https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/2024/07/07/recent-papers/https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/elephant-blindfold.jpgelephant-blindfoldhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/fig2.jpgFig2https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/fig18.pngFig18https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/fig8-avian.jpgFig8 avianhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/fig3-rhino-fl.jpgFig3 rhino FLhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/figure6-bodies.jpgFigure6-bodieshttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/sf-vs-df.jpgSF vs DF2024-07-08T03:43:57+00:00monthlyhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/2023/05/10/thank-you/https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/major-award.jpgmajor-awardhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/letter.jpgletter2023-06-02T04:30:13+00:00monthlyhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/2023/03/23/le-musee-des-surprises/https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/20221126_113305-2.jpg20221126_113305-2https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/20221126_113257-2.jpg20221126_113257-2https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/20221126_113225-2.jpg20221126_113225-2https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/20221126_113214-2.jpg20221126_113214-2https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/20221126_113204-2.jpg20221126_113204-2https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/20221126_113142-2.jpg20221126_113142-2https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/20221126_115651-1.jpg20221126_115651-1https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/20221126_113317-3.jpg20221126_113317-3https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/20221126_113341-2.jpg20221126_113341-2https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/20221126_113317-2.jpg20221126_113317-22023-03-23T14:52:33+00:00monthlyhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/2022/09/24/an-invisibly-disabled-life-summary/2022-09-24T17:42:09+00:00monthlyhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/2022/08/20/year-10-5/https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/euparkeria.jpgEuparkeriahttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/herbst2022.jpgHerbst2022https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/summary.gifsummaryhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/dawndinos1.jpgDAWNDINOS1https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/dawndinos3.jpgDAWNDINOS32023-02-05T07:52:22+00:00monthlyhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/summaries/https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/2012-03-05-15-21-32.jpg2012-03-05 15.21.322022-08-20T13:08:13+00:00weekly0.6https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/2013/06/13/documentaries-why-bother/2022-04-22T15:53:02+00:00monthlyhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/2021/10/05/year9-5/2021-10-08T04:33:03+00:00monthlyhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/2021/09/22/dinotails/https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/figure-3.jpgFigure 3https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/figure-1.jpgFigure 1https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/figure-2.jpgFigure 22021-12-06T15:38:04+00:00monthlyhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/2021/03/19/5528/https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/marasuchus-muscle-study-full-medium.pngMarasuchus muscle study full (Medium)2021-06-07T13:10:17+00:00monthlyhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/2017/08/11/valentia/https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/stossel2016.jpgStossel2016Diagram of known tracks at the site by Stossel et al. 2016.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/view-3.jpgview (3)My first close-up look at the tracks. Whoa!https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/view-2.jpgview (2)Trackway as it turns to the left and gets harder to follow. John-shadow for ~scale.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/surface.jpgsurfaceRippled limestone example; near-shore preservation.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/continents.jpgcontinentsNice image of where Valentia Island was; although age is probably exaggerated to be as old as feasible.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/drag.jpgdragDiagram at view site with extra "tail drag" trail crossing the main tracks; described later by Stossel.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/plaque.jpgplaqueExplanatory plaque at the viewing area. Pretty good!https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/entry.jpgentryDriving in (no I am the passenger; not taking photo while at the wheel!)- excitement level = 8 and building...https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/view-1.jpgview (1)Zoomed-in view of the tracks from head-on (opposite the view in other photos); i.e. western position looking east (ish)https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/walk.jpgwalkLooking down onto the site (on the right); excitement level = 9.5; beauty level = 9.5 too!2021-01-23T09:47:42+00:00monthlyhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/2020/09/22/stylophorans/2020-10-22T06:39:48+00:00monthlyhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/2020/03/18/years-7-8/https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/img_5731.jpgIMG_5731Chonky superficial muscles around the left thigh of a tinamou, from DAWNDINOS research-to-come-soon.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/20200103_164650.jpg20200103_164650Silly chimeric specimens at Museum of the Weird in Austin, Texas. Worth the ticket and time.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/20190726_122441.jpg20190726_122441From the Bone Church/Kutna Hora near Prague, Czech Republic. One of those posts I haven't made. It was an amazeballs sight.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/20200316_135201.jpg20200316_135201https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/forbidden_evil.jpgForbidden_EvilPeer back into the past of thrash metal and you'll find screamy classics like this one.2020-04-06T10:32:38+00:00monthlyhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/2019/12/17/crimbo-crocodylia/https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/santa_jaws_t607.jpgSanta_Jaws_t607Santa Jaws is watching you, be good! (from christmasisawesomeandsoshouldyou.blogspot.com)https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/purussaurus-mirandai_infographic-page-001.jpgPurussaurus mirandai_infographic-page-001Infographic by Torsten Scheyer's team-- click to emcroccen!https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/fig2.jpgFig2Reconstruction of Purussaurus and morphology of the girdles.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/fig5.jpgFig5Paleosuchus (dwarf caiman) with pathological partial-three-vertebra-sacrum.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/fig4.jpgFig4Three-vertebra sacrum of Purussaurus. (see paper for more info)https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/croc-credit-kent-vliet-1.jpgcroc- credit Kent Vliet (1)"Freshie" croc bounding in the wilds of Australia; credit Kent Vliet.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/painting2.jpgCubanCuban crocodile Crocodylus rhombifer in preparation. A gorgeous but aggressive species that we handled carefully.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/101_0190.jpggatorOne of the many large adult alligators in St. Augustine, Florida.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/crb6_1_airborne.jpgcrb6_1_airborneAdult Cuban croc in mid-bound. The "money shot" as I call it-- this trial was the most exciting one for us. She exploded out of the gates like a racehorse.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/cna14_1_airborne.jpgNile2019-12-17T18:14:31+00:00monthlyhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/2019/08/29/my-kind-of-palace/https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/20190824_113903.jpginvertsTrilobites, brittlestars and friends.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/20190824_112846.jpgwoodpeckerIvory-billed woodpecker. Precious, and long gone.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/20190824_120730.jpgsacrificeAt last, the coup de grace! What museum would be complete without a diorama!? (I love them) This one, with a goat sacrifice and early Stone Age people praying to heathen deities/spirits rocked my world. And so it makes a perfect final image. Enjoy, and conduct the proper rites.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/20190824_115632.jpgAlpsSplendid cross-section of the stratigraphy of the Alps around Lausanne. I gazed at this for quite a few minutes, trying to figure out what was where in the landscape I'd seen and how old, how deformed, etc.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/20190824_115351.jpg20190824_115351https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/20190824_115312.jpgtracksSlab of "dinosaur" tracks but it was not clear to me what dinosaurs/archosaurs/whatever made them. I wish my French was better. Closeup below shows two footprints superimposed.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/20190824_114645.jpgcave bearCave bear skull rawrhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/20190824_114506.jpgammonite2Spiky ammonite!https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/20190824_114435.jpgammonitesPurty ammonites!https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/20190824_114335.jpgelkIce Age elk/moose, a 10,000 year old skeleton in fine shape.2019-08-30T07:32:32+00:00monthlyhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/2019/08/10/forbidden/2019-09-07T10:21:36+00:00monthlyhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/2019/08/04/umzc3/https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/20190804_123145.jpgembryosTuatara embryos!https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/20190804_122944.jpgchameleonBronze Jackson's chameleon bust.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/20190804_122904.jpgbarbetsAsian barbet faces: this was fascinating. Kingdon used the paintings to explain how barbet faces vary across species as recognition devices to aid in territorial defense, especially of their nest-holes in trees, in which they face outwards to display their coloured faces. The middle image shows one lone species that has no such territorial competitors and has evolved back into brown colour, perhaps due to relaxed selective pressure for colour. Neat!https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/20190804_122831.jpgvultureOh my, this took my breath away! Mixed media depicting the varied forms of facial ornaments in vultures; soft tissues used in communcation. And here mounted on a butcher's rack. Do vulture bits mimic their grisly food?https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/20190804_122744.jpgsengisMore sengis (elephant shrews); with a note explaining that they are not rodents/insectivores but afrotheres, cousins of aardvarks, elephants and kin.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/20190804_122720.jpgsengisSkinned sengis in action.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/20190804_122706.jpgexhibitOn to the special exhibit! A nice surprise to see naturalist superstar Jonathan Kingdon's scientific illustrations and nature-inspired artwork displayed here. I've added photos of ones I liked the most.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/20190804_122620.jpgshrewWhite-toothed shrew looking extra ghoulish with flensed face.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/20190804_122615.jpgaardvarkBegone if ye not find joy in aardvarks!https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/20190804_122608.jpgbatHammerhead bats: even freakier when skinned.2019-08-07T18:05:06+00:00monthlyhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/2019/03/03/mnhn_ftw/https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/20190221_181524.jpgdiaceraExtinct rhino Diaceratherium, with a pathological ankle (degenerative joint disease). I love spotting pathologies in specimens- it makes them stand out more as individuals that lived a unique life.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/20190221_183120.jpgwoollyNaked woolly rhinoceros Coelodonta.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/20190221_182548.jpghandBut "big" is only relative- my large hand for scale here vs. a simply ginormous Mammuthus meridionalis; full skeleton below.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/20190221_182522.jpgmeridhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/20190221_182932.jpgmetrioMetriorhynchus sea-crocodile from the Cretaceous: hind end.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/20190221_181410.jpg20190221_181410https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/20190221_181403.jpgmega1Giant ground sloth foot; ridiculously weird.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/20190221_181357.jpgmega1Giant ground sloth hand is full of WTF.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/20190221_181430.jpg20190221_181430https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/20190221_181131.jpglemurMegaladapis, the giant friggin' lemur!2019-03-04T18:29:14+00:00monthlyhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/2019/02/12/evobiomech/https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/img-7-orobot-feet.pngImg 7 OroBOT FeetOroBOT in tha house!https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/fig-13-full.pngfig-13-fullThree theropods, three best-supported postures based on cancellous bone architecture.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/fig3-kilbourne.pngFig3 KilbourneVarious evolutionary models applied to the phylogeny of mustelids.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/crassi.jpgCrassiThe oddly asymmetrical metatarsals of Crassigyrinus.2019-02-13T12:42:24+00:00monthlyhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/2019/01/14/learning-by-serving/2019-01-14T14:12:51+00:00monthlyhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/2018/11/26/pre-submission-manuscript-scrutiny/2018-12-29T15:53:04+00:00monthlyhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/2018/11/13/busy-bodies/https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/20181113_144025.jpgpoise5https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/20181113_143855.jpgpoise4https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/20181113_143845.jpgpoise3https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/20181113_143840.jpgrun2https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/20181113_142931.jpghip replacehttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/20181113_142908.jpgknee replacehttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/20181113_142843.jpgpoise2https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/20181113_142824.jpgNeigh!von Hagen's masterpiece? A pretty epic one anyway. Check out what is going on here with various bits of anatomy!https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/20181113_142757.jpgligamentsYoga pose showing ligamentshttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/20181113_142611.jpgarthritisKnee osteoarthritis2018-11-14T08:29:41+00:00monthlyhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/2018/10/25/brittlestars/https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/brittle-star-lc1.jpgbrittle star LChttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/clarkfig1.jpgClarkFig1https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/clark-fig11c.pngClark Fig11Chttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/clark-fig6.jpgClark Fig6https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/clark-fig11a.jpgClark Fig11Ahttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/clark-fig3.jpgClark Fig3Brittle star arm set up to study its mobility with CT scanning (below).https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/clark-fig2.jpgClark Fig22018-12-04T11:09:11+00:00monthlyhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/2018/07/22/umzc2/https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/20180721_151446.jpgcetaceanDissected flipper from a small whale/other cetacean. Still five fingers, but other specializations make it work underwater.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/20180721_151239.jpgPhasmatoideaThere is ample coverage of diversity throughout Metazoa but my camera tended to be drawn to the Vertebrata. Except in some instances like these.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/20180721_151144.jpgherpsHerps so good.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/20180721_151112.jpgTitanoA curator is Dr Jason Head so you bet Titanoboa is featured!https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/20180721_150602.jpgmammalsMammals are downstairs, but we're reminded that they fit into tetrapod/amniote evolution nonetheless.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/20180721_150538.jpgLepto2Did I forget that Leptodactylus has big flanges on the humerus in males, to support those muscles? Seems so.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/20180721_150521.jpgfrogsCool fossil frogs.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/20180721_150507.jpgFire salam2Closeup of oviduct in above.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/20180721_150431.jpgFire salam1Fire salamanders: not as colourful as the real thing, but here revealing their reproductive cycle in beautiful detail.