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April 01, 2013

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7:44 PM | How species are like pornography: Species concepts and the fossil record
Recently I helped name a new species, an animal we think is the oldest dinosaur found to date—if not, it’s the closest cousin to dinosaurs we know of (Nesbitt et al. 2013). It was the first time I’ve …
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Paleontology

February 19, 2013

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3:24 AM | Why Paleontology Is Relevant
In these times of budget cuts and belt-tightening, you might wonder why our government,  universities, and museums should fund paleontological research. After all, there are bridges to repair, children to educate, and fires to put out. Few would disagree the …
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January 29, 2013

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8:23 AM | Known From Fossils First
While writing your dissertation, you come across many fascinating tidbits written as passing remarks. They are so interesting that you happily spend time chasing down the original references and learning more, only later to find them frustratingly difficult to work …
The Integrative Paleontologists
Paleontology

December 21, 2012

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11:54 PM | The Field Museum faces a real threat
I mostly want to use this forum to discuss new, exciting, and integrative paleontological research, but today I need to discuss something that is threatening new, exciting, and integrative paleontological research. Actually, the threat goes much further beyond that, because …
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Paleontology

December 18, 2012

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4:44 AM | Fossil frogs / The fossil record is not as bad as you think it is
Conventional wisdom holds that the fossil record is data-poor compared to the modern record. Introductory biology textbooks always start their explanation of the fossil record by stating that it is imperfect. They point out that there are lots of holes …
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