Very excited to share that our latest paper is out in Science! We show that the type specimen of Nanotyrannus—an isolated skull—is fully grown, showing that it is not a juvenile Tyrannosaurus rex but a distinct species (1/12)
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Forelimb anatomy of Cretaceous pennaraptoran dinosaurs sheds light on the origin of the avian wrist: www.nature.com/articles/s41... 🪶🧪 (📷 @jgn-paleo.bsky.social et al.)

Hello new followers! Figured I should reintroduce myself. I'm a paleontologist who focuses on variation within species as a way to understand evolution, systematics, and the origin of new traits. Lots of cool work coming down the pipeline; watch this space to catch every update!

Happy #FossilFriday everyone! Excited to share that very soon, I will be able to share a piece of research that I've been hard at work for years. Not sure if it will release today, but figured I would share a little teaser here...

Thank God I brought Blood Meridian

Manuscript submitted! This one is a bit far afield from my normal work, but nonetheless one of my favorite projects so far.

Happy National Cat Day, apparently.

Hello everyone! For anyone who didn’t know me before, I’m a paleontologist who studies intraspecific variation to understand vertebrate evolution. I’m currently a postdoctoral researcher at NC State on the Dueling Dinosaurs project studying the evolution and growth of tyrannosaurid dinosaurs.