Ethan O’C-Linford
@ethanoclinford.bsky.social
Undergraduate student of palaeontology at the University of Portsmouth and researcher in fossil avifauna evolution.
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Here’s a starter pack for early career palaeontologists. Let me know if I’ve missed you, and I’ll create a second!
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Pleased to share that I’ll be presenting some research at the 69th Annual Meeting of the Palaeontological Association. See you at @thepalass.bsky.social!
October 19, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Pleased to share that I’ll be presenting some research at the 69th Annual Meeting of the Palaeontological Association. See you at @thepalass.bsky.social!
This is a Gary Kaiser’s ‘The Inner Bird’ appreciation post. If you’re interested in avian anatomy and evolution, this book is a beginner’s bible.
October 12, 2025 at 1:06 PM
This is a Gary Kaiser’s ‘The Inner Bird’ appreciation post. If you’re interested in avian anatomy and evolution, this book is a beginner’s bible.
Reposted by Ethan O’C-Linford
Blue-footed Booby & Blue-necked Tanager for friendsofabracadaver on tumblr, who donated doubles for a double batch! Thank you!
For more info on the #Waymakers challenge + to donate for a bird: act.theyoungcenter.org/a/birdsbeyon...
All funds support immigrant kids! 🎨🪶 #BirdArt #SciArt
For more info on the #Waymakers challenge + to donate for a bird: act.theyoungcenter.org/a/birdsbeyon...
All funds support immigrant kids! 🎨🪶 #BirdArt #SciArt
September 18, 2025 at 5:51 AM
Blue-footed Booby & Blue-necked Tanager for friendsofabracadaver on tumblr, who donated doubles for a double batch! Thank you!
For more info on the #Waymakers challenge + to donate for a bird: act.theyoungcenter.org/a/birdsbeyon...
All funds support immigrant kids! 🎨🪶 #BirdArt #SciArt
For more info on the #Waymakers challenge + to donate for a bird: act.theyoungcenter.org/a/birdsbeyon...
All funds support immigrant kids! 🎨🪶 #BirdArt #SciArt
Walking with dinosaurs on the Isle of Wight, southern England.
September 15, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Walking with dinosaurs on the Isle of Wight, southern England.
That’s one big ammonite!
The keel section of a giant ammonite, with enormous ammonitic sutures clearly visible, from the Grey Chalk of Yaverland Beach, Sandown Bay, Isle of Wight, southern England.
The keel section of a giant ammonite, with enormous ammonitic sutures clearly visible, from the Grey Chalk of Yaverland Beach, Sandown Bay, Isle of Wight, southern England.
September 13, 2025 at 11:10 AM
That’s one big ammonite!
The keel section of a giant ammonite, with enormous ammonitic sutures clearly visible, from the Grey Chalk of Yaverland Beach, Sandown Bay, Isle of Wight, southern England.
The keel section of a giant ammonite, with enormous ammonitic sutures clearly visible, from the Grey Chalk of Yaverland Beach, Sandown Bay, Isle of Wight, southern England.
Sublime views of the Weald rocks and chalk today at Yaverland Beach, Isle of Wight, southern England.
September 12, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Sublime views of the Weald rocks and chalk today at Yaverland Beach, Isle of Wight, southern England.
The visually-beautiful Wessex Formation of the Wealden Sub-basin, Wealden Group, Isle of Wight, southern England.
September 12, 2025 at 7:24 PM
The visually-beautiful Wessex Formation of the Wealden Sub-basin, Wealden Group, Isle of Wight, southern England.
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August 9, 2025 at 3:21 PM
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Some more urban palaeontology.
August 2, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Some more urban palaeontology.
My time in Cambridge, doing work on the stilt-legged pan-anseriform Presbyornis.
June 13, 2025 at 10:08 AM
My time in Cambridge, doing work on the stilt-legged pan-anseriform Presbyornis.
Reposted by Ethan O’C-Linford
Very excited to announce my new book (which I've been quietly working away on for the last few years) is available for pre orders!
All information and how to order is through this link-
crowdfunder.co.uk/p/iowfossilbook
All information and how to order is through this link-
crowdfunder.co.uk/p/iowfossilbook
June 9, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Very excited to announce my new book (which I've been quietly working away on for the last few years) is available for pre orders!
All information and how to order is through this link-
crowdfunder.co.uk/p/iowfossilbook
All information and how to order is through this link-
crowdfunder.co.uk/p/iowfossilbook
The old Cavendish Laboratory, @cam.ac.uk, where the electron and the neutron were discovered, the structure of DNA revealed, and the atom was split.
June 5, 2025 at 3:07 PM
The old Cavendish Laboratory, @cam.ac.uk, where the electron and the neutron were discovered, the structure of DNA revealed, and the atom was split.
Reposted by Ethan O’C-Linford
Please repost and share on your networks! We want this to be the biggest, best ICVM ever, and truly international and diverse!
May 14, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Please repost and share on your networks! We want this to be the biggest, best ICVM ever, and truly international and diverse!
Happy to announce a short reference handbook I’ve been authoring for well over a year! It’s currently in the proofreading/copyediting stage, and should be available somewhat soon.
May 11, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Happy to announce a short reference handbook I’ve been authoring for well over a year! It’s currently in the proofreading/copyediting stage, and should be available somewhat soon.
Many thanks for today’s excellent seminar given by the wonderfully witty @tetzoo.bsky.social!
May 8, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Many thanks for today’s excellent seminar given by the wonderfully witty @tetzoo.bsky.social!
Some urban palaeontology.
May 4, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Some urban palaeontology.
And the coolest birthday present award goes to:
(The red-throated loon, Gavia stellata, in its winter plumage).
(The red-throated loon, Gavia stellata, in its winter plumage).
April 26, 2025 at 8:16 PM
And the coolest birthday present award goes to:
(The red-throated loon, Gavia stellata, in its winter plumage).
(The red-throated loon, Gavia stellata, in its winter plumage).
The feathers of living birds; an eerie parody of those that came 150-million-years-prior. This is a significant must-read: doi.org/10.1186/s128...
New information on the Hind limb feathering, soft tissues and skeleton of Microraptor (Theropoda: Dromaeosauridae) - BMC Ecology and Evolution
Background Microraptor is known as the most significant example of extended feathering on the legs of a paravian, both fossil and modern. Its striking difference with most paravians contributes to the...
doi.org
April 26, 2025 at 11:07 AM
The feathers of living birds; an eerie parody of those that came 150-million-years-prior. This is a significant must-read: doi.org/10.1186/s128...
A new addition; I foresee this will be my personal bible.
April 25, 2025 at 3:42 PM
A new addition; I foresee this will be my personal bible.
The Whitby Mudstone Formation and Ravenscar Group between Whitby Beach and Saltwick Bay, North Yorkshire.
April 17, 2025 at 4:22 PM
The Whitby Mudstone Formation and Ravenscar Group between Whitby Beach and Saltwick Bay, North Yorkshire.
Dinosaur footprint of the Ravenscar Group, between Whitby beach and Saltwick Bay, probably made by a small theropod. There were more in the surrounding blocks, so they likely represent a trackway. Unsure of the exact horizon, could be the Saltwick Formation.
April 17, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Dinosaur footprint of the Ravenscar Group, between Whitby beach and Saltwick Bay, probably made by a small theropod. There were more in the surrounding blocks, so they likely represent a trackway. Unsure of the exact horizon, could be the Saltwick Formation.