Category Archives: Research News

ICVM-10 Symposium on Reptile Skeletal Biology

Posted on July 5, 2013 by Casey

Interested in the latest research on reptile development, biomechanics and evolution? Come to our symposium at the International Congress of Vertebrate Morphology in Barcelona next Tuesday (July 9, 2013). If not, be sure to catch some of the other outstanding … Continue reading →

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Towards Finding Invisible Whiskers in Fossil Crocs

Posted on April 4, 2013 by Casey

Our paper on Alligator Trigeminal Nerve Scaling and Significance is out in Anatomical Record: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ar.22666/pdf You can catch University of Missouri’s press release here: https://nbsubscribe.missouri.edu/news-releases/2013/0404-new-measurement-of-crocodilian-nerves-could-lead-to-better-understanding-of-ancient-animals%E2%80%99-behavior-mu-researcher-finds/ and a snazzy video describing the research here: http://vimeo.com/user2631252   This was all part of … Continue reading →

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A Brief History of Archosauriform Symphyses

Posted on February 15, 2013 by Casey

Two years ago, I was invited to present in the Basal Archosaur symposium at the Latin American Congress of Vertebrate Paleontology in San Juan, Argentina. Holy cow do they know how to put on a good conference.  This symposium has … Continue reading →

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Transactions of the Royal Sounds of SVP

Posted on October 22, 2012 by Casey

Yes, the seats squeaked upon sitting on them at this year’s Society of Vertebrate Paleontology meeting. During talks, most people sought to avoid the chirping by gently sliding laterally onto the cushion. But at the banquet, every applause was followed … Continue reading →

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Travels to Rockefeller State Refuge

Posted on July 11, 2012 by Casey

Rockefeller State Refuge is an expansive area of the western end of Louisiana’s swampy coast which prides itself as being one of the key DNR sites to aid in the rescue of American Alligators when they were endangered several decades … Continue reading →

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Cartilage Fusion in Gator Chins

Posted on July 2, 2012 by Casey

Summer in the Holliday Lab is getting exciting. A busy Spring has resulted in a couple new projects coming out later in the Fall (more later) but we’re deep in new directions in the lab including our first stint into … Continue reading →

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Alligator Sesamoid Anatomy

Posted on September 18, 2011 by Casey

We are happy to present a new project authored by Henry P. Tsai and myself entitled “Ontogeny of the Alligator Cartilago Transiliens and Its Significance for Sauropsid Jaw Muscle Evolution” which is out in PLoS ONE this week. The link … Continue reading →

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The Internet is for Alligators-new educational and research resource

Posted on April 18, 2011 by Casey

As I’ve discussed previously, 3D models of morphological data are becoming commonplace and natural forms of disseminating data on the web. Today, we are proud to present a new online web resource: the 3D Alligator.  The Holliday Lab and WitmerLab … Continue reading →

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Inside Alligators-anatomy and public outreach

Posted on April 6, 2011 by Casey

This past February 12, the Holliday Lab participated in a fairly substantial day of activities. First, strike that…First, to prepare for the 12th, Henry Tsai and I beat a blizzard home by 15min (really!-a drive of legend) with a truck … Continue reading →

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Jurassic Park Gave us Vegisaurus; Madagascar Gave us Vegisuchus

Posted on December 10, 2010 by Casey

The SVP memoir describing the Cretaceous crocodyliform Simosuchus is published! Its magnificent and a great contribution likely full of more data and buried treasure than one person could ever use. Its a frequent problem that weekly Science/Nature articles describing new … Continue reading →

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