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Richard Butler

@richardjbutler.bsky.social

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Dinosaur researcher, Professor of Palaeobiology & Director of Research, University of Birmingham. Co-chair #2025SVP Host Committee. Mostly in meetings; would rather be on fieldwork. Current projects in 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🇲🇦 🇷🇸 🇰🇬 🇺🇸 🇷🇴 🇭🇺 .. more

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Richard James Butler is a vertebrate palaeontologist at the University of Birmingham, where he holds the title of professor of palaeobiology. His research focuses on ornithischian dinosaur evolution, dinosaur origins, and fossil tetrapod macroevolution. .. more

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Richard Butler @richardjbutler.bsky.social · 1h

Walking With Dinosaurs evening event with BBC producers and chief scientific advisor @stevebrusatte.bsky.social, expertly chaired by @tweetisaurus.bsky.social #2025SVP

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Society of Vertebrate Paleontology @societyofvertpaleo.bsky.social · 1h

The weather held up for our Warwick field trip today! The group spent the morning at "Guy's Cliff" examining the Helsby Formation sandstone features. Thanks to the trip organizers Ivan Sansom, Stuart Burley, and Richard Dearden for putting on a great trip for our meeting attendees!

#2025SVP

Guy's Cliff outcrop of the Triassic Helsby Formation sandstone, also known as the "Warwick Sandstone".

Strong crossbedding and even carbonaceous root traces visible in this sandstone outcrop.

Group picture at the Guy's Cliff House gate.

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Darren Naish @tetzoo.bsky.social · 1h

And that's the end of that chapter. What a great success: the SVP Palaeoart Workshop.

Darren and Liam at SVP Palaeoart Workshop.

A set of people at the SVP Palaeoart Workshop.

Bob Nicholls giving a talk at the SVP Palaeoart Workshop.

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Davide Foffa @davfoff.bsky.social · 3h

Pre-SVP Exploring the Jurassic Coast field trip with amazing group of people led by @kirstymedgar.bsky.social & @davfoff.bsky.social. We explored classic fossil, geological and historical sights, fossil hunting and had a full British culinary and weather experience! #SVP2025 #2025SVP

Richard Butler @richardjbutler.bsky.social · 3h

I don’t know that Phil Manning can make it either.

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Lapworth Museum of Geology @lapworthmuseum.bsky.social · 4h

Wishing a warm welcome to everyone at the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology 85th Annual Meeting. While in Brum, snap a selfie with our #Museum icons and share with #LapworthRocks!

Images by Greg Milner.

#geologyrocks #geology #palaeontology #paleontology #fossils #minerals #SVP2025 #2025SVP

Richard Butler @richardjbutler.bsky.social · 6h

Registration is open! #2025SVP

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Georgia Witton-Maclean @gizz47.bsky.social · 10h

Kicking off #2025SVP with a Palaeoart workshop hosted by @markwitton.bsky.social. Smuggled in our #SVPCA mugs for rebellious reasons. 🦕🦖

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GraphicsSci.bsky.social @graphicssci.bsky.social · 10h

Ready for our #SVP2025 workshop! 🥳

Richard Butler @richardjbutler.bsky.social · 12h

Although #2025SVP officially starts tomorrow, today we have a Triassic field trip to Warwickshire, tours of @lapworthmuseum.bsky.social, workshops run by @markwitton.bsky.social & @graphicssci.bsky.social & our evening Walking With Dinosaurs event chaired by @tweetisaurus.bsky.social!

Richard Butler @richardjbutler.bsky.social · 12h

It is small though & you can’t book, but if you can’t get in there are plenty of decent alternatives on adjacent John Bright Street or a short distance away in Chinatown. I like the Stable for pizza, Asia Asia Food Hall, or Topokki for Korean.

Richard Butler @richardjbutler.bsky.social · 13h

Last night I went out for dinner and beer with Jonah Choiniere ahead of the madness of #2025SVP starting. We ate burgers at Bonehead on Lower Severn St & it was absolutely delicious: one of my top Brum food tips for conference attendees.

