Alejandro Izquierdo López, PhD

@trichodes

Evolutionary biologist from @UofT. Freelance science writer and founder of @elephabacteria. Science videos at @DarwinsChroni. Find me on Mastodon too.

Osséja, France trichodes.wordpress.com Joined November 2015

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Alejandro Izquierdo López, PhD @trichodes Jan 27

A tiny village, thousands of trilobites, a treasure trove now seeing the light of day after 50 years. My research in Medium! #palaeontology #fossils

medium.com/fossils-et-al/…

medium.com How a Tiny Village With a Fossil Sistine Chapel Now Has a Taco-Shaped Animal A fossil treasure drawer, soft tissues, and the biggest taco-shaped creature in the Cambrian

Alejandro Izquierdo López, PhD @trichodes Jan 27

Does evolution have limits? Learn how the first animals experimented with shapes that have never appeared again, including three-legged animals. #fossils #palaeontology #science

medium.com/fossils-et-al/…

medium.com The fossils that show evolution’s sheer creativity There is a question in evolutionary biology that has always fascinated me: how creative can evolution be?

Alejandro Izquierdo López, PhD @trichodes Mar 12, 2025

There is something strange appearing in my Paleo feed: AI-generated dinosaurs!

While generally harmless, I am worried when science communicators and even researchers use such tools. If you have a Medium account, I invite you to read my latest post

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Alejandro Izquierdo López, PhD @trichodes Jan 28, 2025

Our Solar system is surrounded by a giant belt of debris, remnants of its formation billions of years ago.

Now, a survey using the telescope ALMA has revealed almost a hundred such belts around nearby stars. Discover what it found at the @ESO blog:
tinyurl.com/mw7cehan

Alejandro Izquierdo López, PhD @trichodes Dec 5, 2024

Did cockroaches evolve into praying mantises?

Explore the fossil record of cockroaches and learn how these creepy bugs transformed into fascinating predators.

If you have Medium, I invite you to take a look at my story:

medium.com/fossils-et-al/…