Verónica Díez Díaz, PhD
@daniajinn.bsky.social
🦴EAVP Ethics Officer and Women in Palaeo | President of CERFA 🇩🇪🍏| Ethics committee IN RAICEX🍏|🦕 Sauropod systematics, 3D reconstruction and biomechanics |🩻 Digitisation techniques and best practices
And besides, mom.
And besides, mom.
Pinned
I really love working here, especially on Mondays #sauropodsrule #MuseumfürNaturkundeBerlin
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Looking for a PhD in palaeontology or associated fields? Just a heads up that we have a list of opportunities on the @thepalass.bsky.social website:
palass.org/phd-opportun...
⚒️🧪🦀🦑 #evosky
(If you're advertising one, you can add it to our listings too: palass.org/form/webform... )
palass.org/phd-opportun...
⚒️🧪🦀🦑 #evosky
(If you're advertising one, you can add it to our listings too: palass.org/form/webform... )
PhD Opportunities | The Palaeontological Association
palass.org
December 22, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Looking for a PhD in palaeontology or associated fields? Just a heads up that we have a list of opportunities on the @thepalass.bsky.social website:
palass.org/phd-opportun...
⚒️🧪🦀🦑 #evosky
(If you're advertising one, you can add it to our listings too: palass.org/form/webform... )
palass.org/phd-opportun...
⚒️🧪🦀🦑 #evosky
(If you're advertising one, you can add it to our listings too: palass.org/form/webform... )
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Die perfekte Weihnachtsbaum-Deko existiert nic...
December 22, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Die perfekte Weihnachtsbaum-Deko existiert nic...
Herzlichen Glückwunsch!! Sehr gut gemacht!! 💪🤩
December 19, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Herzlichen Glückwunsch!! Sehr gut gemacht!! 💪🤩
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At last, our paper on the biomechanics of hopping in kangaroos is out! elifesciences.org/articles/96437
by Lauren Thornton, @taylorjmdick.bsky.social, me, Glen Lichtwark, Craig McGowan, @jonasrubenson.bsky.social, Alexis Wiktorowicz-Conroy & @cjclemente.bsky.social.
Data collected in 2010!
by Lauren Thornton, @taylorjmdick.bsky.social, me, Glen Lichtwark, Craig McGowan, @jonasrubenson.bsky.social, Alexis Wiktorowicz-Conroy & @cjclemente.bsky.social.
Data collected in 2010!
Postural adaptations may contribute to the unique locomotor energetics seen in hopping kangaroos
Postural adjustments that reduce ankle leverage in kangaroos enhance tendon stress and elastic energy storage at higher speeds, providing energetic efficiency during hopping but potentially constraining the maximum size achievable by large species.
elifesciences.org
December 18, 2025 at 10:35 AM
At last, our paper on the biomechanics of hopping in kangaroos is out! elifesciences.org/articles/96437
by Lauren Thornton, @taylorjmdick.bsky.social, me, Glen Lichtwark, Craig McGowan, @jonasrubenson.bsky.social, Alexis Wiktorowicz-Conroy & @cjclemente.bsky.social.
Data collected in 2010!
by Lauren Thornton, @taylorjmdick.bsky.social, me, Glen Lichtwark, Craig McGowan, @jonasrubenson.bsky.social, Alexis Wiktorowicz-Conroy & @cjclemente.bsky.social.
Data collected in 2010!
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Meanwhile in Infectious Diseases Clinic…
December 17, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Meanwhile in Infectious Diseases Clinic…
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Excited to announce our latest article on open science in non-clinical CT data! Open science is transforming image-based research by making data and processes more accessible.
👉 doi.org/10.1098/rsos...
👉 doi.org/10.1098/rsos...
December 17, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Excited to announce our latest article on open science in non-clinical CT data! Open science is transforming image-based research by making data and processes more accessible.
👉 doi.org/10.1098/rsos...
👉 doi.org/10.1098/rsos...
Aaah, it was more of an ironic post 🤣 because other scientists usually get asked more interesting and well-thought-out questions, while we tend to get asked questions of a different kind...
December 17, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Aaah, it was more of an ironic post 🤣 because other scientists usually get asked more interesting and well-thought-out questions, while we tend to get asked questions of a different kind...
Questions to scientists of any STEM field: what do you think about the use of AI in research? How does your research influence our present and future?
Questions to (any) palaeontologist: which is your favourite dinosaur? Which one is the biggest? Who would win in a fight, the Trex or the Spinosaur?
Questions to (any) palaeontologist: which is your favourite dinosaur? Which one is the biggest? Who would win in a fight, the Trex or the Spinosaur?
December 17, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Questions to scientists of any STEM field: what do you think about the use of AI in research? How does your research influence our present and future?