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/20180721_150358.jpgAcanthostegaAnother look at the pretty Acanthostega models.2018-07-22T14:11:14+00:00monthlyhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/2018/07/07/year6/https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/opossum-gatortummy.jpgopossum-gatortummyYears ago, my team dissected an alligator (for Allen et al. 2010,2014 papers if you are keeping track) that had an opposum in its stomach, during winter when feeding wasn't supposed to be happening much. So that came up again this year; and hopefully it does not make anything come up from your stomach. But this is real anatomy in action.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/mouse-gif.gifmouse-GIFSpeaking of mouse hindlimb simulations, I didn't blog about this related paper that we published earlier in 2018, but it's very relevant. And GIF-worthy!https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/20180418_092038.jpg20180418_092038DAWNDINOS got a nice new 3D printer and we're gradually printing up some archosaurs to show.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/20180425_093319.jpg20180425_093319Smaller but better: Freezersaurus 3, part of a proud dynasty!https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/20180626_123315.jpg20180626_123315Freeezersaurus 2 has been mostly vacated now; and Freezersaurus 3 is in place, with the contents shifted-- and a mad rush in action to get rid of (boil down + varnish bones of) as many specimens as I can! I have way too many... of course, mostly elephant bits. Here are the last big bits left in Freezersaurus 2; we are intimidated to move them...2018-07-07T14:06:01+00:00monthlyhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/2018/06/23/hurry_hausen/https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/20180623_134024.jpg20180623_134024Oddly, but somehow appropriately, there are ?350 year old whale bones on display in the hall next door, with a mysterious history.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/20180623_134741.jpg20180623_134741https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/20180623_134730.jpg20180623_134730https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/20180623_134640.jpg20180623_134640https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/20180623_134627.jpg20180623_134627https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/20180623_134508.jpg20180623_134508https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/20180623_134503.jpg20180623_134503https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/20180623_143148.jpg20180623_143148https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/20180623_142917.jpg20180623_142917https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/20180623_135330.jpg20180623_1353302018-06-23T20:49:21+00:00monthlyhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/2018/05/02/umzc/https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/gimlet.jpggimlethttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/wombat.jpgwombatIt's a wombat.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/warthog.jpgwarthogWarthogs have an inner beauty.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/treeshrews.jpgtreeshrewsNice to see some Scandentia featured.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/thylacine.jpgthylacineUMZC is well endowed with thylacines and this one is lovely.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/taz.jpgtaz"TAZ FEEL NAKED!"https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/tamandua.jpgtamanduaTamandua duo.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/sumatran-rhino-foot.jpgsumatran rhino footFoot of a sumatran rhino juxtaposed with a horse's for Perissodactyla didaction.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/springhare-mayhaps.jpgspringhare mayhapsMy brain says this is a springhare (Pedetes) so I am going with what my brain says and anyway I really like this display.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/solitaire.jpgsolitaireI think this is a solitaire (flightless island bird). I've never seen them displayed w/skeleton + taxidermy; it's nicely effective here.2020-04-10T14:37:41+00:00monthlyhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/2018/04/05/a-day/https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/reggie.jpgreggieIn non-work mode: Reggie Regent (I'm the lion on the left; not the dog, who was beloved Daisy).https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/truethat.jpgtruethat"How, then, can we fail to take the importance of factuality and reality seriously? How can we fail to care about truth? We cannot."https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/ohgodno.jpgohgodnoI blame the 80s.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/anolis.jpgAnolisIn Sarasota, FL where we spent winters with grandparents and I hunted for Anolis lizards (one blurry one here, I promise!).https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/20180404_205535.jpgbearWe've been through a lot together.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/20180404_204123.jpgnectar of the godsNectar of the gods!https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/tenor.gifclock2018-04-05T15:55:26+00:00monthlyhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/2018/02/12/darwin-the-human/https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/darwin-tweet.jpgDarwin-tweet2018-02-12T19:01:29+00:00monthlyhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/2017/12/21/jumbo/https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/elephant-hunt.jpgelephant-huntI'd hate to be "so pestered by a popinjay", too.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/20170518_115028.jpghipJumbo's right hip, with bad erosion of the bone and thus presumably the overlying cartilage. Ouch!https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/20170518_114826.jpgribStrange extra prong on one right rib in Jumbo- we didn't figure that out. It could conceivably be natural variation.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/20170518_114641.jpgtorsoJumbo's torso in left side view. Glorious preservation.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/20170518_115213.jpgpelvisStrange bony plaque on the left pelvis (hip) region; something I'd never seen before in any elephant (and I've seen many). Why? The programme offers a reasonable explanation.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/20170518_114127.jpgankleThe left ankle was in poor shape- degenerative joint disease aplenty. From giving rides? Injury? Being left chained up? All of these things and more?https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/20170518_110915.jpghindfootSurprisingly, Jumbo's feet were not in nasty condition in terms of pathologies. I'd expected to see that. They'd been painted and drilled for mounting, but were not riddled with arthritic changes that I could see.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/20170515_162703.jpgelbowRight elbow with some pathologies consistent with degenerative joint disease.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/20170515_162623.jpgforelimbRight forelimb, showing that the "growth plates" (epiphyses") were not all fused, consistent with Jumbo still growing-- as expected for an African male elephant in his 20's.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/jumbo-infield.jpgJumbo-InfieldPhoto of the team, courtesy of Infield Fly Productions (CBC production, "Jumbo: The Life of An Elephant Superstar".2017-12-23T23:01:43+00:00monthlyhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/2017/12/10/epiphysis/https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/20171206_140255b.jpgOstrich kneeWho am I?https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/20171206_140210.jpgOstrich legRight leg, side view, ostrich...2018-03-09T09:14:29+00:00monthlyhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/2017/11/25/papers-seen-in-2017/https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/pect-appendages.pngpect appendagesDisparity of skeletal pectoral appendages to work with from lobe-fins to tetrapods.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/osteol-correl.pngosteol-correlHumerus in ventral view, showing muscle attachments. Extent (green) is unknown in the fossil but the muscle position is clear (arrow).https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/mussaurusconway.pngMussaurusConwayhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/muscle-recons.pngmuscle-reconsColour maps of reconstructed right fin/limb muscles in tetrapodomorph sarcopterygian (~"fishapod") and tetrapod most recent common ancestors. Some are less ambiguous than others.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/moment-arrrrrrrrrmssss.jpgmoment arrrrrrrrrmsssshttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/model-fig.jpgModel-figMussaurus above; Crocodylus below; forelimbs in various views; muscles are red lines.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/human-mouse.gifhuman-mouseMouse and human legs in right side view, going through walking cycles in simulations.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/excursions.gifexcursionsMuscle-by-muscle data; most mouse muscles go through smaller excursions; a few go through greater; some are the same as humans'.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/activation-length.gifactivation-lengthSimulated stride for mouse and human; with muscles either almost inactive (Act=0.05) or fully active (Act=1). Red curve goes through much bigger excursions (along y-axis) than blue curve), so humans should use bigger % of their muscle fibre lengths in walking.2017-11-25T14:52:34+00:00monthlyhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/2017/11/23/thaw/https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/20171018_144337.jpgsalamanderA small specimen like this salamander can be thawed out simply by running it under warm water for a little while or leaving it out for an hour.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/20171107_115357.jpgelephant hindfootLeft hindfoot of an Asian elephant. Still frozen; this was bandthawed- I mean bandsawed- to see its internal anatomy nice and clearly. You may see this specimen again somewhere else-- stay tuned! :)https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/20171122_113357.jpgpatellaThawed wallaby patella prepared for histology.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/20171122_102743.jpgwallaby legThawed wallaby shank sliced open to show lovely digital flexors and gastrocnemius muscles.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/20171122_102443.jpgwallaby frontlegsThawed wallaby forelimbs. I'm also looking into the "false thumbs" that some marsupials have ("sixth fingers"), much as elephants and other mammals may have.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/20171122_102434.jpgwallaby footThawed lower leg and foot of wallaby. The stickers are for an old study that would take too long to explain...2017-11-23T15:00:22+00:00monthlyhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/2017/07/03/caecum-and-you-will-find/https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/tinamou-ddt1-7.jpgtinamou DDT1 (7)The bare "brood patch" on the back end of the tinamou; a nicely hotspot for keeping eggs warm. Perhaps for brooding bad puns, too.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/tinamou-ddt1-20.jpgtinamou DDT1 (20)Oh why not, here's the gizzard/stomach showing its grinding pebbles and bits of food, plus the strong outer muscle layers (pink) for driving that grinding. Small intestine heads toward the bottom of the image.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/tinamou-ddt1-17.jpgtinamou DDT1 (17)The caeca in question.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/tinamou-ddt1-16.jpgtinamou DDT1 (16)Tinamou foot. I did know that tinamous don't have a hallux; big "perching toe"; true of ratites/palaeognaths more generally.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/tinamou-ddt1-2.jpgtinamou DDT1 (2)Said tinamou.2017-07-05T02:14:12+00:00monthlyhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/2017/06/12/dawndinos/https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/dawndino-whitea.pngdawndino-whitea2017-06-20T07:47:57+00:00monthlyhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/2017/06/08/why-2-kneecaps/https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/ozburt-7.jpgostrich-kneeI warned you this post would get messy, and here it is. Left leg (skinned) of an ostrich showing the muscles around the knee.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/figure-7.pngFigure 7The right knee of an ostrich hatchling. The patellae have yet to form; indeed there is little bone around the knee region at all, yet.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/fig-6-total-loads.pngFig 6 - total loadsFEA results!https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/fig-2-tdd.pngFig 2 - TDDTissue differentiation diagram displaying the theoretical pathways for transformation of tissues.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/fig-3-boundary-conditions.pngFig 3 - boundary conditionsFinite element model setup for our study.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/segmented_gif_bones.gifsegmented_gif_bonesOstrich (right) knee bones. The patellae are the two knobbly bits in the knee.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/segmented_gif_muscles.gifsegmented_gif_musclesOstrich knee with muscles as 3D objects.2017-06-08T05:41:34+00:00monthlyhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/2017/04/14/name-that-blame/2017-04-16T07:16:27+00:00monthlyhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/2017/03/22/confuciusornis/https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/confusc2.jpgconfusc2A Confuciusornis fossil; not the one from our study but prettier.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/region-2-tmt-he-100x.jpgREGION 2 - TMT H&E 100xRegion 2: longitudinal slice through ligaments connecting the tibiotarsus to the tarsometatarsus across the ankle joint.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/figs4-ankle.jpgFigS4-ankleSame anatomical regions in an extant bird as in the main fossil specimen. Left distal tibiotarsus (TT; below) and proximal tarsometatarsus (TMT; above) from an adult helmeted guineafowl (Numida meleagris) after formalin fixation. (from our Supp Info)https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/confuc_22.jpgConfuc_2Front view of the ankle/foot of our specimen.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/confuc_1.jpgConfuc_1Back view of the ankle/foot of our specimen.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/tmt-tt.pngTibiotarsus.Tibiotarsus.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/tmt-tmt.pngTMT TMThttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/tmt-sesamoid.pngTMT sesamoidhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/tmt-lig.pngTMT lighttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/tmt-labelled-he-20x.pngTMT labelled H&E 20xPatchwork of histology slide images compiled by Sophie Regnault, from a guineafowl (as per photo above). The numbered squares correspond to zoomed-in images below. The tibiotarsus is on the proximal end (bottom left); the tarsometatarsus is on the distal end; and the enigmatic tarsal sesamoid is at the top.2017-03-23T12:02:58+00:00monthlyhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/2017/03/21/mammal_patella/https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/fig-6_metatheria.pngFig 6_MetatheriaThe higgledy-piggledy evolution of a patella in Metatheria, including marsupials. Click to zoom in.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/fig-5_mesozoic-mammals.pngFig 5_mesozoic mammalsEvolution of the patella in mammals: broad overview from our paper. Click to zoom in.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/dasyurus-5.jpgDasyurus (5)A quoll, Dasyurus, with what is probably a fibrocartilaginous "patelloid". From Yale Peabody Museum.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/zaedyus-ypm-4.jpgZaedyus-YPM (4)The dwarf armadillo Zaedyus, proudly displaying its patella. From Yale Peabody Museum.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/coryphodon-1.jpgCoryphodon (1)The early, hippo-like mammal Coryphodon. I didn't know it had a patella but it does. From Yale Peabody Museum.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/isoodon-3.jpgIsoodon (3)The bandicoot marsupial Isoodon, showing a nice bony patella as typifies this group. From Yale Peabody Museum.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/diprotodon-nhmuk.jpgDiprotodon NHMUKGiant marsupial Diprotodon (at NHM London); to my knowledge, not known to have had kneecaps- why?https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/ambulo-2-small.jpgAmbulo (2) (Small)Early whaler Ambulocetus, showing hefty kneecaps.2020-08-02T06:48:29+00:00monthlyhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/2016/07/27/animal-speed-and-size/https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/garlandjanis1993-fig5.pngGarlandJanis1993-Fig5https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/garland-janis-1993-contrasts.jpgGarland Janis 1993-contrastshttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/garland-1988-max-perf.jpgGarland 1988- max perfhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/garland-1983-max-speed.jpgGarland 1983- max speedhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/diaz2002.jpgdiaz2002https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/christiansen-2002-max-speed.jpgChristiansen 2002- max speed2017-03-04T09:17:30+00:00monthlyhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/2017/03/03/year5/https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/poposaurus-ypm-1.jpgPoposaurusYale Peabody Museum specimen YPM57100: ilium (hip bone) and vertebrae of the Triassic archosaur Poposaurus. More about this later!https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/20170214_121530_001.jpgTuskenLike this? So much more is here!https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/20160704_121528.jpgAbeHe ain't goin' nowhere.