Not many museums would ask for this...... a taphonomic model
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Not many museums would ask for this...... a taphonomic model
#paleontology #fossils #PaleoReconstruction
@paleeoguy.bsky.social with some refreshing proactive problem-solving proposals for improving and formalizing paleo field and lab skills training.
#PaleoFest2026
Just a quick heads up for those who intended to use the free scale bars handed out at this year's SVP by #PaleoTools: don't...
Thanks buddy! :) You've been a great friend and colleague.
Jeeze no kidding? Sooo...weird, right?
Very cool!
Agreed!
Photos via CMNH (fossil) and Witmer & Ridgley, 2010 (CT model) of a juvenile #Tyrannosaurus rex collected in 1942 from Carter Co., MT. Scan data reveal extent of reconstruction. IMO no publications yet show data sufficient to support the genus "Nanotyrannus". Especially damning: Woodward et al 2020.
Fixed that for you.
New species of #Xiphactinus just dropped @mosasaurologist.bsky.social
My dad and I clowning with a croc skull back in 2010. #museumselfieday
If you didn't see our live 8th ANNUAL FIELD REPORT last night, you can now stream it in 1080p on YouTube!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0350...
Fossils collected under permit on US public lands (Bur. of Land Management & Bur. of Reclamation)
#FossilFriday #dinosaur #dinosaurs #fossils #scicomm
#FossilAdventCalendar day 5: Meet #Maiasaura peeblesorum, state dinosaur of Montana and "good mother lizard".
Museum of the Rockies cares for a 75 million year old dinosaur nesting ground where Maiasaura, #Troodon, and others laid their eggs 🥚🥚🥚.
Learn more: www.nps.gov/articles/mes...
Since we’re new to Bluesky, a Rextooth recap is in order! We’re Rextooth a SciComm publisher owned and operated by husband & wife team Ted & Annie Rechlin. (It’s usually one of us running this account - 👋) 1/
I've been to a bunch of places but the northeast and deep south still elude me! Same key as RHF's map below:
Dreaming of a career in paleontology? Elevation Science is now accepting applications for our 2025 Field Internship! ⛏️
Don’t miss out on this opportunity of a lifetime—apply by January 31, 2025!
elevationscience.org/internships
Informational flier about staff positions for the 2025 Sternberg Museum Science Camps+ program. Instructor and TA jobs available!
I’m currently recruiting earth/life sciences undergrads, grad students, postdocs, & professional educators for 2025 instructor & TA jobs in Sternberg Museum Science Camps! Info & application form here 👉 forms.gle/5EGnpKMhHRj9...
Please share! ~40+ slots this summer!
#paleontology #geology #biology
We really need to teach our kids how to spot intellectual garbage. This is a hug hole in our educational system.
Dave traveled ✈️ to Egypt to interview Dr. Hesham Sallam, Egypt's first paleontologist and founder of the country's first Vertebrate Paleontology Center.
NEW! Episode #80: Walking 🦶 Egyptian Whales 🐋 from the Sahara with Dr. Hesham Sallam.
🔊 www.paleonerds.com/podcast/heshamsallam
A paleontological conservator applies a stabilizing treatment to the skeleton of Stenomylus, an ancient camel-like mammal.
A paleontological monitor examines freshly exposed rock for fossils at a housing development.
A paleontologist records locality information with a GPS during a survey in the mountains of Nevada.
A paleontologist stands with a machine that cuts thin sections for paleohistology research.
Factoid 2! I have a broad background in #paleontology including mitigation and consulting, research, #paleohistology, #fossil conservation, and #fieldwork. I have worked in the US, Canada, Mongolia, and Japan.
#fossilfriday
Please join our paleontology team for Badlands Dinosaur Museum's 8th ANNUAL FIELD REPORT where we will present some of our exciting new discoveries!
Thurs 5th Dec, 6pm MST (5pm PT/ 8pm ET).
(Link in 1st comment)
#dinosaur #dinosaurs #FossilFriday #LiveFromTheField #scicomm
A paleontologist holds the jaw fragment of a baby Tyrannosaurus rex.
Factoid 1! In 2010, I discovered fragments of what would become known as "Chomper" (MOR 6625), a baby #Tyrannosaurus rex. #Chomper is the smallest T. rex ever found!
#fossilfriday
Hey, Black Friday and #FossilFriday shoppers! My newest book, Prehistoric Worlds, is on sale on Amazon:
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Be sure to look for it in your local bookstores and museum stores, too!
Happy Theropod Awareness Day, everyone! 🦃🍽
Happy Thanksgiving! It's the 10th anniversary of my silly turkey ala paleoart drawing. "Gobble gobble" and have a wonderful holiday!
#thanksgiving #paleoart #turkey #meleagrisgallopavo #gobblegobble #turkeyday #dinosaur #birdsaredinosaurs #paleontology
