Dr. Heather F. Smith
@heatherfsmith
Editor-in-Chief, The Anatomical Record @AnatRecord. Professor of Anatomy at Midwestern Univ. Evolutionary biologist, paleontologist, and educator.
I'm deeply honored to be designated a Fellow of the American Association for Anatomy! AAA has been an incredible resource throughout my career, and I'm proud and humbled to be recognized. Congratulations to all the 2023 award recipients! Press release: anatomy.org/AAA/News-Journ…
Say hello to #Phosphoriguana and #Cadurcopanoplos, two new #lizard taxa from the late Eocene of #Quercy, France. Our new paper, led by @AlfredLemierre on the diverse #herpetofauna of the locality of La Bouffie. Research funded by @NCN_PL #openaccess doi.org/10.1186/s13358…
Want to know more about hte Global Neuroanatomy Network? anatomypubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/as…
Thanks to partipants & attendees of our recent symposia at International Symposium of Morphological Sciences. AAA journal EiCs Heather F. Smith & Jason Organ (Anatomical Sciences Education) spoke about editorial practices, & we sponsored a session on ethical frontiers in anatomy.
Representing The Anatomical Record at the International Symposium on Morphological Sciences #ISMS2025
New paper! A nice short one. And my 1st that solely deals with mammoths. Indeed, just 2 kinds of mammoth bones: digital sesamoids & a "predigit" (prehallux/enlarged tibial sesamoid). Confirms expectations from phylogenetic character distributions. anatomypubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.10…
If you're attending the International Symposium for Morphological Sciences this week, don't miss our exciting sessions! Details in the below aimages and at isms2025.org/program/detail…
Embryonic squamate lungs galore 🫁🥳🦎 @frogdiaz anatomypubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/dv…
Day 1 of the annual Anatomical Record editorial board meeting in the beautiful Cathedral of Learning (U Pittsburgh). Thanks to my awesome board for a productive discussion and strategic planning!
If you’ll be in Lisbon for the International Symposium on Morphological Sciences (ISMS) 2025, don’t miss our symposium on publishing in anatomical sciences! We'll be discussing peer review, editorial practices, & how to navigate anatomical illustrations in scholarly publishing
Here's the OPEN ACCESS paper: Tom T.P. van der Linden, Michael P. Taylor, Amy Campbell, Brian D. Curtice, René Dederichs, Lucas N. Lerzo, John A. Whitlock, D. Cary Woodruff, and Emanuel Tschopp (2025) Introduction to Diplodocoidea. palaeo-electronica.org/content/2025/5…
Just signed my contract for another 5 years as Editor-in-Chief of @AnatRecord! Looking forward to more exciting journal projects and developments. Thank you to the American Association for Anatomy for trusting me to run the journal. It has truly been the honor of my lifetime!
We are proud to be official sponsors of the upcoming European Association of Vertebrate Paleontologists conference (@EVAPalaeo) to be held in 30 June- 5 July in Krakow, Poland! eavp2025.wixsite.com/eavp2025
Say hello to Cheilophis periplanetes, a #newspecies of #snake from the early #Eocene of France (49 million years ago). Paper is in #openaccess in the following link: Georgalis & Mennecart 2025. C R Palevol ( @Publi_MNHN ) sciencepress.mnhn.fr/en/periodiques… Research funded by @NCN_PL
#EAVP2025 Abstract book is now published by Palaeovertebrata! 📖 You can download it via Palaeovertebrata (palaeovertebrata.com) or the official #EAVP2025 Website (eavp2025.wixsite.com/eavp2025).
🌍 🐆🦏🦠🐢🌿🐲🐉🐾🦖🦕🐓 EAVP 2025 is almost here! #EAVP2025 📍June 30–July 5 in Kraków, Poland Check the schedule & venues here: eavp2025.wixsite.com/eavp2025
Announcing a new Special Issue that dives deep into cartilage’s central role in craniofacial growth—from forming the chondrocranium to guiding facial morphogenesis. Cartilage isn't just a template—it shapes, persists & directs Edited by T Smith & V DeLeon anatomypubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/19328494/2…
Please welcome Fernatator prenticei ("Prentice's Fernie swimmer"), North America's most complete Early Jurassic ichthyosaur, just published in Paludicola! #CMNPalaeo
Thanks to ASU for featuring our recent description of the new Maastrichtian marine turtle Asmodochelys leviathan! news.asu.edu/20250610-scien…