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/20160809_135835.jpgwhaleWhale humeral epiphysis (joint) turned into a sculpture with walrus ivory teeth, at Point Vicente Museum, LA.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/20160810_100917sm.jpgSceloporusA sunny Sceloporus fence lizard seen in LA.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/20170107_171100.jpgComicConI still got to have fun, like this ComicCon in NOLA. So, some self-indulgence.2017-03-06T17:30:42+00:00monthlyhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/2017/02/11/bkam2_biceps/https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/hab-salamander.jpghab-salamanderMost of the humerobrachialis muscle (purplish colour), in dorsal (top) view of the right forelimb of the fire salamander Salamandra salamandra (draft from unpublished work by my team).https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/predatorarmwrestling.jpgpredatorarmwrestlingPREDATOR HANDSHAKE!!!!!https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/animation_triceps_biceps.gifanimation_triceps_bicepsNice GIF of the human biceps in action- By Niwadare - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=38718790https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/jaguar-fl.jpgjaguar-flJaguar forelimb with biceps peeking out from the other superficial muscles, and its cousin brachialis nicely visible.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/hippo-bb.jpghippo-bbHippo's humerus (upper left) and biceps muscle cut away proximally, displaying the same sort of "stay apparatus" as in the giraffe.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/giraffe-bb2.jpggiraffe-bb2Zooming in on the "stay apparatus"; now in proximal view, with the biceps tendon on the left and the humeral head (showing some arthritic damage) on the right.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/giraffe-bb.jpggiraffe-bbGiraffe biceps cut away proximally to show the "stay apparatus" around the shoulder joint (upper right).https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/ele-fl.jpgele-flElephant's left forelimb with the biceps labelled.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/ele-bb.jpgele-bbLongitudinal slice thru the biceps of an elephant, showing the internal tendon.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/croc-pec.jpgcroc-pecCrocodile's right forelimb showing the huge pectoralis, and the biceps underlying it on the bottom right.2017-02-11T17:21:26+00:00monthlyhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/2016/02/12/bkam1_cfl/https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/cfl-evol.jpgcfl-evolBetter Know A Muscle: The Evolution of M. caudofemoralis (longus)https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/chicken-tonight1.jpgChicken tonightChicken's right leg in side view. CFC (equivalent of CFL) muscle outlined and labelled.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/cfl-sue2011-molnar.jpgCFL-Sue2011-MolnarWe can even go so far as to reconstruct the 3D anatomy of the CFL in a dinosaur such as T. rex ("Sue" specimen here; from Julia Molnar's awesome illustration in our 2011 paper), with a fair degree of confidence.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/femora-schmemora1.jpgfemora schmemoraFemur bones (left side) from an adult ostrich (Left) and Nile crocodile (Right).https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/ornithopod-schmornithopod.jpgornithopod schmornithopodA large duckbill dinosaur's left leg, with a red line drawn in showing roughly where the CFL would be running, to end up at the fourth trochanter. Many Mesozoic dinosaurs have skeletal anatomy that indicates a similar CFL muscle.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/basilisk.jpgBasiliskLooking up at the belly of a basilisk lizard and its dissected right leg, with the end of the CFL labelled.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/alligator-hindlimb-molnar2014.jpgAlligator-hindlimb-Molnar2014Julia Molnar's fabulous illustration of Alligator's limb muscles, from our 2014 paper in Journal of Anatomy.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/alligator-cfl.jpgAlligator CFLAmerican alligator's CFL dominates the photo. Photo by Vivian Allen.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/wcroc2.jpgWCroc2Bigger crocs have smaller legs and muscles.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/wcroc0.jpgWCroc0Huge Nile crocodile, but a relatively small CFL. 2018-08-20T19:31:21+00:00monthlyhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/2017/01/22/curiosity-empathy/2017-01-23T02:21:36+00:00monthlyhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/2016/12/13/goodbye/https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/20161213_115114.jpgemu1One of our many young emus that needed cleaning after thawing; here, just the right leg bones.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/20161213_115104.jpgemu2Quite a puzzle: one young emu's skeleton to reassemble in the future. Thanks to Sandy Kawano et al. for cleaning help!https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/team-frown.jpgteam-frownAww. The freezer-moving team is not thrilled by the task ahead.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/jim-santa.jpgjim-santaSanta (Jim Usherwoodclaus) brings a bag-- of elephant feet!https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/20161213_142651.jpgnewdigsOur new digs, for the time being.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/20161213_130618.jpginsideLast look at Freezersaurus: Inside looking out.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/20161213_130608.jpg20161213_130608Last look at Freezersaurus: outside looking in. Ice still lingering on the cow and horse legs from old XROMM studies.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/20161213_130551.jpgcartLast cartful of elephant feet!https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/20161213_115244.jpghawseHorse forelimb from an old joint range-of-motion study we did; now reduced to bones (why did I keep this frozen anyway? who knows).2016-12-15T19:07:20+00:00monthlyhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/2016/11/25/open-tuatara/2016-11-28T03:10:19+00:00monthlyhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/2016/11/24/thanksversity/https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/freezer.jpgfreezer2016-11-24T14:50:37+00:00monthlyhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/2016/11/23/the-cats-back/https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/bigcat-31.jpgbigcat-31(Marcela with some furry friends; photo by Oliver Siddon)https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/pta-cats.jpgpta-catshttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/cheetah-verts.jpgcheetah-verts2016-11-24T07:16:21+00:00monthlyhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/2016/07/29/its-raining-jobs/2016-11-14T16:40:02+00:00monthlyhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/2016/10/21/time/https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/rarm-xrays-2016-postsurgery-laterjet-3.jpgrarm-xrays-2016-postsurgery-laterjet-3X-ray of my right shoulder from frontal view, unlabelledhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/rarm-xrays-2016-postsurgery-laterjet-3labels.jpgrarm-xrays-2016-postsurgery-laterjet-3labelsLabelled x-rayhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/cop-afr_red-asi_orange.jpgcop-afr_red-asi_orangeAfrican elephant foot COP traces vs. time in red; Asian elephant in orange. Left and right forefeet above; hindfeet below.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/fig6a-bates-sauropod-com-evol.jpgfig6a-bates-sauropod-com-evolhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/fig2-randau-measurements.jpgfig2-randau-measurementshttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/mouse-mimics.jpgmouse-mimicshttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/mouse-simm.jpgmouse-simmhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/fig5-vonmises.jpgfig5-vonmiseshttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/fig13forstercooper1923.jpgfig13forstercooper1923Heavily reconstructed forefoot of Paraceratherium seen from anterior view; Fig 13 from Forster Cooper's 1923 description.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/fig1forstercooper1923.jpgfig1forstercooper19232016-10-30T08:15:52+00:00monthlyhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/2016/07/09/mission-statement/2016-07-09T17:48:21+00:00monthlyhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/2016/06/22/release-the-crocin/https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/osteo-markers.jpgosteo-markersOsteolaemus (resting) set up with motion capture markers for a yet-to-be-published study that we did in 2005 (ugh!). It wasn't harmed by this.2017-05-17T09:57:40+00:00monthlyhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/2013/10/22/london-china/https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/microraptor-home.jpgMicroraptor-homeDarwin greets Chinese visitor Microraptor in my office.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/yang-gallery.jpgYang GalleryEntryway to the exhibit gallery.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/microraptor.jpgMicroraptorArguably one of the most important fossil finds, the "four-winged" dinosaur Microraptor.2016-06-14T17:36:45+00:00monthlyhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/2016/06/07/the-freezers-hit-the-road/https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/20160611_155459.jpg20160611_155459https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/20160611_155452.jpg20160611_155452https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/20160611_153213.jpg20160611_153213https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/20160611_153148.jpg20160611_153148https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/20160611_110748.jpg20160611_110748https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/20160611_105126.jpg20160611_105126https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/20160611_095500.jpg20160611_095500https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/20160611_094554.jpg20160611_094554https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/20160611_093828.jpg20160611_093828https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/20160611_091345.jpg20160611_0913452016-06-11T20:37:26+00:00monthlyhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/2016/06/01/epilepsy-epilogue/2016-06-01T13:57:50+00:00monthlyhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/2015/01/20/wijf_you/https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/2012-03-05-15-22-13.jpgNE FreezerIs there something in the "Non-Elephant Freezer" for you?https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/inventory.jpginventory2016-05-08T10:26:58+00:00monthlyhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/2016/05/04/simulatedostrich/https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/ostrich-model.jpgostrich-modelOur model; in right side view (on the left) and frontal view (on the right), with muscles in red and the leg's force as the blue arrow; frozen at the middle of a step.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/fig13-muscle-work.jpgFig13-muscle workPositive work can speed things up; negative work can slow things down.2016-05-04T12:04:29+00:00monthlyhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/2016/04/22/diminishing/https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/20151026_153836.jpg20151026_153836Goodbye Pedro (?/?/2014-23/4/2016). We had too little time together. What we shared was so lovely. Parting has been terrible sorrow.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/20160412_143828.jpg20160412_143828But first, a content cat.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/glenoid_bone_loss_latarjet_0-large.pngglenoid_bone_loss_latarjet_0-largeLatarjet surgery (view of right shoulder joint [glenoid] from front): coracoid process moved posteroventrally. More details (w/videos) here.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/my-shoulder.jpgmy-shoulderMy left shoulder in top cross-sectional view, with the missing parts of my humeral head crudely outlined in red. There's more amiss here, too.2016-05-02T17:52:17+00:00monthlyhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/2016/04/14/why/2016-04-15T08:56:26+00:00monthlyhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/2016/03/02/year4/https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/dsc_6038.jpgSeaturtleHindlimb of a sea turtle that we dissected in 2015 after it came in for a clinical postmortem.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/dsc01843.jpgGorilla"We'll always have elaborate models of gorilla muscular anatomy in Paris."https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/20140820_154911.jpgSmall vs. bigI was browsing my photos and ran across this NHMUK exhibit of a small ungulate hooved limb vs. a nice honking big padded elephant foot. It elegantly gets across the biomechanical differences between these limb structures.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/20151229_110901.jpgLurdusaurusThe very, very strange iguanodontian dinosaur Lurdusaurus (forelimb; note the big spiky thumb claw), which I was pleased to see at the natural history museum in Brussels, Belgium in 2015.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/20151229_112845.jpgTiger vs deerTeam Cat is still cranking on our biomechanical and anatomical studies of felids- expect a lot of new stuff from us in 2016! Meanwhile, enjoy this spectacular taxidermy.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/20151229_122653.jpgAmoebaAnatomy of an amoeba: why not? I like it.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/20160216_144528.jpgEmu buttsI'm still cleaning up specimens from the freezers: here, some "emu butts" (tails) from a collaboration with Michael Pittman and Heinrich Mallison, and PhD student Luis Lama's past thesis work.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/rick-what-sm.gifrick-what-sm2016-03-04T16:28:46+00:00monthlyhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/2016/01/24/digging-into-dinosaurs/https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/trexautopsy-airflow.pngTrexAutopsy-airflowAIr flow through a T. rex: simplified but clear.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/20150226_1127241.jpgVelociraptor 3I was happy with this poster until I got it home and read this final bit of text... Oh, America! You silly place.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/20150226_112705.jpgVelociraptor 1Poster of Velociraptor's anatomy I've had since grad school, adorning my office. For ~1996, it's damn good, mostly... (placeholder photos until I get to the office tomorrow and take better ones!)https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/20150226_112732.jpgVelociraptor 2Closeup of the leg muscles- hey, not bad!https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/bbc-atten-giant-dino.jpgBBC-Atten-giant-dinoOnce the documentary airs, I may be able to share some more images from it showing what they did for the titanosaur, but this BBC photo gives a good idea.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/hanging-with-the-d.jpgHanging with the DIt was great.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/g-suit.jpgG suitAnother view, more superficially, of that G-suit/stocking under the thick, tight skin of an elephant's leg.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/elephant-shank.jpgElephant shankThe "G-suit" compressive stocking that the fascia wrapped around elephant, and other large mammals, creates, and the underlying, interwoven muscles and tendons (hindlimb of a young Asian elephant).https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/misc-dinofest-007.jpgDinofest T. rex leg?T. rex? leg, photo that I took ages ago as a PhD student, if memory serves. Can anyone remind me where this was? California Academy of Sciences?https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/dino-dissect-model.jpgdino-dissect-modelWhat your (inner?) child most needs is a dinosaur to dissect yourself! Why not a T. rex toy like this?2016-02-15T06:32:23+00:00monthlyhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/2015/09/04/my-summer-in-the-sml/https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/giraffewalking.gifAn example of a trialhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/picture1.jpgA teaser of some of my findings!2016-01-22T19:39:29+00:00monthlyhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/2016/01/17/ideas/2016-01-26T18:26:41+00:00monthlyhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/2016/01/04/anatomy-to-you/2016-01-05T09:05:51+00:00monthlyhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/2015/11/04/croc-backbones-deep-time/https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/croc4.jpgcroc4Testing stiffness of crocodile trunks to learn the effects of osteoderms, skin, muscles, and ribs. We hung metric weights from the middle of the trunk and measured how much it flexed (Ɵ), then removed bits and repeated.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/croc2-e1446464515542.jpgcroc2Our methods: get fossil, scan fossil, make virtual fossil and play with it.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/croc1.jpgcroc12015-11-23T11:48:22+00:00monthlyhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/2015/09/23/elephant-feet-2/https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/ele_r_manus_b-61.jpgEle_R_manus_B (61)Closeup of the glistening channels for the flexor tendons. They are lined with lubricative tissue to help the tendons glide through them. And the tendons do need to be able to glide- although elephant feet look very solid from the outside, and are to an extent, but we've done studies showing that they do move if you apply even a moderate load to them in a cadaver, and thus would move in life, too.