Thomas Holtz · @Arctomet
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Schmökel H, Farrell A, Balisi MF (2023) Subchondral defects resembling osteochondrosis dissecans in joint surfaces of the extinct saber-toothed cat Smilodon fatalis and dire wolf Aenocyon dirus. PLoS ONE 18(7): e0287656. doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0

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Max Mastodon · @MaxMastodon
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Anyone can be a klutz sometimes! “Clumsy Critters”, a new exhibit @westernsciencecenter, features 4 fossil animals that managed to hurt themselves during their lives.

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Thomas Holtz · @Arctomet
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Drumheller, Stephanie K., Maddox, Hannah, Stocker, Michelle R., and Noto, Christopher R. 2023. Differentiating convergent pathologies in turtle shells using computed tomographic scanning of modern and fossil bone. Palaeontologia Electronica, 26(2):a15.
doi.org/10.26879/1230
palaeo-electronica.org/content/2023/3830-bite-marks-and-shell-disease-comparison

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Thomas Holtz · @Arctomet
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Blanca Moncunill-Solé, Boaz Arzi, Barbro Filliquist, Natalia Vapniarsky, Regina Zavodovskaya & Chiara Angelone (2023)

The extinct osteoarthritic lagomorphs (Prolagus sardus) from Sardinia (Italy) reveal further evidence of life history evolution in insular domains

Palaeoworld (advance online publication)

doi.org/10.1016/j.palwor.2023.

sciencedirect.com/science/arti

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Thomas Holtz · @Arctomet
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Avni, H.L., Shvalb, N., Pokhojaev, A. et al. Evolutionary roots of the risk of hip fracture in humans. Commun Biol 6, 283 (2023). doi.org/10.1038/s42003-023-046

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Dr Rebecca Wragg Sykes · @LeMoustier
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"We conclude that carnivores (probably bears) had limited access to the hominin bones and complete bodies were probably placed in the site."
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RT @AnatRecord
Taphonomic skeletal disturbances in the Sima de los Huesos hominin postcranial remains. New research by Nohemi Sala et al.:
doi.org/10.1002/ar.25197


twitter.com/AnatRecord/status/

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Thomas Holtz · @Arctomet
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Adun Samathi, Jakkrapat Weluwanarak, Punyawee Duanyai, Siripat Kaikaew & Suravech Suteethorn (2023)
An unusual metatarsal of theropod dinosaur from the Lower Cretaceous of Thailand: the first detailed study of paleopathology in Megaraptora.
Historical Biology (advance online publication)
doi: doi.org/10.1080/08912963.2023.
tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10

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Thomas Holtz · @Arctomet
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Lida Xing, Bruce M. Rothschild, Chunlei Du, Donghao Wang, Kexiang Wen & Jiayin Su (2022) New palaeopathology cases of Allosaurus fragilis (Dinosauria: Theropoda), Historical Biology, DOI: 10.1080/08912963.2022.2155817

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Thomas Holtz · @Arctomet
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Surmik, D., Słowiak-Morkovina, J., Szczygielski, T. et al. An insight into cancer palaeobiology: does the Mesozoic neoplasm support tissue organization field theory of tumorigenesis?. BMC Ecol Evo 22, 143 (2022). doi.org/10.1186/s12862-022-020

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Thomas Holtz · @Arctomet
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Arbour Victoria M., Zanno Lindsay E. and Evans David C. 2022Palaeopathological evidence for intraspecific combat in ankylosaurid dinosaurs. Biol. Lett.182022040420220404

royalsocietypublishing.org/doi

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Stephanie Drumheller · @uglyfossils
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Back from so now I have to actually do all that I told my colleagues I would.

First up, turtle and ...

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