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I commented years ago about how people shouldn't work with the guy after a rex paper that he was included on was released and I got immediate angry pms from coauthors on the paper. Made it clear to me most people really don't care where their funding comes from.
Not the kind of person you want to coauthor with or accept funding from...
On January 5th, I resigned as a co-chair of the Student and Postdoc Liasion Committee. My resignation followed the US invasion of Venezuela because that was like an imaginary line I set up for myself as the last straw.
However, as I was organising the Round Table, I heard the concerns of members
The rule is if you learned about the job from my post you can't fire me.
A job description for the State Geologist Position at the North Dakota Geological Survey. The North Dakota Department of Mineral Resources (DMR) is seeking a State Geologist to join our team in Bismarck, ND. As a member of the DMR, which includes both the Oil and Gas Division and Geological Survey, you'll help support responsible energy and mineral development across the state. The DMR regulates and promotes the state’s mineral resources while protecting the rights of all stakeholders, ensuring long term benefits for mineral owners, industry, and the public. The State Geologist, also serving as the Director of the Geological Survey (NDGS), is a critical member of the executive leadership team. The State Geologist reports directly to the DMR Director and, at a minimum, provides quarterly reports to the ND Industrial Commission (Governor, Attorney General, and Agriculture Commissioner). The State Geologist is responsible for hiring, developing, and managing NDGS staff; ensuring operational excellence across the division; developing and managing the NDGS budget; overseeing and executing regulatory programs; and supporting other state agencies. The State Geologist engages in the legislative process, provides oral and written testimony on the NDGS budget as well as geologic and regulatory topics, collaborates with external stakeholders, and sets a strategic vision for the NDGS. The NDGS maintains the Wilson M. Laird Core and Sample Library on the University of North Dakota campus in Grand Forks and operates a strong paleontology program that manages public fossil digs and curates the state rock, mineral, and fossil collections at the ND Heritage Center and State Museum in Bismarck. The State Geologist represents the NDGS nationally in organizations such as the Association of American State Geologists (AASG), American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG), and the Geological Society of America (GSA). Occasional travel is required.
Come be my boss! The North Dakota Geological Survey is hiring the State Geologist position. They are casting a wide net in terms of professional experience, including paleontology given the strong program we have here. To apply go to www.nd.gov/jobs and search for State Geologist.
Oh I see how it is Cary! 😂
Also, I will add to this list Michelle Stocker and Sterling Nesbitt.
Streets behind.....love it.
I need to do more on this topic.
Scratches and bite marks tell us that cat-like carnivores called nimravids fought each other often. And when they did, they went for the face. A favorite from my Smithsonian back catalog. 🧪
Vanavond in het 8 uur journaal over ons nieuwe onderzoek waarin wij ontdekten dat mosasauriërs ook in rivieren voorkwamen! #aardwetenschappen #paleontologie #mosasaurus @vuamsterdam.bsky.social @uuvertpalaeo.bsky.social @ndgspaleo.bsky.social @perahlberg.bsky.social @boydpaleo.bsky.social
Ep171: Freshwater Mosasaurs
www.palaeocast.com/mosasaurs/
We're dipping into the Late Cretaceous rivers of the Hell Creek Formation in this special episode. What's the worst that could happen?
Oh and we made a video:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-q24...
#mosasaur #paleo #fossil #dinosaur #geochem
And now the paper on those mosasaur discoveries is published:
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
2 mosasaur noggins. In white on the right is the incomplete original, and on the left is our finished digital reconstruction in lavender
Happy #MosasaurMonday from Eustace, the holotype skull of Jormungandr walhallensis discovered in North Dakota by the NDGS.
We were tasked with taking this not-quite-complete skull (right) and digitally restoring it for display at the NDGS as well as a library just a few miles from the dig site 🧪
I'm trying so hard to find you a freshwater Xiphactinus, but I'm only one person....
Download the Open Access paper here:
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Fresh. Water. Mosasaur. In. The. Hell. Creek. Formation.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tn8l...
I'm going to do it even slower now.
In about 8 hours....
Don't spoil my fun. I only get to do this so often. 😆
A list of specimen numbers included in a soon to be published study. Most species names are replaced with question marks to mask what the study is about.
We're almost at new paper day! Lets take a look at some of the specimens used in the study. 🕵️ Oops, I seem to have messed up some of the names. 😱 Well, we'll know what they are soon enough... ⌛
A small cropped frame from some paleo artwork being used as a contest to see who can guess what the topic of the forthcoming paper is!
The paper coming out later this week will provide an interesting update on the Hell Creek ecosystem. 🌎 As a teaser, here is a cropped bit of artwork. Any guesses about the topic? Best guess wins some NDGS Paleo stickers!🎉
[Keep quiet any paleontologists that already know about the paper] 😁
Sadly, not yet. That one keeps churning through rounds of reviews.
It will be. And there are tyrannosaur specimens included...
I know the year is almost over, but maybe you have some time left before the holidays to squeeze in one more Hell Creek Formation paper?
New paper on a discovery from the Hell Creek Formation of North Dakota from an international team of researchers drops next week. Watch this space...