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/ele_r_manus_b-60.jpgEle_R_manus_B (60)Forefoot with flexor tendons removed, revealing the channels that they coursed through.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/ele_r_manus_b-62.jpgEle_R_manus_B (62)Removed the digital flexor muscle so the three major tendons can be seen (the two short side branches to the first and fifth toes have been cut off).https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/ele_r_manus_b-59.jpgEle_R_manus_B (59)Tendons of the digital flexor muscle exposed.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/ele_r_manus_b-56.jpgEle_R_manus_B (56)Palmar tendons and muscles; the common digital extensor muscle group. Clenches the toes. Not a small muscle, either!https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/ele_r_manus_b-53.jpgEle_R_manus_B (53)Elephant's-eye-view looking down onto the fat pad, where the palm of the foot in the image below would be placed in life.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/ele_r_manus_b-50.jpgEle_R_manus_B (50)Fat pad removed, looking up through where it was at the palm of the "hands", where the tendons and ligaments connect to the five toes. Each arc-like structure is a toe; the "thumb" (first toe) is on the upper left.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/ele_r_manus_b-47.jpgEle_R_manus_B (47)Skinned foot, oblique front/inside view again, as above.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/ele_r_manus_b-46.jpgEle_R_manus_B (46)Looking down onto the inside of the toenails, toes 3 and 4. Healthy, relatively intact tissue; no swelling or bleeding or other pathology.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/ele_r_manus_b-44.jpgEle_R_manus_B (44)Looking up at the palm. You can see the bulbous fat pad (yellower tissue) bulging out in the centre of the palm, and segments of it extending between each finger, separated by fibrous tracts. I love this anatomy. I can stare at it for hours and still be fascinated after all these years. So complex!2015-09-26T07:07:08+00:00monthlyhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/2015/09/13/goat-to-be-seen/https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/20150911_131551.jpg20150911_131551Goat-suit in action!https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/20150911_131540.jpg20150911_131540Acceptance?https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/20150911_131018.jpg20150911_131018The forelimb prosthesis. I was worried it would hurt his wrists but apparently it transferred the loads mainly to the forearms.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/20150911_130807.jpg20150911_130807Thomas Thwaites with the goat-suit.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/20150911_125443.jpg20150911_125443So like us.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/20150911_124904.jpg20150911_124904The contexthttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/20150911_123810.jpg20150911_123810Prototype goat-suits. Their mobility was too limited.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/20150911_123805.jpg20150911_123805Grazing.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/20150911_123757.jpg20150911_123757In the mountains.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/20150911_123751.jpg20150911_123751Trip-trap-trip-trap...2015-10-29T06:42:17+00:00monthlyhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/2015/08/27/thawing-out-ideas/2015-09-19T08:24:38+00:00monthlyhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/2014/12/17/managing-a-research-team-a-dissection/2015-08-27T14:11:50+00:00monthlyhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/2015/08/11/delight-in-the-museum/https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/dsc_5608.jpgDSC_5608I set the cat amongst the pigeons by also visiting the Page Museum at the La Brea Tar Pits in LA, to study fossil cats-- like this American lion (Panthera atrox) code-named "Fluffy", that we CT scanned during my LA visit-- more about that later!https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/a-35.jpgA (35)The curator cleared a space on a table for me to set bones on. Then the anatomizing and photographing began!https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/a-45.jpgA (45)A jar of bats? Why not? Batman approves.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/20150730_164432.jpg20150730_164432Early camel is sitting down on the job at the NHMLA.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/a-18.jpgA (18)Looking down at the top/ankle end of the tarsometatarsal (sole) bones in a hatchling ostrich: the three bones are separate and hollow, where "cartilage cones" would have filled them in.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/b-141.jpgB (141)Left side view of the pelvis of a very mature, HUGE Casuarius casuarius (cassowary). The space between the ilium (upper flat bone) and ischium (elongate bone on middle right side) has begun to be closed by a mineralization of the membrane that spanned those bones in life. A side effect of maturity, most likely. But cool- I've never seen this in a ratite bird before, that I can recall.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/c-45.jpgC (45)Ossified tendons (little spurs of long, thin bone) on the soles of the feet (tarsometatarsal bones) of a brush-turkey (Alectura lathami)- seldom described in this unusual galliform bird or its close relatives, and thus nice to see. These would be parts of the toe-flexor tendons.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/b-160.jpgB (160)Also very-unfused knee joints of a Darwin's rhea. Cool Y-shape!https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/b-79.jpgB (79)Adult kiwi's tibiotarsi (sorry, blurry photo) in which all fusion is complete.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/b-29.jpgB (29)Juvenile kiwi's shank (tibiotarsus) bones viewed from the top (proximal) ends, showing the bubbly nubbins of bone (very bottom of each bone image) that are the "cranial tibial epiphyses" often mistaken for patellae.2015-09-18T17:33:37+00:00monthlyhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/2015/07/15/honouring-alexander/https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/sesamoids.jpgsesamoidsHow do muscles work around joints? Alexander and Dimery 1985 figured out some of the key principles.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/sesamoids2.jpgsesamoids2What does a kneecap (patella) do? Alexander and Dimery 1985, they knew. My team is still trying to figure that out!https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/alexander-4.jpgAlexander (4)My visit with RMcNeill Alexander in 2014.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img456.jpgdino-bones1970s Alexander, with a sauropod leg.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img457.jpgDinos 2~1990s Alexander, with model dinosaurs used to estimate mass and centre of mass.2024-07-30T15:58:42+00:00monthlyhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/2015/06/02/whats-in-johns-genome/https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/traits.pngtraitshttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/alz.jpgAlzhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/3-1neanderthalyeah.jpg3.1%NeanderthalYEAHhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/neanderthal_and_proud.pngNeanderthal_and_proudhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/health.jpghealthhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/haplogroupr1a1a.jpghaplogroupR1a1ahttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/haplogroupd2.jpghaplogroupD2https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/genetics.jpggeneticshttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/chromosomes.jpgchromosomeshttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/ancestry.jpgancestry2019-03-25T01:58:29+00:00monthlyhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/2015/06/20/in-search-of-hashtag/2015-06-24T10:32:56+00:00monthlyhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/2015/06/17/jurassic-future/https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/abandoned-jurassic-park-concept-art-reveals-human-dinosaur-hybrids-117266-470-75.jpgabandoned-jurassic-park-concept-art-reveals-human-dinosaur-hybrids-117266-470-75Abandoned concept art from JP4; from here2015-06-21T19:34:03+00:00monthlyhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/2015/06/09/honcos/2015-06-15T18:19:51+00:00monthlyhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/2015/05/20/t-rex-autopsy-my-backstory/https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/sfe_150419_235.jpgTogether at lastA few minutes after I met Edwina. Still in awe.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/trexautopsy_001.jpgEdwinaEdwina revealed! 

(photo credit: National Geographic Channels/Stuart Freedman)2015-06-22T09:50:05+00:00monthlyhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/2015/04/26/giant-dinosaurs-london/https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/trex_race1-lg.jpgT. rex vs. chicken race, by Luis Reyhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/trex-autopsy1.jpgtrex-autopsy1https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/trex-autopsy2.jpgtrex-autopsy2https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/dead_parrot.jpgdead_parrotIMAGE: FLICKR USER TAYLOR HERRINGhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/hoboken.jpghobokenhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/20150423_190013.jpgGiant Chicken 9https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/20150423_184838.jpgMore chicken bonesOur RVC chicken research team (postdocs/fellows Drs. Heather Paxton, Jeffery Rankin, Diego Pereira-Neves) presented a stall with motion capture and chicken bones, like this fun identification display.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/20150423_183508.jpgChicken boneshttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/20150423_164047.jpgGiant Chicken 8https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/20150423_164004.jpgGiant Chicken 72015-05-04T17:19:58+00:00monthlyhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/2015/04/03/no_more/https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/penguin-chick.jpgpenguin-chickOne of our penguin chicks, in a better state of preservation than the adults. Photo by James Proffitt.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/penguin-muscles.jpgpenguin-musclesPenguin chick's right leg musculature in side view, exposing some nice muscles that gave us some useful data. Photo by James Proffitt.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/20150323_100129.jpgpenguin-mushThis penguin did not survive the preservation process well; for whatever reason it had turned to mush, fit only for skeletonization. Gag. Its journey was definitely over.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/20150323_100115.jpgpenguin-adultsPenguin bodies awaiting dissection for our latest work. Unfortunately, years of formalin, freezers and thawing cycles had rendered most of the soft tissues useless for our work. Photos here and below are of Natural History Museum (Tring) specimens from the ornithology collection; most collected in Antarctica ~50 yrs ago.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/penguin-jerk1.jpgpenguin-jerkFor Jerry, the story never should have started, apparently. We all have our opinions on what stories are worth covering.2015-05-06T04:29:36+00:00monthlyhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/2015/03/27/self-promotion/https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/11082760_10155302135560494_1958589860_n.jpgBBChttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/2012-03-05-15-22-13.jpgnon-elephant freezerThis blog is about freezer-promotion.2015-05-27T13:58:59+00:00monthlyhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/2015/03/03/year3/https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/dsc01849.jpgJarsOntogeny havochttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/claws.jpgCLAWSClaws for alarmhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/cassowary-um2014-6.jpgCassowaryInsanity clawshttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/dsc_1292.jpgGhound-legThis blog still has legs!2015-11-06T17:37:02+00:00monthlyhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/2015/02/15/coddling-caudals/https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/hickmanfig51.jpgHickmanFig5https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/hickmanfig7.jpgHickmanFig7https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/hickmanfig5.jpgHickmanFig5https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/hickmanfig2.jpgHickmanFig2TO ADDhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/gt-armadillo-tail.jpggt-armadillo tailGiant armadillo, showing glyptodont-lite version of the tail.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/glyptodonts-2.jpgglyptodonts (2)More glyptodont tail clubs!https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/glyptodonts-1.jpgglyptodonts (1)Big glyptodont tail club!https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/euoplo.jpgeuoploNo blog post on tails is complete without a photo of the business end of Euoplocephalus's (Ankylosauria) caudals.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/emu-tails.jpgemu-tailsEmu tail bones: our collectionhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/emu-tail1.jpgemu-tail1Bending an emu tail to measure its stiffness.2015-03-01T06:49:38+00:00monthlyhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/2015/02/11/owing-owen/https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/rupke.jpgRupkehttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/owen-1847-archetype-croc1.jpgOwen 1847-archetype-crocSkull of a crocodile, exploded to show homologies of the bones; and a forelimb for added context. From: Richard Owen, Report on the archetype and homologies of the vertebrate skeleton. BAAS. https://archive.org/details/reportonarchetyp00owen FREE!https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/owen-1832-platypus_mammaries.jpgOwen 1832-platypus_mammaries"Areola" of the female platypus in the abdominal region, with embiggened version below. From: Richard Owen, On the Mammary Glands of the Ornithorhynchus paradoxus. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London Vol. 122 (1832), pp. 517-538 http://www.jstor.org/stable/107974 FREE!https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/owen-1834-platypus_ova.jpgOwen 1834-platypus_ovaDissection of a female platypus, showing the egg-laying apparatus. From: On the Ova of the Ornithorhynchus paradoxus Richard Owen Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London Vol. 124 (1834), pp. 555-566. http://www.jstor.org/stable/108077 FREE!https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/owen-1847-archetype-human.jpgOwen 1847-archetype-humanFoetal skeleton of a human, with skull exploded for comparison of homologies. From Owen 1847 as above.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/owen-1883-dinornis-skeleton.jpgOwen 1883-Dinornis-skeletonFind the "patella"! From Professor Owen C.B., F.R.S., F.Z.S., &c. (1883), On Dinornis (Part XXIV.): containing a Description of the Head and Feet, with their dried Integuments, of an Individual of the species Dinornis didinus, Owen. The Transactions of the Zoological Society of London, 11: 257–261. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1096-3642.1883.tb00360.x/abstract FREE! https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/megatherium-skull-darwin.jpgMegatherium skull-DarwinDarwin's Megatherium skull find, from Darwin House, Kent. Provided to Owen for study.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/owen-1863-archaeopt-fig-wings.jpgOwen 1863-archaeopt-fig-wingsForelimbs of Archaeopteryx compared with falcon, Pterodactylus, and humerus of a raven (left to right). From: Owen, R. (1863). On the Archéoptéryx of von Meyer, with a description of the fossil remains of a long-tailed species, from the lithographic stone of Solenhofen. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London, 33-47. http://www.jstor.org/stable/108788 FREE!https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/owen-1886-thylacoleo-fig.jpgOwen 1886-Thylacoleo-figJawsome! Thylacoleo, marsupial lion. From: Richard Owen, Additional Evidence of the Affinities of the Extinct Marsupial Quadruped Thylacoleo carnifex (Owen). Phil. Trans. R. Soc. Lond. B: 1887; 178: 1-3 http://rstb.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/178/1 FREE!https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/owen-1887-meiolania-fig.jpgOwen 1887- Meiolania-figTail sheath/club of Meiolania! from Owen, R. (1888). On parts of the skeleton of Meiolania platyceps (Ow.). Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. B, 181-191. http://www.jstor.org/stable/91676 FREE!2015-03-03T22:32:16+00:00monthlyhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/2015/01/14/in-the-name-of-morphology/https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/58081130.jpg58081130https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/dsc00393.jpglizardsLizard morphology is cool! And museums exist to house morphological specimens like these.