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Filippo Bertozzo, PhD @fbertpaleo.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

In live now on #twitch to discuss about SPINOSAURUS MIRABILIS, from an internal pov of the paper with some guests :) www.twitch.tv/dicendinosaur #paleontology #dinosaur #scicomm

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Dominik Hammelsbruch @dh-paleoart.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

I know a certain spiny lizard is now back in the news but I hope you guys haven't forgotten about Haolong dongi. Shoutout to this guy for showing us that dinosaur integument was weirder than we thought. #paleoart #sciart #dinosaur

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Jennifer Campbell-Smith, PhD 𓄿𓃥𓅃 @jcampbellsmith.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

"I Contain Multitudes" This digitally painted piece honors coyote by tracing its lineage from the first cells of life to the animal trotting our cities and the wilderness today. The thread gives descriptions of all the extinct organisms shown in this piece (not to scale)

This digitally painted piece honors the survivor spirit of the coyote by tracing its lineage from the first cells of life to the animal trotting our landscapes today. Below the horizon, carefully chosen ancestors mark pivotal moments in adaptation, each contributing to the form and survivor we see today. Above the horizon, Coyote stands alert at the center, framed by both Denver’s skyline and a mountain backdrop, symbols of their ability to thrive in cities as well as wilderness. Embedded in the ground are the skulls and bones of carnivores whose lineages ended long ago, emphasizing Coyote’s persistence in contrast.

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Filippo Bertozzo, PhD @fbertpaleo.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

I am overwordly excited -and still in total disbelief- to announce that I was awarded the prestigious 2025 #MSCA by @horizoneu.bsky.social 😱 I will join Dr. Araùjo at @istecnico.bsky.social in Portugal to work on a cutting-edge methodology to address endothermy in dinosaurs and pterosaurs.

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Gabriel Ugueto @serpenillus.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

Very quick rough sketch of the newly described spiky Hadrosauroid dinosaur Haolong dongi I had to at least rough sketch this beauty! #paleoart #sciart #dinosaurs

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Filippo Bertozzo, PhD @fbertpaleo.bsky.social · 08/02/2026

Wonna hear a personal view of new guy Haolong? Come join us in live in a few moments, I’ll talk about our new paper! www.twitch.tv/dicendinosaur #paleontology #dinosaur #scicomm #twitch

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Maija Karala @maijakarala.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

Spiny little friend. A quick doodle of Haolong dongi, a newly described ornithopod from China with... spikes. Numerous sharp spines grew from the animal's neck and back, seemingly different from all other known dinosaur integuments. Definitely wasn't on my bingo card for 2026 dinosaur finds!

A colored digital drawing of Haolong, a stocky ornithopod dinosaur, standing on all fours with his head raised and beak opened, apparently calling out. The dinosaur is covered in a mosaic of small scales, sharp spines and large plate-like scales.

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Natalia (娜塔莉) @wrycritic.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

Dude, shave (Haolong dongi)

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Ville Sinkkonen @villesinkkonen.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

Haolong dongi, amazing new spiny (yes,really) iguanodontian from early cretaceous china #sciart

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Filippo Bertozzo, PhD @fbertpaleo.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

I want to have Cariocecus and Haolong toys now. They deserve to be together

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Filippo Bertozzo, PhD @fbertpaleo.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

It’s finally out 😭😭😭😭😭❤️

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Filippo Bertozzo, PhD @fbertpaleo.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

And we also had the contribution of Fabio Manucci for the paleoartistic reconstructions!

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Filippo Bertozzo, PhD @fbertpaleo.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

The tail, similar to the Middle Jurassic Kulindadromeus, is covered in overlapping large scales, diminishing in size moving towards the end of the tail.

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Filippo Bertozzo, PhD @fbertpaleo.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

As the name suggest, this new dinosaur species exhibits new integumentary structures never seen before in these dinosaurs, a wide array of small, medium and -relatively- large spikes on the body except of the tail.

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Filippo Bertozzo, PhD @fbertpaleo.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

The paper is published in @nature.com Ecology and Evolution. I wish to thank Huang Jiadong, Pascal Godefroit and the rest of the Chinese team to have included me in this amazing project, I have now TWO DINOSAURS species on my list!

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Filippo Bertozzo, PhD @fbertpaleo.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

The specimen AGM 16793 is housed at the Anhui Geological Musem. The name means “The Spiky Dragon of Dong Zhiming” in honor of the recently passed Chinese paleontologist.

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Filippo Bertozzo, PhD @fbertpaleo.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

Maybe a bit late for web timing, but ehy, NEW PAPER ON #fossilfriday!!! I am proud to present you Haolong dongi gen. nov. sp. nov., a new hadrosauroid from the Early Cretaceous of China! The specimen, almost complete, is a juvenile iguanodontian from the Yixian Formation of the Barremian (125 Mya).

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Filippo Bertozzo, PhD @fbertpaleo.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

Hello guys, I will be live on #Twitch later today to talk about dinosaurs, paleontology… and the uneasiness in this sad world. On a personal note, I hope to receive news about my job situation this month, because it’s that bad… See you at 11.30pm Rome Time / 5.30pm EST www.twitch.tv/dicendinosaur

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ogyhara @ogyhara.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

thinking about dino eyes #illust #rkgk

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Filippo Bertozzo, PhD @fbertpaleo.bsky.social · 11/01/2026

European ceratopsians? Let’s discuss now in live! Join here: www.twitch.tv/dicendinosaur #twitch #scicomm #dinosaur #paleontology

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Filippo Bertozzo, PhD @fbertpaleo.bsky.social · 04/01/2026

In #live now on #twitch to discuss about the new #dinosaur documentary “Why Dinosaurs?” Join us! www.twitch.tv/dicendinosaur

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Filippo Bertozzo, PhD @fbertpaleo.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

Wonder what is this about... 👀😇

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Danny Anduza @paleontologizing.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

🚨 "If the proposal goes ahead, many staff will lose their jobs, crucial research will be shut down, and the future of undergraduate degrees is in jeopardy" 🚨 If they can gut paleo there, it can happen where you live, too 📣 SAVE PALEONTOLOGY AT LEICESTER 📣 SIGN THE PETITION! 📣

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Filippo Bertozzo, PhD @fbertpaleo.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

What a GREAT #2025svp today, with two poster presented! Had so many people coming and talk for my Iguanodon project, and received so many feedbacks to improve it! Also… I’ve got stopped by for continuous chat about my sex paper 😬 thanks ya’ll for the appreciations! #dinosaur #paleontology

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Filippo Bertozzo, PhD @fbertpaleo.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

Our latest research on hadrosaurid tail injuries as possible sex indication was announced by @colbertlateshow.bsky.social , how COOL is that????? #dinosaur #paleontology

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Filippo Bertozzo, PhD @fbertpaleo.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

Tomorrow I’ll be travelling to Birmingham for the meeting of SVP: - present two posters - meet so many friends and colleagues I haven’t seen for a long time - planning scicomm projects with a few cool buddies -networking a lot I look forward to see all of you there! 🦕🦖 #dinosaur #paleontology

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Filippo Bertozzo, PhD @fbertpaleo.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

fantastic thread for a super interesting topic! congrats to the authors!

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Filippo Bertozzo, PhD @fbertpaleo.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

this is SO cool, pterosaurs replacing theropods!

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Filippo Bertozzo, PhD @fbertpaleo.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

looking forward to see this actually! curious to see how the wingspan varied in the boundary between Jurassic and Cretaceous

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