150 millió éven át tökéletesedett a pteroszauruszok repülési képessége
Qubit,
Mintegy 220 millió évvel ezelőtt jelentek meg az első pteroszauruszok, avagy repülő hüllők, amelyek membrános szárnyaikkal az…
The Scientific Palaeoart of Dr Mark Witton
Scientific American Blog: Tetrapod Zoology,
There is a revolution in palaeoart, and a revolution in the science of pterosaurs. Here, we look at an artist and scientist…
The Glorious Twilight of Pterosaurs
Discover Top Stories,
While dinosaurs have a healthy hold on our imagination, their sky-sailing relatives the pterosaurs don't get nearly as much…
Paul Graham on blogging as a way to generate papers
Sauropod Vertebra Picture of the Week,
Computer programmer, essayist and venture capitalist Paul Graham writes: In most fields, prototypes have traditionally been…
Some Azhdarchid Pterosaurs Were Robust-Necked Top-Tier Predators
Scientific American Blog: Tetrapod Zoology,
New analysis shows that some of these amazing flying beasts were far more formidable than we'd ever thought before... -- Read…
Palaeoart Memes and the Unspoken Status Quo in Palaeontological Popularisation
Scientific American Blog: Tetrapod Zoology,
Palaeoart memes are important and pervasive – what are they, and what do they mean for the popularisation of palaeontology? -…
Tetrapod Zoology 10th-Birthday Extravaganza, Part 4: Looking Back at a Decade of Tetrapod Zoology
Scientific American Blog: Tetrapod Zoology,
Some days ago (January 21st 2016), Tet Zoo reached its 10th birthday. You might have heard this already, sorry for going on…
Late News from the 2015 Pterosaur Meeting
Scientific American Blog: Tetrapod Zoology,
A few short weeks ago the.... umm... fifth (I think) international pterosaur meeting was held. It was hosted by my alma mater…
Why Paleontologists Get Riled Up Over This 'Heretical' Pterosaur Concept Art
Motherboard RSS Feed,
In the online world of pterosaur science, there are two main and largely opposing forces: paleontologists, and a man named…
Speculative Zoology at Tet Zoo, The Story So Far
Scientific American Blog: Tetrapod Zoology,
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Give the Gift of Paleoart!
The Integrative Paleontologists,
One of my favorite things about the Internet Age, among many favorite things, is the way in which it facilitates access to some…
Kiedy pterozaur tracił zdolność latania?
Archeowieści,
Symulacje komputerowe wskazują, że najwięksi przedstawiciele pterozaurów mogli mieć kłopoty z lataniem. Porównanie rozmiarów żyra…
2014, an amazing year for pterosaurs
Scientific American Blog: Tetrapod Zoology,
I’m still not sure whether I blog about Mesozoic archosaurs – specifically dinosaurs and pterosaurs – too often, or too…
The events of TetZooCon 2014
Scientific American Blog: Tetrapod Zoology,
The world’s very first Tetrapod Zoology Convention – we’re calling it TetZooCon – happened on Saturday 12th July, and what fun…
Dwarf Dinosaurs vs. Giant Pterosaurs
Voices » Mini-Blogs » Explorers Journal,
Transylvania, a place most people associate with vampires, creepy castles, and the Carpathians. But not us—we think of giant…
The Tet Zoo Manifesto
Scientific American Blog: Tetrapod Zoology,
As is so often the case, I find myself unable to make the time to finish the numerous Tet Zoo articles I want to complete and…
The pain of not getting cited: oversight, laziness, or malice?
Scientific American Blog: Tetrapod Zoology,
It’s time to republish this classic article from Tet Zoo ver 2 (originally published in September 2009). The problem I’m…
Mark Witton’s Pterosaurs: beautiful, lavish, scholarly and comprehensive
Scientific American Blog: Tetrapod Zoology,
I assume you’re here for the Tetrapod Zoology. If so, you’ll have been excited and intrigued by one of 2013’s best tetrapod-theme…
Were azhdarchid pterosaurs really terrestrial stalkers? The evidence says yes, yes they (probably) were
Scientific American Blog: Tetrapod Zoology,
Regular Tet Zoo readers will be familiar with azhdarchid pterosaurs and the debate that’s surrounded their ecology and behaviour.
