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Our new #IsleofWight #theropod #dinosaurs - Vectaerovenator (not as scary as it looks: 'vect-air-oh-ven-a-tor') from the Greensand of #Shanklin - was published yesterday in an #OA paper, available here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.10… Brief thread on this research...
This dinosaur - so far known from four extremely unusual, anatomically interesting vertebrae (two of them shown here) - was discovered by three different collectors, our work on describing them was led by University of Southampton PhD student @palaeoguy12 ... #FossilFriday 
It was obvious from the start that this was (1) a theropod (or predatory dinosaur), (2) a new species and genus, and (3) interesting in being highly pneumatic (that is, it has loads of air-filled cavities and openings: you can see those features in these photos)... #dinosaurs
Is the key to #sauropod neck position and high browsing capabilities in their butts (actually, their sacra)? Today, we publish @SciReports how sacra may be key in sauropod evolution. #Paleoart: #Spinophorosaurus and indet. #theropod by Diego Cobo. #thread #science #paleo 1/n
First, I must say this was the first paper I wrote out of my last 3, and it was the first submitted as well. So I am very glad to see it seeing light after almost 2 years since I wrote the first draft. Here's the link rdcu.be/b3FpJ 2/n
Everything started when I assembled the virtual neck of the Spinophorosaurus holotype in 2015-16. Since it is one of the few known complete and well-preserved sauropod necks, it was a good specimen to test whether previous analyses held true 3/n
