#Archaeopteryx (/ˌɑːrkiːˈɒptərɪks/ ⓘ; lit. 'ancient wing'), sometimes referred to by its German name, "Urvogel " (lit. 'Primeval Bird') is a genus of bird-like dinosaurs. The genus name derives from the Ancient Greek ἀρχαῖος (archaîos), meaning 'ancient', and πτέρυξ

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Fossils from a 1.6-million-year-old site in Kenya accord with older sites, suggesting early humans exhibited a stable pattern of hunting or aggressively scavenging meat, including transporting carcass limbs to processing sites and extracting marrow. In PNAS: https://ow.ly/S35b50YW8Eb

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Meanwhile Bruno and Brunette are thriving. I haven't seen any babies yet this year but I don't really know what is going on in that cave. (I don't even know which one is Bruno and which one is Brunette) Happy little critters tho. 🐸

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My general public health advice remains, "don't ever go on a cruise ship (why the fuck would you do that????)" 🧵

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I am heartened that *state* public health officials in Georgia, Arizona & California are monitoring passengers from the MV Hondius. Because of the work of those state officials, I assess low risk to the general public at this time — but it's important we continue to pay attention 🧵

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