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/goat-sm.jpgGoatGoat morphology is cool! (from work with local artist)https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/20140929_134010.jpg20140929_134010Cat shoulder morphology is cool! (RVC teaching collection)https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/qmul-shed-tuatara-search-5.jpgbaby whaleFetal whale morphology is cool! (at Queen Mary UofL)2015-02-12T18:45:58+00:00monthlyhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/2014/02/11/scoreboard2014/2015-01-02T07:18:16+00:00monthlyhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/2014/12/29/mystery-ct-15/https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/mysteryct1515.jpgMysteryCT15(15)https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/mysteryct1514.jpgMysteryCT15(14)14https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/mysteryct1513.jpgMysteryCT15(13)13https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/mysteryct1512.jpgMysteryCT15(12)12https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/mysteryct1511.jpgMysteryCT15(11)11https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/mysteryct1510.jpgMysteryCT15(10)10https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/mysteryct159.jpgMysteryCT15(9)9https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/mysteryct158.jpgMysteryCT15(8)8https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/mysteryct157.jpgMysteryCT15(7)7https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/mysteryct156.jpgMysteryCT15(6)62015-01-13T17:23:11+00:00monthlyhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/2014/12/23/peerj_papers/https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/chadwickfig2-knee3d.pngChadwickFig2-knee3D3D model of an ostrich knee, showing: A, view looking down onto the top of the tibia (shank), with the major collateral ligaments (CL), and B, view looking straight at the front of the knee joint, with major organs of interest near the patella, sans muscles.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/chadwickfig1-knee2d.pngChadwickFig1-knee2D(A) X-ray of an ostrich knee in side view, and (B) labelled schematic of the same.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/regnaultfig7-cassowary.jpgRegnaultFig7-cassowarySectioning of a Southern Cassowary's knee extensor tendon, showing: A Similar section as in the emu image above. revealing similar regions and fibrous tissue (arrow), with no patella, just fat; and B, with collagen fibre bundles (col), fat cells (a), and cartilage-like tissue (open arrows) labelled.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/regnaultfig9-evolution.jpgRegnaultFig9-evolutionEvolution of patellar form in birds. White branches indicate no patella, blue is a small flake of bone for a patella, green is something bigger, yellow is a double-patella in ostriches, and grey is uncertain. Note the uncertainty and convergent evolution of the patella in ratite birds, which is remarkable but fits well with their likely convergent evolution of flightlessness and running adaptations.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/regnaultfig2-emu.jpgRegnaultFig2-emuFatty knee extensor tendon of emus, lacking a patella. The fatty tissue is split into superficial (Sup) and deep regions, with a pad corresponding to the fat pad in other birds continuous with it and the knee joint meniscus (cushioning pad). The triceps femoris (knee extensor) muscle group inserts right into the fatty tendon, continuing over it. A is a schematic; B is a dissection.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/lamasfig6data.jpgLamasFig6dataData for an extra set of emus studied by coauthor Russ Main in the USA, which grew their muscles similarly to our UK group. The exponents (y-axis) show how much more strongly the muscles grown than isometry (maintaining the same relative size), which is the dotted line at 1.0.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/lamasfig1myology.jpgLamasFig1myologySuperficial layer of leg muscles in an emu, in right side view.2014-12-25T06:39:58+00:00monthlyhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/2014/12/14/mystery-ct-dissection-14-15/https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/mystery-15.jpgMystery Anatomy 15Mystery Anatomy 15https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/mystery-ct-14.jpgMystery CT 14Mystery CT 142014-12-17T09:44:49+00:00monthlyhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/2013/05/22/bird_blitz/2014-12-12T17:35:27+00:00monthlyhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/2014/11/09/uncertainty/https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/xray-20-nov-1.jpgxray 20 Nov-1This is a slightly oblique anterior (front) view of my left shoulder/chest. Fracture callus means healing is working well! Four surgical staples (bright white thingies on upper RH side of image): forever now a part of my anatomy. https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/farewell-evildead.jpgfarewell-evildead(do you know the movie reference?)https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/here_be_dragons.jpghere_be_dragonshttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/20141103_131414.jpgLeft armBruises migrating; no pain associated with these, just superficial drainage of old blood.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/i0000068.jpgJohn's brain v.2014Calcification in ?ventricle? of my cerebrum.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/i00000003.jpgRight shoulderRight shoulder x-ray, showing dislocation of the head of the humerus from the glenoid. Compare with above image- humerus has been shifted down. BUT no fractures, yay!https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/i00000002.jpgX-ray neckX-ray: No broken neck. This is good.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/i00000001.jpgLeft shoulderLeft shoulder, with the offending greater tubercle/tuberosity of the humerus showing fracture(s).https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/i0000032.jpgLeft shoulder CTCT scan axial slice showing my neck (on left), then scapula with fractured coracoid process ("bad") and displaced, fractured greater tubercle of humerus on right side.2014-11-20T21:27:41+00:00monthlyhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/2013/02/16/freezermas6/2018-03-04T03:50:14+00:00monthlyhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/2014/10/08/videos4u/https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/x-ray_hamster.gifX-Ray_Hamster2014-10-28T18:15:15+00:00monthlyhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/2014/09/24/adaptations/https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/20140625_131227.jpgKings College Cathedral, CambridgeLet's play find-the-spandrel!2014-09-27T09:38:05+00:00monthlyhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/2014/09/14/mystery-ct-13/https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/mysteryct12.jpgMysteryCT122014-09-24T13:35:32+00:00monthlyhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/2013/05/02/mystery12/2014-09-10T08:52:24+00:00monthlyhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/2012/12/02/thank-you-giraffe-anatomy/2014-09-08T06:47:27+00:00monthlyhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/2012/03/11/six-toed-elephants-9/2014-09-08T06:46:10+00:00monthlyhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/2014/09/02/data-conclusion-endgame/https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/garland1983.jpgGarland19832014-09-18T05:27:11+00:00monthlyhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/2014/08/31/showdown-poll/2014-09-10T16:08:19+00:00monthlyhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/2014/08/28/plastic-fishapods/https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/polypterus-head-up.jpgPolypterus head upPhoto by Antoine Morin, showing Polypterus on land.2014-08-28T13:45:45+00:00monthlyhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/2014/08/21/ontogeny-and-phylogeny/https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/frogs-haeckel.jpgfrogs-haeckelCavorting frogs from Haeckel's masterpiece Kunstformen der Natur (1904).https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/20140816_155806.jpgTwo swimmersIn a subtle nod to recurrent themes in evolution, the streamlined bodies of an ichthyosaur and cetacean shown in the main stairwell of the museum, illustrating convergent evolution to swimming locomotor adaptations.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/elephant-limb.jpgElephant forelimbOld exhibit at the Phyletisches Museum, now gone: Forelimbs of an elephant posed in the same postures actually measured in African elephants, for the instant of foot touchdown (left pic) and liftoff (right pic). Involving data that we published in 2008!https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/20140816_161931.jpgHaeckel homeOne of Haeckel's residences. There is also a well-preserved house of his that one can visit, but I didn't make it there.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/20140816_161016.jpgGoofballsGorilla see, gorilla do. Notice "bent hip, bent knee" vs. "upright modern human" hindlimb postures in the two non-skeletal hominids.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/20140816_160853.jpgHyraxesHyraxes, which Prof. Martin Fischer, longtime curator of the Phyletisches Museum, has studied for many years. Rodent-like elephant relatives.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/20140816_160848.jpgEchidnaEchidna skeleton. I can't get enough of these!https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/20140816_160812.jpgMammal phylogenyPhylogeny of select mammals, including the hippo-whale clade.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/20140816_160628.jpgSirenia skullsSkulls of dugong (above) and manatee (below).https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/20140816_160620.jpgManatee fetusFetal manatee. Awww.2014-10-20T02:10:55+00:00monthlyhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/2012/05/02/naked-ostrich/https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/ostrich-model1.jpgostrich-model1https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/ozburt-134.jpgWhole 3https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/ozburt-132-crop.jpgWhole 2https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/ozburt-131-crop.jpgwhole 1https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/twinkie-2.jpgTwinkie (2)https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/twinkie-1.jpgTwinkie (1)https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/ozburt-141.jpgHeadhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/ozburt-137.jpgHandhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/ozburt-136.jpgWeight2014-08-26T14:45:41+00:00monthlyhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/2012/11/22/anatomica-thanksgiving/https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/thanksgiving2012.jpgthanksgiving20122014-08-26T14:45:10+00:00monthlyhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/2013/03/17/all-yesterdays-review/https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/archo-epb1.jpgArcho-EPBThe extant phylogenetic bracket for archosaurs.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/speculative-elephant.jpgspeculative-elephantYou won't forget Memo Kosemen's "All Todays" elephant.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/swans.jpgswansMemo Kosemen's "All Todays" swans, with tadpolefish, might haunt your nightmares.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/therizinosaur.jpgtherizinosaurJohn Conway's mountain-of-feathers therizinosaurs: eerily beautiful.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/worlds-greatest-paleoart.jpgworlds-greatest-paleoarthttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/all-yesterdays-cover.jpgAll-Yesterdays-coverhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/romer1923-fig6.jpgRomer1923-fig62014-08-26T14:44:41+00:00monthlyhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/2013/04/24/3d_dinosaurs/https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/dilophosaurus-model-min00.pngDilophosaurus-model-min00https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/velociraptor-model-min00.pngVelociraptor-model-minhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/johnandsterling2.jpgJ&S with T. rexMe and a Mystery Scientist (then an undergrad; now a successful palaeontologist), measuring up a successful Cretaceous hypercarnivore at the UCMP; from my PhD days at Berkeley, ~2000 or so.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/nmbl_lab2.jpgNMBL LabStanford's Neuromuscular Biomechanics Lab, just before I left in 2003.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/yixianornis-recon.jpgYixianornis reconstructionhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/junglefowl2-medium-copy.jpgThai junglefowlA Red junglefowl cockerel, spotted in Lampang, Thailand during one of my elephant gait research excursions there. Svelte, muscular and fast as hell.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/hardees.jpgHardeesEmbarassing picture of me before I became a scientist. Hardee's fast food restaurant cashier, my first "real job."https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/dscn0010.jpgStanford footballNMBL lab trip to the Stanford-UCLA football game (We won!)https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/jrhutch_amnh.jpgJRHutch_AMNHMe shortly after I moved to the RVC; video still frame from a dinosaur exhibit I was featured in. Embarassingly goofy pic, but I like the blurb at the bottom. It's all about the evolutionary polarity, baby!https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/junglefowl-wikipedia.jpgjunglefowl-WikipediaWild junglefowl, from Wikipedia (argh, we don't have photos of any of ours!).2014-08-26T14:44:25+00:00monthlyhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/2014/05/10/co-rex-ions/https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/baby-bathwater.jpgOK I used 1 image...2014-08-26T14:42:54+00:00monthlyhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/2013/09/14/scampering-salamanders/https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/new-sally-1.jpgFire salamanderhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/salamander-xromm.jpgSalamander-XROMMSetting up our two fluoroscopes for a test run of our gait studies-- but with one of the deceased salamanders. Gotta get a good image before any live animal work!https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/salamandra-body-11.jpgFire salamanders, SalamandraThree new occupants of the freezers, for planning our studies of salamander locomotionhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/tiger.jpgA tiger salamander, AmbystomaSo cute! Tiger salamander, soon to be a TV celebrity.2014-08-15T09:06:47+00:00monthlyhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/2012/03/30/the-frailty-of-elephant-feet/https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/dsc_02033.jpgDSC_0203https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/dsc_00181.jpgDSC_0018https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/dsc_05691.jpgDSC_0569https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/dsc_06161.jpgDSC_0616https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/dsc_02291.jpgDSC_0229https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/umzc-h4631-1.jpgUMZC H4631-1https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/umzc-h4628-11.jpgUMZC H4628-11https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/steve-wh_se2_im001a.jpgSTEVE WH_Se2_Im001Ahttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/richard-wh_se7_im001.jpgRICHARD WH_Se7_Im001https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/nhm-84-511-30.jpgNHM 84.511-302014-08-12T08:49:29+00:00monthlyhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/2012/05/16/elephant-simulatio/https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/thai-elebaby1.jpgElephant babyBreaking up the monotony of the text with a baby elephant we met during our research in Thailand (Chiang Mai, here). It was just a few days old and VERY cuddly and playful (chewing on everything!) but it's mother did not want us playing with it so we only gave a quick hello.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/dsc_0066.jpgDSC_0066https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/dsc_0092.jpgTensor fasciae latae of an elephanthttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/dsc_0019.jpgElephant hindlimb dissection2014-08-12T08:48:57+00:00monthlyhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/2014/06/26/just-so-science2/https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/kangaroo-hop.gifkangaroo hop2014-08-12T08:46:34+00:00monthlyhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/2013/02/23/poll1/2014-08-10T10:18:05+00:00monthlyhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/2012/12/16/whats-in-johns-brain/https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/cats-damn-cats.jpgCats, damn cats!If this post bummed you out, just focus on these contented cats.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/my-brain2.jpgmy-brain2https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/my-brain1.jpgmy-brain12014-08-10T10:15:32+00:00monthlyhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/2014/04/25/the-existentialist-penguin/https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/penguin-waddle.gifpenguin-waddlehttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/penguin-glock.gifpenguin-glockThis jaunty chap was staying put in his burrow while people walked by. We came closer and he kept rotating his head around, staring at us. I first took it as cute juvenile behaviour, but on later observations of penguins realized it was a threat- "My beak is sharp! Stay back, bro, or I'll glock ya!"https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/penguin-slap.gifHahaha?https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/penguins8to10-_se1_im002.jpgPenguins8to10Three wee little chicks.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/penguin6-_se1_im002.jpgPenguin6The fluffy baby shown in the photo above. Nice pose, and lots of anatomy shown. And check it out- gastroliths?!? In such a young animal-- is it even feeding yet?https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/penguin7-_se1_im002.jpgPenguin7Another youngun.