Cary Woodruff
@doublebeam.bsky.social
A dino paleontologist who loves to research & share all things sauropod (🦕) related. Curator of Vert. Paleo. at Frost Science in Miami, FL USA.
And the paper:
The largest reported stegosaurid from the Morrison Formation (Upper Jurassic)
ReBecca K. Hunt-Foster, D. Cary Woodruff, Steven D. Sroka, and John R. Foster
www.researchgate.net/publication/...
The largest reported stegosaurid from the Morrison Formation (Upper Jurassic)
ReBecca K. Hunt-Foster, D. Cary Woodruff, Steven D. Sroka, and John R. Foster
www.researchgate.net/publication/...
(PDF) THE LARGEST REPORTED STEGOSAURID FROM THE MORRISON FORMATION (UPPER JURASSIC)
PDF | On Jan 24, 2026, ReBecca Hunt-Foster and others published THE LARGEST REPORTED STEGOSAURID FROM THE MORRISON FORMATION (UPPER JURASSIC) | Find, read and cite all the research you need on Researc...
www.researchgate.net
January 24, 2026 at 1:01 PM
And the paper:
The largest reported stegosaurid from the Morrison Formation (Upper Jurassic)
ReBecca K. Hunt-Foster, D. Cary Woodruff, Steven D. Sroka, and John R. Foster
www.researchgate.net/publication/...
The largest reported stegosaurid from the Morrison Formation (Upper Jurassic)
ReBecca K. Hunt-Foster, D. Cary Woodruff, Steven D. Sroka, and John R. Foster
www.researchgate.net/publication/...
#3) One big f-ing stego
Sadly, it's only know from partial forelimbs, but we document a stego that based on limb dimension is ~38% longer than the average stego. Assuming we could generally scale isometrically (don't come at me!), that all equals the largest specimen thus far.
Sadly, it's only know from partial forelimbs, but we document a stego that based on limb dimension is ~38% longer than the average stego. Assuming we could generally scale isometrically (don't come at me!), that all equals the largest specimen thus far.
January 24, 2026 at 1:00 PM
#3) One big f-ing stego
Sadly, it's only know from partial forelimbs, but we document a stego that based on limb dimension is ~38% longer than the average stego. Assuming we could generally scale isometrically (don't come at me!), that all equals the largest specimen thus far.
Sadly, it's only know from partial forelimbs, but we document a stego that based on limb dimension is ~38% longer than the average stego. Assuming we could generally scale isometrically (don't come at me!), that all equals the largest specimen thus far.
And the paper:
The first evidence of Turiasauria (Sauropoda) in the Upper Jurassic Morrison Formation
John R. Foster, D. Cary Woodruff, and Rafael Royo-Torres
www.researchgate.net/publication/...
The first evidence of Turiasauria (Sauropoda) in the Upper Jurassic Morrison Formation
John R. Foster, D. Cary Woodruff, and Rafael Royo-Torres
www.researchgate.net/publication/...
(PDF) THE FIRST EVIDENCE OF TURIASAURIA (SAUROPODA) IN THE UPPER JURASSIC MORRISON FORMATION
PDF | On Jan 22, 2026, John Foster and others published THE FIRST EVIDENCE OF TURIASAURIA (SAUROPODA) IN THE UPPER JURASSIC MORRISON FORMATION | Find, read and cite all the research you need on Resear...
www.researchgate.net
January 24, 2026 at 12:59 PM
And the paper:
The first evidence of Turiasauria (Sauropoda) in the Upper Jurassic Morrison Formation
John R. Foster, D. Cary Woodruff, and Rafael Royo-Torres
www.researchgate.net/publication/...
The first evidence of Turiasauria (Sauropoda) in the Upper Jurassic Morrison Formation
John R. Foster, D. Cary Woodruff, and Rafael Royo-Torres
www.researchgate.net/publication/...
So, we suggest that Haplo may be the owner of these teeth, and therefore, Haplo could be the 1st Morrison Fm turiasaur (and if you noticed some turiasaur-looking teeth in the new "Happy" mount at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History.....)
January 24, 2026 at 12:59 PM
So, we suggest that Haplo may be the owner of these teeth, and therefore, Haplo could be the 1st Morrison Fm turiasaur (and if you noticed some turiasaur-looking teeth in the new "Happy" mount at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History.....)
