Cary Woodruff
@DoubleBeam
A paleontologist who loves to research & share all things sauropod (🦕) related. Curator of Vert Paleo @FrostScience. PhD. FLS. He/Him.
NEW PAPER DAY! After A LONG TIME in the works, I want to share with you all the VERY 1ST CASE of an avian-style RESPIRATORY INFECTION in a non-avian DINOSAUR! You heard me right readers – AND IT’S IN A #SAUROPOD! (Ewan Wolff, Matt Wedel, Sophie Dennison, & @WitmerLab)
Every now and then, the good guys win. Thanks to thousands of voices, millions of acres of public land were erased from the chopping block. One battle down. More to come. For now, the land’s still ours. Breathe it in.
I am proud and grateful to present a dream project today in @Nature! nature.com/articles/s4158… Meet #Mirasaura grauvogeli, a #wonderreptilewith skin appendages that rival feathers and hairs, challenging our view of reptile #evolution🪶🦎
It's a crazy #FossilFriday, & I want to do a proper write up of this very cool study, but check out this neat paper on coeval sauropod 'guilds' derived from dental microwear!
Winkler, D.E., Tschopp, E., Saleiro, A. et al. Dental microwear texture analysis reveals behavioural, ecological and habitat signals in Late Jurassic sauropod dinosaur faunas.Nat Ecol Evol (2025). doi.org/10.1038/s41559…
ICE officers stopped by our farm yesterday. “We need to inspect your property for illegal aliens,” one of them said. I replied, “Alright, but whatever you do, don’t go into that field over there.” The officer in charge exploded. “Mister, I have the authority of the federal…
*WHY* is *EVERY* dinosaur themed beer an IPA?! 😡 (but I love the name)
Obligatory* selfie with #Brachiosaurus at #ORD. (* any photo with a sauropod is a good photo)
Public lands stay public because people fight for them. Today’s that fight. 25,000 calls to the Senate. One goal: stop the selloff. Call (202) 224-3121. Tell them: not one acre. Not now. Not ever. @BasedMikeLee @SenMikeLee #publiclandsinpublichands
This is what we should be doing with our public lands instead of selling them Covering them in bison
There should be like 5000 bison just in the open area here
Here’s the message, plain and simple. To anyone trying to sell off Colorado’s public lands to pay for tax breaks for the ultra-wealthy: Keep your hands off our public lands. They’re not for sale.
Former Secretary Ernest Moniz, a key negotiator in the Iran nuclear deal who served under President Obama, speaks one-on-one with @ErinBurnett about how close Iran is to a nuke.
We stand to lose millions of acres of public lands if we don't act now. Here's a detailed map of what's on the table. themeateater.com/conservation/p…
Sen. Mike Lee’s budget bill would force the sale of 2–3M acres of BLM & Forest Service land across 12 Western states. This is a land grab—plain & simple. Call (202) 224-3121. Tell your reps to defend public lands.
Proud to stand with so many brave people and true patriots at the #NoKings protest in #Miami! No to fascism! Wanna make America great again?....support science, education, human rights, and our partnership on the global stage!