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/penguin5-_se1_im001a.jpgPenguin5Side view.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/penguin4-_se1_im002.jpgPenguin4This specimen was gutted and flattened, so the gastroliths (stomach stones) are few and scattered.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/dsc_4730.jpgPalaeospheniscus bonesPart of the rather nice skeleton of Palaeospheniscus patagonicus, an Oligocene/Miocene largish penguin; from the MFN collections in Trelew, Argentina and collected nearby.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/dsc_4921.jpgPalaeospheniscus TMTFor me, the diagnostic trait of a penguin skeleton: the very short, tobust tarsometatarsus. From Palaeospheniscus, as above.2014-08-10T10:13:33+00:00monthlyhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/2014/05/26/anatomy-career/2015-09-17T20:09:40+00:00monthlyhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/2014/08/08/worst-day-of-my-career/https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/101_0018.jpgVultureOminous onlooker.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/101_0038.jpgCuban crocCuban crocodile adult relaxing in a nearby enclosure. Pound-for-pound, a scary croc, but these acted like puppies with their trainers.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/101_0045.jpgBaby cuban crocAdorable baby Cuban crocodile.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/101_0055.jpgSiamese crocodileHybrid Siamese crocodile in its pond in our enclosure, waiting to be studied.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/101_0056.jpgMotion captureMe putting motion capture markers onto an uncooperative young Siamese crocodile.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/101_0053.jpgGearThe ill-fated forceplate and experimental area.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/101_0052.jpgWaiting crocAnother subject awaits science.2014-09-11T11:02:27+00:00monthlyhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/2014/02/07/science-humanity-and-spock/https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/kirk.jpgkirkhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/benderhastalavistameatbag.jpgBendernatorhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/spock.jpgSpock quotehttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/humanity-and-logic.jpghumanity-and-logic2014-08-10T09:55:47+00:00monthlyhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/2014/07/22/holiday-in-the-suns/https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/bantha-dissect2.jpgbantha-dissect2Jawa 37C-H4 sketching droid illustration: My dissection of a bantha, showing the tongue attachments (note the distal bifurcation), digestive tract and foot structure. The colour variations in the digestive tract seem to be produced by commensal arthroreptiles.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/krayt-dissection2.jpgkrayt-dissection2Jawa 37C-H4 sketching droid illustration: My dissection of the Greater Krayt Dragon, to extract the Dragon Pearl. The stormtrooper shown forgot the tale that Krayts take 1 hour to die, and so got too close too soon.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/dewback-dissection2.jpgdewback-dissection2Jawa 37C-H4 sketching droid illustration: My dissection of a common dewback, showing the caudofemoral muscle and tendon, tail fat body, and fibrous pads used while resting on the sand.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/krayt.pngkraytTwo fragmentary skeletons of small Krayt Dragons, from the Corellian Science Museum. (Image source here)https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/krayt_dragon_by_jeddibub.jpgKrayt_Dragon_by_jeddibubOne of your Terran artists (jeddbub on deviantart) produced a provocative imagining of a Greater Krayt Dragon facing a Jedi. I'd wager for the former.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/stormtrooper_on_dewback.pngStormtrooper_on_DewbackStormtrooper on a Dewback in the Eastern Dune Sea (image source here).https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/siliceoderms.jpgSilceodermsCurious microstructure of the small "siliceoderms" from dewback skin that I have described-- single 'derm on the left, multiple 'derms surrounding a stomata on the right.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/krayt-data.jpgkrayt-dataAlthough based on little concrete data, my analysis of known Krayt and related specimens suggests that they change continuously during ontogeny, although leg number may shift more suddenly (I predict this happens during their first metamorphosis at sexual maturity). Strong allometric scaling of neck and total length is evident- if the two lengths scaled as mass^0.33 they would be maintaining shape across the proposed growth series. But they don't.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/sw-speed.jpgsw speedMaximal speed vs. body mass data from (black) Terran animals (source), and (green) Tatooine megafauna (plus non-native Kell dragons for comparison). As size increases past ~100 kg mass, speed inevitably declines.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/greaterkrayt-wosw.jpgGreaterKrayt-WOSWAnother Terran artist renders a compelling illustration, of a Greater Krayt Dragon in life. Where indeed do they get their information from? Bothan spies, I suspect. (Source)2014-07-26T13:35:03+00:00monthlyhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/2014/06/30/mammoths-ice-age-giants/https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/20140703_125408.jpgMammoth picThis is the mammoth image I remember, from a 1971 book, with no artist credited. It's actually not as good as I remember, by modern standards at least.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/mammoth-butt-2.jpgmammoth-butt (2)Yep. That's what it looks like. Nope, not the front end. That orifice is not the mouth. This is the XXXXX mammoth.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/20140620_151737.jpg20140620_151737In the end, from all that proboscidean diversity we were left with just 2 or 3 species (depending on your species concepts; it's probably worth calling the African forest elephant its own species, Loxodonta cyclotis). The exhibit closes with a consideration of their conservation and fate. Ironically, this elephant skull could not be mounted with its tusks on display, because that would be commercializing ivory usage-- even though the whole point of the exhibit's denouement is to explain why elephants need protection!https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/20140620_1512241.jpgMammoth skullMammoth skull! A nice one, too.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/20140620_151245.jpgArctodus and HomotheriumTop predators of Ice Age North America: Arctodus (short-faced bear) and Homotherium (sabre-toothed cat).https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/20140620_151040.jpgLyuba and scientistsLyuba and scientists studying her, which also shows how rigid the carcass is.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/20140620_152241.jpgWoolly rhinoWool we ever find the Lyuba of woolly rhinos? It could happen.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/20140620_151825.jpgAnatomy setYou know what I was eyeing up in the gift shop...https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/20140620_151700.jpgPygmy mammothPygmy mammoth reconstruction. Shorter than me. I want one!https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/20140620_151637.jpgPygmy mammoth teethThe world's smallest mammoth (left), molar tooth compared with that of its much larger ancestor Palaeoloxodon. The status of Mammuthus creticus as a dwarf mammoth from Crete was cemented by Victoria Herridge and colleagues, including Adrian Lister at the NHM.2014-07-22T17:54:06+00:00monthlyhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/2014/06/15/unconventional-animals/https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/20140529_1125321.jpgAss demons!The dance is over, thanks to ass demons. That's right, ass demons. Many Burmese were surely frightened or inspired by these terracota warriors from 1400s AD. These warriors represented king Mara's forces that attempted to disrupt the Buddha's meditation. As ass demons would tend to do. (I hate it when that happens)https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/20140529_112424.jpgDancing GaneshaStatue of the Indian elephant diety Ganesha from ~750 AD. As the placard explains, Ganesha got his elephant's head when Shiva freaked out and cut off the human one, then promised to make amends by substituting the head of the next animal he saw.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/20140529_105711.jpgOx scapulaScapula (shoulder blade) from an ox, from Roman Egypt. Click to embovine for closer examination and explantion.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/20140529_104315.jpgAfrican fish masksAwesome diversity of ceremonial fish masks from Africa.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/20140529_103635.jpgRoyal Lion Hunthttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/hippo-god-egypt.jpghippo-god-EgyptWith the head and torso of a hippo, the legs of a lion and the tail of a crocodile, the Egyptian goddess Taweret just rocks. More info here- https://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/highlights/highlight_objects/aes/b/breccia_statue_of_taweret.aspxhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/assyrian-lion-hunt.jpgAssyrian lion hunthttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/20140529_113736.jpgHuman skull maskUse of a human skull to make a stunning mask decorated with obsidian, representing Tezcatlipoca, the Smoking Mirror and master of creation/destruction; slayer of Quetzalcoatl. Badass dial turned to 11!https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/20140529_113217.jpgDancing bearNorth Chinese (~11-12th century) ceramic plate depicting a funky, vaguely humanoid dancing bear tied to a pole.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/20140529_113048.jpgTapirYou don't see tapirs much in art but here seems to be one, as a bronze statuette from ~400s AD in China.2014-06-17T05:13:50+00:00monthlyhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/2014/06/07/crocodiles_bmuseum/https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/croc-mask-bmus1.jpgcroc-mask-BMusA crocodile mask from Mabuiag island near Australia- for some cool details, see this page where the image comes from (I didn't get to see the original)- https://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/highlights/highlight_objects/aoa/c/crocodile_mask.aspxhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/20140529_104029.jpgdragonA water spirit figure called a belum, from Sarawak, Malaysia, 18/1900s. Belief among the Melanau people was that these dragons would wrap their tails around someone's body to protect or drown them. Possibly inspired by saltwater or Phillipine crocs that they lived near.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/20140529_111436.jpgcroc mummy 1Small Nile crocodile mummy from >30 B.C, El Hiba, Egypthttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/20140529_111431.jpgcroc mummy 2Second small Nile crocodile mummy from >30 B.C, El Hiba, Egypthttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/20140529_111321.jpgegypt croc 1https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/20140529_111307.jpgegypt croc 2The "Litany of Ra", from around 1000 B.C., which is a style like that of the previous 22nd Dynasty papyrus and would have decorated a tomb's wall, dedicated to the lady Mutemwia. Ra, the sun god, is shown in his different manifestations, including a crocodile form, called Sobek-ra: http://www.princeton.edu/~achaney/tmve/wiki100k/docs/Sobek.htmlhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/20140529_111257.jpgegypt croc 2This papyrus is from around 900 B.C., with short blurbs about the woman Tentosorkon, part of a new style of funeral provisions in the 22nd Dynasty of Egypt.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/20140529_111253.jpgegypt croc 3Crocodile featured in the story of Tentosorkon.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/20140529_111044.jpgegypt croc 4This shabti box was for a noble daughter, Neskshons, in Thebes, from around 650 B.C.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/20140529_111023.jpgegypt croc 5A crocodile deity receives the shabti from the departed soul, accompanied by serpent god as well as a more human, ankh-bearing divinity.2014-06-08T21:57:13+00:00monthlyhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/2014/04/10/anatomy-dynamic-not-defunct/https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/haeckel_drawings.jpgHaeckel_drawingsRomane 1892, covering Haeckel's classic, early evo-devo work (probably partly faked, but still hugely influential)https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/400px-thomas_henry_huxley_bones_and_stones_and_such_like_things.pngHuxleyTH Huxley, anatomist extraordinairehttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/croc-lungs.jpgcroc-lungsCrocodile lung anatomy and air flow, by Emma Schachner.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/buzzard-head.jpgBuzzard-headhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/windfall-ele-071.jpgWindfall elephantBefore the scalpel: the elephant from Inside Nature's Giants2014-05-25T12:56:09+00:00monthlyhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/2013/07/15/trex_scavenger_stfu/https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/rexbody2.jpgT. rexThe Berkeley cast of the Wankel (MOR555) specimen of T. rex. Will we ever see the end of the predator/scavenger non-issue?https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/trex_race1-lg.jpgT. rex raceWould a T. rex prey on, or just scavenge, a giant chicken? (art by Luis Rey)2014-05-25T12:55:27+00:00monthlyhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/2013/07/10/icvm/https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/intro.jpgICVM introhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/vesalius_164frc.jpgVesalius_164frcVesalius's classic skeleton, which is great but to me also conjures misleading connotations of anatomy as a defunct discipline.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/hotel.jpgHotel Fira Palace: view of the city2014-05-25T12:55:04+00:00monthlyhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/2013/06/17/slo-mo-cats/https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/2013-03-12-12-35-54.jpgTiger outdoorshttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/2013-03-12-12-38-13.jpg2013-03-12 12.38.132014-05-25T12:54:35+00:00monthlyhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/2013/01/17/how-the-rhinoceros/https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/dsc_0203.jpgIndian rhino footHow did the rhinoceros get her foot tendons?https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/entire-thoracic-limb.jpgentire thoracic limbWhite rhinoceros forelimb (left), ready for dissection.2014-05-25T12:53:44+00:00monthlyhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/2012/05/24/an-anatomists-view-inside-animal-inside-out/https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2012-05-24-13-56-51.jpgAIO entranceThe entrancehttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/ele-triceps.jpgele-tricepsBehold, the triceps muscle of an elephant!https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/hippoweighing3.jpgHippo weightWeighing a hippo; spot on at 1600 kg!https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/hippomouth.jpgHippo faceImpressive hippo mouth.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/hippoinnards1.jpgHippo gutsHippopotamus attempting to outdo elephant guts.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/rhino-leg.jpgrhino-legGratuitious rhinoceros leg.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/ozburt-144.jpgJohn and ostrichOstrich in the midst of disassembling.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/melanosuchus-7.jpgMelanosuchusGratuitious Melanosuchus (black caiman) shot.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/emu-ct.jpgemu-CTGratuitious image of emu curled up for CT scan.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/toby-1.jpgBaby rhinoBaby white rhinoceros. Sad infant mortality.2018-12-01T19:00:02+00:00monthlyhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/2012/04/13/inside-various-giants/https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/windfall-ele-106.jpgWindfall-ele 106I waited patiently and watched the show filming; what a great, professional crew. Then I got to take the legs away for our research.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/windfall-ele-101.jpgWindfall-ele 101Spreading them out to see the whole GI tract.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/windfall-ele-099.jpgWindfall-ele 099Not a 1-person job by any means.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/windfall-ele-092.jpgWindfall-ele 092The guts just went on and on...https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/windfall-ele-090.jpgWindfall-ele 090Everyone was pretty amazed by the scale.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/windfall-ele-070.jpgWindfall-ele 070Bloated elephanthttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/dsc_0194.jpgDSC_0194Foetal giraffe; stillborn; from the show. Trust me, it looked --and smelled-- better on the inside than it did from the outside. Eew.