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Silurian silliness? Count us in! 👀
Fish evolve jaws, animals move on land, & so much more! 🐟

Wanna learn more? Head to bit.ly/silurian-diorama & tune in next week for another #FossilFriday feature from the Paleo Research Institute collection:
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#Fossil #Silurian

Ordovician? More like Odd-ovician!
I mean, check out these crazy critters 🤯

Wanna learn more? Head to bit.ly/ordovician-diorama & tune in next week for another #FossilFriday feature from the Paleo Research Institute collection
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#Fossil #Paleontology #Ordovician

How Will We Resolve the Ethics Issues in Paleontology? - A Discussion Between Paleontologists YouTube video by GeoSplore

New YouTube video with @sternbergcamps.bsky.social! How Will We Resolve the Ethics Issues in Paleontology? - A Discussion Between Paleontologists

#paleontology #ethics #science #community #scicomm #svp
youtu.be/1UGGJGr0uKI

Policies and cultures that fail to engender trust, safety, and equity amongst our most vulnerable absolutely must be overhauled to meet the reality we find ourselves in. If we are not prioritizing the security of our entire community to flourish over the whims of the powerful, then we are failing our future.

This is a post about the United States, and academic paleontology.

We’ve gotten the explanations in the whisper networks. I’ll just say this - undergraduate women especially would do well to keep a distance, given the nature of what we’ve been told.

Myhrvold, who previously denied any close association with Epstein, contributed a letter to the birthday book as well as a collection of sexually explicit wildlife photos he apparently took during a trip to Africa, according to a redacted copy of the book released Monday. In the letter purportedly penned by Myhrvold, the Seattle multimillionaire celebrates Epstein, who would become the subject of a sprawling child sex trafficking investigation two years later. "A few years ago somebody at a party asked me 'Does Jeffrey Epstein mange your money?'' Myhrvold allegedly wrote in the letter to the New York financier. "I replied 'No, but he advises me on lifestyle'. The guys eyes bugged out of his head and he said 'REALLY?'"

Again we have public denials of any close association but then he was close enough to contribute to Epstein’s awful birthday book in 2003

www.seattletimes.com/business/mic...

Records show deeper ties between Epstein, ex-Microsoft exec Emails show a yearslong relationship from at least 2010 through 2018, according to documents released to the public last week.

I mean, yes, fun dinosaur stuff is fun dinosaur stuff. But Myhrvold is mentioned in the recent batch of Epstein files over 1000 times (far more than Horner). Some of the correspondence between the two is very chummy and concerning. See: www.seattletimes.com/business/loc....

Former Microsoft executive’s relationship with Jeffrey Epstein comes under scrutiny Seattle Times business reporter Alex Halverson has written about connections between Epstein and former Microsoft executive Nathan Myhrvold.

If the paleo community is going to be serious about Horner’s connection to Epstein, we also have to be serious about Myhrvold’s, because guess who contributed photos of animals mating to Epstein’s birthday book and has been appearing in new paleo papers this year - including the new Spinosaurus.

New fossils may settle debate over mysterious sail-backed spinosaurs Spinosaurs have sometimes been portrayed as swimmers or divers, but a new species of these dinosaurs bolsters the idea that they were more like gigantic herons

In which I provide a few thoughts on the new Spinosaurus species, S. mirabilis.

www.newscientist.com/article/2516...

I also stressed the deep connections between one of the study authors - Nathan Myhrvold - and Geoffrey Epstein to New Scientist. They didn't mention it, neither has anyone else.

It’s the Caaaambrian explosion! 💥 Well…more like evolutionary radiation.

Wanna learn more? Head to bit.ly/cambrian-diorama & tune in next week for another #FossilFriday feature from the Paleo Research Institute collection
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#Fossil #Paleontology #Cambrian #STEM

Dive in to the #Ediacaran oceans with us to explore Strange Old Worlds!
👽🪐🚀

Wanna learn more? Head to bit.ly/ediacaran-diorama & tune in next week for another #FossilFriday feature from the Paleo Research Institute collection:
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#Fossil #Paleontology #StarTrek

The Epstein Files and Paleontology | Weird and Dead Podcast Get more from Weird and Dead Podcast on Patreon

From @geopetalfabric.bsky.social and @maryanningsrevenge.bsky.social.

You can follow the podcast at @weirdanddead.bsky.social.

www.patreon.com/posts/150459...

A quick statement about current and ongoing events in paleontology - but this philosophy should also be duly applied to all sciences and walks of life.

Come to Max’s mosasaur talk on February 12, from 6-9 PM at the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry! Tickets here: bit.ly/4qPxNMp

Is this pretty rock actually one of the oldest fossils? 🪨🤔

Wanna learn more? Head to bit.ly/banded-iron-formation & tune in next week for another #FossilFriday from the Paleo Research Institute collection
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#Fossil #Paleontology
#BandedIronFromation #Geology

It’s #InternationalDayOfCleanEnergy! ⚡🌞

Celebrate by exploring the 2025 #EarthScienceWeek poster & activities about #RenewableEnergy, how #energy sources work, & why #CleanEnergy is key for a #sustainable future!

