BBC Learning Hub has launched Walking with Dinosaurs Virtual Field Trip Resources. More here: edtechchronicle.com/bbc-learning...

And that's how you integrate digital elements into an exhibition. Part of the temporary "China's Dinosaur World" at the Shanghai Natural History Museum, China. Closing this November. Video source: Shanghai Let's Meet

On #FossilFriday I am proud to share a new discovery - a skull of a large extinct relative of king and emperor penguins. @atennyson.bsky.social, Daniel Thomas, Felix Marx, and I report this magnificent skull in Journal of Paleontology: https:// bit.ly/4ne3HQV

This week, a new megaraptor was described—found with its final meal still in its mouth! The discovery of Joaquinraptor sheds light on megaraptoran evolution and palaeobiology 🧪🦖 www.nationalgeographic.com/science/arti... #science #paleontology #fossilfriday #dinosaurs #megaraptor #joaquinraptor

My take at Sobek (FSAC-KK 11888), scaled to the size assumed for MSNM V4047. #spinosaurus #spinosaurusaegypticus #kemkem #paleoart #pencildrawing

New paper led by @es-ucl.bsky.social PhD student Samantha Beeston (with @profpaulbarrett.bsky.social + others) on the evolution of postcranial pneumaticity in early sauropodomorph dinosaurs + its likely independent acquisition from that of theropods & pterosauromorphs: doi.org/10.1111/joa....

The Green River Formation is rich in species diversity. This snapshot captures nocturnal animals emerging as their diurnal neighbors start to settle in. This work is commissioned by the NPS to highlight species found in the Fossil Butte Monument in Wyoming.

#ZAVACEPHALE IS FINALLY OUT! 🥳 Our first definitive Early Cretaceous pachycephalosaur! (~15 my older than the previous oldest pachycephalosaurs) And the first hand material for the clade! I can't tell y'all how much of a pleasure it was to review this paper! ☺️

A new neosuchian crocodyliform from the Lower Cretaceous (Aptian–Albian) Holly Creek Formation of southwest Arkansas and its implications on the relationships of Goniopholididae: Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology: Vol 0, No 0 - Get Access www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

#Jaws didn't just scare a generation of beachgoers. It inspired future marine biologists like #MIT_WHOI grad student Jaida Elcock to explore the truth about #sharks! 📲 Explore the cultural revival sharks are experiencing, 50 years after Jaws, with the @latimes.com: go.whoi.edu/latimes-sharks

Two fossils found in Germany show very young pterodactyls with arm bones thought to have been broken in flight, probably because of severe tropical cyclones

Onchopristis numida hunting an albino baby Spinosaurus aegyptiacus

As we're all taught, you can (usually) only directly date the age of a rock if it cooled from lava. But here, scientists have dated dinosaur eggs, using uranium-lead ratios in the calcite. Hugely exciting, maybe groundbreaking. My take @science.org www.science.org/content/arti...

It's finally here! The next #Sketchasaur short starring the always-charismatic Spinosaurus, whose 'true colors' came out when we viewed it through the water. Let me know what you think! #Sciart #Blender3D #ArtistOnBluesky #Animation

#FossilFriday 150-million-year post-mortem reveals baby pterosaurs perished in a violent storm le.ac.uk/news/2025/se...

Lania, A., Pabst, B. & Scheyer, T.M. Craniomandibular osteology of a new massopodan sauropodomorph (Dinosauria: Sauropodomorpha) from the Late Triassic (latest Norian) of Canton Aargau, Switzerland. Swiss J Palaeontol 144, 39 (2025). doi.org/10.1186/s133...

Out today in Nature is the most exciting dinosaur paper I've ever been involved in - led by @tweetisaurus.bsky.social we describe a partial skeleton of the UTTERLY BIZARRE Spicomellus from the Middle Jurassic of Morocco, the oldest known ankylosaur. (1/x) www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Long before dogs became our best friends, their ancestors roamed Beringia 🐺 This is Zhùr, a ~57,000 yr old mummified wolf pup discovered in the Klondike (Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in Traditional Territory). Preserved by permafrost, her fur, skin, and paws have survived since the Ice Age. #InternationalDogDay

Rediscovery of one of the world's rarest sharks, the sailback houndshark Gogolia filewoodi, in Papua New Guinea 🦑🧪🦈🐟 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Bonus #whaleontology #fossilfriday: Introducing the new right whale Megabalaena sapporoensis from the upper Miocene of Japan! About 12-13 meters long - at the small end of extant right whales (Eubalaena). Described by my NZ office mate Yoshi Tanaka et al. palaeo-electronica.org/content/2025...

