Reposted by sidney leedhamRoyal Society Publishing @royalsocietypublishing.org · 14/05/2026New research from #ProcB: Range of motion and myology support a digging function for the forelimbs of #alvarezsauroid dinosaurs | doi.org/10.1098/rspb... #Biomechanics #Palaeontology 0175
sidney leedham @sidneyleedham.bsky.social · 13/05/2026my @bristolpalaeo.bsky.social master's research on alvarezsaur arms is finally out today! we used range of motion and moment arms analysis to show that these weird little dinosaurs probably did use their teeny tiny arms to dig 🦴royalsocietypublishing.orgRange of motion and myology support a digging function for the forelimbs of alvarezsauroid dinosaursAbstract. Numerous lineages of theropod dinosaurs display notable modification of the forelimb, particularly reduction in size and number of digits. Alvare 194
sidney leedham @sidneyleedham.bsky.social · 19/11/2025The work I did as an undergrad with @eegcam.bsky.social @mikleonardi.bsky.social is finally out, modelling the ecological niche of leopards to understand how African and Asian populations differ in their climatic distributions! (1/3) 🐆onlinelibrary.wiley.com 110
Reposted by sidney leedhamLiverpool EMB lab @livevobiomech.bsky.social · 17/07/2025Interested in the functional morphology of mammal heads and want to come join us in Liverpool? Apply for this exciting new PhD project with Alana! 068
Reposted by sidney leedhamLiverpool EMB lab @livevobiomech.bsky.social · 17/07/2025Posters, talks, medieval manuscripts, getting lost in the NHM and writing about themselves in the third person! It's all here in a new blog post by PhD students Sidney and Harrie!📝 embliverpool.wordpress.com/2025/07/16/t...embliverpool.wordpress.comThe Natural History Museum Student Conference: getting lost in the scienceSidney Leedham and Harrie Williams The iconic entrance of the Natural History Museum, London. In June, the two of us attended the Natural History Museum’s Student Conference in London, as both our … 022