Questions to (any) palaeontologist: which is your favourite dinosaur? Which one is the biggest? Who would win in a fight, the Trex or the Spinosaur?
Questions to (any) palaeontologist: which is your favourite dinosaur? Which one is the biggest? Who would win in a fight, the Trex or the Spinosaur?
📢 Registration is open for the 23rd EAVP @eavpalaeo.bsky.social conference at #Vilnius 🇱🇹
Be fast, as there are only 200 places!!
eavp2026.weebly.com
#EAVP2026 #lithuania
Be fast, as there are only 200 places!!
eavp2026.weebly.com
#EAVP2026 #lithuania
🇱🇹 EAVP 2026
NEWS
eavp2026.weebly.com
December 17, 2025 at 8:55 PM
📢 Registration is open for the 23rd EAVP @eavpalaeo.bsky.social conference at #Vilnius 🇱🇹
Be fast, as there are only 200 places!!
eavp2026.weebly.com
#EAVP2026 #lithuania
Be fast, as there are only 200 places!!
eavp2026.weebly.com
#EAVP2026 #lithuania
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Congratulations to Audrey Williams & Jerry Harris on their new paper on the necks of sauropod dinosaurs. Hold your head up.. journals.library.ualberta.ca/vamp/index.p... @utahpaleo-ufop.bsky.social @andrewtracks.bsky.social @paleontologizing.bsky.social @jeremybroberts.bsky.social
View of Cervical ligament systems in sauropod dinosaurs: what support is there?
journals.library.ualberta.ca
December 7, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Congratulations to Audrey Williams & Jerry Harris on their new paper on the necks of sauropod dinosaurs. Hold your head up.. journals.library.ualberta.ca/vamp/index.p... @utahpaleo-ufop.bsky.social @andrewtracks.bsky.social @paleontologizing.bsky.social @jeremybroberts.bsky.social
That tail is impressive!!!
December 2, 2025 at 8:27 PM
That tail is impressive!!!
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Oh awesome! If you ever need a sauropod-loving paleoartist please don't hesitate to reach out :)
www.artstation.com/prehistoryby...
www.artstation.com/prehistoryby...
Liam Elward
Freelance paleoartist
www.artstation.com
December 2, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Oh awesome! If you ever need a sauropod-loving paleoartist please don't hesitate to reach out :)
www.artstation.com/prehistoryby...
www.artstation.com/prehistoryby...
Nigersaurus, another weirdly beautiful sauropod❤️
December 2, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Nigersaurus, another weirdly beautiful sauropod❤️
Thank you!!! I recently started working with mamenchisaurids, and with dicraeosaurids are the weirdest sauropods! I love them! ❤️
December 2, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Thank you!!! I recently started working with mamenchisaurids, and with dicraeosaurids are the weirdest sauropods! I love them! ❤️
¡Por cierto! Esta parte del hilo es el ejemplo perfecto de que la ciencia no es estática. Ahora habría que revisar estas hipótesis tras la afirmación reciente de que Nannotyrannus es un taxón válido (de nuevo).
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
December 2, 2025 at 3:58 PM
¡Por cierto! Esta parte del hilo es el ejemplo perfecto de que la ciencia no es estática. Ahora habría que revisar estas hipótesis tras la afirmación reciente de que Nannotyrannus es un taxón válido (de nuevo).
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Voy a compartir de nuevo este hilo que hice, que en la otra plataforma tuvo mucho éxito, y aquí nadie le ha dado amor 😢 ¿Quizás es porque hablo de terópodos mainstream en vez de sobre los increíbles saurópodos?
Como experta en saurópodos uno de mis cometidos es desmitificar a los terópodos, como al icónico Tyrannosaurus rex. No fue tan “amazing” como nos lo han vendido, y nos suelen decir que fue uno de los depredadores más peligrosos que han existido en la Tierra. Pero ¿es cierto?
December 2, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Voy a compartir de nuevo este hilo que hice, que en la otra plataforma tuvo mucho éxito, y aquí nadie le ha dado amor 😢 ¿Quizás es porque hablo de terópodos mainstream en vez de sobre los increíbles saurópodos?
Do you have photos of sauropods in exhibitions?? Please, share them with me, so we can all enjoy the week with these amazing dinosaurs!
This is the triad of the @mfnberlin.bsky.social: Giraffatitan (middle), Dicraeosaurus (left) and Diplodocus (right).
🦕❤️🦕
This is the triad of the @mfnberlin.bsky.social: Giraffatitan (middle), Dicraeosaurus (left) and Diplodocus (right).
🦕❤️🦕
December 2, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Do you have photos of sauropods in exhibitions?? Please, share them with me, so we can all enjoy the week with these amazing dinosaurs!
This is the triad of the @mfnberlin.bsky.social: Giraffatitan (middle), Dicraeosaurus (left) and Diplodocus (right).