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/smcroc-body.jpgsmcroc-body...and here's one of the small (~1m long, 10kg) juvenile Nile crocodiles from the show, with a pilot CT scan showing the skeleton nicely- and possibly a last meal on the left side of the abdomen (I need to check this now that we've dissected it)https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/dsc03340.jpgDSC03340Gratitous shot of me with one of the sweet old Red kangaroos at Alma Park Zoo near Brisbane, Australia. Experiments on hopping we did there will be briefly featured in the new Inside Nature's Giants show on Channel 4- details at http://t.co/SkjsMeVC.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/hutch-n-dawkins.jpghutch-n-dawkinsGiving a tour (including The Freezers) to A Certain Esteemed Visitor.2014-05-25T12:52:16+00:00monthlyhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/2014/05/04/mystery-ct-12/2014-05-07T07:49:13+00:00monthlyhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/2012/11/28/a-tale-of-two-scales/https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/indrico2.jpgParaceratherium skeletonThe scale, and often cramped conditions, make it hard getting a good photo of a Paraceratherium skeleton or reconstruction, but here's one I took at Tokyo's Museum of Nature and Science.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/dsc_1231.jpgRhino humeri2014-05-02T06:36:16+00:00monthlyhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/2014/04/01/fat-cat/https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/claws.jpgCLAWShttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/fat-cat-2-e1396370253141.jpgfat-cat (2)UCL PhD student Marcela Randau,, carving up our cat's limb muscles. As usual in comparative biomechanics, we measure the "architecture"- parameters of the muscle that relate in a somewhat straightforward fashion to function.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/fat-cat-1-e1396370273155.jpgfat-cat (1)Skinned and mostly de-fatted snow leopard, with fat piled up on the lower left hand corner near the hind feet. Here we are identifying and then removing and measuring the individual muscles. Project postdoc Andrew Cuff is hard at work on the forelimb while I'm mucking around with the hindlimb.2014-04-04T04:56:43+00:00monthlyhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/mystery-anatomy-scoreboard/2014-03-04T16:23:01+00:00weekly0.6https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/2014/03/03/bday2/https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/emusob.jpgemuSOBSneak peek from BBC4's Secrets of Bones episode 3... recognize anyone?2014-04-04T04:33:05+00:00monthlyhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/2014/02/27/guest-post-crocodile-spines/https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/xray.jpgXrayhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/nile-croc.jpgNile crochttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/morphometrics.pngmorphometricshttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/julia-w-vertebra-480x640.jpgJulia w vertebra (480x640)https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/croc-vertebra-01.jpgCroc vertebra-012014-02-27T21:31:45+00:00monthlyhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/2014/02/15/freezermas-track7/https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/mystery14.jpgWhazzat?2014-02-27T11:44:50+00:00monthlyhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/2014/02/14/freezermas-track6/https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/xray-ostrich-4.jpgXray-Ostrich (4)Another view of the same.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/xray-ostrich-3.jpgXray-Ostrich (3)That two-toed foot... but did you know that normally the missing 2nd toe is still there as a fibrous remnant on the 3rd toe?https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/xray-ostrich-2.jpgXray-Ostrich (2)Ankle- note the big calloused pad that ostriches rest on (right side of image).https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/xray-ostrich-1.jpgXray-Ostrich (1)X-ray technology has revolutionized anatomical studies; what's next? Ponder that as this ostrich wing x-ray waves goodbye.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/xray-ostrich-9.jpgXray-Ostrich (9)Head and neck.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/xray-ostrich-8.jpgXray-Ostrich (8)Base of neck and shoulderhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/xray-ostrich-7.jpgXray-Ostrich (7)Shoulder and chest. Hard to image; thick and dense (still was frozen).https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/xray-ostrich-6.jpgXray-Ostrich (6)Middle of neck. Check out the rings of the trachea!https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/xray-ostrich-5.jpgXray-Ostrich (5)Neck near the head; tapering.2014-02-18T18:19:45+00:00monthlyhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/2012/08/18/rvc6-skeleton-crew/https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/2012-08-14-10-34-16.jpgPolar bear againhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/2012-08-14-10-34-04.jpgHippo 2https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/2012-08-14-10-33-58.jpgCaimanhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/2012-08-14-10-33-52.jpgBradypushttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/2012-08-14-10-56-35.jpgKnee jointhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/2012-08-14-10-37-03.jpgChimphttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/2012-08-14-10-35-41.jpgBulldoghttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/2012-08-14-10-34-59.jpgPolar bearhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/2012-08-14-10-34-47.jpgRhinohttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/2012-08-14-10-34-41.jpgGavialis2014-02-14T08:48:00+00:00monthlyhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/2012/08/07/rvc-anatomy-museum-part-5-skele-tonnes/https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/giraffe-knee.jpggiraffe-kneehttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/trex-tt-caud1.jpgtrex-tt-caud1https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/sauro-knee.jpgsauro-kneehttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/dino-knee.jpgdino-kneehttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/hippo_l_knee.jpghippo_L_kneehttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/eleph_l_knee.jpgeleph_L_kneehttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/rhino_l_knee.jpgrhino_L_kneehttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/horse_l_knee1.jpghorse_L_knee1https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/hippo_front.jpghippo_fronthttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/goat.jpgSheep2014-02-14T08:46:47+00:00monthlyhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/2012/07/22/rvc-anatomy-museum-part-4-birds-and-friends/https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/dodos.jpgdodoshttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/kiwi.jpgkiwihttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/emu-maybe.jpgemu maybehttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/strauss_basic.jpgRVC Anatomy Museum, Part 4- Birds and friendshttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/4wk-birds.jpg4wk birdshttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/2wk-birds.jpg2wk birdshttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/emu-field.jpgemu-fieldhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/ostrich-foot.jpgostrich-foothttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/ostrich-skull2.jpgostrich skull2https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/ostrich-skull1.jpgostrich skull12014-02-14T08:45:42+00:00monthlyhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/2012/06/30/rvcs-lovely-little-anatomy-museum/https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/mainview-5.jpgmainview (5)https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/mainview-4.jpgmainview (4)https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/mainview-3.jpgmainview 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(1)https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/ele-front.jpgele-fronthttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/eleph_front.jpgeleph_fronthttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/ostrich-bye.jpgostrich-bye2014-02-14T08:44:24+00:00monthlyhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/2012/06/22/chicken-hearts-meat-and-myopathies/https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/chicken-viscera-myopathy.jpgchicken-viscera-myopathy2014-02-14T08:42:55+00:00monthlyhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/2012/03/13/a-wijf-musical-anthem-and-other-frosty-wtf-fun/https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/dscn0880.jpgDSCN08802014-02-14T08:40:30+00:00monthlyhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/2012/03/05/an-interlude-for-a-joke-involving-a-freezer-and-a-parrot-that-avoided-becoming-an-ex-parrot/2014-02-14T08:39:33+00:00monthlyhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/2014/02/09/freezermas_track1/https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/mystery-ct-11.jpgMystery CT 11https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/iron_maiden_-_seventh_son_of_a_seventh_son.jpg7th Son2014-02-14T08:38:59+00:00monthlyhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/2014/02/10/freezermas-track2/https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/hand1.jpghandOstrich hand showing the three digits: 1st (top), 2nd (middle), and 3rd (hidden behind skin, but still with a hint of a claw). What are they used for? Probably not a lot.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/action-shot-group.jpgaction-shot-groupResearch Fellow Jeff Rankin, myself and technician/MRes student Kyle Chadwick get to work.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/thorax-lung.jpgthorax-lungInternal view of the ribcage, showing (right side; bright red colour) where the rigid avian lung is tightly adhered to the dorsal side of the thorax.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/thigh-pneumatic.jpgthigh-pneumaticA curious region of the mid-thigh (caudal/posterior side), where two features are notable: (1) a ligamentous loop (called an ansa) from the femur that constrains the line of action of the big "hamstring" iliofibularis muscle (~mammalian biceps femoris), keeping the tendon close to the knee; and (2) a series of very complex sheets of epithelium that partition a series of air sacs extending down the thigh; these also invade the femur. Yes, to a sense, an ostrich has bellows in its thighs that might aid its breathing as it runs. This aspect o anatomy is almost totally unstudied!https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/stomach-gastroliths.jpgstomach-gastrolithsGizzard/ventriculus, upper stomach/proventriculus (upper left), and stomach contents: grass and stomach stones (gastroliths).https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/ostrich-head-neck-thing.jpgostrich-head-neck-ThingSkinned head, neck and thorax, exposing the trachea (windpipe) and esophagus (entry to gut; in my hand). There was an odd thickening in the esophagus here; we were not sure if this was injury or some sort of gland or muscular region.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/lungs-sacs.jpglungs-sacsLooking into the thorax; heart (was on far left side of photo) and liver removed to expose the air sacs around the lungs, and the lungs just past their translucent membrane.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/jeff-leg.jpgJeff-legLeft leg, skinned and revealing the massive thigh and calf muscles, which can comprise >20% of an ostrich's weight per leg!https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/hand-feathers.jpghand-feathersOuter view of the wing feathers attached to the hand; only the largest, thickest ones have been left unplucked. Note the puckered skin where feathers have been taken out of their follicles.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/gutted-carcass.jpggutted carcassView of the left side of the ostrich, skinned and partly gutted. Shoulder closest; then ribcage and left leg.2017-04-12T20:15:13+00:00monthlyhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/2014/02/11/freezermas-track3/https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/patrox.jpgPatroxPanthera atrox (large American lion) from the NHM in LA. Oh yes we'll be applying our insights to strange extinct cats, too!https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/jaguar.jpgjaguarDodgy-looking bagged-up skinned jaguar (bag-uar?) after delivery from Scotland.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/bagocats11.jpgBagOCats1The Bag-o-Cats: whole specimens of a black-footed cat (Felis nigripes), juvenile cheetah, and juvenile snow leopard. I think. Sometimes you get a bag-o-cats and are not sure.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/5felids1.jpgThe Five Felids, featuring KC2014-02-14T08:36:25+00:00monthlyhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/2012/07/03/rvcs-anatomy-museum-part-2/https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/wolffish.jpgwolffishhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/mostly-ruminant-skullls.jpgMostly ruminant skullshttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/horse-and-gator-teeth.jpghorse and gator teethhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/horns-and-antlers.jpgHorns and antlershttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/hippo-skull.jpgHippo skull with pathologyhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/giraffe1.jpggiraffe1https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/gator-or-was-it-caiman.jpgGator or was it caiman?https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/felid-skulls.jpgKitty Hedzhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/dog-skulls1.jpgDog skulls2014-02-14T08:33:46+00:00monthlyhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/2014/02/13/freezermas-track5/https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/pig-floyd.jpgpig-floydIt could happen...https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/pig-gif.gifpig gifCan't get enough of this -xray GIF, so here it is again.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/pig-bad-feet.jpgpig-bad-feetI know little about this case, posted on Reddit (link here), except that the overgrown, grossly deformed toes/hooves of this pig are like nothing I've seen before! This almost gave me nightmares. Poor chicken-footed pig!https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/bipedal-pig.jpgbipedal-pigAnother crazy case; but this one I was able to track down more about after reading the Reddit post here. The Getty images page says: This photo dated November 24, 2011 shows a Chinese farmer showing off his prize swine, which he named 'Strong Pig', as the disabled animal keeps its 30kgs of body suspended in midair, in Mengcheng, east China's Anhui province. The pig has become an internet sensation around China due to its ability to walk around balancing on its two front legs. TOPSHOTS CHINA OUT AFP PHOTO (Photo credit should read STR/AFP/Getty Images)2014-02-18T07:31:26+00:00monthlyhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/2014/02/12/freezermas-track4/https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/thewhoof.jpgThe WhoofTalkin' bout my osteitis?https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/bad-horse-hooves.jpgbad-horse-hoovesJerry the obese, untrimmed-hoof-bearing horse.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/wonky-hooves-3.jpgwonky hooves (3)Wayyyyyyyyy overgrown hooves of a ?sheep, from the RVC's pathology collection.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/wonky-hooves-1.jpgwonky hooves (1)Craaaaaaazy overgrown ?cow hooves, from the RVC's pathology collection.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/tragulus-with-long-spint-bone.jpgTragulus with long spint boneTragulus, or mouse-deer, with freaky long "splint bones" (evolutionarily reduced sole bones or metatarsals) and dainty hooved feet. At Univ. Mus. Zoology- Cambridge.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/rhino-foot.jpgACPC18 White rhino foot health checkFoot health check on a white rhino at a UK zoo. Photo by Ann & Steve Toon, http://www.toonphoto.com/https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/pig-foot-xromm.jpegpig foot XROMMX-ray image from our 3D XROMM analyses of foot biomechanics, here showing a pig studied by Dr. Olga Panagiotopoulou. With data like these, we not only can measure how the tiny bones move, but also get better estimates of the loads on the soft tissues within those feet. Those loads should relate to the risks of musculoskeletal injury or disease.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/paracerathere.jpgparacerathereIf we understand how foot form, function and pathology relate in diverse living hoofed mammals, we can start to piece together how extinct ones lived and evolved- like this giant rhinoceros! At IVPP museum in Beijing.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/moschus-deer-feet.jpgMoschus deer feetMoschus, Siberian musk deer with remarkable splayed hooves/claws; aiding it in crossing snowy or swampy ground. At Univ. Mus. Zoology- Cambridge.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/giraffe-hooves-bad.jpggiraffe hooves badOvergrown giraffe hooves. An all-too-common problem, and one we're tacking with gusto lately, thanks to PhD student Chris Basu's NERC-funded giraffe project!2022-10-07T07:42:23+00:00monthlyhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/2013/05/02/scoreboard/2014-02-09T16:38:32+00:00monthlyhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/2014/01/20/new-brother-blog-veterinary-forensics/https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/troop-of-foxes.jpgtroop of foxes2014-01-23T14:17:34+00:00monthlyhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/2014/01/08/guest-post-rhino-feet/https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/rhino-feet-21.jpgrhino-feet (2)https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/rhino-feet-31.jpgrhino-feet (3)https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/rhino-feet-7.jpgrhino-feet (7)Another osteomyelitis fracture, visible in a CT scan.