Surprisingly, the majority of Morrison 'pods have known teeth - but only 1 has no teeth and had been previously proposed to be a turiasaur. Haplocanthosaurus. It's largely considered a diplodocoid, but it has previously been proposed as a turiasaur.
January 24, 2026 at 12:58 PM
Surprisingly, the majority of Morrison 'pods have known teeth - but only 1 has no teeth and had been previously proposed to be a turiasaur. Haplocanthosaurus. It's largely considered a diplodocoid, but it has previously been proposed as a turiasaur.
#2) Turiasaurs in the Morrison?!
Maybe...🤷♂️ We documented several "heart-shaped" teeth from Colorado that are *identical* to turiasaurs. No turiasaurs are definitely known from the formation, so who might be the owner of these teeth?
Maybe...🤷♂️ We documented several "heart-shaped" teeth from Colorado that are *identical* to turiasaurs. No turiasaurs are definitely known from the formation, so who might be the owner of these teeth?
January 24, 2026 at 12:57 PM
#2) Turiasaurs in the Morrison?!
Maybe...🤷♂️ We documented several "heart-shaped" teeth from Colorado that are *identical* to turiasaurs. No turiasaurs are definitely known from the formation, so who might be the owner of these teeth?
Maybe...🤷♂️ We documented several "heart-shaped" teeth from Colorado that are *identical* to turiasaurs. No turiasaurs are definitely known from the formation, so who might be the owner of these teeth?
And the paper:
The first specimen of Barosaurus (Sauropoda: Diplodocidae) from Montana: The northernmost occurrence of the genus.
D. Cary Woodruff, Skye Walker, Katie Hunt, and Jason P. Schein
www.researchgate.net/publication/...
The first specimen of Barosaurus (Sauropoda: Diplodocidae) from Montana: The northernmost occurrence of the genus.
D. Cary Woodruff, Skye Walker, Katie Hunt, and Jason P. Schein
www.researchgate.net/publication/...
(PDF) THE FIRST SPECIMEN OF BAROSAURUS (SAUROPODA: DIPLODOCIDAE) FROM MONTANA: THE NORTHERNMOST OCCURRENCE OF THE GENUS
PDF | On Jan 24, 2026, Cary Woodruff and others published THE FIRST SPECIMEN OF BAROSAURUS (SAUROPODA: DIPLODOCIDAE) FROM MONTANA: THE NORTHERNMOST OCCURRENCE OF THE GENUS | Find, read and cite all th...
www.researchgate.net
January 24, 2026 at 12:57 PM
And the paper:
The first specimen of Barosaurus (Sauropoda: Diplodocidae) from Montana: The northernmost occurrence of the genus.
D. Cary Woodruff, Skye Walker, Katie Hunt, and Jason P. Schein
www.researchgate.net/publication/...
The first specimen of Barosaurus (Sauropoda: Diplodocidae) from Montana: The northernmost occurrence of the genus.
D. Cary Woodruff, Skye Walker, Katie Hunt, and Jason P. Schein
www.researchgate.net/publication/...
#1) The 1st Barosaurus from Montana
A *GREAT* collaboration with the @elevationscience.bsky.social
and @cincymuseum.bsky.social crew, we document the 1st Barosaurus known from the "The Treasure State", which isn't too shocking, but a wonderful surprise.
(& thanks @BLM_MTDKs!)
A *GREAT* collaboration with the @elevationscience.bsky.social
and @cincymuseum.bsky.social crew, we document the 1st Barosaurus known from the "The Treasure State", which isn't too shocking, but a wonderful surprise.
(& thanks @BLM_MTDKs!)
January 24, 2026 at 12:56 PM
#1) The 1st Barosaurus from Montana
A *GREAT* collaboration with the @elevationscience.bsky.social
and @cincymuseum.bsky.social crew, we document the 1st Barosaurus known from the "The Treasure State", which isn't too shocking, but a wonderful surprise.
(& thanks @BLM_MTDKs!)
A *GREAT* collaboration with the @elevationscience.bsky.social
and @cincymuseum.bsky.social crew, we document the 1st Barosaurus known from the "The Treasure State", which isn't too shocking, but a wonderful surprise.
(& thanks @BLM_MTDKs!)
There are 28 papers making up this volume, and they range from geology of the formation, plants, theropods, sauropods, ornithopods, stegosaurs, taphonomy, paleoecology, and so much more!
