Shifting Sands
Mongolia is one of my favourite places, full of incredible landscapes, people and fossils. I have been tremendously privileged to travel here many times and to do paleontology research on … Continue reading Shifting Sands
Category: Palaeontology
Hiding in plain sight: what ‘Hell Chickens’ tell us about dinosaur extinction
Guest Post by: Kyle Atkins-Weltman, Gregory F. Funston, Eric Snively Palaeontologists argue: were dinosaurs already on their way out when an asteroid hit Earth 66 million years ago and … Continue reading Hiding in plain sight: what ‘Hell Chickens’ tell us about dinosaur extinction
The origin of placental mammal life histories
The jungle is quiet. Slinking through the understory towards a break in the trees is a small, dog-like animal. Its ears perk up as an unfamiliar grunt breaks the silence. … Continue reading The origin of placental mammal life histories
Of mammals and meteors
A week later, my chapped lips have finally healed and I think all the dust is out of my hair. New Mexico definitely left its mark on me; I just … Continue reading Of mammals and meteors
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
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
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
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!
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
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
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
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…
Greg Funston Palaeontology 