Its time to present all about mosasaur heads at AMMP!
Presenting on new mosasaur heads for this #FossilFriday at NDGS, including the debut to an audience of this huge mosasaur noggin that we built last year.
Happy #FossilFriday!
Our new exhibit at the Castle, PREHISTORIC WISCONSIN, opens NEXT WEEK on 3/26!
If you're in the area, be sure to swing by - Chase & I will be hanging out in the exhibit from 1-3pm on April 1, 3, & 6 with answers to questions & bonus specimens from collections.
🚨Science news! Recent research led by Meghan Forcellati, a comparative biology Ph.D. student in the Museum’s Richard Gilder Graduate School, has uncovered new clues about reptile evolution by studying the bony encasements of the inner ears of living lizards and snakes.
This year the lineup includes Kirk Johnson as keynote speaker! And Phil Currie and Eva Koppelhus. And Amy Balanoff. And @tyrantlzrdqueen.bsky.social & Larisa DeSantis & Lisa White & @joshmathews.bsky.social & so many more!!
If you're anywhere near Montana, check out the fantastic Dinosaurs & MOR at @museumoftherockies.bsky.social , March 27-29!
A fossil-filled weekend for families and the public. With an awesome lineup of scientist speakers. I was there in 2024 and loved it!
museumoftherockies.org/signature-ev...
Lateral view of a preserved croaking gecko (Aristelliger) embryo
I’m so excited to announce our new paper in @journal-evo.bsky.social showing how embryology can help us determine ancestral character states in temporal niche
academic.oup.com/evolut/advan...
Collab w/ A Bauer, A Wegerski, @tonygamble.bsky.social, & A Rasys
#GeckoEvoDevo #Aristelliger
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Revising this statement slightly after reading other takes: dinosaur folks *wildly* overestimate how much the general public already knows.
I think if your takeaway from the Netflix show is that audiences won't learn much, you're way deeper into fundamental dinosaur lore than 95% of people.
Hi everybody! We have some exciting Etsy updates to share:
-check out our brand NEW Nanotyrannus skull pin! Based on N. lethaeus (just in time for Paleofest! 😉)
-T. rex pins are BACK!
-we set up an automatic discount on 3 pin duos: Rex & Nano, Mammoth & Smilodon, and Alberto & Built Different
Coming soon... a Skeleton Crew podcast ep that features myself and other members of the #PrehistoricPlanetIceAge team. Nothing planned for the Tet Zoo podcast as John and I aren't talking again.
A life model of Sinosauropteryx posed behind a real piece of fossilized Edmontosaurus skin.
The entire exhibit cabinet featuring specimens from the Weis museum. The top halves display specimens and photographs that teach visitors about bird evolution. The lower halves of the cabinet feature flourite and quartz mineral specimens.
The upper left section of the cabinet, which focuses on the common ancestry that birds share with dinosaurs.
The upper right section of the cabinet, which calls attention to features and behaviors that visitors can observe in modern birds that they share with their reptile relatives.
Happy #FossilFriday! I am absolutely thrilled to share the first new exhibit for the History Museum at the Castle to feature specimens from the Weis collection: bird evolution, flourite, & quartz. Many thanks to B Danz, T Green, & J Taylor for their photos & art!
the little man is INVESTED
#PrehistoricPlanetIceAge
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 🧪
New seasonal paleontology positions available for Dinosaur National Monument, Petrified Forest National Park and Fossil Butte National Monument. Apply soon, they close after they receive a certain number of apps! #NPSpaleo #PaleoJobs
www.usajobs.gov/job/850816000
www.usajobs.gov/job/850816700
NANOTYRANNUS IS BACK, and WE ARE STREAMING ABOUT IT!
Join us Tuesday, November 4th, at 8:30 pm Eastern time for all of your questions about NANOTYRANNUS, and why we're all #backinhell after Lindsay Zanno and our very own @jgn-paleo.bsky.social published the paper of the year!
The figure used in my News & Views commentary. I generated the CT-based rendering of the holotype skull of Nanotyrannus lancensis (CMNH 7541), based on a recent scan. The lower image was done by the Nature art department.
Here's the free link to the print version that I'm permitted to share: https://rdcu.be/eNv94. You can't download it but you can screen-capture its two pages if you really need a copy.
Our casts of (bottom) the holotype of Nanotyrannus lancensis (CMNH 7541), (middle) the newly named holotype of N. lethaeus (BMRP 2002.4.1), and (top) T. rex (AMNH 5027). We published on CMNH 7541 in 2010 (http://bit.ly/3X5nCGm).
Today's bombshell in @nature.com by Lindsay Zanno & James Napoli @jgn-paleo.bsky.social (bit.ly/4qBE6ng) shows that putative juvvy T. rex fossils actually are Nanotyrannus. I reviewed the manuscript, so Nature invited me to write the News & Views commentary. Free link: rdcu.be/eNv94 🦖
True story, folks. Enjoy reading, but please refrain from posting about content until it is presented!
#SVP2025 #2025SVP
And even then, follow the presenters’ wishes on their slides/posters.
@societyofvertpaleo.bsky.social
Hi everybody! We are excited to share that we will be streaming the brand new Jurassic World Evolution 3 TOMORROW Oct 21, 830pm ET! Be sure to stop by & check it out with us!
NOW LIVE! Watch at the link in the comments below:
The Skeleton Crew is taking a break from their hiatus to STREAM TOMORROW, Tuesday, October 7th (9 pm to 12 am EDT) to raise awareness of two very important fundraisers in the world of paleontology!
Want more details? Check the latest post on our channel page on YouTube!
This digitally painted piece honors the survivor spirit of the coyote by tracing its lineage from the first cells of life to the animal trotting our landscapes today. Below the horizon, carefully chosen ancestors mark pivotal moments in adaptation, each contributing to the form and survivor we see today. Above the horizon, Coyote stands alert at the center, framed by both Denver’s skyline and a mountain backdrop, symbols of their ability to thrive in cities as well as wilderness. Embedded in the ground are the skulls and bones of carnivores whose lineages ended long ago, emphasizing Coyote’s persistence in contrast.
"I Contain Multitudes"
This digitally painted piece honors coyote by tracing its lineage from the first cells of life to the animal trotting our cities and the wilderness today.
The thread gives descriptions of all the extinct organisms shown in this piece (not to scale)
Two quail embryos. The individual on the left has dark pigment in it's eye while the individual on the right has no visible pigment in the eye.
Two leopard gecko embryos. The individual on the left has dark pigment in it's eye while the individual on the right has no visible pigment in the eye.
I was collecting #quail #embryos this morning and found an individual with albinism! Look at the lack of pigment in the retinal epithelium! Reminds me of finding a leopard #gecko embryo with the same condition during my PhD.
Jormungandr walhallaensis
no offense, but when I am complaining about some aspect of the professional world sucking, please take a moment to think before commenting "well, I am in this field, and I did not share this experience". congratulations dear, happy for you, but I really don't know how to respond to that.
two stylised Protosphyraena, the one on the left is looking up at the one on the right Protosphyraena is an extinct kind of predatory fish with a short bill similar to swordfish but with buck-teeth and thin elongate pelvic fins that originate from underneath the pectoral fins
stylised Protosphyraena concepts, honestly quite happy with these and will probably make more with different taxa
#paleoart #sketch #stylised #conceptart #fishart
3 days left to back my art book! www.kickstarter.com/projects/oni... Special last minute addition here, working on a piece to add to the tier 4 print set! Will be added to the book as well. Classic T.rex vs Triceratops battle. RTs hugely appreciated. Thank you for the support guys!