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/rhino-feet-6.jpgrhino-feet (6)Deep holes in some of the bones: infection, injury?https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/rhino-feet-5.jpgrhino-feet (5)Nasty osteoarthritis wearing away the bone at the joint surface. Most cases occurred in the most distal joint.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/rhino-feet-4.jpgrhino-feet (4)https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/rhino-feet-1.jpgrhino-feet (1)Hidden treasures abound!2014-01-09T07:57:14+00:00monthlyhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/2013/12/15/mystery-dissection-13/https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/mystery13-1.jpgmystery13 (1)https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/mystery13-2.jpgmystery13 (2)2013-12-18T17:49:29+00:00monthlyhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/2013/11/24/fella-patella-haha/https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/hesp-patella.jpgHesp-patellahttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/archaeopteryx-1.jpgArchaeopteryxArchaeopteryx, the Berlin specimen. Helluva fossil, but nary a patella!https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/hornbill-buceros-2.jpgBuceros skeleton UMZChttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/hornbill-buceros-3.jpgBuceros knee closeuphttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/umzc-birds-patella-7.jpgPenguin-patellahttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/gansus-ivpp-v15080-2.jpgGansus, IVPP V150802015-08-05T19:15:51+00:00monthlyhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/2013/10/31/mystery-ct-slice-10/https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/elephant-skull-_se1_im002.jpgElephant skull _Se1_Im002Elephant skull mystery x-rayhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/elephant-skull-_se1_im001.jpgElephant skull _Se1_Im001https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/mystery-ct-10.jpgMystery CT 102013-11-03T01:36:01+00:00monthlyhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/2013/09/25/mystery-specimen-oz/https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/mystery-spec-4.jpgmystery-spec (4)https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/mystery-spec-3.jpgmystery-spec (3)https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/mystery-spec-2.jpgmystery-spec (2)https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/mystery-spec-1.jpgmystery-spec (1)2013-09-26T12:02:25+00:00monthlyhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/2013/09/24/croc-meet-and-greet/https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/tortoise-nom-5.jpgtortoise-nom (5)https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/tortoise-nom-4.jpgtortoise-nom (4)https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/tortoise-nom-3.jpgtortoise-nom (3)https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/tortoise-nom-2.jpgtortoise-nom (2)https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/tortoise-nom-1.jpgtortoise-nom (1)https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/siamese.jpgSiamese crocsSiamese crocodiles. They were apart when we entered, then got snuggly later, as I've often seen this species do.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/paleosuchus-trigonatus.jpgPaleosuchus trigonatusEndearing shot of a crocodylian I seldom get to see anywhere: Paleosuchus trigonatus, the Cuvier's Dwarf Caiman. Spiny armoured hide and quite terrestrial; poorly known in many ways. Some more info is here- http://crocodilian.com/paleosuchus/description.html (note its tortured taxonomy)https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/osteolaemus-babies.jpgOsteolaemus-babiesAnd babies of said Osteolaemus!https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/osteolaemus.jpgOsteolaemus nestingYes, that is a Dwarf African crocodile, Osteolaemus, and it is a female on her nest-mound. Which means...https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/osteolaemus-eggs.jpgOsteolaemus eggsEggs of said Osteolaemus.2013-09-25T03:08:36+00:00monthlyhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/2013/09/09/whats-in-johns-pond/https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/bloated-fish.jpgbloated fishThe fish in question.2014-08-05T18:01:10+00:00monthlyhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/2013/02/15/freezermas5/https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/greyhound-hindlimb-1.jpgGreyhound hindlimb for CThttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/greyhound-hl-segmentation.jpgHindlimb segmentation of greyhound2013-07-13T00:27:06+00:00monthlyhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/2013/06/26/snow-miser/https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/abominable-snowman.jpgAbominable Snowmanhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/icvm2013-hutchinson-morphology2.jpgICVM2013-Hutchinson-morphology2https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/icvm-is-coming.jpgICVM is coming2015-09-19T18:30:58+00:00monthlyhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/2013/06/22/dublin-specimens/https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/creepy-proboscis-1.jpgcreepy proboscis (1)https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/baboon-in-vampire-bat-pose.jpgbaboon in vampire bat poseThe pose of this ?baboon? struck me as very peculiar, and menacing- reminiscent of a vampire bat's pose, to me.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/anteaters.jpganteatersNice anteater skeleton and skin.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/wombat.jpgwombatNice anteater skeleton and skin.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/rhino-sans-horn.jpgrhino-sans-hornSad display of a stuffed rhino with the horn removed, and signage explaining the problem of thefts of those horns from museum specimens of rhinos worldwide.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/creepy-proboscis-2.jpgcreepy proboscis (2)https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/bogbodies-2.jpgBogBodies (2)https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/bogbodies-1.jpgBogBodies (1)https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/bigass-skate1.jpgbigass skate"That's one bigass skate," I murmured to myself.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/bigass-halibut1.jpgbigass halibut"That's one bigass halibut," I quipped.2013-07-04T22:28:29+00:00monthlyhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/2013/05/14/darwins-chickens/https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/tring-ungulate-exhibit.jpgTring-ungulate exhibitBovids to the right of me, pinnipeds above, what's a guy to do but squee?https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/tring-collection.jpgOsteology collection at TringInside the avian osteology collection at Tring. Sterlie at it might seem, places like this are fertile breeding grounds for scientific discovery.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/darwins-chickens-101.jpgDarwins-chickens (10)XXXX breed in right side view, with the patella indicated by a red arrow. It is still attached to the tibiotarsus by the patellar tendon (often misnamed the patellar "ligament", but it is just a continuation of the proximal tendon).https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/darwins-chickens-111.jpgDarwins-chickens (11)The hindlimb of a Polish Silver Laced breed, nicely showing the ossified tendons (red arrow) along the tarsometatarsus. Why these tendons turn into bone is one of the great unsolved mysteries of bone biology/mechanics and avian evolution. Check out the famed feather crest here.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/darwins-chickens-16.jpgDarwins-chickens (1)https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/darwinday_0360.jpgDarwin and the chicken postdocsDr Heather Paxton and Dr Jeffrey Rankin, postdoc researchers working on our collaborative BBSRC chicken biomechanics grant (see thechickenofthefuture.com), explain their science to an attentive Darwin.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/darwins-chickens-14.jpgDarwins-chickens (14)Darwin's handwritten label and the well-endowed patella of the Spanish Cock. What? Oh, you. Stop it.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/darwins-chickens-13.jpgDarwins-chickens (13)Hindlimb of a Malay breed of chicken, which Wikipedia nicely tells the story of its misnomer (it may originate from Pakistan, not Malaysia!). Can you find the nice patella? Check out Darwin's lovely label, too.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/darwins-chickens-12.jpgDarwins-chickens (12)Darwin's example of a wild-type chicken; a Red Junglefowl. As he suspected, these Asian birds were the ancestors of domestic chickens, but today evidence suggests that domestication occurred multiple times in Asia and with different wild varieties of junglefowl bred/mixed in different regions.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/darwins-chickens-9.jpgDarwins-chickens (9)A Golden Pencil Hamburgh breed of chicken (cockerel), whose skeleton features the leg and a fine articulated patella.2013-06-13T07:32:20+00:00monthlyhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/2013/06/01/mystery-ct9/https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/mysteryct9.jpgMysteryCT92013-06-11T16:14:31+00:00monthlyhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/mystery-anatomy-posts/2013-06-01T15:58:09+00:00weekly0.6https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/about/https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/ac792-stonecold_2.jpgStone Cold Steve Austin!2024-03-16T13:37:31+00:00weekly0.6https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/2013/02/17/freezermas7/https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/sue.jpgSuehttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/snapper.jpgsnapperhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/sclerocephalus.jpgSclerocephalushttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/pareiasaurs.jpgpareiasaurshttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/frogfish.jpgfrogfishhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/dinosauroid.jpgdinosauroidhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/aardvarks.jpgaardvarkshttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/freezermas-mysteryxtra.jpgFreezermas-MysteryXtrahttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/freezermas7-7.jpgFreezermas7-7https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/freezermas7-6.jpgFreezermas7-62014-09-25T16:36:57+00:00monthlyhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/2012/06/13/a-new-game-mystery-ct-slice/https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/mysteryct1-answers.jpgMysteryCT1-answershttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/mysteryct1.jpgMysteryCT12013-05-12T07:57:34+00:00monthlyhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/2012/06/18/mystery-ct-slice-2/https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/mysteryct2.jpgMysteryCT22013-05-12T07:57:29+00:00monthlyhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/2012/07/05/mystery-ct-slice-3-double-trouble/https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/mysteryct3b.jpgMysteryCT3bhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/mysteryct3a.jpgMysteryCT3a2013-05-12T07:57:21+00:00monthlyhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/2012/07/17/mystery-ct-slice-4/https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/mystery-ct4.jpgMystery CT4Provide your answer in haiku, or suffer great shame!2013-05-12T07:57:16+00:00monthlyhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/2012/09/12/mystery-ct-slice-5-a-video-of-480-slices/2013-05-12T07:57:11+00:00monthlyhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/2012/10/02/mystery-ct-slice-6-mysterious-pilot-scan/https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/mysteryct6.jpgMysteryCT62013-05-12T07:57:06+00:00monthlyhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/2012/11/14/mystery-ct-slice-7/https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/mysteryct7.jpgMystery CT 72013-05-12T07:56:58+00:00monthlyhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/2013/05/12/mystery-ct8/2013-05-13T17:50:31+00:00monthlyhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/2013/04/12/unfeathered_bird/https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/unfeathered-18.jpgunfeathered (18)Red junglefowl, wild ancestor of domestic chickens (and the book ends with several such breeds illustrated),https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/unfeathered-14.jpgunfeathered (14)Painted Stork and Toco Toucan sketches.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/unfeathered-25.jpgunfeathered (25)Poster advert for the book in the Tring collections.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/unfeathered-23.jpgunfeathered (23)Tring display of the book.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/unfeathered-22.jpgunfeathered (22)Tring exhibit case.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/unfeathered-21.jpgunfeathered (21)Tring exhibit now ready.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/unfeathered-20.jpgunfeathered (20)Tring exhibit setup, with Katrina, husband Hein, and helper finishing it up.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/unfeathered-16.jpgunfeathered (16)Framed sketch of dodo head at Tring exhibit.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/unfeathered-13.jpgunfeathered (13)Framed sketches at Tring exhibit.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/unfeathered-9.jpgunfeathered (9)Entirely unfeathered Indian peafowl in matching views.2013-05-20T22:20:40+00:00monthlyhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/2013/04/07/interlude-sorting-out-the-freezers/https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/rome-163-trevi-fountain.jpgRome (163)-Trevi fountainRome's Trevi Fountainhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/dsc_1347.jpgLarge stuffLarge specimens, especially horse legs, being moved into the walkin freezer.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/dsc_1346.jpgElephant toesPostdoc Heather Paxton helps sort out elephant foot tendons and "predigits" in their freezer.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/dsc_1344.jpgHorse leg freezerResearch Fellow Jeff Rankin wrangles some horse legs into their freezer.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/2013-03-20-12-01-39.jpgFreezersaurus innardsFreezersaurus gut contents being sorted.2013-04-07T16:56:35+00:00monthlyhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/2013/03/03/bday1/https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/purple-emu-whole-1-_se1_im002.jpgPURPLE EMU WHOLE 1 _Se1_Im002https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/pigsheads.jpgPigsHeads2013-11-19T01:43:21+00:00monthlyhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/2013/03/02/astrodino/https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/astro-dino.jpgastro-dinoI bring you tidings from the past and future!2013-03-05T21:30:23+00:00monthlyhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/2013/02/14/freezermas4/https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/chicken-heart.jpgchicken-hearthttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/shelves-3.jpgThe bone 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32013-02-16T14:39:15+00:00monthlyhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/2013/02/11/freezermas1/https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/rexbody2.jpgrexbody2https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/hutch02-fig4.jpgHutch02-Fig42013-02-16T14:38:32+00:00monthlyhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/2013/02/12/freezermas2/https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/darwin-offering.jpgAn offering to The Masterhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/darwin-collection.jpgDarwin amidst the bones2013-06-06T05:29:56+00:00monthlyhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/2013/02/07/hippo_pathol/https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/femur-path.jpgfemur-path2013-02-11T19:39:55+00:00monthlyhttps://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/2013/02/03/mystery-dissection-11/https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/mysterydissection11.jpgMystery Dissection 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Cringe. My amateurish line drawing. 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No bullshit.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/camel-nhm-aio-8.jpgcamel NHM AIO (8)Guts, glorious guts! Beautifully sectioned stomach, showing "pseudoruminant" three-chambered structure and smaller compartments within.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/camel-nhm-aio-7.jpgcamel NHM AIO (7)Nice view of right triceps, latisssimus, carpal extensors/flexors, etc.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/camel-nhm-aio-6.jpgcamel NHM AIO (6)Cranial view of forelimb. Now I'm starting to get pretty interested in documenting the muscle anatomy for my own records. These AIO displays really do clearly show the myology.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/camel-nhm-aio-5.jpgcamel NHM AIO (5)Front right view.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/camel-nhm-aio-4.jpgcamel NHM AIO (4)Back view.https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/camel-nhm-aio-3.jpgcamel NHM AIO (3)Back right view. 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