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Declan Rourke @declan78.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Want to know what’s going on with North American Ornithomimid Taxonomy and Ornithomimosaur evolution? Come by my talk at SVP on Saturday November 14th in Dinosauria 4: A mostly “bird hipped bonanza” #SVP2026

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Declan Rourke @declan78.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

SVP abstract accepted! See you all in Ohio! #SVP2026

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Declan Rourke @declan78.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

#FossilFriday here is Pulmonoscorpius kirktonensis a genus of scorpion from the early Carboniferous of Scotland. Pulmonoscorpius was one of the largest scorpions to ever live with an estimated length of 70cm.

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Declan Rourke @declan78.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

Happy #FossilFriday here is Guidraco venator, a genus of Pterosaur from the early Cretaceous of China. Also One of a few Pterosaur genera that made its appearance the Netflix documentary #thedinosaurs

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Declan Rourke @declan78.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

Happy #FossilFriday here is Attenborosaurus a genus of Pliosaurid Plesiosaur from the early Jurassic of England. Named after the legendary Sir David Attenborough who turns 100 today

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Declan Rourke @declan78.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

Happy #FossilFriday from the Royal Tyrrell Museum! Today is also the first day of CSVP, looking forward to a great conference! #paleontology #CSVP2026 #SVP

Ornithomimus sp. from the Dinosaur Park formation

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Declan Rourke @declan78.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

Happy #FossilFriday! Here is Hyperodapedon a genus of Rhynchosaur from the late Triassic of Europe and Asia. Art by Gabriel Ugueto

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Declan Rourke @declan78.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

Happy #FossilFriday meet Kaprosuchus saharicus! Nicknamed the “Boar croc” Kaprosuchus lived during the late Cretaceous of Niger 🇳🇪 roughly 95 million years ago. Kaprosuchus is a member of the Mahajangasuchidae an early branch of notosuchian crocodiles

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Declan Rourke @declan78.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

Happy #FossilFriday here is Diplocaulus a genus of lepospondyl amphibian from the Late Carboniferous and early Permian period. A distinctive feature of Diplocaulus are its long horns at the back of the skull that are formed by elongation of the squamosal and tabulars

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Declan Rourke @declan78.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

Happy #FossilFriday here is Coelophysis! A genus of Triassic dinosaur that lived in what is now New Mexico. Coelophysis is one of the best sampled dinosaur genera with dozens of individuals discovered from the Ghost Ranch locality in New Mexico.

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Declan Rourke @declan78.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

Happy #fossilfriday here is the spectacular Dire Wolf wall at the La Brea Tar pits Museum

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Declan Rourke @declan78.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

Very sad news in Paleo, Hans Dieter-Sues passed away today. Hans was a phenomenal Paleontologist and wonderful person who will be dearly missed

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Declan Rourke @declan78.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

Happy #FossilFriday here is Microraptor a genus a Dromaeosaur from the early Cretaceous of China. A unique feature of Microraptor is the presence of flight feathers on the legs in addition to the arms.

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Declan Rourke @declan78.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

Happy #FossilFriday here is Mesosaurus tenuidens a genus of Aquatic para reptile from the early Permian of South Africa and South America. Mesosaurus fossils were instrument in proving continental drift as remains were found in two widely separated regions

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Declan Rourke @declan78.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

Happy #FossilFriday here is Beelzebufo ampinga an extinct genus of Hyloid frog from the late Cretaceous of Madagascar. Beelzebufo was the largest frog to ever live with an estimated size of 42 cm and likely preyed on juvenile dinosaurs.

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Declan Rourke @declan78.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

Second #FossilFriday post, I also got to see the very cool Polycotylid Plesiosaur that is on display at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles county that has a fetus preserved (see the second photo for a closer look

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Declan Rourke @declan78.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

Happy #FossilFriday this week I got to visit the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County to look at the Maastrichtian Struthiomimus that is on display. I also got to see the rest of the dinosaur gallery which is spectacular!

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Declan Rourke @declan78.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

Happy #fossilfriday here is Dinornis a genus of Giant Moa that lived in New Zeland until as recently as the 1500s. Dinornis itself was the tallest bird to ever live with females standing 10 feet tall, a phenomenon known as reverse sexual dimorphism. #PrehistoricPlanetIceAge

Female Dinornis on the right. Male Dinornis on the left

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Declan Rourke @declan78.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

#FossilFriday here is a Triceratops skeleton on display at the Royal Tyrrell Museum

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Declan Rourke @declan78.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

Another SVP meeting in the books. It was a success and a great time #2025svp

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Declan Rourke @declan78.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

Thank you to everyone who visited my poster yesterday. Looking forward to a great rest of the conference! :) #2025SVP

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Declan Rourke @declan78.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

Happy #FossilFriday Here is Temnodontosaurus trigonodon a genus of Ichthyosaur from the Early Jurassic of Europe. A notable feature of Temnodontosaurus was its incredibly large eyes the largest of any known vertebrate.

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Declan Rourke @declan78.bsky.social · 25/10/2025

For those who are attending SVP this year. Feel free to stop by my poster #SVP2025

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