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E. T. Saitta

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Approach:statistical model· 3 Research Focus:development & morphogenesis· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Assay:metagenomics· 1 Assay:proteomics· 1

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NON-AVIAN DINOSAUR EGGSHELL CALCITE CONTAINS ANCIENT, ENDOGENOUS AMINO ACIDS

E. T. Saitta, J. Vinther, M. K. Crisp, G. D. Abbott, T. G. Kaye, M. Pittman, I. Bull, I. Fletcher, X. Chen, M. J. Collins, J. Sakalauskaite, M. Mackie, F. Dal Bello, M. R. Dickinson, M. A. Stevenson, , K. E. H. Penkman

The paper analyzes amino acids in non-avian dinosaur eggshells, finding evidence of endogenous proteins preserved through closed-system processes, but also indicating complete hydrolysis of most amino acids.

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta · Jan 1, 2024Peer-reviewedPaleontology

RELAXING SELECTIVE PRESSURES ON DEVELOPMENTALLY COMPLEX INTEGUMENTARY STRUCTURES: FEATHER VANE SYMMETRY EVOLVES IN ADDITION TO BODY MASS AND WING LENGTH AFTER FLIGHT LOSS IN RECENT BIRDS

E. T. Saitta, L. E. Carden, J. S. Mitchell, P. J. Makovicky

This study examines how flight loss affects feather anatomy in birds, finding increased vane symmetry in flightless species, with more pronounced changes in ancient flightless lineages.

bioRxiv · Oct 24, 2023Evolutionary Biology

Diving dinosaurs? Caveats on the use of bone compactness and pFDA for inferring lifestyle

N. P. Myhrvold, P. C. Sereno, S. L. Baumgart, D. Vidal, F. E. Fish, D. M. Henderson, E. T. Saitta

The paper critiques the use of bone compactness and pFDA to infer diving behavior in spinosaurid dinosaurs, highlighting methodological flaws and questioning the conclusions drawn.

bioRxiv · May 4, 2023Paleontology

Life Inside A Dinosaur Bone: A Thriving Microbiome

E. T. Saitta, R. Liang, C. Y. Lau, C. M. Brown, N. R. Longrich, T. G. Kaye, B. J. Novak, S. Salzberg, P. Donohoe, M. Dickinson, J. Vinther, I. D. Bull, R. A. Brooker, P. Martin, G. D. Abbott, , T. C. Onstott

This study shows that Late Cretaceous dinosaur bones host a living microbiome, distinct from surrounding sediment, challenging assumptions about fossil preservation and original organic material.

bioRxiv · Sep 7, 2018Paleontology