Jordan Bestwick
@jordanbestwick1.bsky.social
Palaeobiologist at Universität Zurich (UZH) researching functional morphology and disparity of extinct reptiles (SNSF-funded)
Mostly palaeo- and nature-related content, may post Doctor Who stuff on occasion
Mostly palaeo- and nature-related content, may post Doctor Who stuff on occasion
June 16, 2025 at 11:59 AM
In 2020, the specimen was turned into a display at the Natural History Museum of Zurich, complete with the skeleton and a life-sized restoration of the animal, complete with pathology.
This restoration was done by the company 10tons www.10tons.dk
(6/n)
This restoration was done by the company 10tons www.10tons.dk
(6/n)
June 11, 2025 at 3:19 PM
In 2020, the specimen was turned into a display at the Natural History Museum of Zurich, complete with the skeleton and a life-sized restoration of the animal, complete with pathology.
This restoration was done by the company 10tons www.10tons.dk
(6/n)
This restoration was done by the company 10tons www.10tons.dk
(6/n)
Previous reported cases of osteomyelitis in dinosaurs usually involves a couple of toe bones or adjacent vertebrae
So to have most of an entire right pectoral girdle infected is really unusual (and most likely painful!)
(5/n)
So to have most of an entire right pectoral girdle infected is really unusual (and most likely painful!)
(5/n)
June 11, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Previous reported cases of osteomyelitis in dinosaurs usually involves a couple of toe bones or adjacent vertebrae
So to have most of an entire right pectoral girdle infected is really unusual (and most likely painful!)
(5/n)
So to have most of an entire right pectoral girdle infected is really unusual (and most likely painful!)
(5/n)
The scapula (left C and D) has been completely remodelled and separated while the proximal part of the humerus is also heavily reworked
We interpreted this as some form of chronic osteomyelitis/septic arthritis (infection of the bone)
(4/n)
We interpreted this as some form of chronic osteomyelitis/septic arthritis (infection of the bone)
(4/n)
June 11, 2025 at 3:13 PM
The scapula (left C and D) has been completely remodelled and separated while the proximal part of the humerus is also heavily reworked
We interpreted this as some form of chronic osteomyelitis/septic arthritis (infection of the bone)
(4/n)
We interpreted this as some form of chronic osteomyelitis/septic arthritis (infection of the bone)
(4/n)
The skeleton is an almost complete individual, missing only the skull and neck
But what was most interesting about the specimen was it's heavily infected right shoulder and upper forearm... (3/n)
But what was most interesting about the specimen was it's heavily infected right shoulder and upper forearm... (3/n)
June 11, 2025 at 3:10 PM
The skeleton is an almost complete individual, missing only the skull and neck
But what was most interesting about the specimen was it's heavily infected right shoulder and upper forearm... (3/n)
But what was most interesting about the specimen was it's heavily infected right shoulder and upper forearm... (3/n)
The specimen was discovered in 2018 from the Klettgau Formation in northern Switzerland (Late Triassic) and was excellently excavated and brought to Zurich by Ursina Bachman and Ben Pabst, pictured (2/n)
June 11, 2025 at 3:08 PM
The specimen was discovered in 2018 from the Klettgau Formation in northern Switzerland (Late Triassic) and was excellently excavated and brought to Zurich by Ursina Bachman and Ben Pabst, pictured (2/n)
Today is the 3 year anniversary of one my favourite papers; skull-body size ratios of archosauromorphs, including 🦕 🐊 🦖 and more, so I am shamelessly plugging it again
Full OA access here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Full OA access here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
May 26, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Today is the 3 year anniversary of one my favourite papers; skull-body size ratios of archosauromorphs, including 🦕 🐊 🦖 and more, so I am shamelessly plugging it again
Full OA access here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Full OA access here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Continuing looking into bird colouration and I cannot get enough of the colours of the resplendent quetzal
Such a fantastic looking bird
Credit: Ondrej Prosicky/Shutterstock
Such a fantastic looking bird
Credit: Ondrej Prosicky/Shutterstock
May 15, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Continuing looking into bird colouration and I cannot get enough of the colours of the resplendent quetzal
Such a fantastic looking bird
Credit: Ondrej Prosicky/Shutterstock
Such a fantastic looking bird
Credit: Ondrej Prosicky/Shutterstock
Sharing a meme I made this week for my 🐢 loving partner
Such a derpy face 😂
Such a derpy face 😂
May 9, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Sharing a meme I made this week for my 🐢 loving partner
Such a derpy face 😂
Such a derpy face 😂
Good start to the day with a 🦕 paper accepted!
