Ali Nabavizadeh
@vertanatomist.bsky.social
Evolutionary Anatomist, Vertebrate Paleontologist, Zoologist, Author
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Introduction time! I’m an evolutionary anatomist and vertebrate paleontologist teaching medical gross anatomy as an assistant professor. I do research on craniofacial anatomy and function in herbivorous dinosaurs, dicynodonts, and elephants. I also recently wrote a book on Dinosaur Feeding Biology!
Today is the 85th Anniversary of Disney’s Fantasia and so I thought I’d share my article from a few years back in Natural History Magazine talking about the dinosaurs and other prehistoric animals in the “Rite of Spring” sequence! Enjoy. :)
www.dropbox.com/s/hpwi6rem4f...
www.dropbox.com/s/hpwi6rem4f...
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November 13, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Today is the 85th Anniversary of Disney’s Fantasia and so I thought I’d share my article from a few years back in Natural History Magazine talking about the dinosaurs and other prehistoric animals in the “Rite of Spring” sequence! Enjoy. :)
www.dropbox.com/s/hpwi6rem4f...
www.dropbox.com/s/hpwi6rem4f...
The Case of the Tiny Tyrannosaurus Might Have Been Cracked
www.nytimes.com
October 30, 2025 at 4:43 PM
I recently watched “The Fly” with Jeff Goldblum and regrettably still can’t stop thinking about it. Send help. 🪰
October 21, 2025 at 3:50 PM
I recently watched “The Fly” with Jeff Goldblum and regrettably still can’t stop thinking about it. Send help. 🪰
Although my paper is not on the type of sabertooths you might be thinking, I'm honored to have my elephant/proboscidean tusks and trunks paper be included in this wonderful special issue! anatomypubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
October 9, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Although my paper is not on the type of sabertooths you might be thinking, I'm honored to have my elephant/proboscidean tusks and trunks paper be included in this wonderful special issue! anatomypubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Cosign.
Here’s the thing I wish everyone could hold in their minds about writers—we love em dashes. We use em dashes. We are humans and not AI. We will not be deleting our em dashes just because AI uses them too. We were here first. You can pry my em dashes from my cold dead hands. F*ck AI.
October 7, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Cosign.
Me #1: "Write your book!"
Me #2: "Write a paper!"
Me #1: "No, the BOOK!"
Me #2: "BUT I NEED TO PUBLISH ANOTHER PAPER FIRST!"
Me #1: "UUUGGHHHHH!!!"
Me #2: "UUUUGGGGGGGHHHHHHH!!!!"
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Me #2: "Write a paper!"
Me #1: "No, the BOOK!"
Me #2: "BUT I NEED TO PUBLISH ANOTHER PAPER FIRST!"
Me #1: "UUUGGHHHHH!!!"
Me #2: "UUUUGGGGGGGHHHHHHH!!!!"
😓😅
September 23, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Me #1: "Write your book!"
Me #2: "Write a paper!"
Me #1: "No, the BOOK!"
Me #2: "BUT I NEED TO PUBLISH ANOTHER PAPER FIRST!"
Me #1: "UUUGGHHHHH!!!"
Me #2: "UUUUGGGGGGGHHHHHHH!!!!"
😓😅
Me #2: "Write a paper!"
Me #1: "No, the BOOK!"
Me #2: "BUT I NEED TO PUBLISH ANOTHER PAPER FIRST!"
Me #1: "UUUGGHHHHH!!!"
Me #2: "UUUUGGGGGGGHHHHHHH!!!!"
😓😅
Find joy.
Create.
Do good.
❤️
Create.
Do good.
❤️
September 21, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Find joy.
Create.
Do good.
❤️
Create.
Do good.
❤️
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The Natural World is amazing. 😊
September 17, 2025 at 4:02 PM
The Natural World is amazing. 😊
The Natural World is amazing. 😊
September 17, 2025 at 4:02 PM
The Natural World is amazing. 😊
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I usually don’t name art but this one of Pentaceratops chasing a pair of Sphaerotholus is called “Get off my lawn.” #paleoart #watercolor #sciart #dinosaur
September 17, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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This map is enormously fascinating. Also, 100% D all the way.
For the rest of your life, you can only eat food from one of these regions. Which do you choose?
For more maps: brilliantmaps.beehiiv.com/s...