Activities & poster: bit.ly/2025-ESW-Poster-Activities

#EarthScience #Climate

If the climate is changing, why is it cold? YouTube video by GeoSplore

If the climate is changing, why is it so cold?

This severe winter weather is actually because of climate change! Learn more here!

#science #climatechange #earthscience #winterstorm #globalwarming

youtu.be/tR2lAZJi0VE

Today we celebrate the power of learning because it’s #InternationalDayOfEducation 📚🎓

Whether you’re a student, teacher, or lifelong learner, #EarthScience offers much to explore! Inspire curiosity & discovery here: bit.ly/ESW-resources, bit.ly/geoscience-resources

#Education #Geoscience #Teaching

These Sea Scorpions aren’t exclusive to the sea 🌊❌, and aren’t even scorpions🦂❌!

Wanna learn more? Head to bit.ly/eurypterid & tune in next week for another #FossilFriday feature from the Paleo Research Institute collection
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#Fossil #Paleontology #Education

It’s #HawaiʻiCaveWeek! 🌋

Celebrate Hawai’i’s #LavaTubes with us—miles of lava-carved passages reside beneath the Big Island & these iconic features are a highlight of #cave exploration

This #NationalSpeleologicalSociety poster is in the #EarthScienceWeek Online Toolkit ➡️ bit.ly/lava-tubes-poster

Understanding Communities Through Maps and Data Mapped data has the power to bridge divisions within communities. Join us on Wednesday, January 21 from 7 PM to 8:30 PM Eastern for a hands-on, digital mapping workshop. Engage with interactive maps, ...

🌍🗺️ Calling Earth science educators!

On Wednesday, January 21, 7–8:30 PM ET, join a virtual PD to discover how maps and data can bring local community issues to life in your classroom!

👉 Register: forms.gle/cuP3K4yeUs56...

From: ESIP Education Committee. Image: NASA Earthdata

Screw it! It's #FossilFriday & we can combine #history & #paleontology if we wanna🪛

From ancient Greece to the Carboniferous, the name #Archimedes holds weight...just be sure not to mix up the #bryozoan & the mathematician 😉

#3Dmodel here: bit.ly/archimedes-screw

#Fossil #Photogrammetry #Geology

It’s #EarthsRotationDay 🔄🌍
Here’s how #Earth compares to its neighbors:

🟣 Jupiter: 10 hours
Fast spin→extreme winds & storms

🟠 Venus: 243 days
Takes longer to rotate than to orbit the Sun

🔴 Mars: 24.6 hours
Similar to Earth, but thinner atmosphere

Animation: James O’Donoghue

#Space #Science

Starting off the new year with a small but mighty #fossil - a #foraminiferan!

These #microfossils help us understand paleoclimates! In fact, it foram fossils that initially led scientists to figure out the cause of the #dinosaur extinction event 🦖☄️

3D model: bit.ly/cloud-foram

#FossilFriday

Corn or fossil reptile? 🌽🦴
Let us know in the comments!

Wanna learn more? Head to bit.ly/ichthyosaur-paddle & tune in next week for another #FossilFriday feature from the Paleo Research Institute collection!

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#Fossil #Paleontology #Geoscience #Geology #Earth

Did you listen to the symphony of Earth & its systems this year? We sure did!

In fact, we might be a little obsessed. What can we say? We know what we like 😎🌎🫶

Presenting our 2025 #EarthScienceWeekWrapped! How do your stats compare?

#SpotifyWrapped #EarthScience #Geology #Geoscience #Earth

Injuries in deep time: interpreting competitive behaviours in extinct reptiles via palaeopathology For over a century, palaeopathology has been used as a tool for understanding evolution, disease in past communities and populations, and to interpret behaviour of extinct taxa. Physical traumas in p...

Injuries in deep time: interpreting competitive behaviours in extinct reptiles via palaeopathology - Scott - Biological Reviews - Wiley Online Library onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Hey, that looks familiar!

Oreodonts, such as Merycoidodon, were super weird! 🦌 🐑 🐪 🐖

Wanna learn more? Head to bit.ly/oreodont-skull & tune in next week for another #FossilFriday feature from the Paleo Research Institute collection
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#Fossil #Paleontology #Photogrammetry #Oreodont

🌎 Did you know today is World Soil Day! 🪴Healthy soils = healthy food, clean water, and a thriving planet.

🖥️ Educators, register for the “NCSS Partners Seminar: Soils in the Classroom” webinar hosted by the @USDA_NRCS (Natural Resources Conservation Service): bit.ly/Register-Soi...