Prof. Valentin Fischer
@val-fisch.bsky.social
Professor of palaeontology @ Université de Liège, Belgium
Director of the Evolution & Diversity Dynamics Lab. I study the biodiversity and extinctions of fossil marine predators
Director of the Evolution & Diversity Dynamics Lab. I study the biodiversity and extinctions of fossil marine predators
The good news is that isolated elements that are abundantly fossilised such as dorsal centra and propodials are good predictors of body size.
However, body size appears labile among subclades and genera, resulting in poor performance of phylogenetic imputation methods.
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However, body size appears labile among subclades and genera, resulting in poor performance of phylogenetic imputation methods.
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September 17, 2025 at 6:35 AM
The good news is that isolated elements that are abundantly fossilised such as dorsal centra and propodials are good predictors of body size.
However, body size appears labile among subclades and genera, resulting in poor performance of phylogenetic imputation methods.
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However, body size appears labile among subclades and genera, resulting in poor performance of phylogenetic imputation methods.
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Are you tired of people constantly overestimating body size of marine reptiles? No longer!
We provide equations to estimate body size in ichthyosaurians, mosasaurids, and thalattosuchians.
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We provide equations to estimate body size in ichthyosaurians, mosasaurids, and thalattosuchians.
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September 17, 2025 at 6:35 AM
Are you tired of people constantly overestimating body size of marine reptiles? No longer!
We provide equations to estimate body size in ichthyosaurians, mosasaurids, and thalattosuchians.
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We provide equations to estimate body size in ichthyosaurians, mosasaurids, and thalattosuchians.
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It might sound crazy but we are going to build up a life-size sculpture of Mosasaurus right in the city center of Liège! You can discover and contribute to project via this link!
promethea.koalect.com/project/43722
@universitedeliege.bsky.social
promethea.koalect.com/project/43722
@universitedeliege.bsky.social
March 28, 2025 at 8:46 AM
It might sound crazy but we are going to build up a life-size sculpture of Mosasaurus right in the city center of Liège! You can discover and contribute to project via this link!
promethea.koalect.com/project/43722
@universitedeliege.bsky.social
promethea.koalect.com/project/43722
@universitedeliege.bsky.social