And I have 3 papers contributing to this volume:
And I have 3 papers contributing to this volume:
January 24, 2026 at 12:53 PM
There are 28 papers making up this volume, and they range from geology of the formation, plants, theropods, sauropods, ornithopods, stegosaurs, taphonomy, paleoecology, and so much more!
And I have 3 papers contributing to this volume:
And I have 3 papers contributing to this volume:
*So* niche....but it'd be *SO* good.....
January 18, 2026 at 2:55 PM
*So* niche....but it'd be *SO* good.....
Yup, the New Mexico Bulletin one. Rumors are it'll be this month....
January 7, 2026 at 8:27 PM
Yup, the New Mexico Bulletin one. Rumors are it'll be this month....
I'm taking the same view when the Morrison volume comes out 😅
January 7, 2026 at 5:17 PM
I'm taking the same view when the Morrison volume comes out 😅
Hadrosaur. Probably Brachylophosaurus. But the problem is that on the other side of the skin (which I saw in the field), I saw the mating pathologic neural spines.....
December 31, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Hadrosaur. Probably Brachylophosaurus. But the problem is that on the other side of the skin (which I saw in the field), I saw the mating pathologic neural spines.....
Everyone's saying black velvet...but I've always found it too shiney, easily gets dirty, too dark etc. You can shake it off/etc...or...alternatively, canvas. I have a piece of black and white canvas I take on research trips. No shine, easy to clean, can pick the best color for the fossil, etc. IMO.
December 29, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Everyone's saying black velvet...but I've always found it too shiney, easily gets dirty, too dark etc. You can shake it off/etc...or...alternatively, canvas. I have a piece of black and white canvas I take on research trips. No shine, easy to clean, can pick the best color for the fossil, etc. IMO.
Cervical ligaments still important. Neural spines still important. All important for sauropod neck function and reconstructions. Looks like a great sauropod win to me.
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December 7, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Cervical ligaments still important. Neural spines still important. All important for sauropod neck function and reconstructions. Looks like a great sauropod win to me.
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So, an EPB style still aligns, but a system present in both, not one vs the other. You still get a complex ligamentous system, & maybe a split supraspinal lig. - so no need to be reinventing a mammal-convergent nuchal.
December 7, 2025 at 1:19 PM
So, an EPB style still aligns, but a system present in both, not one vs the other. You still get a complex ligamentous system, & maybe a split supraspinal lig. - so no need to be reinventing a mammal-convergent nuchal.
Sauropods necks weren't just muscles & diverticula, & a lig. system was a very important contribution. They found I was wrong about some stuff. Cool. & some things I was right about. Cool. That's science. And ALL of this leads to a much better understanding of these ligaments.
December 7, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Sauropods necks weren't just muscles & diverticula, & a lig. system was a very important contribution. They found I was wrong about some stuff. Cool. & some things I was right about. Cool. That's science. And ALL of this leads to a much better understanding of these ligaments.
But in comes the new Williams & Harris paper! Not only is this the anatomical expertise rightfully needed, but they did phenomenal morphologic and histologic assessments. (love me some Fig 2 BTW)
December 7, 2025 at 1:18 PM
But in comes the new Williams & Harris paper! Not only is this the anatomical expertise rightfully needed, but they did phenomenal morphologic and histologic assessments. (love me some Fig 2 BTW)
Since the Watusi is a larger (by modern standards), quadrupedal, herbivore, I went with - and used the names - of a more mammalian style.
But see Jerry's *exceptional* paper on the proper anatomical naming conventions of such ligamentous systems journals.library.ualberta.ca/vamp/index.p...
But see Jerry's *exceptional* paper on the proper anatomical naming conventions of such ligamentous systems journals.library.ualberta.ca/vamp/index.p...
What exactly is a nuchal ligament and who exactly has one?
| Vertebrate Anatomy Morphology Palaeontology
journals.library.ualberta.ca
December 7, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Since the Watusi is a larger (by modern standards), quadrupedal, herbivore, I went with - and used the names - of a more mammalian style.
But see Jerry's *exceptional* paper on the proper anatomical naming conventions of such ligamentous systems journals.library.ualberta.ca/vamp/index.p...
But see Jerry's *exceptional* paper on the proper anatomical naming conventions of such ligamentous systems journals.library.ualberta.ca/vamp/index.p...