How to be a conference pro!

CRZcJlrUsAE8522Academic conferences are the annual meeting places for scientific communities to network, present their latest research, and celebrate the year’s achievements. Conferences like these are a bit different from, say, a science fiction convention or

New fossil croc on the block

Sarcosuchus-1A-cNicholls2015-300x201Crocodiles are freakin’ amazing animals. They’ve been around for about 250 million years, and throughout this time have survived two mass extinctions, and at least twice decided to hitch up and take to the seas.

Does this dinosaur make me look fat?

Body mass is probably the most important physiological features for all animals. It corresponds strongly with a range of life features, including metabolic and growth rates, population density, diet and dietary strategy, locomotion style and

Pteranodon osteohistology! Or, bizarrely bacon-esque pteranodon bones..

1-300x137This is a guest post by Taormina Lepore following the SVP annual meeting in Dallas. In the Mesozoic Era, the time of dinosaurs, the skies were filled with monsters. Leathery wings, long beaks, bizarre forelimbs modified

Dilophosaurus – less of a frilly, venom-spitting lizard than we thought

This is a guest post by Robert Gay, an attendee of the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology annual meeting in Dallas, 2015. When people think of the Mesozoic, most people think of dinosaurs. Rightfully so: dinosaurs

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PLOS Reddit AMA on Neandertal Jewelry

On Wednesday 23rd September, the PLOS Paleo Community are pleased to announce a new Paleo-themed PLOS Reddit AMA (Ask Me Anything). It’ll be with David Frayer, who’ll be online to talk about his PLOS ONE paper that found Neandertals created … Continue reading »

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Howdy!

Hey there, and welcome to the PLOS Paleo* Community blog! My name’s Jon, and along with Sarah and Andy, I’ll be one of your new blog editors! Just a quick intro here to get things rolling For several years now, … Continue reading »

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