I’m lazy, so instead of writing an actual post about my Vert Paleo meeting, I’ve storifyied (is that a word?) my tweets from the meeting. Share and enjoy!

4DBio’s #2013 SVP

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Sat, Nov 09 2013 09:50:05

4DBio’s #2013 SVP

Tweets from me at this year’s SVP meeting in Los Angeles.

  1. EdwardByrdDavis

    Edward Byrd Davis@EdwardByrdDavis
    Back in Eugene! #2013SVP is over for the University of Oregon crew.

    Sun, Nov 03 2013 20:48:34

  2. EdwardByrdDavis

    Edward Byrd Davis@EdwardByrdDavis
    Crossing the Siskiyou Summit into Oregon. #2013SVP

    Sun, Nov 03 2013 17:06:43

  3. EdwardByrdDavis

    Edward Byrd Davis@EdwardByrdDavis
    Olive consumption complete. Onward to Oregon! #2013SVP

    Sun, Nov 03 2013 14:37:18

  4. EdwardByrdDavis

    Edward Byrd Davis@EdwardByrdDavis
    Almost back to Corning CA, the olive capital! #2013SVP

    Sun, Nov 03 2013 13:53:28

  5. I found dinosaurs at the Peterson Automotive Museum! #2013SVP t.co/WmMMf6YSor
    Edward Byrd Davis@EdwardByrdDavis
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    Sat, Nov 02 2013 16:23:48

  6. EdwardByrdDavis

    Edward Byrd Davis@EdwardByrdDavis
    Mini-symposium on #BetaDiversity in the San Francisco room has me happy to be alive! #2013SVP

    Fri, Nov 01 2013 14:36:00

  7. EdwardByrdDavis

    Edward Byrd Davis@EdwardByrdDavis
    Holroyd: We need to be explicit about the number of specimens that we _don’t_ identify as well as what we do. #2013SVP

    Fri, Nov 01 2013 14:17:49

  8. EdwardByrdDavis

    Edward Byrd Davis@EdwardByrdDavis
    I’m busily taking all of the snark out of the meeting version of my talk so I can upload it for the afternoon’s session. #2013SVP

    Fri, Nov 01 2013 07:22:51

  9. MarysRevenge

    Meaghan and Amy@MarysRevenge
    Poster day! Come see my undergrad minion talk about baby oreodonts! I’ll be nearby, talking about variability in agriochoeres! #2013svp

    Thu, Oct 31 2013 09:51:22

  10. A wayward Longisquama in the poster session at #2013SVP (PS, we’re from the same undergrad lab!) t.co/dWo4aPyBdD
    Fossilosophy@fossilosophy
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    Thu, Oct 31 2013 21:54:06

  11. EdwardByrdDavis

    Edward Byrd Davis@EdwardByrdDavis
    I’m getting some good interest in the Omomyids that half of @MarysRevenge sent to #2013SVP

    Thu, Oct 31 2013 17:13:56

  12. Don’t miss our stuffie Rakomeryx at poster 19 this afternoon! #2013SVP t.co/H3VCeAeJLp
    Edward Byrd Davis@EdwardByrdDavis
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    Thu, Oct 31 2013 15:46:49

  13. EdwardByrdDavis

    Edward Byrd Davis@EdwardByrdDavis
    Mihlbachler: We have yet to reach Peak Brontothere, but we have had to resort to brontothere #fracking to find small species. #2013SVP

    Thu, Oct 31 2013 12:13:59

  14. EdwardByrdDavis

    Edward Byrd Davis@EdwardByrdDavis
    Be sure to check out my students’ posters: 17, 18, 19. We have 3D oreodonts, baby oreodonts, and a stuffie Rakomeryx. #2013SVP @MarysRevenge

    Thu, Oct 31 2013 10:53:33

  15. nafamoso_paleo

    Nick Famoso@nafamoso_paleo
    Head: Fish constricting snakes! #2013SVP

    Wed, Oct 30 2013 14:16:49

  16. EdwardByrdDavis

    Edward Byrd Davis@EdwardByrdDavis
    I’m riding LA #publictransit back to #2013SVP. I am surprised how many folks are in the trains. Who says LA is a car-only city?

    Thu, Oct 31 2013 07:16:42

  17. EdwardByrdDavis

    Edward Byrd Davis@EdwardByrdDavis
    @Blogozoic @HeadLab_UNL We’re gonna need a bigger plane. #2013SVP

    Wed, Oct 30 2013 22:52:52

  18. The bear is sad because it’s going extinct. #2013SVP #climatechange t.co/XuelJX8PRN
    Edward Byrd Davis@EdwardByrdDavis
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    Wed, Oct 30 2013 20:43:07

  19. Giant ground sloth, again for @MarysRevenge. #2013SVP t.co/BdHAdQ2lR7
    Edward Byrd Davis@EdwardByrdDavis
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    Wed, Oct 30 2013 20:40:42

  20. Notharctus and Miniochoerus juxtaposed for @MarysRevenge #2013SVP t.co/zROuPczPAV
    Edward Byrd Davis@EdwardByrdDavis
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    Wed, Oct 30 2013 20:22:46

  21. #Cheetah at the #LACM #2013SVP t.co/HQ4dCDU2bi
    Edward Byrd Davis@EdwardByrdDavis
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    Wed, Oct 30 2013 20:18:10

