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Cristian Hernández-Morales
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Very happy that our new paper on the odd, looped optic nerves of chameleons is now out! It turns out having highly mobile eyes require some pretty specialized connections! doi.org/10.1038/s415...
November 10, 2025 at 11:50 PM
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escribemaldito.bsky.social
¿Por qué lo llaman Parque Jurásico si no tiene columpios?
October 23, 2025 at 12:05 PM
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stevebrusatte.bsky.social
Interested in fossils? Brains? Reptiles?

Want to study how reptile (particularly squamate) brains and senses changed over time?

Want to be part of an international team studying the evolution of cognition?

Then apply for our Univ of Edinburgh PhD project!

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Project | E5 Doctoral Training Partnership | E5 Doctoral Training Partnership
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October 16, 2025 at 11:11 AM
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biodiversitypix.bsky.social
🦎 Die schlangen und eidechsen der Galapagos-inseln /.
Wien: K.K. Zoologisch-botanischen gesellschaft, 1876.. Marine Iguana has ability, unique among modern #lizards, 2 live & forage in sea, diving >30ft into water #bhlib

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Black-and-white historical illustration of two marine iguanas on a rocky shore of the Galapagos Islands. The iguanas have textured, scaly skin with dark spotted patterns and prominent spines along their backs. One iguana is closer to the water with its head lowered, showing strong limbs with long clawed toes. The second iguana is positioned slightly behind and elevated on the rocks, similarly detailed. The background contains numerous rocks and pebbles, emphasizing their natural rugged coastal habitat. The image highlights the marine iguana's unique adaptations for aquatic foraging as described in the 1876 scientific publication.
September 22, 2025 at 12:23 AM
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biodiversitypix.bsky.social
🐊 Natural history of the animal kingdom for the use of young people
Brighton: E. & J.B. Young and Co., 1889.

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Historic 1889 illustration titled "Natural history of the animal kingdom," depicting two reptiles labeled as "Mississippi Alligator" and "Common Crocodile." The alligator, shown at the bottom left near water, has a broad snout, dark scaly skin, and visible teeth. The crocodile, positioned above on a grassy bank, has a narrower snout and is shown clutching a fish in its jaws. Both animals are detailed with textured scales and claws, surrounded by foliage and water. In the background, faint sketches of riverbank scenery and distant hills complete the naturalistic setting.
September 24, 2025 at 10:23 PM
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stevebrusatte.bsky.social
This is how you do it. Violent insurrection should actually be outlawed, and violent insurrectionists actually punished (not pardoned). Well done Brazil. Acting like a true democracy with rule of law.

www.nytimes.com/2025/09/11/w...
Bolsonaro Sentenced to 27 Years in Prison for Plotting Coup in Brazil
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September 11, 2025 at 11:16 PM
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New Comparative Anatomy Textbook! Completely free to read and open access!

doi.org/10.59319/YHF...
July 30, 2025 at 8:07 PM
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Credit: Art by Dee
April 8, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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davidimiller.bsky.social
Loved this post from a postdoc who lived through the Bolsonaro years in Brazil:

"The best 'fuck you' to fascists? Thriving. Publish that paper. Build that collaboration. Laugh with labmates. Science outlives dictators—but only if we stay in the fight."

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Text from the post, "To My Fellow Lab Rats: A Letter From a Postdoc Who Survived the Bolsonaro Years"
February 11, 2025 at 11:15 PM
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Our March issue is now live! https://buff.ly/4jHzW9Y
The cover article by Hernández-Morales et al. describes the skull of the semi-aquatic neotropical lizard Echinosaura horrida including new synapomorphies within Gymnophthalmoidea: https://buff.ly/4jVs1pM
February 5, 2025 at 2:00 PM