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OT Bibliography 2025: Review of publications using OpenTopography 

Primary support for OpenTopography comes from the Division of Earth Sciences at the U.S. National Science Foundation, and thus, our principal emphasis is on facilitating access to topographic data oriented towards Earth science research and education. In the context of academic research, publications are a crucial metric for measuring impact and sustaining support for initiatives such as OpenTopography. Since its initiation, OpenTopography data and resources have enabled:

WHEN CROCODILES WENT ROGUE: VOAY ROBUSTUS 

Voay robustusLet’s begin in Madagascar—a place so rich in oddities that it makes Australia look like it’s playing it safe. Here, until a few thousand years ago, lived Voay robustus, the so-called “horned crocodile.” Imagine your average Nile crocodile, Crocodylus niloticus, then give it a set of knobby horns just above the eyes, a chunkier skull, and a personality that can best