Stella Angelika Ludwig

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PhD student interested in the functional morphology and biomechanics of extinct tetrapods.

Vertebrate palaeontologist 🦴| Researching Spinosaurus locomotion 🌊| Team T. rex studying Trinity 🦖| Part-time pterosaurologist 🪽| Mente et malleo ⚒

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Latest Cretaceous megaraptorid theropod dinosaur sheds light on megaraptoran evolution and palaeobiology - Nature Communications

Megaraptoran theropod dinosaur anatomy and evolution is unclear due to the fragmentary nature of most available fossils. Here the authors report a well-preserved, late surviving megaraptoran from Argentina that clarifies our understanding of the morphology of this group and potentially provides insights into its diet and feeding strategies.

Nature

This week, a new megaraptor was described—found with its final meal still in its mouth!

The discovery of Joaquinraptor sheds light on megaraptoran evolution and palaeobiology 🦖

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/dinosaur-megaraptor-new-fossil-argentina-final-meal

#science #paleontology #fossilfriday #dinosaurs #megaraptor #joaquinraptor

New megaraptor discovered—with its final meal still in its mouth

A croc bone locked between the 70-million-year-old predator’s jaws gives scientists a rare look into its life and possibly its last feast.

Calling all comparative anatomists!

In The Empire Strikes Back, what real world animal does the prop vertebral column in the Wampa's ice cave belong to? They look like genuine casts of a mammal of some sort. I'm wondering if they could actually be cast bones from a Mastodon...

#FossilFriday #Mastodon #StarWars #Wampa

SVP abstract accepted! 🎉

I’m looking forward to seeing many of you in Birmingham. 🇬🇧

If you’re curious about what pterosaur claws can tell us about their palaeoecology, be sure to stop by our poster!

#science #paleontology #fossils #pterosaurs #claws #paleoecology #conference #svp #svp2025

🐋" Whale Valley is a region of the Egyptian Sahara desert that is peppered with archaic whale skeletons, some of which have feet and toes preserved.

These skeletons and other marine fossils date to the late Eocene epoch (55.8 million to 33.9 million years ago), when present-day Egypt was submerged beneath the Tethys Ocean and whales had just evolved into sea creatures,"

#Fossil #Paleontology #Science
#Whales

https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/whale-valley-the-whale-graveyard-in-the-sahara-desert-that-shows-they-once-had-feet-and-toes

Whale Valley: The whale graveyard in the Sahara desert that shows they once had feet and toes

Egypt's Whale Valley, or "Wadi Al-Hitan" in Arabic, holds more than 400 primitive whale skeletons that offer a snapshot of the evolution of these creatures from land-based to marine animals.

Live Science

Why did T. rex cross the lake?

This article by National Geographic explores what swimming may have looked like in tyrannosaurs and other theropod dinosaurs:

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/could-tyrannosaurs-swim-t-rex

#science #paleontology #fossils #trex #spinosaurus #jurassicpark #jurassicworldrebirth #jwr

Could T. rex swim? Kinda

Evidence suggests dinosaurs like tyrannosaurs were probably best suited to a version of the doggy paddle.

#FossilFriday whereilivect.org/hill-steads-... * Where I Live: Connecticut is a social studies resource for third/fourth grade created by Connecticut Explored, the nonprofit magazine of Connecticut history, in collaboration with curriculum specialists and teachers.

Hill-Stead’s Mastodon Discover...
Hill-Stead’s Mastodon Discovery

Hill-Stead’s Mastodon Discovery Printable PDF The workers had a big secret. They’d found something while digging a ditch on a grand estate in Farmington. It was […]

Why Paleontologists Can’t Stop Fighting About Spinosaurus

YouTube

From uncovering ancient bite marks to studying alligator muscles, discover how scientists and TV crew brought prehistoric giants back to life in BBC's new Walking with Dinosaurs series.

https://voiddeck.science.edu.sg/bbc-walking-with-dinosaurs-2025/

#science #paleontology #fossils #dinosaurs #spinosaurus #wwd2025

Unearthing the Series: BBC’s Walking with Dinosaurs (2025)

From uncovering ancient bite marks to studying alligator muscles, discover how scientists and TV crew brought prehistoric giants back to...