Biology & geo professor at Allegheny College. Biomechanics, evolution, and paleobiology of sharks, snails, crabs, & more. Same on bsky. She/her.
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ALT Lisa Whitenack
ALT Sarah Knutie
ALT Gracey Brouillard
ALT Skull of a B. constrictor in a (A) lateral and (B) ventral view. The colored bones are the tooth-bearing bones in this species: blue is the maxilla, yellow is the mandible, red is the palatine, and green is the pterygoid. CT scans are specimen UMMZ: Herps: 203842 from the Morphosource digital repository. Individual bones were divided into thirds as illustrated in (C) to assist in kinematic analyses. Teeth were numbered from anterior to posterior, as illustrated in (C).
ALT Tiger sharks (Galeocerdo cuvier) can easily move between shallow coral reefs and the cold, dark deep ocean. Image of a shark, close up, mouth open, seemingly about to swallow the camera whole. CREDIT: Tom Burns, DVM
ALT gorgeous poster for Illinois Homecoming 2023, made by the Kingfisher UIUC crew. The image shows a Belted Kingfisher, and aggressive-looking blue, orange, and white bird, with her wings spread on an orange and blue background
