Hady George
@houdzgeorge.bsky.social
PhD student in the Bristol Palaeobiology Group, working on the evolution of jaw function across the fish-tetrapod transition, broadly interested in the evolution of vertebrate forms and function, he/him, 🇱🇧🇵🇸
A very spooky pumpkin I came across earlier today while doomscrolling twitter
October 31, 2025 at 10:47 PM
A very spooky pumpkin I came across earlier today while doomscrolling twitter
Delighted to see this new paper out on the Cretaceous turtle Rhinochelys from the Lebanese Lagerstätten in Nammoura (approx 100 mya).
This is the oldest direct evidence of sea turtle soft tissues, and shows that sea turtles lost their scales 4 independent times
doi.org/10.1016/j.is...
This is the oldest direct evidence of sea turtle soft tissues, and shows that sea turtles lost their scales 4 independent times
doi.org/10.1016/j.is...
October 27, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Delighted to see this new paper out on the Cretaceous turtle Rhinochelys from the Lebanese Lagerstätten in Nammoura (approx 100 mya).
This is the oldest direct evidence of sea turtle soft tissues, and shows that sea turtles lost their scales 4 independent times
doi.org/10.1016/j.is...
This is the oldest direct evidence of sea turtle soft tissues, and shows that sea turtles lost their scales 4 independent times
doi.org/10.1016/j.is...
High up in the mountains of Lebanon this #FossilFriday looking for exceptionally well preserved fossil fishes. I’ve managed to come across this little guy, first time someone’s seen him in 100 million years
August 22, 2025 at 3:21 PM
High up in the mountains of Lebanon this #FossilFriday looking for exceptionally well preserved fossil fishes. I’ve managed to come across this little guy, first time someone’s seen him in 100 million years
My book review of the Secret History of Sharks by John Long is out now on palaeocast 🦈🦈🦈https://www.palaeocast.com/a-palaeontologists-book-review-of-a-secret-history-of-sharks/
It's a brilliant read, I highly recommened it. Check out my review to see why (and also to see a video of a whale shark!)
It's a brilliant read, I highly recommened it. Check out my review to see why (and also to see a video of a whale shark!)
August 9, 2025 at 7:10 PM
My book review of the Secret History of Sharks by John Long is out now on palaeocast 🦈🦈🦈https://www.palaeocast.com/a-palaeontologists-book-review-of-a-secret-history-of-sharks/
It's a brilliant read, I highly recommened it. Check out my review to see why (and also to see a video of a whale shark!)
It's a brilliant read, I highly recommened it. Check out my review to see why (and also to see a video of a whale shark!)
Really sad that we’ve lost Ziad Rahbani. One of the biggest names in Arab music, almost unmatched in the influence he had. I imagine many of my mutuals have no idea who he was, you should totally give his work a listen
July 26, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Really sad that we’ve lost Ziad Rahbani. One of the biggest names in Arab music, almost unmatched in the influence he had. I imagine many of my mutuals have no idea who he was, you should totally give his work a listen
Almost a year ago today, our paper describing the exceptionally well preserved Upper Cretaceous fossils of Lebanon was published. Today we found out it was one of the most read papers in the Journal of the Geological Society in June 2025. Great motivation to do more science!
July 18, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Almost a year ago today, our paper describing the exceptionally well preserved Upper Cretaceous fossils of Lebanon was published. Today we found out it was one of the most read papers in the Journal of the Geological Society in June 2025. Great motivation to do more science!
A photo from a few nights ago: Iranian ballistics seen above the Roman Temple of Jupiter in Baalbek, Lebanon
If I was better with words I would say something about how even the greatest empires can become nothing more than ruins
If I was better with words I would say something about how even the greatest empires can become nothing more than ruins
June 22, 2025 at 11:29 AM
A photo from a few nights ago: Iranian ballistics seen above the Roman Temple of Jupiter in Baalbek, Lebanon
If I was better with words I would say something about how even the greatest empires can become nothing more than ruins
If I was better with words I would say something about how even the greatest empires can become nothing more than ruins
I’ve spent the last 2 weeks studying Neosteneosaurus, a relative of crocodilians that once lived in the seas of the Middle Jurassic, and is now on display at the Peterborough Museum & Art Gallery
#FossilFriday
#FossilFriday
May 23, 2025 at 11:42 AM
I’ve spent the last 2 weeks studying Neosteneosaurus, a relative of crocodilians that once lived in the seas of the Middle Jurassic, and is now on display at the Peterborough Museum & Art Gallery
#FossilFriday
#FossilFriday
Next week I’ll be presenting on the methods I’ve been using in my PhD research so far🥼
Keep an eye out for lots of fish and salamander feeding mechanics if you’re coming🐟
Keep an eye out for lots of fish and salamander feeding mechanics if you’re coming🐟
May 21, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Next week I’ll be presenting on the methods I’ve been using in my PhD research so far🥼
Keep an eye out for lots of fish and salamander feeding mechanics if you’re coming🐟
Keep an eye out for lots of fish and salamander feeding mechanics if you’re coming🐟
Some recent reading I highly recommend
May 8, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Some recent reading I highly recommend
Reading about palaeontology will never get old
April 27, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Reading about palaeontology will never get old
First time I ever find a shiny, it did the whole “✨” and everything
This is a good omen
This is a good omen
April 14, 2025 at 9:50 PM
First time I ever find a shiny, it did the whole “✨” and everything
This is a good omen
This is a good omen
A bronze cast of a Diplodocus skeleton outside of the Natural History Museum, London. Gorgeous in the sun
#FossilFriday
#FossilFriday
April 11, 2025 at 1:14 PM
A bronze cast of a Diplodocus skeleton outside of the Natural History Museum, London. Gorgeous in the sun
#FossilFriday
#FossilFriday
Jack Horner after seeing all the “de-extinction” discourse online and realising it has nothing to do with the Chickenosaurus
April 8, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Jack Horner after seeing all the “de-extinction” discourse online and realising it has nothing to do with the Chickenosaurus
Check out this new study describing a new isopod species from the Lower Cretaceous of Lebanon! Includes some awesome artwork by Aldrich Hezekiah
doi.org/10.1098/rsos...
