The extreme nasal aperture of the derived species is truly unique among terrestrial mammals.

We are in anti-intellectual times. Attacks on scholars are chronic and stochastic in US based social media. This kind of attack is used by, if not directly generated by, Project 2025/Heritage Foundation Ahnenerbe wannabes like Russell Vought in their crusade against higher education.

It’s a problem everywhere it seems

I’m in the USA but have to say I love Bluesky for this

I think it’s good. 💙

Brandolini’s law is in effect. I’ll keep researching.

I love the idea.
We just have so many assertions of extreme ancientness.

Yes I remember this from a couple of years ago. But can it pass peer review and be solidly accepted? Good hypothesis.

A crucial group and still much debate about their taxonomic relationships to .. just about all the other maniraptorans.