Below is a cryptic sneak peek, stay tuned for more!
Below is a cryptic sneak peek, stay tuned for more!
April 24, 2025 at 8:34 AM
Good start to the day with a 🦕 paper accepted!
Below is a cryptic sneak peek, stay tuned for more!
Below is a cryptic sneak peek, stay tuned for more!
Happy Easter everyone!
April 20, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Happy Easter everyone!
This #FossilFriday I'm writing about #pterosaurs and birds, so here's a pic of Campylognathoides from the early Jurassic
Specimen housed at Stuttgart State Museum of Natural History
Specimen housed at Stuttgart State Museum of Natural History
February 21, 2025 at 11:01 AM
This #FossilFriday I'm writing about #pterosaurs and birds, so here's a pic of Campylognathoides from the early Jurassic
Specimen housed at Stuttgart State Museum of Natural History
Specimen housed at Stuttgart State Museum of Natural History
This #PterosaurPtuesday here's an adorable juvenile Scaphognathus from Solnhofen, Germany
Specimen housed at Stuttgart State Museum of Natural History
Specimen housed at Stuttgart State Museum of Natural History
February 11, 2025 at 10:43 AM
This #PterosaurPtuesday here's an adorable juvenile Scaphognathus from Solnhofen, Germany
Specimen housed at Stuttgart State Museum of Natural History
Specimen housed at Stuttgart State Museum of Natural History
For #FossilFriday here is one of my favourite pterosaurs, Istiodactylus, from the Cretaceous of the UK
Their razor-edged, interlocking teeth are thought to have helped deflesh carcasses, basically the Cretaceous equivalent of vultures!
Specimen housed at the London NHM
Their razor-edged, interlocking teeth are thought to have helped deflesh carcasses, basically the Cretaceous equivalent of vultures!
Specimen housed at the London NHM
January 24, 2025 at 1:00 PM
For #FossilFriday here is one of my favourite pterosaurs, Istiodactylus, from the Cretaceous of the UK
Their razor-edged, interlocking teeth are thought to have helped deflesh carcasses, basically the Cretaceous equivalent of vultures!
Specimen housed at the London NHM
Their razor-edged, interlocking teeth are thought to have helped deflesh carcasses, basically the Cretaceous equivalent of vultures!
Specimen housed at the London NHM
Tiny, articulated and adorable skeleton of a young Pterodactylus for #FossilFriday
Housed at Museum für Naturkunde Berlin
Housed at Museum für Naturkunde Berlin
January 17, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Tiny, articulated and adorable skeleton of a young Pterodactylus for #FossilFriday
Housed at Museum für Naturkunde Berlin
Housed at Museum für Naturkunde Berlin
First #FossilFriday of 2025 so here's a fantastic preserved lower jaw of an Early Jurassic distant relative of stegosaurs and ankylosaurs, Scelidosaurus
Housed at the London NHM
Housed at the London NHM
January 3, 2025 at 10:27 AM
First #FossilFriday of 2025 so here's a fantastic preserved lower jaw of an Early Jurassic distant relative of stegosaurs and ankylosaurs, Scelidosaurus
Housed at the London NHM
Housed at the London NHM
Last #FossilFriday before🎄Christmas 🎄and earlier this week we submitted our MS on an unusual 🦕 pathology
Here's a cryptic sneak peek for now. Pray the reviewer gods are merciful...
Here's a cryptic sneak peek for now. Pray the reviewer gods are merciful...