🦕❤️🦕
This is the triad of the @mfnberlin.bsky.social: Giraffatitan (middle), Dicraeosaurus (left) and Diplodocus (right).
🦕❤️🦕
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The final PDF of our XROMM study on bird shoulders w/ @johnrhutchinson.bsky.social & @fieldpalaeo.bsky.social is now available at @jexpbiol.bsky.social!
December 1, 2025 at 8:37 PM
The final PDF of our XROMM study on bird shoulders w/ @johnrhutchinson.bsky.social & @fieldpalaeo.bsky.social is now available at @jexpbiol.bsky.social!
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Why such a long face? In our new paper, we quantified dinosaur skull geometry and proportions and tested their functional impact. www.cell.com/iscience/ful...
(Artwork by Andy Frazer @dragonsofwales.bsky.social)
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(Artwork by Andy Frazer @dragonsofwales.bsky.social)
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December 1, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Why such a long face? In our new paper, we quantified dinosaur skull geometry and proportions and tested their functional impact. www.cell.com/iscience/ful...
(Artwork by Andy Frazer @dragonsofwales.bsky.social)
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(Artwork by Andy Frazer @dragonsofwales.bsky.social)
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To celebrate the holidays, the 3d department made a bunch of Mini Winnies to decorate with. #MosasaurMonday
December 2, 2025 at 12:42 AM
To celebrate the holidays, the 3d department made a bunch of Mini Winnies to decorate with. #MosasaurMonday
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🦎✨ New research delivers the 1st full 3D anatomical atlases of the veiled chameleon (Chamaeleo calyptratus)! Open-access atlases + lesson plans offer powerful new tools for studying reptile evolution and teaching comparative anatomy.
Leavey et al.: anatomypubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Leavey et al.: anatomypubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
November 19, 2025 at 12:30 PM
🦎✨ New research delivers the 1st full 3D anatomical atlases of the veiled chameleon (Chamaeleo calyptratus)! Open-access atlases + lesson plans offer powerful new tools for studying reptile evolution and teaching comparative anatomy.
Leavey et al.: anatomypubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Leavey et al.: anatomypubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
For those working on micro and macroevolution, I would love to have your opinion on this work:
journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
Simulating macroevolutionary trends and open-ended evolution with a novel mechanistic multi-level approach
Microevolution and macroevolution describe evolutionary change at different scales: short-term genetic and phenotypic variation within populations, and long-term patterns of diversification and extinc...
journals.plos.org
November 29, 2025 at 7:37 PM
For those working on micro and macroevolution, I would love to have your opinion on this work:
journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
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Getting excited... for #FossilFriday ! Our Morrison Ankylosaur monograph may be published online in a week. Hopefully, this will lead to a fix in many ankylosaur phylogenies. A dozen known Morrison ankylosaur sites spanning 4 states. Who would have think it 35 years ago?
November 28, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Getting excited... for #FossilFriday ! Our Morrison Ankylosaur monograph may be published online in a week. Hopefully, this will lead to a fix in many ankylosaur phylogenies. A dozen known Morrison ankylosaur sites spanning 4 states. Who would have think it 35 years ago?
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No. I don’t just draw dinosaurs! These illustrations were commissioned for the Feeding Without Jaws Exhibition at @lapworthmuseum.bsky.social Check out their website - www.birmingham.ac.uk/events/feedi... - for more details of the exhibition, which runs until the end of February. (1/4)
November 29, 2025 at 3:08 PM
No. I don’t just draw dinosaurs! These illustrations were commissioned for the Feeding Without Jaws Exhibition at @lapworthmuseum.bsky.social Check out their website - www.birmingham.ac.uk/events/feedi... - for more details of the exhibition, which runs until the end of February. (1/4)
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🔍 La historia de Arenysaurus sigue escribiéndose
Estos días hemos recibido en el Museo de Ciencias Naturales de la Universidad de Zaragoza al investigador Albert Prieto-Márquez. Ha venido a estudiar de primera mano los fósiles de Arenysaurus ardevoli.
Estos días hemos recibido en el Museo de Ciencias Naturales de la Universidad de Zaragoza al investigador Albert Prieto-Márquez. Ha venido a estudiar de primera mano los fósiles de Arenysaurus ardevoli.
November 28, 2025 at 2:10 PM
🔍 La historia de Arenysaurus sigue escribiéndose
Estos días hemos recibido en el Museo de Ciencias Naturales de la Universidad de Zaragoza al investigador Albert Prieto-Márquez. Ha venido a estudiar de primera mano los fósiles de Arenysaurus ardevoli.
Estos días hemos recibido en el Museo de Ciencias Naturales de la Universidad de Zaragoza al investigador Albert Prieto-Márquez. Ha venido a estudiar de primera mano los fósiles de Arenysaurus ardevoli.