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. This gives us our first window into the early life of the largest terrestrial predators of all time. These discoveries are the two main findings of our research on the …
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 Science On my very first trip to Mongolia, all the way back in 2014, I was given a young oviraptorid skeleton to work on, which …
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 to which species? I'm very pleased to say that my review on the caenagnathids of the Dinosaur Park Formation has now been published at VAMP: …
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 a small animal called Avimimus, which we later determined to be a separate species. Excavating the Nemegt Avimimus bonebed in 2016 One of the peculiarities …
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 a couple papers and grant applications, and still managed to find a bit of time for fieldwork. My thesis is now 100% complete, and I'll …
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 Canyon Formation, we're always looking for new sites and exciting projects. These footprints were found in 2017 by Mark Powers, whose previous encounters with footprints …
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 get to reveal the identity of that specimen. Check out the short video below to get started. The 3D model below highlights some of the …
Click below to see UALVP 57349 in 3D: https://sketchfab.com/models/c44292a9b4ad4f8b953e925c11cccaa4
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 in addition to preseason hockey (yay!) we're getting snow here in Ulaanbaatar (boo!). Fun fact, Ulaanbaatar now has a hockey rink, in a shopping mall …
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 exciting discoveries in the field come to life. I've been working the past few weeks to try and finish up a few projects. Each of …
