Skye McDavid
@skyemcdavid.com
scientific illustrator dabbling in paleontological research: pterosaurs, dinosaurs, other fossil reptiles, zoological nomenclature
Links: https://www.skyemcdavid.com/links
Links: https://www.skyemcdavid.com/links
Upchurch - new Haptocanthosaurus like sauropod from Morrison formation
Embargoed.
Embargoed.
November 15, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Upchurch - new Haptocanthosaurus like sauropod from Morrison formation
Embargoed.
Embargoed.
Barrett - small bodied ornithischians from Morrison Formation
This is the Enigmacursor work that was already published, and Barrett apologized, saying it was published faster than he expected.
This is the Enigmacursor work that was already published, and Barrett apologized, saying it was published faster than he expected.
November 15, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Barrett - small bodied ornithischians from Morrison Formation
This is the Enigmacursor work that was already published, and Barrett apologized, saying it was published faster than he expected.
This is the Enigmacursor work that was already published, and Barrett apologized, saying it was published faster than he expected.
Lechki - explanatory power of energetic fitness models across living amniotes and non-avian dinosaurs
Embargoed
Embargoed
November 15, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Lechki - explanatory power of energetic fitness models across living amniotes and non-avian dinosaurs
Embargoed
Embargoed
Ke - Ontogenetic Changes in Dentine Production skew replacement rate estimates in Archosauria
Embargoed
Embargoed
November 15, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Ke - Ontogenetic Changes in Dentine Production skew replacement rate estimates in Archosauria
Embargoed
Embargoed
Sen - Diverse Avemetatarsalian Record of Late Triassic India
Embargoed, but part of it was already published by Sen & Ray 2025
Embargoed, but part of it was already published by Sen & Ray 2025
November 15, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Sen - Diverse Avemetatarsalian Record of Late Triassic India
Embargoed, but part of it was already published by Sen & Ray 2025
Embargoed, but part of it was already published by Sen & Ray 2025
Chakraborty - Rhynchosaur braincase ontogeny
Embargoed
Embargoed
November 15, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Chakraborty - Rhynchosaur braincase ontogeny
Embargoed
Embargoed
Pittinger - Caudal autotomy in tanystropheids
Results embargoed, but yes the talk did feature a the famous clip from Chased by Sea Monsters with Nigel Marven.
Results embargoed, but yes the talk did feature a the famous clip from Chased by Sea Monsters with Nigel Marven.
November 15, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Pittinger - Caudal autotomy in tanystropheids
Results embargoed, but yes the talk did feature a the famous clip from Chased by Sea Monsters with Nigel Marven.
Results embargoed, but yes the talk did feature a the famous clip from Chased by Sea Monsters with Nigel Marven.
Wang - Middle Triassic marine tanysaurian with soft tissue preservation from Yunnan
Embargoed
Embargoed
November 15, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Wang - Middle Triassic marine tanysaurian with soft tissue preservation from Yunnan
Embargoed
Embargoed
Impression from right hindlimb
Additional carpal elements and other bones not yet identified
Dolabrosaurus has very robust forelimbs, possibly digging adaptations
hypothesized ecology similar to silky anteater
Additional carpal elements and other bones not yet identified
Dolabrosaurus has very robust forelimbs, possibly digging adaptations
hypothesized ecology similar to silky anteater
November 15, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Impression from right hindlimb
Additional carpal elements and other bones not yet identified
Dolabrosaurus has very robust forelimbs, possibly digging adaptations
hypothesized ecology similar to silky anteater
Additional carpal elements and other bones not yet identified
Dolabrosaurus has very robust forelimbs, possibly digging adaptations
hypothesized ecology similar to silky anteater
large metacarpal of d2, similar to drepanosauromorph mc from Ghost Ranch
