Thomas R. Holtz, Jr.
@arctomet.bsky.social
Tyrannosaur Expert; Dinosaur Paleontologist; University of Maryland Geology Faculty; Director of the College Park Scholars-Science & Global Change Program; Science Author; Cat Dad; 🦖🦕
I mean, they actually did it in narration throughout seasons 1 and 2...
November 27, 2025 at 11:15 PM
I mean, they actually did it in narration throughout seasons 1 and 2...
Continent/island would be fine. Dino-docs are fine with saying "Madagascar" or "western North America" or what have you.
November 27, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Continent/island would be fine. Dino-docs are fine with saying "Madagascar" or "western North America" or what have you.
But in other cases it wasn't clear at all (e.g., some of the sloths and dogs) which fossil taxon they represented. And in a few cases (Enhydriodon) the taxon is obscure enough that we can all benefit from hearing the name. 2/2
November 27, 2025 at 12:14 PM
But in other cases it wasn't clear at all (e.g., some of the sloths and dogs) which fossil taxon they represented. And in a few cases (Enhydriodon) the taxon is obscure enough that we can all benefit from hearing the name. 2/2
In some cases there are accepted (and even universally known) vernacular forms: woolly mammoth, woolly rhino, scimitar-toothed cat, dire wolf, marsupial lion, etc. And in others I could tease out what was meant: "North American sabre-tooth cat" for Smilodon fatalis. 1/n
November 27, 2025 at 12:11 PM
In some cases there are accepted (and even universally known) vernacular forms: woolly mammoth, woolly rhino, scimitar-toothed cat, dire wolf, marsupial lion, etc. And in others I could tease out what was meant: "North American sabre-tooth cat" for Smilodon fatalis. 1/n
That said, kudos for actually working in a drop bear! :-)
November 27, 2025 at 12:30 AM
That said, kudos for actually working in a drop bear! :-)
Reposted by Thomas R. Holtz, Jr.
Read the accompanying News and Views from Fred Spoor www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Mystery owner of African hominin foot identified
Fossils newly discovered in Ethiopia indicate that previously unidentified foot bones belong to the ancient human relative Australopithecus deyiremeda.
www.nature.com
November 26, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Read the accompanying News and Views from Fred Spoor www.nature.com/articles/d41...
So... the horribly inaccurate phylogenetic tree is their own damn fault, not AI? That doesn't make it better.
November 26, 2025 at 4:52 PM
So... the horribly inaccurate phylogenetic tree is their own damn fault, not AI? That doesn't make it better.