Research Fellow studying extant and fossil birds. Alternatively, North American alvarezsaurid described in 2009. They/he.
Sep 29 • 18 tweets • 3 min read
#TetZooCon @Dave_Hone on uncovering dinosaur behavior and his new book of the same name
#TetZooCon @Dave_Hone: In studying extinct animal behavior, inferences based on multiple lines of evidence are the strongest. For example, spinosaurids are thought to be fish eaters based on biomechanical modeling, tooth structure, preserved gut contents, and isotopic evidence.
May 24, 2022 • 10 tweets • 8 min read
Seeing lots of love for Mononykus in #PrehistoricPlanet, including from producers @Jon_Favreau and @MikeGunton. Mononykus was part of a group called the alvarezsaurs, and as someone who has adopted one as my username for years, I was very impressed by its portrayal! Here's why...
Alvarezsaurs were a group of small theropod dinosaurs, mostly pigeon- to turkey-sized. They were pretty closely related to birds (but not as close as, say, Velociraptor) and one species has been preserved with remains of a feathery coat. #PrehistoricPlanet (📷@skeletaldrawing)