December 20, 2024 at 12:33 PM
Last #FossilFriday before🎄Christmas 🎄and earlier this week we submitted our MS on an unusual 🦕 pathology
Here's a cryptic sneak peek for now. Pray the reviewer gods are merciful...
Here's a cryptic sneak peek for now. Pray the reviewer gods are merciful...
For #FossilFriday, here's an adorable replica of a baby Diplodocus🦕 at the Natural History Museum of Zurich
Look at that cute li'l face! 🦕
Look at that cute li'l face! 🦕
December 6, 2024 at 10:24 AM
For #FossilFriday, here's an adorable replica of a baby Diplodocus🦕 at the Natural History Museum of Zurich
Look at that cute li'l face! 🦕
Look at that cute li'l face! 🦕
#FossilFriday Life-size 🦕Diplodocus skeleton🦕 at the Natural History Museum of the University of Zurich #dinosaur #Zurich
November 29, 2024 at 2:19 PM
#FossilFriday Life-size 🦕Diplodocus skeleton🦕 at the Natural History Museum of the University of Zurich #dinosaur #Zurich
Putting the finishing touches on my #PalAss24 talk on pterosaur-bird competition
To tide you over until then, here's one of the smallest-known specimens of Rhamphorhynchus, complete with a tear-drop shaped tail vane
To tide you over until then, here's one of the smallest-known specimens of Rhamphorhynchus, complete with a tear-drop shaped tail vane
November 28, 2024 at 10:23 AM
Putting the finishing touches on my #PalAss24 talk on pterosaur-bird competition
To tide you over until then, here's one of the smallest-known specimens of Rhamphorhynchus, complete with a tear-drop shaped tail vane
To tide you over until then, here's one of the smallest-known specimens of Rhamphorhynchus, complete with a tear-drop shaped tail vane
This #PterosaurPtuesday one of my favourite pterosaurs, Dimorphodon, from the NHM, London
Look closely at the lower jaw and see all the tiny lancet-shaped teeth
Look closely at the lower jaw and see all the tiny lancet-shaped teeth
November 26, 2024 at 10:47 AM
This #PterosaurPtuesday one of my favourite pterosaurs, Dimorphodon, from the NHM, London
Look closely at the lower jaw and see all the tiny lancet-shaped teeth
Look closely at the lower jaw and see all the tiny lancet-shaped teeth
Very snowy morning today in Zurich
November 22, 2024 at 9:20 AM
Very snowy morning today in Zurich
Today I'm working in the murky realm of dinosaur 🦕 pathology
Here's a cryptic sneak peek at one of the specimens, we hope to submit something very soon. Stay tuned...🦕
Here's a cryptic sneak peek at one of the specimens, we hope to submit something very soon. Stay tuned...🦕
November 21, 2024 at 9:57 AM
Today I'm working in the murky realm of dinosaur 🦕 pathology
Here's a cryptic sneak peek at one of the specimens, we hope to submit something very soon. Stay tuned...🦕
Here's a cryptic sneak peek at one of the specimens, we hope to submit something very soon. Stay tuned...🦕
Hopefully I can get #PterosaurPtuesday trending again
Re-sharing this fantastic #palaeoart by @markwitton.bsky.social that I commissioned to go with my pterosaur diet paper in 2020 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Front to back: Pterodactylus, Rhamphorhynchus, Germanodactylus
Re-sharing this fantastic #palaeoart by @markwitton.bsky.social that I commissioned to go with my pterosaur diet paper in 2020 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Front to back: Pterodactylus, Rhamphorhynchus, Germanodactylus
November 19, 2024 at 2:23 PM
Hopefully I can get #PterosaurPtuesday trending again
Re-sharing this fantastic #palaeoart by @markwitton.bsky.social that I commissioned to go with my pterosaur diet paper in 2020 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Front to back: Pterodactylus, Rhamphorhynchus, Germanodactylus
Re-sharing this fantastic #palaeoart by @markwitton.bsky.social that I commissioned to go with my pterosaur diet paper in 2020 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Front to back: Pterodactylus, Rhamphorhynchus, Germanodactylus