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Finite Element Analysis of sauropod vertebrae
Figure 3 from Schwarz-Wings et al. 2009. A is Diplodocus, B-D are Giraffatitan. Earlier this month Daniela Schwarz-Wings and colleagues published the first finite element analysis (FEA) of sauropod ve… more →
Sauropod Vertebra Picture of the Week
More out than in
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Matt Wedel wrote 4 weeks ago: I drew a couple of these a while back, and I’m posting them now both to fire discussion and be … more →
Finite Element Analysis of sauropod vertebrae
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Matt Wedel wrote 1 month ago: Figure 3 from Schwarz-Wings et al. 2009. A is Diplodocus, B-D are Giraffatitan. Earlier this month D … more →
To B.b. or not to B.b -- or -- So what is a “genus” anyway?
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Mike Taylor wrote 3 months ago: Introduction Back when the Xenoposeidon paper came out, we suggested that Xeno could be the first re … more →
Bifid Brachiosaurs, Batman!
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Mike Taylor wrote 3 months ago: These are the days of miracle and wonder, especially for all you right-minded people out there who a … more →
Sauropods were corn-on-the-cob, not shish kebabs
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Mike Taylor wrote 5 months ago: This is corn on the cob: Corn on the cob, in cross section. Stolen from http://www.istockphoto.com/f … more →
Sauropods were tacos, not corn dogs
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Matt Wedel wrote 6 months ago: This is a taco. This is a corn dog. Vertebra outlined in green. Click for unmarked original. Here … more →
Blogs, papers, and the brave new digital world: Matt's thoughts
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Matt Wedel wrote 6 months ago: First off, thanks to everyone for reading, commenting on, and discussing the previous post. Seeing t … more →
Blog posts, papers, and the brave new digital world: your thoughts are welcome
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Matt Wedel wrote 6 months ago: A new perspective, or the same old thing? Brachiosaurus and friends from here (hat tip to Ville Sink … more →
What heads tell us about necks, redux
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Matt Wedel wrote 6 months ago: I Cannot Brain Today, I Have the Dumb Man, I hate making mistakes. The only thing worse than making … more →
Unstated precision and undemonstrated accuracy: two more reasons why we don't trust DinoMorph
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Matt Wedel wrote 6 months ago: Because the appearance of accuracy has an irresistible allure, non-specialists frequently treat thes … more →
Range of motion in intervertebral joints: why we don't trust DinoMorph
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Mike Taylor wrote 6 months ago: Wait, what? So let’s assume for a moment that you accept our contention (Taylor et al. 2009) … more →
What heads tell us about necks
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Matt Wedel wrote 6 months ago: So far in our coverage of the new paper (Taylor et al. 2009) we’ve mostly focused on necks, fo … more →
Sauropods held their necks erect ... just like rabbits
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Mike Taylor wrote 6 months ago: Welcome, one and all, to Taylor, Wedel and Naish (2009), Head and neck posture in sauropod dinosaurs … more →
Off-topic: Get down, get fuzzy, Tianyulong!
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Matt Wedel wrote 9 months ago: That clanking sound you just heard was pretty much the entire field of paleontology evolutionary bio … more →
The land of the free papers redux
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Matt Wedel wrote 9 months ago: There is almost too much coolness going on right now. Here’s a brief rundown. SV-POW! on Tour … more →
The land of the free papers
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Matt Wedel wrote 10 months ago: UPDATE: Oops, I’m a moron. I wrote this post at work (on my lunch hour!) and didn’t real … more →
A fused atlas and axis in Apatosaurus
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Matt Wedel wrote 10 months ago: Here are the first two cervical vertebrae of the Carnegie Apatosaurus, from Gilmore’s 1936 mon … more →
The sauropods of Star Wars
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Matt Wedel wrote 11 months ago: I’m sure Mike will deride this as sordid linkbait, but what the heck. I’ve been meaning … more →
Breaking news: sauropod pneumaticity on TV
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Matt Wedel wrote 1 year ago: I just got word from the History Channel that their documentary “Evolve: Size” will air … more →