Metacarpal asymmetric and disproportionally large
New forelimb elements include humeri, ulna, ulnar, intermedium, femur, tibia, fibula
Metacarpal asymmetric and disproportionally large
New forelimb elements include humeri, ulna, ulnar, intermedium, femur, tibia, fibula
November 15, 2025 at 9:38 AM
large metacarpal of d2, similar to drepanosauromorph mc from Ghost Ranch
Metacarpal asymmetric and disproportionally large
New forelimb elements include humeri, ulna, ulnar, intermedium, femur, tibia, fibula
Metacarpal asymmetric and disproportionally large
New forelimb elements include humeri, ulna, ulnar, intermedium, femur, tibia, fibula
Dolabrosaurus includes trunk verts, sacral verts, manus, pedes, most of the caudal series as originally described
additional material quite literally found in the drawer
CT scanned but not yet fully segmented
additional material quite literally found in the drawer
CT scanned but not yet fully segmented
November 15, 2025 at 9:38 AM
Dolabrosaurus includes trunk verts, sacral verts, manus, pedes, most of the caudal series as originally described
additional material quite literally found in the drawer
CT scanned but not yet fully segmented
additional material quite literally found in the drawer
CT scanned but not yet fully segmented
Pugh — reassessment of Dolabrosaurus holotype
Many drepanosauromorph specimens are either fragmentary or crushed
Dolabrosaurus is the only associated skeleton that is preserved in 3d
Dolabrosaurus includes trunk verts, sacral verts, manus, pedes, most of the caudal series as originally described
Many drepanosauromorph specimens are either fragmentary or crushed
Dolabrosaurus is the only associated skeleton that is preserved in 3d
Dolabrosaurus includes trunk verts, sacral verts, manus, pedes, most of the caudal series as originally described
November 15, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Pugh — reassessment of Dolabrosaurus holotype
Many drepanosauromorph specimens are either fragmentary or crushed
Dolabrosaurus is the only associated skeleton that is preserved in 3d
Dolabrosaurus includes trunk verts, sacral verts, manus, pedes, most of the caudal series as originally described
Many drepanosauromorph specimens are either fragmentary or crushed
Dolabrosaurus is the only associated skeleton that is preserved in 3d
Dolabrosaurus includes trunk verts, sacral verts, manus, pedes, most of the caudal series as originally described
O’Connor - CT data on Archaeopteryx
Embargoed
Embargoed
November 15, 2025 at 8:45 AM
O’Connor - CT data on Archaeopteryx
Embargoed
Embargoed
Not sharing results because embargo but absolutely love that the talk started with “there is a general consensus in the field that birds have eyes”
November 15, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Not sharing results because embargo but absolutely love that the talk started with “there is a general consensus in the field that birds have eyes”
Tang - bird-like orbits originated in maniraptoriform dinosaurs
Embargoed
Embargoed
November 15, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Tang - bird-like orbits originated in maniraptoriform dinosaurs
Embargoed
Embargoed
Marek - Bird neck and forelimb evolution
NAD to bird transition involved significant changes in the neck, used for stabilization, foraging, nesting, preening, tool use, locomotion
should the neck be considered a ‘surrogate forelimb’ after birds evolved their grasping arms into wings?
NAD to bird transition involved significant changes in the neck, used for stabilization, foraging, nesting, preening, tool use, locomotion
should the neck be considered a ‘surrogate forelimb’ after birds evolved their grasping arms into wings?
November 15, 2025 at 8:18 AM
Marek - Bird neck and forelimb evolution
NAD to bird transition involved significant changes in the neck, used for stabilization, foraging, nesting, preening, tool use, locomotion
should the neck be considered a ‘surrogate forelimb’ after birds evolved their grasping arms into wings?
NAD to bird transition involved significant changes in the neck, used for stabilization, foraging, nesting, preening, tool use, locomotion
should the neck be considered a ‘surrogate forelimb’ after birds evolved their grasping arms into wings?
