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 …
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 …
That week seemed to fly by, but looking back, it was really productive. I was able to get a lot of work done in the lab, and saw some fantastic specimens for the first time. I forgot to add an update on my work in town last time, so there will be a bit more …
After two fantastic weeks in the Gobi, I'm finally back in UB. I just moved into an apartment north of Sukhbaatar Square, and it's settling in that I'll be here for another month. We had a really successful expedition, so let's get right into it! Note: I'll cover the Gobi trip over three weeks, focusing …
I'm travelling in Mongolia for eight weeks to do fieldwork and research. Each week I'll post an update of what I've been up to. Note:Â I'll be in the field for the next two "Mongolia Mondays", so there won't be a live update. Look for a mega-update on September 3rd! Week 1 After a long flight …
Every now and again, scientists make mistakes. Some of these are, as Bob Ross would call them, happy little mistakes, that end up being incredible scientific leaps (think Penicillin). In other cases, they're less positive, but can still provide cautionary tales for future work. Today, I want to talk about one of the latter cases. …
