Curator of Herpetology & Associate Professor of Vertebrate Zoology at Natural History Museum of Denmark • ERC StG: GEMINI • Co-host of SquaMates Podcast and AnatomyInsights on Youtube • He/Him
New at Tetrapod Zoology.... a brand new book on TAXONOMIC VANDALISM and one notorious vandal in particular... tetzoo.com/blog/2026/7/... #herpetology #snakes #books
Snake Men by Zach St. George — Tetrapod ZoologyA fun, fast-paced new book covers taxonomic vandalism in the reptile world, and one notorious vandal in particular…tetzoo.com
Had a great time presenting my final PhD chapter yesterday at SEB 2026 in Florence @sebiology.bsky.social Did you miss it, or just want to discuss dinosaur or emu locomotion? Come find me at the conference!
#SMBE2026 I thought maybe this table-layout of the programme might be handy for more of us: drive.google.com/file/d/1tYF3...
SMBE_2026_Tue_Wed_side_by_side_timeblocks_10pt_compact_consecutive.pdfdrive.google.com
scientists, you don't need AI for your conference posters, what you need is a lil bird calling a t-rex mommy!
Dr Mark D. ScherzYesterday I presented what I think was the first conference poster of my career 😅 at #SMBE2026, talking about my ERC StG project on the genomics of miniaturisation in vertebrates—GEMINI. Really happy for the discussions it sparked. Thanks everyone who stopped by! 🧪
I am recruiting PhD students for my new lab housed in the Sam Noble Museum at University of Oklahoma! If you are interested in fish macroevolution, geometric morphometrics, specimen-based research & phylogenomics please reach out. More info here: fishdiversitylab.weebly.com Please share widely!!!
Diversity: It's in our nature. Happy Pride 2026 from NHM Library and Archives! (All images taken from artwork in our collections.) #Pride #PrideMonth #PrideMonth2026
~Record scratches~ “Yeah, that’s me. I’m sure you are all wondering how I got here. Well, to explain that we have to go all the way back to the time I was just sprouting my hind legs…”