Searching for the Backstory of Airborne Giants
Phenomena » Laelaps,
What was as tall as a giraffe, weighed a scant 550 pounds, and could fly? This is not a trick question. Around 68 million years…
Quetzalcoatlus: the evil, pin-headed, toothy nightmare monster that wants to eat your soul
Scientific American Blog: Tetrapod Zoology,
Regular readers of Tet Zoo will be familiar with two topics I’ve covered on and off over the years: azhdarchid pterosaurs, and…
Rooted in History. . .Remembering Wann Langston, Jr.
The Integrative Paleontologists,
Perhaps it’s because we are a historical science. Maybe it’s a direct result of our small numbers. No matter what the cause…
Our neural spine bifurcation paper is out
Sauropod Vertebra Picture of the Week #AcademicSpring,
Figure 4. Cervical vertebrae of Camarasaurus supremus AMNH 5761 cervical series 1 in anterior view, showing different degrees…
The sauropod neck mass project: an experiment in open science
Sauropod Vertebra Picture of the Week,
Brachiosaurus sp. BYU 12866 c5? in left lateral view with CT slices, some corrected for distortion. Last Tuesday Mike popped up…
A new Romanian azhdarchid in PLOS ONE
Pterosaur.net Blog,
Posted on behalf of Darren:A new azhdarchid pterosaur – a member of that highly distinctive, long-necked, long-skulled…
What does it cost to publish a Gold Open Access article?
Impact of Social Sciences,
An emerging preference for Gold Open Access publishing has been stirring emotions. Mike Taylor highlights where the Finch…
What does it cost to publish a Gold Open Access article?
Sauropod Vertebra Picture of the Week,
There’s been a lot of concern in some corners of the world about the Finch Report‘s preference for Gold open access, and the…
It’s dumb, it’s awesome, it’s… Our lives with pterosaurs, part 2
Pterosaur.net Blog,
If you’re wondering what’s going on here, or if you’re looking at the right blog, it’s probably because you haven’t read this…
Goodbye Tet Zoo ver 2. This really is the end.
Tetrapod Zoology,
On January 23rd 2007, Tet Zoo ver 2 - the ScienceBlogs version of Tetrapod Zoology - graced the intertoobz for the first time.
Goodbye Tet Zoo ver 2. This really is the end.
Tetrapod Zoology,
On January 23rd 2007, Tet Zoo ver 2 – the ScienceBlogs version of Tetrapod Zoology – graced the intertoobz for the first time.
What does it feel like to get bitten by a ground hornbill, I hear you ask?
Tetrapod Zoology,
Suppose you're interested in the anatomy and biology of ground hornbills. Now suppose that you get the chance to make physical…
What does it feel like to get bitten by a ground hornbill, I hear you ask?
Tetrapod Zoology,
Suppose you’re interested in the anatomy and biology of ground hornbills. Now suppose that you get the chance to make physical…
It's weird. It's spiky. It needs you to identify it.
Tetrapod Zoology,
Once again I'm in that frustrating position so beloved of bloggers: where life and work just doesn't let you fritter away all…
The *other* lords of the air
Search and Serendipity,
PLoS ONE's Paleontology Collection
The Open Source Paleontologist,
As many of my posts over the past month have emphasized, the online open access journal PLoS ONE has been a hotbed of…
2007 Impact factors for PLoS Journals
Public Library of Science - PLoS Medicine,
2007 Impact factors for PLoS Journals
Public Library of Science - PLoS Medicine,
The latest impact factors (for 2007) have just been released from Thomson Reuters. They are as follows: PLoS Biology - 13.5…
microecos
microecos,
Naish and Witton’s revolutionary reappraisal of Azhdarchid pterosaurs is blowing up all over the interwebs! The PLOS paper is…
Giant Flying Reptiles Preferred To Walk
PALAEOBLOG,
A Reappraisal of Azhdarchid Pterosaur Functional Morphology and Paleoecology. 2008. Witton MP and Naish D. PLoS ONE 3(5): e2271.
Reconsidering the Reconstruction of the Pterosaur
Greg Laden's Blog,
A very large Azhdarchid shown with a human…