Category Archives: Announcements

Cool dino conference in Spain this fall

Posted on March 11, 2013 by Heinrich Mallison

Dieser Beitrag auf deutsch. This fall, from September 5-7, the VI International Symposium about Dinosaurs Palaeontology and their Environment will be held in Salas de los Infantes (Burgos, Spain). Organizers are the Colectivo Arqueológico y Paleontológico Salense and the Museum … Continue reading →

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Welcome to dinosaurpalaeo in German

Posted on March 1, 2013 by Heinrich Mallison

Dieser Beitrag auf Deutsch. The title says it all: from today on there will be a German version of dinosaurpalaeo. Why? Good question. Perhaps because I more and more realize that some people have trouble with my English. And I … Continue reading →

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Want to sponsor palaeontological research? Here’s your chance!

Posted on February 17, 2013 by Heinrich Mallison

By now I guess the vast majority of people has heard of Dave Hone’s attempt to crowdsource a really cool project on cannibalism in giant tyrannosaurs. If you know what I am talking about and haven’t made a donation yet, … Continue reading →

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Full-scale dinosaurpalaeo pictures now for download!

Posted on January 20, 2013 by Heinrich Mallison

Most photos I show on this blog are my own, and were taken with either my own Canon EOS 400D or my project’s Canon EOD 650D. Th original files are therefore between 3.5 and 6 MB, typically, and panoramas can … Continue reading →

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2012 in review

Posted on December 31, 2012 by Heinrich Mallison

The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2012 annual report for this blog. You can access it below; here’s my thoughts on it. Click here to see the complete report. Overall, I enjoyed blogging a lot, but I must admit … Continue reading →

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PaleonTurolog ’12 & El Plateosaurus virtual

Posted on December 12, 2012 by Heinrich Mallison

Yesterday I finally made it to Teruel again, 31 hours late thanks to the airline’s being totally surprise by white stuff falling from the sky in winter. I arrived at 11 pm, had  a wonderful dinner with Luis Alcalá and … Continue reading →

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new camera

Posted on November 28, 2012 by Heinrich Mallison

As some have already noted I recently bought a new camera. No, sadly not for me, but for my work project. Thus I can use it for all research-related issues, but for my private stuff it will still be my … Continue reading →

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going to EVA Berlin 2012 – Electronic Information, the Visual Arts and Beyond

Posted on November 7, 2012 by Heinrich Mallison

I will spend the next three days at EVA Berlin 2012. This is something like DigitalFossil 2012 writ large, and run by competent people. And, obviously, with a much wider focus than a narrow-minded palaeontologist like me can dream up. And … Continue reading →

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Did the earth move for you?

Posted on September 4, 2012 by Heinrich Mallison

It sure did for those of us who wish to get away from killing trees for publishing science: The ICZN has voted to allow online-only publication of taxon names! Obviously, there are conditions to be met, but so what? They … Continue reading →

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Paleonturology ’12 – send in your paper NOW!

Posted on September 3, 2012 by Heinrich Mallison

Did you publish a scientific paper on a paleontological topic last year? Then why have you not submitted it for “Paleonturology ’12”? For information, visit http://www.fundaciondinopolis.org or facebook.com/fundacion.dinopolis or read on below….

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DigitalFossil 2012 growing like crazy

Posted on May 22, 2012 by Heinrich Mallison

The list of participants with talk titles for DigitalFossil 2012 is now online at the conference website. Obviously, some people who are listed a second, third or fourth (even fifth) authors may not attend, but overall it looks like there … Continue reading →

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DigitalFossil 2012: update

Posted on April 9, 2012 by Heinrich Mallison

A short update on the DigitalFossil 2012 Berlin conference. As of today, there are 43 participants who have either sent talk titles (40), or announced they will take part (3). Most of them are experienced researcher, and I am glad … Continue reading →

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Andy ups the ante

Posted on March 6, 2012 by Heinrich Mallison

Andy Farke has made even more notes publicly available! Here’s his post to the Dinosaur Mailing List: Following my post on Friday, I have uploaded original museum notes for additional specimens of horned dinosaurs at the YPM and USNM. The … Continue reading →

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Andy Farke sets a precedent

Posted on March 2, 2012 by Heinrich Mallison

This is so cool; I hope it catches on: Andy Farke has just made his notes on the YPM Torosaurus specimens available for free to all! Here’s the Dinosaur Mailing List message announcing it: Andrew Farke afarke@gmail.com Relevant to the … Continue reading →

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Must read posts

Posted on January 9, 2012 by Heinrich Mallison

Just a heads-up that Darren Naish has posted the second part of his report on the Sauropod Biology Workshop in Bonn. Part 1 can be found here. Also, as Mike Taylor points out, time is running out in the fight … Continue reading →

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