akufner.bsky.social
PhD Candidate at UW Madison geoscience. Triassic ecosystems, temnospondyls, and the odd dinosauriform
👤 Joined on 14 November 2024
Followers
Following
Total Posts
@akufner.bsky.socialNew paper day! CT scans reveal much new information about the Mesozoic aged horned frog Hungarobatrachus. Well done Alfred and team!
Show PostNew preprint from me on @biorxivpreprint.bsky.social tackling the longstanding question of whether extinct "charismatic" taxa like #dinosaurs and #mammals are disproportionately common in high-profile journals like Nature and Science 🦖🦣📝 (the short answer is 'yes', and I have data to prove it!) 🧵👇
Show PostToday our paper introducing Megacauda is published in Nature! Which means I can finally share my illustration! Meet this beautifully preserved Jurassic, semi-aquatic swimmer #sciart #paleontology
Show PostTeaching on the main campus so no collections work today. So here's Bothriolepis canadensis (UMMP VP 3475) from this week's lab for the vertebrate paleontology course.
Show PostOut today: We show that Westlothiana lizziae or "Lizzie," described 35 years ago as the world's oldest reptile - is not a stem amniote at all, but a stem tetrapod. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Show Post