Further directions: further evaluate variability within modern birds to inform inferences in extinct avialae
connectivity density reduces with body size
flying birds have higher connectivity density than flightless birds (possibly because they have lower trabecular thickness)
connectivity density reduces with body size
flying birds have higher connectivity density than flightless birds (possibly because they have lower trabecular thickness)
November 15, 2025 at 8:13 AM
Further directions: further evaluate variability within modern birds to inform inferences in extinct avialae
connectivity density reduces with body size
flying birds have higher connectivity density than flightless birds (possibly because they have lower trabecular thickness)
connectivity density reduces with body size
flying birds have higher connectivity density than flightless birds (possibly because they have lower trabecular thickness)
medullary bone has very different structure from osteopetrosis in 3D that is not visible in 2d (e.g. histological slides)
medullary bone is like sponge, osteopetrosis is like tubes
medullary bone is like sponge, osteopetrosis is like tubes
November 15, 2025 at 8:11 AM
medullary bone has very different structure from osteopetrosis in 3D that is not visible in 2d (e.g. histological slides)
medullary bone is like sponge, osteopetrosis is like tubes
medullary bone is like sponge, osteopetrosis is like tubes
high resolution uCT used in this study as it is more accessible than synchrotron
Anas, Larus, Gulosus, and Gallus with confirmed avian osteopetrosis sampled
medullary bone infills epiphyses but osteopetrosis lesions are only in diaphysis
Anas, Larus, Gulosus, and Gallus with confirmed avian osteopetrosis sampled
medullary bone infills epiphyses but osteopetrosis lesions are only in diaphysis
November 15, 2025 at 8:10 AM
high resolution uCT used in this study as it is more accessible than synchrotron
Anas, Larus, Gulosus, and Gallus with confirmed avian osteopetrosis sampled
medullary bone infills epiphyses but osteopetrosis lesions are only in diaphysis
Anas, Larus, Gulosus, and Gallus with confirmed avian osteopetrosis sampled
medullary bone infills epiphyses but osteopetrosis lesions are only in diaphysis
Crane - modern birds inform non-destructive ways to identify medullary bone
Most reports of medullary bone in non-avialan dinosaurs are highly questionable, easy to confuse with pathologies such as osteopetrosis
Typically identified by histology - which requires destructive sampling
Most reports of medullary bone in non-avialan dinosaurs are highly questionable, easy to confuse with pathologies such as osteopetrosis
Typically identified by histology - which requires destructive sampling
November 15, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Crane - modern birds inform non-destructive ways to identify medullary bone
Most reports of medullary bone in non-avialan dinosaurs are highly questionable, easy to confuse with pathologies such as osteopetrosis
Typically identified by histology - which requires destructive sampling
Most reports of medullary bone in non-avialan dinosaurs are highly questionable, easy to confuse with pathologies such as osteopetrosis
Typically identified by histology - which requires destructive sampling
Botha - growth strategy of sauropodomorphs across T-J boundary
Embargoed
Embargoed
November 14, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Botha - growth strategy of sauropodomorphs across T-J boundary
Embargoed
Embargoed
Lovegrove - “Dinosaur of the round table” edescription of Camelotia
Embargoed
Embargoed
November 14, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Lovegrove - “Dinosaur of the round table” edescription of Camelotia
Embargoed
Embargoed
Scheyer - vertebrates from Frick “Plateosaurus graveyard”
Embargoed
Embargoed
November 14, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Scheyer - vertebrates from Frick “Plateosaurus graveyard”
Embargoed
Embargoed
snout referrable to same taxon as previously described Hesperosuchus
Small individual is different species
first clear case of different sphenosuchians coexisting — not unusual when compared to modern crocs
Small individual is different species
first clear case of different sphenosuchians coexisting — not unusual when compared to modern crocs
November 14, 2025 at 3:14 PM
snout referrable to same taxon as previously described Hesperosuchus
Small individual is different species
first clear case of different sphenosuchians coexisting — not unusual when compared to modern crocs
Small individual is different species
first clear case of different sphenosuchians coexisting — not unusual when compared to modern crocs