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By gfunston Posted on February 22, 2022

Pterror of the Skyes

Pterosaurs reached large sizes much earlier in their evolutionary history than we thought, as revealed by an exquisitely-preserved skeleton of a new species from the Isle of Skye in Scotland. … Continue reading Pterror of the Skyes

Categories: Palaeontology, Photography, ResearchTags: pterosaur, Research, scotland
By gfunston Posted on July 12, 2021July 12, 2021

Nomingia no more

The last paper from the caenagnathid chapter of my thesis is now out! The paper is open access here. In 2018, when international travel was still a normal thing, I … Continue reading Nomingia no more

Categories: Fieldwork, Palaeontology, Research
By gfunston Posted on January 25, 2021March 9, 2021

Baby tyrannosaurs

Hatchling tyrannosaurs would have been among the largest animals ever to hatch from an egg. They also would have looked a lot like their parents

Categories: Fieldwork, Palaeontology, ResearchTags: baby, dinosaur, egg, embryo, fossil, Palaeontology, paleontology, science, t rex, tyrannosaur, tyrannosaurus rex
By gfunston Posted on October 7, 2020September 30, 2020

Say hello to Oksoko!

I’m very pleased to announce that a major part of my PhD thesis was just published! The paper is Open Access, so you can read it here: Royal Society Open … Continue reading Say hello to Oksoko!

Categories: Palaeontology, Research
By gfunston Posted on July 27, 2020March 9, 2021

The Caenagnathids of Dinosaur Park

A major portion of my doctoral thesis was centred around untangling a taxonomic mess: how many species of caenagnathids are present in the Dinosaur Park Formation, and which specimens belong … Continue reading The Caenagnathids of Dinosaur Park

Categories: Palaeontology, ResearchTags: Research
By gfunston Posted on December 11, 2019March 9, 2021

A new avimimid flock

In 2016 I led a study that described the first oviraptorosaur bonebed, from the Nemegt locality in Western Mongolia. We described an assemblage of as many as 22 individuals of … Continue reading A new avimimid flock

Categories: Fieldwork, Palaeontology, Research
By gfunston Posted on October 26, 2019March 9, 2021

The next adventure

It’s been nearly a year since I last posted, and what a year it’s been! I wrote and defended my PhD thesis (which took up most of my time), submitted … Continue reading The next adventure

Categories: ResearchTags: Research, travel
By gfunston Posted on November 2, 2018March 9, 2021

Lone Spruce Trackway

It’s been a while since I posted anything, because I’ve been busy since returning from Mongolia. Short video to get you started: As part of our fieldwork in the Horseshoe … Continue reading Lone Spruce Trackway

Categories: Fieldwork, Palaeontology, Research
By gfunston Posted on October 12, 2018March 9, 2021

Introducing…

Conchoraptor! For those of you who have followed my Mongolia Monday posts, you’ve probably noticed that I’ve been secretive about one of the specimens I’ve been preparing. Today, I finally … Continue reading Introducing…

Categories: Fieldwork, Palaeontology, Research
By gfunston Posted on October 4, 2018March 9, 2021

SVP 2018

Click below to see UALVP 57349 in 3D:

Categories: Research
By gfunston Posted on October 1, 2018March 9, 2021

Mongolia Monday Travel Log 6

Short update this week because I’m busy finishing up my projects… one week left! Check out the other Mongolia Monday posts here. Labwork The season has officially changed here and … Continue reading Mongolia Monday Travel Log 6

Categories: Research
By gfunston Posted on September 24, 2018March 9, 2021

Mongolia Monday Travel Log 5

This week’s post is all about my research in the lab. While it may not have the exciting drone footage that you get in the field, this is where our … Continue reading Mongolia Monday Travel Log 5

Categories: Palaeontology, Research

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Incredibly excited to announce that our paper on the new Scottish pterosaur, Dearc sgiathanach (Scottish Gaelic, pronounced “jark ski-an-ack), was published this morning!
Part of the reason @britpro and I were so excited to #travel to #Caithness and #Orkney was all of the #history preserved there! More than 5000 years of history is preserved in Orkney, stretching from #neolithic peoples through the Picts, and then #Vikings, who later became Christians.
#Orkney is full of amazing seascapes, but I was just transfixed by the constant power of the waves against the cliffs. The Old Red Sandstone (Devonian, ~390 million years old) fractures into distinctive planes, resulting in iconic textured sea stacks and a unique coastline.
One of the highlights of our trip to #orkney was a visit to @highlandparkofficial! They’re one of the few distilleries that still operates their own malting floor, which is necessary so they can use sweet heathery Orkney peat to dry their barley (that peat fire smelled AMAZING). The heathery peat gives the whisky its distinctive sweet but smoky flavour!
Orkney has been amazing. I knew it had an incredible archaeological history and beautiful landscapes, but I didn’t realize just how much is packed into these little islands. Lots more photos coming soon (@britpro told me I shouldn’t post them all at once)!
After some amazing #fieldwork on the @isleofmuck, we were treated to an amazing moonrise over Ardnamurchan.

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