Alex Acker
What kinds of things were you looking at and documenting with the Burke collections?
I was mainly looking at how bones articulate with each other in three different regions of the skull. The first was the back of the head (occipital region) because figures from papers don’t always highlight the exact area you want to see. The second was the jaw articulation because understanding jaw mechanics is hard when you can’t physically see the parts moving. The third region was the front of the snout. The premaxilla isn’t fully preserved in many gorgonopsids (including my specimen), so it was nice to how this bone articulates with other bones in the area.
What is something fun or unexpected that happened to you during your visit to the Burke?
The weather was surprisingly good during my visit. I was expecting a lot of rain!
