J. D. Yeakel bio photo

J. D. Yeakel

Assoc. Prof. @ UC Merced
Biology Program Chair
Former Omidyar Fellow @ SFI

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The 200-300 Kg 'bear dog' Amphicyon by J.D. Yeakel (June 2024).

T rying to stay a little more on top of anatomy on this one. There are quite a few known species of Amphicyon (Miocene), spanning Africa, Europe, Asia, and North America. But to me it will always be the 'lion-weasel'. I started this last summer, but was consumed with my new role as bio program chair... now have a little break between my spring Dinosaurs course and my summer Ecology course, so it's been fun to jump back into this. Maybe next up should be some herbivores, as I find them a bit more interesting anatomically.