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62 Sandi Toksvig and the Natural History Museum

billpurdue wrote 6 days ago: Sandi Toksvig and the British Museum this time, but first: I promised to let you know about Mike Pan … more →

Tags: Bibliophile books, w h smith, Mike Pannet, natural history museum, Sandi Toksvig, Paige Toon, Tuscany, Yorkshire, dinosaur

Diplodocus (2008) (Carnegie Collection by Safari Ltd)2 comments

plesiosauria wrote 1 week ago: Although the 2008 Diplodocus has been featured several times on this blog already, it has never been … more →

Tags: Carnegie, Safari, sauropod, dinosaur

Sauropods were corn-on-the-cob, not shish kebabs17 comments

Mike Taylor wrote 3 weeks ago: This is corn on the cob: Corn on the cob, in cross section. Stolen from http://www.istockphoto.com/ … more →

Tags: cervical, cross sections, CT, diplodocids, Junk Food, Math, necks, pneumaticity, Size

Sauropods were tacos, not corn dogs17 comments

Matt Wedel wrote 3 weeks ago: This is a taco. This is a corn dog. Vertebra outlined in green. Click for unmarked original. Here … more →

Tags: cross sections, diplodocids, dorsal, Food, goofy, Junk Food, Ribs, stinkin' mammals

Toby Triumph and the diplodocus stegosaurus1 comment

getdancey wrote 4 weeks ago: We work in in the top floor of a building that looks like it’s trying to be a warehouse. Perh … more →

Tags: Arty, artsy, childish joy, Displays, colourful nonsense, London, East London, Drawings, Stegosaurus

Blog posts, papers, and the brave new digital world: your thoughts are welcome24 comments

Matt Wedel wrote 1 month ago: A new perspective, or the same old thing? Brachiosaurus and friends from here (hat tip to Ville Sink … more →

Tags: brachiosaurs, Brachiosaurus, Dicraeosaurus, diplodocids, Mounts, navel blogging, Shiny digital future

What heads tell us about necks, redux21 comments

Matt Wedel wrote 1 month ago: I Cannot Brain Today, I Have the Dumb Man, I hate making mistakes. The only thing worse than making … more →

Tags: camarasaurs, diplodocids, necks, Nigersaurus, open access, other long-necks, prosauropod, stinkin' heads, stinkin' mammals

Unstated precision and undemonstrated accuracy: two more reasons why we don't trust DinoMorph6 comments

Matt Wedel wrote 1 month ago: Because the appearance of accuracy has an irresistible allure, non-specialists frequently treat thes … more →

Tags: cervical, diplodocids, necks

Choosing a journal for the neck-posture paper: why open access is important26 comments

Mike Taylor wrote 1 month ago: [Disclaimer: in this post, I am unavoidably critical of certain aspects of particular journals.  Ple … more →

Tags: cervical, open access, papers by SV-POW!sketeers, pneumaticity, rants, Shiny digital future, stinkin' theropods

Range of motion in intervertebral joints: why we don't trust DinoMorph9 comments

Mike Taylor wrote 1 month ago: Wait, what?  So let’s assume for a moment that you accept our contention (Taylor et al. 2009) … more →

Tags: Apatosaurus, cervical, Cetiosaurus, diplodocids, Mounts, necks, papers by SV-POW!sketeers, skeletal reconstructions

Sauropod neck posture: the world responds16 comments

Mike Taylor wrote 1 month ago: [I wrote this in the cafe on the ground floor of the BBC's Millbank studios, where I spent much of y … more →

Tags: Brachiosaurus, cervical, Fame!, Mounts, necks, papers by SV-POW!sketeers

Giant dinosaurs 'held heads high'1 comment

Gowri Shankar wrote 1 month ago: Keeping its head down: the Natural History Museum’s diplodocus will not need to be “re-p … more →

Tags: World Archaeology, London's Natural History Museum, university of portsmouth

Sauropods held their necks erect ... just like rabbits33 comments

Mike Taylor wrote 1 month ago: Welcome, one and all, to Taylor, Wedel and Naish (2009), Head and neck posture in sauropod dinosaurs … more →

Tags: Apatosaurus, cervical, Cetiosaurus, diplodocids, Mounts, Movies, necks, papers by SV-POW!sketeers, skeletal reconstructions

Behold the righteous wrath of SV-POW!26 comments

Mike Taylor wrote 3 months ago: Isn’t this a beauty? Alleged "Diplodocus dorsal bone", posterior view What is it, yo … more →

Tags: dorsal, filthy lucre, mystery vertebra, rants, stinkin' ornithischians, ulterior motives

The sauropods of Star Wars19 comments

Matt Wedel wrote 6 months ago: I’m sure Mike will deride this as sordid linkbait, but what the heck. I’ve been meaning … more →

Tags: cervical, diplodocids, dorsal, goofy, Mounts, Movies, mystery vertebra, stinkin' heads

Prehistoric Peanut Eater

bibliosaur wrote 7 months ago: What if the diplodocus had a trunk?? Nose Way! That’s what Robert T. Bakker suggests in The D … more →

Tags: Dinosaurs, dinosaur heresies, Robert T. Bakker

The Natural History Museum

Tim wrote 7 months ago: On sunday I went to see the BBC Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition at the Natural History … more →

Tags: hugin, planetoids, planetoid, BBC Wildlife Photographer of the Year, natural history museum, fergus kennedy, whale shark

Space Pirate Captain Haddock

Charz wrote 8 months ago: Space Pirate Captain Haddock by MarcMickael Via /m/, source of delight What about Space Pirate Capt … more →

Tags: Codex, Harlock, aardv:ark, Addle-pated lumps of anthracite!, Albator, Antediluvian bulldozer!, Anthropophagus!, Artichokes, Bashi-bazouks!

If you can help it, try not to run with a fox hanging off your arm

jvrabel7 wrote 8 months ago: Island Packet — If you are a regular runner in the Lowcountry, there’s a reasonably solid chance th … more →

Tags: Columns, Island Packet/McClatchy-Tribune, Running, Sarah Palin, Outback, Sea Pines, Captain Hook, pitfall, Prescott


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