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Education
Saint Petersburg State University, 2015–2020
Bachelor of Science in Biology. Specialization in Vertebrate Zoology.
Mastered disciplines related to paleontology: Fundamentals of Paleobiology, Vertebrate Paleozoology, Comparative Anatomy of Vertebrates (a list of all mastered disciplines can be found here).
Research
Paleohistology
A bachelor’s thesis on paleohistology of Psittacosaurus sibiricus (research supervisor: Dr. Pavel P. Skutschas), 2020.
A paper based on the thesis:
Skutschas, P. P., Morozov, S. S., Averianov, A. O., Leshchinskiy, S. V., Ivantsov, S. V., Fayngerts, A. V., Feofanova, O. A., Vladimirova, O. N., & Slobodin, D. A. (2021). Femoral histology and growth patterns of the ceratopsian dinosaur Psittacosaurus sibiricus from the Early Cretaceous of Western Siberia. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica, 66 (2). https://doi.org/10.4202/app.00819.2020.
Paleoecology
Morozov, S. S. (2024). Non-dinosaurian predation and scavenging on dinosaurs: a list of direct evidence. paleoRxiv. https://doi.org/10.31233/osf.io/bew86. Supplementary material: https://osf.io/m4z6c.
Science Writing
Magazines, 2021−2023
Science writing (in Russian) with a focus on paleontology and zoology. Wrote news articles, features, reviews, columns, and quizzes. For example:
Smart as a baboon: they say Tyrannosaurus was as intelligent as the primates. Really? • Column • N + 1, 2023.
In the shadow of the dinosaurs: 5 unusual mammals of the Mesozoic • Feature • Vokrug sveta, 2022
Polar explorers of the Mesozoic • Feature • N + 1, 2021
Blog “Ossa Draconum”, 2023–now
Blog posts (in Russian/English) on paleontology, zoology, as well as mythology, speculative fiction, and other topics that interest me. For example:
Marine parasite discovered in amber • Ossa Draconum, 2024 • RU
Prehistoric Planet Season 2 Review: The Journey Through Cretaceous Earth Continues • Ossa Draconum, 2023 • EN
Ancient insects described by paleoentomologists in 2023 • Ossa Draconum, 2023 • RU
Online Course
Fundamentals of Paleontology: Reading the Geologic Record, 2023
Created an online course (in Russian) on the geologic record and fossils. Developed online course content, including a syllabus, instructional materials (text, diagrams, tables, photos), and assignments.
Book
Fundamentals of Paleontology. The Geologic Record: from Rocks to Dinosaurs, 2025
Published a book (in Russian) based on the online course.
Science Consulting
Prehistoric World Simulator (WT), Indie Game, 2021
Consulted on Mesozoic and Cenozoic vertebrates.
Self-Education: Online Courses
2023
An introduction to geology • The Open University
An introduction to minerals and rocks under the microscope • The Open University
Phylogenetics: An introduction • EMBL’s European Bioinformatics Institute
2024
Paleontology: Ancient Marine Reptiles • University of Alberta (Coursera)
Non-Paleo Stuff
Online Course “Ecology and Biology of Parasitism: Fundamentals”, 2025
Created an online course (in Russian) on parasites. Developed online course content, including a syllabus, instructional materials (text, diagrams, tables, photos), and assignments.
Google Sites
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