Hey I recognize that 3D tetrapod image in the lower left! There is ample coverage of diversity throughout Metazoa but my camera tended to be drawn to the Vertebrata. Except in some instances like these. Some larger chelicerates. Some smaller, shadowy sea scorpion (eurypterid) fossils. Watch...
It is there in that diversity that Darwin celebrated; “There is grandeur in this view of life,” and today I am thankful for the grandeur that does still remain around us. I am curious to view what grandeur that diversity presents next. We could all use more of that grandeur. And than...
to the deltaic environment of what is called the Mazon Creek biota, in northern Illinois (Wittry2012). Although vertebrate life exists on land, the reptile-like tetrapods of this period predate any mammal or bird and would certainly “swarm” upon the land. Scales and finned bony fish are ...
Hey I recognize that 3D tetrapod image in the lower left! There is ample coverage of diversity throughout Metazoa but my camera tended to be drawn to the Vertebrata. Except in some instances like these. Some larger chelicerates. Some smaller, shadowy sea scorpion (eurypterid) fossils. Watch...
’t enough for me by ~2011. Since then, I’ve found that thediversityof the world that I can engage with in all these conversations expands my horizons and teaches me new things about science (e.g. other fields I don’t know much about) and about people (e.g. other scientists/...
tie together disparate observations and speculations on what the many, many obvious bumps, squiggles, crests and tuberosities on fossil tetrapods/cousins “mean” in terms ofsoft tissues. The figures here tell the basic story; Julia, as usual, rocked it with some lovely scientific illustration!
reminds me of how we all struggle in our lives and amidst the joy of discovery in everyday life there can be considerable suffering and regret. It is a bittersweet story; an ever-so-human story. And today is a good day to reflect on that, and to celebrate life while we lament what...
How do those two things balance in determining where I fit into the multidimensional space of equality, diversity, equity and inclusiveness? I haven’t had an epiphany to provide an answer, but things certainly have changed for me. The John of 10 years ago is very different from the one ...