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BrennanThePaleoDude @paleodudebrennan.bsky.social · Mar 20

The Western Association of Vertebrate Paleontologists Conference was a fantastic experience and I met so many wonderful and kind hearted people in the field! It was an incredibly welcoming environment and I am very much looking forward to presenting my work at next year’s event!

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BrennanThePaleoDude @paleodudebrennan.bsky.social · Mar 20

MASSIVE thank you to Matt at @fossilera for this MASSIVE gift!!! Aegirocassis is a relative of Anomalocaris that evolved into a large whale like filter feeder! I am beyond happy to have this incredible fossil in my collection to use for education at my fossil shows and events!

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BrennanThePaleoDude @paleodudebrennan.bsky.social · Feb 28

A new paper covering all mosasaurs of the Moroccan Phosphates was published by Bardet et al and it is fantastic! They state that T. atrox, P. currii, M. beaugei and H. boubker are the apex predators of the phosphates! This publication is a great read! www.researchgate.net/publication/...

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BrennanThePaleoDude @paleodudebrennan.bsky.social · Feb 28

Quetzalcoatlus is massive!

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BrennanThePaleoDude @paleodudebrennan.bsky.social · Feb 24

I had no clue Diabloceratops was so chill!

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BrennanThePaleoDude @paleodudebrennan.bsky.social · Feb 23

Xenodens calminechari lower jaw showing tightly packed, paired tooth crowns on a pedicle! This figure is from my Western Association of Vertebrate Paleontology conference poster! www.researchgate.net/publication/...

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BrennanThePaleoDude @paleodudebrennan.bsky.social · Feb 23

Xenodens calminechari frontoparietal figure from my WAVP conference poster! www.researchgate.net/publication/...

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BrennanThePaleoDude @paleodudebrennan.bsky.social · Feb 23

Xenodens calminechari skull material from my poster presented at WAVP www.researchgate.net/publication/...

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BrennanThePaleoDude @paleodudebrennan.bsky.social · Feb 23

Mosasaur spotted!!! @bkbones.bsky.social

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BrennanThePaleoDude @paleodudebrennan.bsky.social · Feb 23

Geology of the Pierre Shale in southern South Dakota and surrounding areas from our WAVP poster on Latoplatecarpus willistoni
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BrennanThePaleoDude @paleodudebrennan.bsky.social · Feb 23

Mosasaur Dream Team’s trip to Arizona! Attending the Western Association of Vertebrate Paleontologists conference was an incredibly fun experience! Everyone was super nice and the environment was very welcoming! I can’t wait to share more of our mosasaur work together with @bkbones.bsky.social

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BrennanThePaleoDude @paleodudebrennan.bsky.social · Feb 23

Frontal and Parietal of Latoplatecarpus willistoni from our WAVP poster www.researchgate.net/publication/...

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BrennanThePaleoDude @paleodudebrennan.bsky.social · Feb 23

Quadrate figure from our WAVP poster on Latoplatecarpus willistoni www.researchgate.net/publication/...

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BrennanThePaleoDude @paleodudebrennan.bsky.social · Feb 23

Coronoid from our WAVP poster on Latoplatecarpus willistoni www.researchgate.net/publication/...

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BrennanThePaleoDude @paleodudebrennan.bsky.social · Feb 23

Frontoparietal morphology of Xenodens calminechari revealed by a new specimen from the Maastrichtian phosphates of Morocco

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(PDF) Frontoparietal morphology of Xenodens calminechari revealed by a new specimen from the Maastrichtian phosphates of Morocco

PDF | Commercial phosphate excavation in the Maastrichtian of Morocco has yielded several new specimens of the bizarre mosasaurid Xenodens calminechari,... | Find, read and cite all the research you n...

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BrennanThePaleoDude @paleodudebrennan.bsky.social · Feb 23

A new specimen of Latoplatecarpus willistoni www.researchgate.net/publication/...

(PDF) A new specimen of Latoplatecarpus willistoni

PDF | Plioplatecarpinae is a subfamily of mosasaurid squamates that were taxonomically diverse and biogeographically widespread in the oceans and... | Find, read and cite all the research you need on ...

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BrennanThePaleoDude @paleodudebrennan.bsky.social · Feb 23

Posterior Dentary of Latoplatecarpus willistoni figure from our WAVP poster www.researchgate.net/publication/...

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BrennanThePaleoDude @paleodudebrennan.bsky.social · Feb 23

WAVP Field Trip to Chalk Canyon Formation deposits. We visited Agua Fria National Monument, where oreodont remains have been found. The Early Miocene Chalk Canyon Formation represents one of the earliest mammal-bearing rock units in Arizona, and it is the locus of ongoing research by AZMNH.

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BrennanThePaleoDude @paleodudebrennan.bsky.social · Feb 23

Xenodens calminechari jaws showing tightly packed, paired tooth crowns on a pedicle and the unique Squaliform like dentition! These figures are from my Western Association of Vertebrate Paleontology conference poster! www.researchgate.net/publication/...

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BrennanThePaleoDude @paleodudebrennan.bsky.social · Feb 23

Xenodens calminechari tooth crown pair on shed pedicle figure from my Western Association of Vertebrate Paleontology conference poster! Isolated teeth are typically found in pairs as adjacent crowns are shed with a section of the tooth pedicle. www.researchgate.net/publication/...

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BrennanThePaleoDude @paleodudebrennan.bsky.social · Feb 23

Presented my poster on the Frontoparietal morphology of Xenodens calminechari revealed by a new specimen from the Maastrichtian phosphates of Morocco at the Western Association of Vertebrate Paleontology Conference! www.researchgate.net/publication/...

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BrennanThePaleoDude @paleodudebrennan.bsky.social · Feb 23

Big Boy the Bistahieversor by @benj-art-min.bsky.social !!! This incredible statue alone is worth the whole museum visit!!!

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BrennanThePaleoDude @paleodudebrennan.bsky.social · Feb 23

Camarasaurus and Zuniceratops at the Arizona Museum of Natural History

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Andy Farke @andyfarke.bsky.social · Jan 28

If you are in the southwestern USA, the Western Association of Vertebrate Paleontologists conference is (mostly) Feb. 15, w/abstracts due Friday (Jan. 31). It is a WONDERFUL meeting w/a nice cross-section of folks. www.wavp.us/wavp-2025/

WAVP 2025 – Western Association of Vertebrate Paleontology

www.wavp.us

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PaleoJim @paleojim.bsky.social · Dec 7

Paleo folks in the western US: The Western Association of Vertebrate Paleontology's 2025 conference will be held Feb 14-16 in Mesa AZ w/Arizona Mus. of Nat. History: wavp.us/wavp-2025/
WAVP is fun, low-key, and great for early career researchers. Hope to see you there! @utahpaleo-ufop.bsky.social

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