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Dinopic of the day 11: SMA beauties 1

Posted on October 14, 2011 by

When Hans-Jakob “Kirby” Siber re-opened the famous Howe Quarry near Shell, Wyoming, he did so in the secure knowledge that there was a lot of good stuff still in the ground. Today, some of that good stuff is on exhibit … Continue reading →

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Mammal pic of the day 4: YAWN!!!!!!!

Posted on October 7, 2011 by

A tired Hylobates lar (Lar gibbon or White-handed gibbon) in the Tierpark Berlin. Awesome teeth!

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More dinopic of the Day 8

Posted on October 6, 2011 by

The administrative chaos at work and the fact that for the third time in a year my office phone doesn’t work and can’t be fixed leaves me little time for a post today. So you’ll have to be satisfied with … Continue reading →

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Dinopic of the day 7: Steelosaurus

Posted on October 1, 2011 by

Admittedly, what I am showing today is not a real dinosaur. But still a very good mount. The coracoids could be a bit closer together, but the hands aren’t floppy, and the neck is S-curved. The trunk looks good, too, … Continue reading →

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Slaving for someone else’s profit? Mike says NO!

Posted on September 29, 2011 by

Mike Taylor of SVPOW and Giraffatitan fame has published an article on why we should stop reviewing for for-profit journals in Time Higher Education. How this came about is described here. As an ardent fan of open access publishing I … Continue reading →

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Mammal pic of the day 1: new mammal from Berlin

Posted on September 23, 2011 by

Here’s the reason for the blogging semi-hiatus: Lionel and his Mom are well!

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One sick dinosaur!

Posted on September 12, 2011 by

Yeah, I know, I promised not to repeat each and every new dinosaur find and story. But for the English-speaking world I believe I am before the wave, not after on this one. My colleagues Oliver Hampe and Florian Witzmann … Continue reading →

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