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NANOTYRANNUS IS BACK, and WE ARE STREAMING ABOUT IT!

Join us Tuesday, November 4th, at 8:30 pm Eastern time for all of your questions about NANOTYRANNUS, and why we're all #backinhell after Lindsay Zanno and our very own @jgn-paleo.bsky.social published the paper of the year!

The figure used in my News & Views commentary. I generated the CT-based rendering of the holotype skull of Nanotyrannus lancensis (CMNH 7541), based on a recent scan. The lower image was done by the Nature art department.

Here's the free link to the print version that I'm permitted to share: https://rdcu.be/eNv94. You can't download it but you can screen-capture its two pages if you really need a copy.

Our casts of (bottom) the holotype of Nanotyrannus lancensis (CMNH 7541), (middle) the newly named holotype of N. lethaeus (BMRP 2002.4.1), and (top) T. rex (AMNH 5027). We published on CMNH 7541 in 2010 (http://bit.ly/3X5nCGm).

Today's bombshell in @nature.com by Lindsay Zanno & James Napoli @jgn-paleo.bsky.social (bit.ly/4qBE6ng) shows that putative juvvy T. rex fossils actually are Nanotyrannus. I reviewed the manuscript, so Nature invited me to write the News & Views commentary. Free link: rdcu.be/eNv94 🦖

Hi everybody! We are excited to share that we will be streaming the brand new Jurassic World Evolution 3 TOMORROW Oct 21, 830pm ET! Be sure to stop by & check it out with us!

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The Skeleton Crew is taking a break from their hiatus to STREAM TOMORROW, Tuesday, October 7th (9 pm to 12 am EDT) to raise awareness of two very important fundraisers in the world of paleontology!
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Journey with the Crew to the pixelated past as we check out the sandbox alpha of the long-awaited Dino Run 2 LIVE on YouTube tonight at 8:30pm Eastern! Special thanks to @pixeljamgames.bsky.social for the opportunity to get our hands on this so early!

Reskeeting this for its lovely artwork (by Henry Sharpe) of a Late Cretaceous theropod dinosaur that also depicts its freshly made tracks on wind ripples. 🧪🐾🦖🎨 #sciart

Reorganization of the theropod wrist preceded the origin of avian flight - Nature The forelimbs of two Late Cretaceous theropod dinosaurs show the presence of the pisiform bone, previously thought to have been lost early in theropod evolution and regained in birds during the evolut...

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Exciting new research out today in Nature on the evolution of theropod wrist bones by Skeleton Crewmembers James & Alex!!

Tune in to our livestream at 8pm et TONIGHT to learn more as we play a topically relevant board game (Wingspan) together!

Art by Henry Sharpe; link to paper in the next post.

Digital model of the fossilized forelimb skeleton of a bird-like dinosaur, shown in multiple views. Wrist bones are highlighted in brighter colors.

Forelimb anatomy of Cretaceous pennaraptoran dinosaurs sheds light on the origin of the avian wrist: www.nature.com/articles/s41... 🪶🧪 (📷 @jgn-paleo.bsky.social et al.)

Kicking off #JurassicJune with a new episode of #DINODNA on @jurassicparkpod.bsky.social 🌊

Join me and the amazing Amelia Zietlow @tyrantlzrdqueen.bsky.social to hear about all things Mosasaurus, including what we've seen of the Rebirth version...

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Happy Trans Day of Visibility! ❤️🏳️‍⚧️

Mark your calendars: our 10k subscriber livestream, featuring a live ranking of Scorpius followed by Path of Titans, will be THIS SATURDAY, JANUARY 11th from 7pm ET! Hope to see you there!

Keep an eye on the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology YouTube channel in 2025. I'm set to lead the committee that controls it and we have some *plans*!

In the meantime, I'll always recommend folks check out the wonderful work being done by @skeletoncrewpaleo.bsky.social.

There's a @skeletoncrewpaleo.bsky.social episode where they talk about how researchers said Pachycephalosaurs couldn't have butted heads because they would have gotten brain injuries all the time, until they realized the animals doing it today do it *despite* getting brain injuries all the time.

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Happy #FossilFriday!
Just in time for holiday shopping, we are running a shopping weekend sale (now through Tuesday December 3rd) - 35% off orders of $40 or more!
As always, thank you all for your support!!

YouTube video by Skeleton Crew Is this the BEST VR DINOSAUR GAME??? | PALEONTOLOGISTS play T-REX SAFARI VR ADVENTURE

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We're thrilled to share that we were invited by Raw Thrills to take a look at a prototype cabinet for T-REX SAFARI VR ADVENTURE, a new virtual reality experience.

We had an absolute blast, and can't wait for everyone to get to go their own dinosaur safari. VIDEO BELOW 👇

Happy #FossilFriday!
What the HONK were we doing in Chicago?! We can't wait to share the super special opportunity that brought us all together in the Land of Lincoln - stay tuned!!

One one side, a man in casual wear with the text "my wedding." And on the other, a man in formal wear with the text "Skeleton Crew featuring one of my favorite dinosaurs."

Tuning in to today's @skeletoncrewpaleo.bsky.social JWE2 ranking episode like

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!
Two new spooky versions of our logo are now up on our Redbubble, for the month of October only!

Huge THANK YOU to everyone who stopped by the livestream & donated to help us help the SVP last night!! Also, thank you again to Fossil Crates - our top donor & winner of the Majungasaurus skull was Logan J., with $350!

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If you can't make the stream, fear not - you can still donate using the QR code above, or the following link: www.gofundme.com/f/support-th...

Remember to join us TONIGHT from 6pm onwards as we help the SVP raise money to host this year's meeting! The highest donor will be gifted a scale Majungasaurus skull, courtesy of Fossil Crates - the number to beat is currently $100!
See you tonight!

Special #FossilFriday announcement: THIS SUNDAY, OCTOBER 6th - join us for a Fundraiser Livestream to support the annual meeting of the SVP, from 6pm onwards! Highest donor will be gifted a scale Majungasaurus skull, courtesy of Fossil Crates! See you there!!