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February 6, 1922, birthday of James William Kitching, South African vertebrate paleontologist and regarded as one of the world’s greatest fossil finders 🦴 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Kit…

For #FossilFriday here’s part of the type specimen of the Zimbabwean dinosaur Syntarsus, housed in the NHMZ, one of the most abundantly and well preserved early theropods known currently 🦖🇿🇼

It’s been a pleasure & privilege to visit the NHMZ Bulawayo this week: much work and planning for future collaborations. Thanks to Mike Zondo, Moira Fitzpatrick & team for hosting, ESI & Jack_Lovegrove for company and driving, & The Royal Society for funding 🦖🇿🇼🦕

Travelled out to some historic Zim dino localities today, including the type locality for Syntarsus. Still bone in the ground but v hard to excavate. Some impressive living relatives nearby too 🦕🇿🇼🦖🇿🇼🐊

Finishing off my Zimbabwe themed posts with this model of Syntarsus on display in the NHMZ 🇿🇼🦖

Sad news, Dave was a gent 🦕

🌟 Celebrating Women in Science! 🌟 A huge congratulations to our GENUS grantees, Lutendo and Enele, for representing women in science on Playroom (DSTV Channel 300) yesterday! 🎉👏 #WomenInScience #GENUSGrantees #ScienceOnTV #STEMinspiration #ProudMoment

Dear British Airways thanks for damaging my suitcase and giving me yet another reason to seek flights elsewhere. Two issues on this return trip on top of your back-handed Exec Club changes. Yours, a now thoroughly unimpressed Silver Exec Club Member.

Also while on the subject, I was texted departure info on two different recent British Airways flights: one telling me my flight was due to leave an hour earlier and the other 45 mins earlier. Neither were (and both were actually delayed by 2+ hours)

New OA paper just out in Royal Society Publishing in which Xu Xing and I review the current state-of-play with respect to feather origins, highlighting areas of conflict and consensus and suggesting some (hopefully) constructive ways forward 🪶🪶🪶 royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rs…

A nice summary of our new paper reviewing theropod origins with words by James Ashworth: nhm.ac.uk/discover/news/…

Amazing job opportunity to work American Museum of Natural History on a new Stegosaurus specimen: careers.amnh.org/postings/4384

Really sad to report that our friend and colleague Richard Fortey passed away this morning after a short battle with cancer. We’ll all miss his wit and wisdom. Here he is checking out a dino footprint we found while filming together on the Isle of Wight

Nice to hear that our Zimbabwean dino Musankwa is now gracing its namesake up on Lake Kariba 🦕🇿🇼 ESI Kimi Chapelle

Was chuffed to spot this very relaxed water rail on my walk Devon Wildlife Trust #SeatonWetlands this morning #ukbirding #birds

Rather sad that comes just after the passing of that doyen of trilobites, Richard Fortey. I’m guessing the editorial might have been his last piece of scientific writing

Congrats to @england-rugby.bsky.social on a devastating win over Welsh Rugby Union 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 - great end to the tournament and a well deserved (at least) second place 🏉🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 #sixnations

Great job opportunity for a vertebrate palaeontologist in Copenhagen: eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%…

Job opportunity for a palaeobotanist UC Museum of Paleo: ucmp.berkeley.edu/2025/04/apply-…

Pair of black-winged stilts Devon Wildlife Trust #SeatonWetlands #birds - first time I’ve seen in UK, really good twitch!