doi.org/10.1098/rsos...
April 2, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Check out this new study describing a new isopod species from the Lower Cretaceous of Lebanon! Includes some awesome artwork by Aldrich Hezekiah
doi.org/10.1098/rsos...
doi.org/10.1098/rsos...
Have a read of my new blog post for @palaeocast.bsky.social. Its about the Pleistocene bush dog, an extinct canid that once inhabited South America!
This blog is based on a recent publication led by Juan Ruiz, and features an interview with him about his research
palaeocast.com/form-and-funct…
This blog is based on a recent publication led by Juan Ruiz, and features an interview with him about his research
palaeocast.com/form-and-funct…
March 20, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Have a read of my new blog post for @palaeocast.bsky.social. Its about the Pleistocene bush dog, an extinct canid that once inhabited South America!
This blog is based on a recent publication led by Juan Ruiz, and features an interview with him about his research
palaeocast.com/form-and-funct…
This blog is based on a recent publication led by Juan Ruiz, and features an interview with him about his research
palaeocast.com/form-and-funct…
In rare, positive news about the Middle East: there’s now an instagram account for the pelicans in Batroun, Lebanon
March 18, 2025 at 9:04 PM
In rare, positive news about the Middle East: there’s now an instagram account for the pelicans in Batroun, Lebanon
The stunning mount of a skeleton (cast) of Tsintaosaurus spinorhinus at the entrance hall of the Kanagawa Prefectural Museum of Natural History, near Odawara, Japan
#FossilFriday
#FossilFriday
March 14, 2025 at 12:54 PM
The stunning mount of a skeleton (cast) of Tsintaosaurus spinorhinus at the entrance hall of the Kanagawa Prefectural Museum of Natural History, near Odawara, Japan
#FossilFriday
#FossilFriday
It’s been a total pleasure visiting Japan and presenting what PhD research I’ve done so far alongside @seishirotada.bsky.social @kkubo.bsky.social and Kosuke!
So thankful for this opportunity, an amazing collections visit and chance to meet so many great and welcoming scientists🇯🇵
So thankful for this opportunity, an amazing collections visit and chance to meet so many great and welcoming scientists🇯🇵
March 11, 2025 at 12:22 PM
It’s been a total pleasure visiting Japan and presenting what PhD research I’ve done so far alongside @seishirotada.bsky.social @kkubo.bsky.social and Kosuke!
So thankful for this opportunity, an amazing collections visit and chance to meet so many great and welcoming scientists🇯🇵
So thankful for this opportunity, an amazing collections visit and chance to meet so many great and welcoming scientists🇯🇵
Currently having a lovely time on a collections visit in Japan! Not every day you get to hold a Japanese giant salamander (Andrias japonicus)
#NewProfilePic
#NewProfilePic
March 6, 2025 at 7:42 AM
Currently having a lovely time on a collections visit in Japan! Not every day you get to hold a Japanese giant salamander (Andrias japonicus)
#NewProfilePic
#NewProfilePic
Life reconstruction:
February 28, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Life reconstruction:
How often do you a see skull with no orbits?
The skull of the Congo caecilian (Herpele squalostoma):
The skull of the Congo caecilian (Herpele squalostoma):
February 26, 2025 at 10:44 AM
How often do you a see skull with no orbits?
The skull of the Congo caecilian (Herpele squalostoma):
The skull of the Congo caecilian (Herpele squalostoma):
I should be more active on Bluesky so here's a diagram of the jaws and associated elements of the bowfin Amia calva from Grande & Bemis (1998) illustrating a double jaw articulation between two seperate ossifications of the articular and the quadrate and symplectic
February 18, 2025 at 3:57 PM
I should be more active on Bluesky so here's a diagram of the jaws and associated elements of the bowfin Amia calva from Grande & Bemis (1998) illustrating a double jaw articulation between two seperate ossifications of the articular and the quadrate and symplectic