For more maps: brilliantmaps.beehiiv.com/s...
September 16, 2025 at 10:43 PM
This map is enormously fascinating. Also, 100% D all the way.
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Might there have been hybrids between Mesozoic (non-bird) #dinosaurs, perhaps even between groups that had been separated for 10s of million of years? YES, the existence of such animals is very likely. But could we >identify< such animals? Let's see... tetzoo.com/blog/2025/9/...
In Quest of Hybrid (Non-Bird) Dinosaurs — Tetrapod Zoology
Might there have been hybrid dinosaurs in the deep geological past? If so, could we identify them from the fossil record? Let’s discuss…
tetzoo.com
September 15, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Might there have been hybrids between Mesozoic (non-bird) #dinosaurs, perhaps even between groups that had been separated for 10s of million of years? YES, the existence of such animals is very likely. But could we >identify< such animals? Let's see... tetzoo.com/blog/2025/9/...
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Today new publication has been released in @journalsystpal.bsky.social
We are proud to present you Cariocecus bocagei, a new hadrosauroid from the Papo Seco Formation (Barremian, Early K) of Portugal.
Come with me in this post series to learn more about it! 1/x
We are proud to present you Cariocecus bocagei, a new hadrosauroid from the Papo Seco Formation (Barremian, Early K) of Portugal.
Come with me in this post series to learn more about it! 1/x
September 15, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Today new publication has been released in @journalsystpal.bsky.social
We are proud to present you Cariocecus bocagei, a new hadrosauroid from the Papo Seco Formation (Barremian, Early K) of Portugal.
Come with me in this post series to learn more about it! 1/x
We are proud to present you Cariocecus bocagei, a new hadrosauroid from the Papo Seco Formation (Barremian, Early K) of Portugal.
Come with me in this post series to learn more about it! 1/x
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I'm recruiting a PhD student to join the lab at @gtsciences.bsky.social in Fall 2026! Broad taxonomic and topical freedom under the umbrella of vertebrate joint form and function. Information here: www.manafzadeh.com – please share 🦴🩻
✨Some news✨: after finishing my postdoc, I’ll be starting my lab as an Assistant Professor at Georgia Tech. Join us in Atlanta to study how joints work and where they come from!
September 2, 2025 at 4:48 PM
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It's true, #PrehistoricPlanet Ice Age is coming to #AppleTV for November 2025. These images show how good our animals are, but... believe me, this barely scratches the surface!! It has been a massive thrill and privilege to help bring this series together... you're in for an incredible treat.
July 30, 2025 at 12:15 AM
It's true, #PrehistoricPlanet Ice Age is coming to #AppleTV for November 2025. These images show how good our animals are, but... believe me, this barely scratches the surface!! It has been a massive thrill and privilege to help bring this series together... you're in for an incredible treat.
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You’ll all have seen the many announcements and PR pieces from #ColossalBiosciences. There are reasons to be concerned about the general message promoted by CB, one being that it is seen >by some< (US politicians in particular) as meaning that we can devalue conservation. A 🧵 1/n
August 1, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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Random shelf shot. 🦕🦖
July 31, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Random shelf shot. 🦕🦖
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July 30, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Reposted by Ali Nabavizadeh
Spectacular animated short showing different interpretations of the Crystal Palace dinosaurs as interpreted in the 1850s, early 20th Century, 1990s, and today!
youtu.be/OH57rtnKCEM?...
youtu.be/OH57rtnKCEM?...
"Terrible Lizards" | Dinosauria Series | Animated Short Film (2025)
YouTube video by Dead Sound
youtu.be
July 19, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Spectacular animated short showing different interpretations of the Crystal Palace dinosaurs as interpreted in the 1850s, early 20th Century, 1990s, and today!
youtu.be/OH57rtnKCEM?...
youtu.be/OH57rtnKCEM?...
Shout out to Rooter the Scolosaurus (ankylosaur), the low-key GOAT of The Land Before Time. Iykyk.
July 16, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Shout out to Rooter the Scolosaurus (ankylosaur), the low-key GOAT of The Land Before Time. Iykyk.
I used the word “synergy” in a meeting today and I’m so ashamed.
July 16, 2025 at 1:44 AM
I used the word “synergy” in a meeting today and I’m so ashamed.