#金曜日だから化石貼る #FossilFriday FPDM特別展『獣脚類2025〜「フクイ」から探る恐竜の進化〜』より、スピノサウルスSpinosaurus aegyptiacus。 戦争で失われたホロタイプの模型。論文の図版や後年見つかった写真を元に作られた。 当時唯一だった標本が失われた影響は大きく、長い間謎に包まれていた。

Check out all the work that goes into the creation of the Spinosaurus TLC! Prompted by new discoveries, we began model updates and animation reworks. Peek behind the scenes and see the Spino’s refresh in action. Play the Spinosaurus today! #pathoftitans #dinosaurs #DeExtinction #spinosaurus #dinoTLC

The Cincinnati Museum Center is housed in a restored art deco train station from 1933. I love how Torvosaurus and Allosaurus kinda look like they’re waiting for a train. #FossilFriday

Wie wir von den Dinosauriern Demut lernen @ksta.bsky.social. #wissenschaft #paläontologie #dinosaurier #spinosaurus #wwd2025 www.ksta.de/panorama/pro...

'The iguanodontian dinosaur, whose fossils were found on the Isle of Wight, was identified by Dr Jeremy Lockwood, a PhD student at the University of Portsmouth and the Natural History Museum.' 1/2

#WWD2025 USask students featured in new #WalkingWithDinosaurs series news.usask.ca/articles/com...

SVP abstract accepted! 🎉 I’m looking forward to seeing many of you in Birmingham. 🇬🇧 If you’re curious about what pterosaur claws can tell us about their palaeoecology, be sure to stop by our poster! #science #paleontology #fossils #pterosaurs #claws #paleoecology #conference #svp #svp2025

This new #RSOS study explores the biomechanical and behavioural significance of tails in sauropod #dinosaurs, focusing on the caudal series of the Late Jurassic species Giraffatitan brancai: royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/... #palaeontology @daniajinn.bsky.social @pashavanb.bsky.social

The Spinosaur TLC has arrived! The Spinosaurus is ready to strike from the waters, bringing new abilities to showcase its power across land and water, turning its size into a deadly advantage. Watch the TLC video to learn more. Play the Spinosaurus today! #pathoftitans #dinosaurs #spinosaurus

New publication on the muscular biomechanics on the forelimb of Utah's Falcarius; more therizinosaurs please. Need more, but similar work on ankylosaur forelimb baud plans as well. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... @utahpaleo-ufop.bsky.social @paleontologizing.bsky.social

New Comparative Anatomy Textbook! Completely free to read and open access! doi.org/10.59319/YHF...

Japan's first university faculty of dinosaur studies www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/...

Oh! Another paper! From @camillebader.bsky.social Camille Bader's PhD, with Alexandra Houssaye @houssayecnrs.bsky.social. Elephant limb bone microanatomy reflects bone function and posture. Paper: academic.oup.com/zoolinnean/a... Tons of CT scan DICOM files: figshare.com/articles/dat...

Remembering Dr Tony Thulborn (1944–2025) - a pioneer in Australian palaeontology and a leading figure in the study of dinosaur tracks. We are saddened to share the news that Dr Richard Anthony ‘Tony’ Thulborn passed away suddenly on 22 July 2025.

🚨 So excited to finally share an incredible discovery from the #Triassic, Grès à Voltzia! Our international team, led by @stephanspiekman.bsky.social and published today in @nature.com, reveals a new reptile, #Mirasaura grauvogeli, donning an elaborate crest 🦎🔬✨ www.nature.com/articles/s41...

New paper! A nice short one. And my 1st that solely deals with mammoths. Indeed, just 2 kinds of mammoth bones: digital sesamoids & a "predigit" (prehallux/enlarged tibial sesamoid). Confirms expectations from phylogenetic character distributions. anatomypubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

New plotopterid (extinct flightless relative of boobies and cormorants) Fucadytes discrepans: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... Klallamornis abyssa is sunk into K. buchanani. 🪶🧪 (📷Mayr & Goedert)

Love fossils from the Messel Pit! From June: A remarkable beak morphology in a #bird skull from the Eocene of Messel (Germany) signifies unusual feeding specializations 🪶 Gerald Mayr, Krister Smith royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...

Another day, another dinosaur auction. A world where dinosaur skeletons can fetch tens of millions of dollars within a few minutes at auctions is not a world where dinosaurs will long be accessible to educate and inspire everyone. My thoughts for @CNN www.cnn.com/2025/07/18/s...

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?...

For #FossilFriday a mass of fragile #IsleofWight spinosaurid caudal vertebrae and chevrons rescued from heavy seas in 2017 on my dining room table. Mapped out, labelled and stabilised and safely transported to #DinosauIsleMuseum where much prep brought together a large part of the tail.

Like a real-life anatomy diagram, these "double-prep" specimens of a frog, lizard and chicken have been prepared so they are half skeleton and half taxidermy. They're a great way of showing what animals look like with their clothes off. 🐸🦎🐔 At the Sorbonne Zoology Museum

As well as the juvenile Ceratosaurus, the largest (by FAR) chunk of Mars on Earth is also on the auction block by Sotheby's: www.npr.org/2025/07/13/n...

Spinosaurus aegyptiacus neotype FSAC-KK-11888 (cast) in the special exhibition at Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum, Japan. #FossilFriday

Today's random piece of nostalgic palaeoart: Jan Sovák's Spinosaurus! This piece, painted around 2003, is among my favourites by Sovák. You can see the Jurassic Park 3 influence in the look and character of the Spinosaurus: it's a hulking, terrifying predator with a truly dreadful presence. (1/6)