@VictoriaArbour

Palaeontologist. King of Clubs. Fellow of the @RCGS_SGRC.

 Victoria, British Columbia
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Joined August 2014
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Did ankylosaurs use their tail clubs to fight each other? @DavidEvans_ROM, @ExpeditionLive and I share new research in Biology Letters on Zuul crurivastator, showing it had healed osteoderms on its flanks - evidence of battle damage from another Zuul. Art by @Paleoartologist.
Two armoured dinosaurs, members of the species Zuul crurivastator, battle each other in a clearing in a forest on a misty morning. The low angle light highlights their spiky appearance. The Zuul on the left is facing away from us, and has walloped the Zuul on the right with its tail club. The Zuul on the right is facing us, is reeling and off balance from the impact, and pieces of its spikes have broken away.

ALT Two armoured dinosaurs, members of the species Zuul crurivastator, battle each other in a clearing in a forest on a misty morning. The low angle light highlights their spiky appearance. The Zuul on the left is facing away from us, and has walloped the Zuul on the right with its tail club. The Zuul on the right is facing us, is reeling and off balance from the impact, and pieces of its spikes have broken away.

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Heading over to the other place, hope I'll catch some of you folks there.
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Charging Gargoyle
Gargoyleosaurus sees off several smaller creatures from its drinking spot at a river.

ALT Gargoyleosaurus sees off several smaller creatures from its drinking spot at a river.

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Exhibit: Dinosaurs of BC Now until February 1st, 2025 Dinosaurs of BC, an exciting exhibit revealing some of the ancient animals of British Columbia was produced by the Royal BC Museum, and is now on display at our museum. Details: bit.ly/475gTja
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The absolute best, I love SVP! Wish I could have been there to see it in person!!
Thomas R. Holtz, Jr. 🦖💕 (he/him)@TomHoltzPaleo2 Nov 2024
#SVP2024 #2024SVP Ghostbusters at the auction. Featuring Zuul vs Zuul!
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#SVP2024 #2024SVP Ghostbusters at the auction. Featuring Zuul vs Zuul!
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Stay tuned for cool stuff on tetradactyl theropods from recently-defended @UVicSEOS MSc student Teague Dickson!
Alberta Claw@albertonykus1 Nov 2024
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#2024SVP @ltdickson: Four-toed tracks from Gething inferred to be from a large oviraptorosaur, in which case they would be the oldest record of oviraptorosaur gigantism.
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Courtenay’s very own Puntledge River elasmosaur is turning 80,000,036 this month! Join us at the museum on Saturday, Nov 16 from 11am – 2pm for a special birthday party for the elasmosaur and celebrate its official designation as the provincial fossil. bit.ly/3Bu9xuM
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Emily presented results from her @UVicSEOS MSc research on ankylosaur teeth at #2024SVP today - nice job @e_g_cross!
Alberta Claw@albertonykus30 Oct 2024
Replying to @albertonykus
#2024SVP @e_g_cross: Large size is a good benchmark for identifying teeth of large nodosaurids, and outline analysis can sometimes identify specific ankylosaur clades. But there is substantial overlap, and traditional morphometrics don’t help much.
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Alberta Claw@albertonykus30 Oct 2024
#2024SVP @e_g_cross: Morphometric approaches to classifying ankylosaur teeth
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Asa@Asa_dinoclub41415 Oct 2024
化石の日だから福井旅行で出会った鎧竜特集でもするかー(⁠•⁠ᴗ⁠•⁠)
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Check out some of the @RoyalBCMuseum palaeo team's work at Geodiversity Fest at the museum today! Calla and @elaude_koenig are hanging out with footprints!
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Last week we announced some exciting results from this summer's fieldwork on the Spatsizi Plateau - we found a bonebed at the top of the mountain we camp under and brought back over 90 bones from multiple species of dinosaurs.
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Last week we announced some exciting results from this summer's fieldwork on the Spatsizi Plateau - we found a bonebed at the top of the mountain we camp under and brought back over 90 bones from multiple species of dinosaurs.
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I was able to take a double-sized crew thanks to funding from the Trebek Initiative, and owe huge thanks to Derek Larson, Thomas Cullen, Brady McBride, Teague Dickson, and Emily Cross, plus of course 2019 team member Jaclyn Richmond.
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Working on the Spatsizi Plateau has had some unique challenges compared to other places I've worked, including blizzards, windstorms, and biblical levels of mosquitoes. Now the hard work of figuring out what we got begins.
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Do you want up to $1500 for research or science communication or training on mammals? check out our @Mammalogists's Black & Indigenous Scholars Award! Due October 15th!! mammalsociety.org/form/black…
BLACK AND INDIGENOUS SCHOLARS AWARD IN MAMMALOGY: awards up to $1500 supporting research and activities relating to mammals. open to Black/African American, African, and Indigenous individuals. Applications are due October 15th.

ALT BLACK AND INDIGENOUS SCHOLARS AWARD IN MAMMALOGY: awards up to $1500 supporting research and activities relating to mammals. open to Black/African American, African, and Indigenous individuals. Applications are due October 15th.

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UVic Science@UVicScience18 Sep 2024
Teeth from a relative of the Tyrannosaurus rex, bones from at least one large herbivore, the foot of a small meat-eater... Congratulations to two of our graduate students, Emily Cross and @ltdickson on contributing to this amazing discovery!
Royal BC Museum@RoyalBCMuseum17 Sep 2024
After three years of exploration, the Royal BC Museum palaeontology team has unearthed a trove of over 90 dinosaur fossils in the Skeena Mountains! Read more at bit.ly/3B2k8g4 @cangeo @trebekinitiative
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A Little More Conversation Corus Radio 7-10pmPT Live + podcast Alittlemoreconversation.com @NB_Chris his book The Natural History of Empty Lots @VictoriaArbour treasure trove of dinosaur fossils found in BC + how a puppy saved his owner's life + my interview with @KathyReichs
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