26-year-old researcher just helped identify 12 new dinosaurs

April 12, 2024 7:31 PM

26-year-old researcher just helped identify 12 new dinosaurs. Samantha Beeston spent endless hours in outback Queensland scanning hundreds of dinosaur bones that had been dug up over more than 15 years.
posted by chariot pulled by cassowaries (4 comments total)

Love this story, especially the photo of her looking thrilled at an archeological dig!
posted by ellieBOA at 4:10 AM on April 13

It's nice to see someone that took great advantage of COVID isolation!
posted by sammyo at 4:30 AM on April 13

I read this late at night when my eyes are their worst and saw it as "6-year-old researcher..." and was entirely unsurprised.
posted by It's Never Lurgi at 4:51 AM on April 13 [2 favorites]

Someone who would have a gleeful answer to “What's your favourite dinosaur?”
posted by scruss at 7:31 AM on April 13