Maria McNamara
@MariaMcN_palaeo
Palaeobiologist and Professor of Palaeontology at the School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences at UCC. Likes fossils, skin and feathers.
New paper in Nature! We've discovered an incredible new Triassic reptile with a huge crest made of long skin appendages that share affinities with feathers. nature.com/articles/s4158…. Shout out to lead author @StephanSpiekman & UCC researchers Dr Valentina Rossi & @_Tiffany_Slater
Check out our article in The Conversation about the discovery - with coauthor Dr Valentina Rossi! theconversation.com/mysterious-fos… @UCC @uccBEES @ThePalAss @ERC_Research
Like our fossil vulture feathers (tinyurl.com/yfhk5eej)? You can find out more in our new piece - by lead author Valentina Rossi, Dawid Iurino and I in The Conversation: theconversation.com/the-30-000-yea…
Death by pyroclastic flow! A dramatic vision by co-author Dawid Iurino of the moment before our fossil vulture was entombed in ash, with bizarre replication of its feathers in zeolite. Super work by Valentina Rossi, @_Tiffany_Slater @beacarazo & colleagues tinyurl.com/a6xhkm98
Check out our latest paper on fossil feather preservation - really weird preservation in zeolites, in a pyroclastic flow! The research was led by UCC palaeontology postdoc Dr Valentina Rossi tinyurl.com/a6xhkm98
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Woohoo! If you missed our *award-winning* fossil walk last August - we'll be running more in the New Year! @corkcitycouncil @uccBEES @Researchirel @SEFSUCC
We are delighted to announce that we've been selected as County Winner in the National Heritage Week Awards for our Cork City Fossil Walk. Thank you to everyone who took part in the event & to the Heritage Council. @corkcitycouncil @SEFSUCC @scienceireland1 @MariaMcN_palaeo @UCC
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Animation Comparing the Sizes and Temperatures of Known Stars This captivating animation highlights the incredible scale and diversity of stars, comparing their sizes and temperatures. The sheer magnitude of these stellar giants is truly mind-boggling.
PUBLIC LECTURE on DINOSAURS! World dinosaur expert @SteveBrusatte will deliver the Annual Ted Neville lecture on Tues 26 Nov at 7.30 in Lecture theatre Boole 4 followed by refreshments. All welcome! Get your dino costume out! @SEFSUCC @IrishFossils @CorkGeological @uccBEES @UCC
UCC palaeontologist Dr Valentina Rossi has been featured in a list of “25 scientists you need to know about” based in Ireland. siliconrepublic.com/innovation/sci… @uccBEES @SEFSUCC @ERC_Research
Check this out! Cork Palaeogroup postdoctoral researcher Dr Valentina Rossi is named as one of 25 scientists to watch in 2025 by Silicon Republic! siliconrepublic.com/innovation/sci… @uccBEES @UCCResearch @SEFSUCC @ERC_Research @ThePalAss