  22. EdwardByrdDavis

    Edward Byrd Davis@EdwardByrdDavis
    Briliant logistic reg of predator-prey interactions by Koch et al. Are African ecosystems more stable than pre-ecxtinction NAm? #2013SVP

    Wed, Oct 30 2013 16:15:23

  23. EdwardByrdDavis

    Edward Byrd Davis@EdwardByrdDavis
    .@tonybarnosky suggests that climate change + human population change combined to make stronger #extinction intensity in S SAmerica #2013SVP

    Wed, Oct 30 2013 16:13:50

  24. EdwardByrdDavis

    Edward Byrd Davis@EdwardByrdDavis
    I’m surprised at the number of audible cell ringers at #2013SVP. Please silence your phones!

    Wed, Oct 30 2013 14:54:27

  25. EdwardByrdDavis

    Edward Byrd Davis@EdwardByrdDavis
    Today has been a festival of #hypsodony talks at #2013SVP. Now we get to learn about hypsodonty in South America from Caroline Stromberg.

    Wed, Oct 30 2013 14:49:14

  26. EdwardByrdDavis

    Edward Byrd Davis@EdwardByrdDavis
    Titanoboa may be >14m long, based on new skull fossils. @HeadLab_UNL #2013SVP

    Wed, Oct 30 2013 14:14:49

  27. EdwardByrdDavis

    Edward Byrd Davis@EdwardByrdDavis
    Made it to #2013SVP. No tweets this morning because there was too much Science!

    Wed, Oct 30 2013 13:36:31

  28. EdwardByrdDavis

    Edward Byrd Davis@EdwardByrdDavis
    @Joe_R_Hancock @Protohedgehog @SVP_vertpaleo I agree, #SVP2013 makes more sense, but I’ve already gotten used to #2013SVP…

    Tue, Oct 29 2013 16:11:42

  29. EdwardByrdDavis

    Edward Byrd Davis@EdwardByrdDavis
    300 miles left to #2013SVP! 4.5 hours. Ish.

    Tue, Oct 29 2013 16:09:34

  30. EdwardByrdDavis

    Edward Byrd Davis@EdwardByrdDavis
    Only 400 miles to #2013SVP! I can almost taste it! And by taste, I mean imagine being there.

    Tue, Oct 29 2013 14:43:32

  31. EdwardByrdDavis

    Edward Byrd Davis@EdwardByrdDavis
    While on the way to #2013SVP, @MarysRevenge and @nafamoso_paleo are planning an epic equid rap battle.

    Tue, Oct 29 2013 14:25:14

  32. EdwardByrdDavis

    Edward Byrd Davis@EdwardByrdDavis
    @jessicablois I want to introduce you to Meaghan, of @MarysRevenge. She has a new cave site to chat about.

    Tue, Oct 29 2013 13:31:41

  33. Half way to #2013SVP. Lunch at @BurgerKing in Corning, CA, the olive capital. t.co/wcV0EHp50C
    Edward Byrd Davis@EdwardByrdDavis
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    Tue, Oct 29 2013 13:06:22

  34. EdwardByrdDavis

    Edward Byrd Davis@EdwardByrdDavis
    Egads! I’m on a trip across country and I still have my pocket knife and my toiletries aren’t in a ziploc bag! I must be driving to #2013SVP

    Tue, Oct 29 2013 06:19:50

  35. One $5 Alan Grant hat, check. #2013SVP #JurassicPark #cosplay here I come! t.co/QyDRrmg7NI
    Edward Byrd Davis@EdwardByrdDavis
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    Sat, Oct 26 2013 17:07:13

  36. EdwardByrdDavis

    Edward Byrd Davis@EdwardByrdDavis
    Headed to the #thriftshop to look for a Panama hat to complete my Alan Grant costume. #2013SVP

    Sat, Oct 26 2013 16:07:15

  37. EdwardByrdDavis

    Edward Byrd Davis@EdwardByrdDavis
    @fossilosophy @MarysRevenge @nafamoso_paleo I think there is room for one more in the #twitterourouboros. #2013SVP

    Fri, Oct 25 2013 06:16:15

  38. EdwardByrdDavis

    Edward Byrd Davis@EdwardByrdDavis
    @TomHoltzPaleo Jack Horner will have to dress up to #cosplay Alan grant like the rest of us. #2013SVP inspiration != costume

    Thu, Oct 24 2013 22:25:07

  39. EdwardByrdDavis

    Edward Byrd Davis@EdwardByrdDavis
    I’m having a crazy day at @UO_MNCH, as we move all the specimens for #ExploreOregon and approve illustrations before leaving for #2013SVP

    Thu, Oct 24 2013 13:12:21

  40. EdwardByrdDavis

    Edward Byrd Davis@EdwardByrdDavis
    In fact, I wonder if we could get an army of Alan Grants (of both sexes) at the meeting. An Alan Grant #flashmob!!!?? #2013SVP

    Wed, Oct 23 2013 09:49:54

  41. EdwardByrdDavis

    Edward Byrd Davis@EdwardByrdDavis
    My current top #cosplay idea for #Halloween at #2013SVP is Alan Grant from #JurassicPark.

    Wed, Oct 23 2013 09:48:39