DeSantis DREAM Lab

Lab of Dr. Larisa DeSantis. Focused on Dietary Reconstructions and Ecological Assessments of Mammals. Dept of Bio. Sci. and EES, Vanderbilt University.

[DeSantis DREAM Lab @DeSantisLab]

Hi! I'm a paleontologist at Vanderbilt (@DeSantisLab) and @EvolutionVU. I study the ecology and evolution of ancient mammals, including humans (https://t.co/Rr3LWXMmuh). I have had the great fortune to be inspired by and work with amazing women! #WomenScienceDay #WomenInSTEM

[EvolutionVU @EvolutionVU]

We're really excited for this week's Earth Day events with Sharon Strauss visiting on Wednesday at 3:30pm in Buttrick 101 and a booth at #earthdaynash2024 on Saturday! Here are some photos from Nashville Earth Day 2022

[DeSantis DREAM Lab @DeSantisLab]

We are celebrating Darwin Day a little early with our @EvolutionVU @VanderbiltU Darwin Day speaker @NeilShubin TODAY at 3:30pm. Can't wait!

[DeSantis DREAM Lab @DeSantisLab]

Thanks for visiting @EvolutionVU, @DeSantisLab, and a special thanks to all the Vandy students who helped with the tour! We love studying ancient predators (@PredsNHL) @VanderbiltU and in Smashville (Nashville).

[Vanderbilt University Chancellor @VU_Chancellor]

Chancellor Diermeier recently visited Vanderbilt's Evolutionary Studies Initiative for a tour and overview of the initiative's mission and research.

Learn more about the visit and the growth of the ESI: https://t.co/dsPoNQCBB2

[La Brea Tar Pits @labreatarpits]

Embark on a fossil-filled expedition with the team behind the @Netflix series “Life on Our Planet” as they uncover the mysteries of the #TarPits!

[DeSantis DREAM Lab @DeSantisLab]

Fun story about coyotes as adaptable survivors and it includes some of our published research... and we (@SaberCatWoman @AislingLaBrea @DrPardi @paleojosh @ReganDunn5 and many others) are currently working on learning even more about these coyotes! Stay tuned!

[La Brea Tar Pits @labreatarpits]

How 𝙙𝙞𝙙 coyotes survive Ice Age extinction? As the era’s largest surviving predator and third-most large mammal found at the #TarPits, learn how found fossils help explain how coyotes outlasted their larger competitors: https://t.co/1997m5pq4K

[Liz Reed 🦇🦴🦉🐀🐩 @LizReed_palaeo]

We discovered three new species of marsupial. Unfortunately, they're already extinct https://t.co/2NiQlpV8bZ via @ConversationEDU

[National Park Service @NatlParkService]

Happy Octobear! 🐻

[EvolutionVU @EvolutionVU]

Getting ready for The Grants to visit next week! This Friday's journal club features our trainees, Brynn and Samir talking about some of the Grants' work.

[Roland Kays @RolandKays]

What a strange hybrid beast!

Cross-species hybridization is well known among the Canis (dogs/wolves/coyotes/jackals) but I've never heard of CROSS-GENUS hybridization

Here's a Dog X Pampas fox hybrid from the wild, two genera separated by 6.7 million yrs
https://t.co/RumCf95uw0

[UC Museum of Paleo @ucmpberkeley]

🌡️New research on rising temps during the Ice Age on @undrstnd_evo (with discussion questions for your classroom! #STEM) #paleontology #pleistocene !

[EvolutionVU @EvolutionVU]

Join @lizard_barnacle on Friday! Learn about a groundbreaking framework bridging gaps in understanding b/n secular instructors and religious biology students to foster acceptance of evolution. #ScienceTalk #Inclusivity #EvolutionEd https://t.co/AlkXHGs07O

[SVP @SVP_vertpaleo]

A new opinion piece in @sciam on the value of #paleontology by the @PaleoSoc ad hoc committee on employment, including one of our members! https://t.co/Bu32xXYqC7

[SVP @SVP_vertpaleo]

Please join us during the virtual meeting for the Future Vertebrate Paleontology discussion panel! Moderator Dr. Laura Wilson will be chatting with a fantastic group of innovative researchers on their work, their outlooks, plus taking audience questions.
https://t.co/7pcV4O8hcL

[The Australian Mammal Society @AusMammals]

What's wildlife disease risk analysis and why should we be implementing them? 🤔 Tune in this Friday to find out! 🐨🐀🧑‍⚕️

[Melissa E. Kemp @melisabetta]

📢JOB ALERT PLEASE RT📢 I am hiring a lab tech! Main responsibility will be segmenting and landmarking 🦎CT data as part of an NSF-funded project. I'll start reviewing applications on September 1, until the position is filled! to apply: https://t.co/xPNQLnmeip

[DeSantis DREAM Lab @DeSantisLab]

It's amazing to see this in print! Thanks @NSF for funding this major endeavor between six institutions including @labreatarpits @LoyolaMarymount @UCIrvine @marshallu @DesMoinesUniv and @VanderbiltU, plus so many more collaborators, staff, and volunteers!

[Science Magazine @ScienceMagazine]

Shown here are the youngest dated specimens of Harlan’s ground sloth, western camel, western horse, dire wolf, antique bison, and saber-toothed tiger. These fossils are the last known surviving members of their species.

Learn more this week in Science: https://t.co/VjVDnFjLAO

[Science Magazine @ScienceMagazine]

Shown here are the youngest dated specimens of Harlan’s ground sloth, western camel, western horse, dire wolf, antique bison, and saber-toothed tiger. These fossils are the last known surviving members of their species.

Learn more this week in Science: https://t.co/VjVDnFjLAO

[EvolutionVU @EvolutionVU]

We made a short video! Check it out! Featuring @DeSantisLab, @KyleTheDavid, @kelly__tingle, @sciencewithtina, @KateTSnyder, and others!

[DeSantis DREAM Lab @DeSantisLab]

Excited for the @EvolutionVU #EarthDay talk TODAY at 3:10pm.

[EvolutionVU @EvolutionVU]

Tomorrow! Graham Slater will be giving our #EarthDay talk in Buttrick 101 at 3:10pm. "Predicting multivariate ecology of fossil taxa from morphological data." https://t.co/DScOgSkWcd 🦴 #Fossils

[DeSantis DREAM Lab @DeSantisLab]

@LeeRberger Looks like the blue goo (polyvinyl siloxane dental impression material) that we use for dental microwear analysis...including figuring out diets of ancient and modern primates.