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From Compass In an article published last week in the Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, Ohio University paleontologists have identified a new species of titanosaurian dinosaur. The new species is a member of the gigantic long-neck sauropods, and its fossil remains were recovered from Cretaceous-age (70-100 million years ago) rocks in […]

Ecolunch presents Eric Gorscak presenting “Cretaceous Paleobiologeography, Morphological Clocks, and Model-Based Approaches: Case Study Utilizing Titanosaurian Dinosaurs with Evidence of a Centralized Role for Continental Africa” on Wednesday, Oct. 22, at 11:50 a.m. in Irvine 159. “Titanosaurians were a successful group of Cretaceous dinosaurs but with an obscure evolutionary history. […]

Eric Gorscak ’09, a doctoral student in Biological Sciences, is the lead author on the discovery of a new species of titanosaurian dinosaur in Tanzania. The study describes a rare find—a sauropod dinosaur skeleton from Africa. Ohio University paleontologists have identified the new species of titanosaurian, a member of the […]

College of Arts & Sciences students received 11 of the 24 Ohio University Student Enhancement Awards program announced in March. A total of $115,945 in funding was awarded for original research, scholarship and creative work. The Student Enhancement Awards are funded by the Office of the Vice President for Research and Creative […]

The Ecolunch Seminar Series presents Eric Gorscak on “Insights into Cretaceous Faunal Patterns of Africa: What East African Sauropod Dinosaurs and Novel Phylogenetic Approaches Can Tell Us” on April 2. All Ecolunch seminars are Wednesdays from 11:50 to 1:40 p.m. in Irvine 159. Students are in BIOS 7000 Seminars in Ecology […]