the origins of pterosaurs and how environmental changes influenced their evolution.

Available now from Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts

open.spotify.com/episode/32rP...

Where did Pterosaurs come from?

The Fossil Files · Episode

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