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Holly Anderson @palaeophd.bsky.social · 21h

Sauropod footprints at Spyway Quarry, mulled cider by the fire at the Square & Compass, spectacular geo & palaeo at Dulworth Cove and a view of William the Conquerer's Cofe Castle for Day 2 of the #2025SVP field trip!

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stuartsumida.bsky.social @stuartsumida.bsky.social · 22h

SVP2025 begins in Birmingham, England in two days! The vertebrate paleontologists of the world are coming together at Birmingham's International Convention Centre. And the annual Christmas Market is going strong surrounding the Centre! #2025SVP #svppresident #svp #SVP2025

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Mark Witton @markwitton.bsky.social · 22h

Sneaking glimpses at the set up of #SVP2025 #2025SVP, spotted some familiar logo artwork in the ICC.

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Richard Dearden @euphanerops.bsky.social · 1d

Centre of Birmingham looking suitably sparkling and ready to welcome palaeontologists to #SVP2025 #2025SVP!

A Ferris wheel at night, lit up by illumination

The ICC convention centre lit up at night

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Lapworth Museum of Geology @lapworthmuseum.bsky.social · 1d

Feeding Without Jaws opens this Wednesday!

Our temporary #exhibition tells the immersive story of our ancestors, jawless fish. Find out about why these ancient fish have fascinated palaeontologists, & what new discoveries have been made about them.

www.birmingham.ac.uk...

#LapworthRocks

Richard Butler @richardjbutler.bsky.social · 1d

Travelling to #2025SVP? Weather looks like a mixed bag, typical for November in England. Unlikely to be particularly cold, but some rain guaranteed. Bring an umbrella 🙂.

Richard Butler @richardjbutler.bsky.social · 2d

The #2025SVP #SVP2025 field trip to the Jurassic Coast is apparently going well despite some vintage British weather. Photos from @kirstymedgar.bsky.social

Richard Butler @richardjbutler.bsky.social · 2d

You’ve got me there.

Richard Butler @richardjbutler.bsky.social · 2d

If you promise to dance to it then I’ll request it 😁

Richard Butler @richardjbutler.bsky.social · 2d

Falling into a canal, eating a vindaloo, getting referred to as “bab”… endless risks.

Richard Butler @richardjbutler.bsky.social · 2d

Also, although the Charlatans might be generally associated with Cheshire & Manchester, they actually started out in Birmingham and the West Midlands 🙂

Richard Butler @richardjbutler.bsky.social · 2d

The first #SVP2025 #2025SVP field trip has left, with @kirstymedgar.bsky.social & @davfoff.bsky.social leading a group to the Jurassic Coast of Dorset! I guess it’s too late to have second thoughts about hosting this conference now…

Richard Butler @richardjbutler.bsky.social · 2d

I’m sure some Charlatans can be requested. We won’t be having any Mancunians DJing though - Brummies only I’m afraid 😁

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Society of Vertebrate Paleontology @societyofvertpaleo.bsky.social · 2d

Reminder for those attending the annual meeting: There’s an app for that!

Check your email for “There's an app for 2025 Society of Vertebrate Paleontology Annual Meeting!” to find the access link and instructions. #2025SVP

Richard Butler @richardjbutler.bsky.social · 3d

Yes - I have already very sheepishly explained to the DJ that he has to play this. Possibly more than once.

Richard Butler @richardjbutler.bsky.social · 3d

For those attending #2025SVP #SVP2025: if you have requests of tracks you would like to hear/dance to at the Saturday after party reply to this post & let me know & I will pass them on to the DJ.

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🦕Journal of Systematic Palaeontology🦴 @journalsystpal.bsky.social · 3d

To mark the 85th Annual SVP Meeting 2025, we've assembled an open access collection of landmark JSP vertebrate palaeontology papers.

Next study to highlight is.. The phylogeny of ornithischian dinosaurs by Butler et al. (2008) buff.ly/O0hipyA
#2025SVP #PaleoSky @richardjbutler.bsky.social

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