⛏Vertebrate Palaeontologist πŸ“ Assistant Professor @stonybrooku πŸ‡ΏπŸ‡¦Proudly South African πŸ¦•Basal sauropodomorphs are my jam βœ‰ [email protected]

Joined January 2020
Spent a wonderful few days in London, where I finally got to meet Fern (*swoon*) and the new baby, Enigmacursor πŸ€©πŸ¦•πŸŒΏ It was wonderful wandering around @NHM_London , and catching up with friends/colleagues. A massive thank you to @NHMdinolab for everything πŸ€—πŸ‘πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§
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A highly successful and enjoyable #2025SVP @SVP_vertpaleo in Birmingham! Had a wonderful time chatting about synchrotron scanning, catching up with friends/colleagues from back home and around the world, and finding out what cool fossil science people are up to! πŸ€©πŸ¦•πŸ‘πŸ‡ΏπŸ‡¦πŸ”¬πŸ©»πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§
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πŸ“’πŸ“’What's better than one tenure track position? TWO TENURE TRACK POSITIONS! See comments for descriptions. πŸ§ πŸ¦΄πŸ’€πŸπŸ¦ŽπŸπŸ’πŸ₯³ BOTH have an application deadline of Nov 15, 2025 at 11:59 PM Eastern Time. Feel free to reach out with any questions!
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πŸ“’πŸ“’WE ARE HIRING! πŸ₯³πŸŽ‰ Please share far and wide. Tenure-track faculty position at the rank of Assistant Professor in the areas of evolutionary neuroanatomy, comparative neuroscience, brain evolution, and/or sensory adaptations in vertebrates. apply.interfolio.com/172502
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That's a wrap on 2.5 weeks of fossil digging in one of our favourite places, Qhemegha, EC, SA. πŸ‡ΏπŸ‡¦β›οΈπŸ¦•πŸ’š A great crew, fantastic hosts, cooperative quarries, fabulous new fossils, and heeps of memories. Thank you to everyone involved. Until next time, I already can't wait! 🀩
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Today marks one year since I started as an assistant professor at @stonybrooku ! πŸŽ‰πŸ¦•β›οΈπŸŽ‚ I am so very grateful to my colleagues and the students in the Department of Anatomical Sciences for being such a great bunch of people to be around and work with.
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πŸ“’This year’s NorthEast Regional Vertebrate Evolution Symposium (NERVES) will take place on Friday April 11th, 2025 at @stonybrooku , NY!πŸ₯³πŸŽ‰ Deadline for submitting a presentation title and author list will be March 14th. Spread the word far & wide! For more info, see below⬇️
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In January 2024 I had the pleasure of presenting at the 200 years of dinosaurs meeting at the @NHM_London. Today, our invited review in the @RSocPublishing Biology Letters was published! royalsocietypublishing.org/d…
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Is it even a new year if it doesn't start with a visit to see my Masso babies? πŸ‡ΏπŸ‡¦πŸ’šπŸ¦•β›οΈπŸ€©
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Merry Christmas Paleosphere! πŸŽ„πŸ‡ΏπŸ‡¦πŸ’šβ›οΈ
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