Fresh from the prep lab: a Majungasaurus jawbone — tooth and all! 🦷

This right dentary (the main lower jawbone) was restored by our fossil preparators, who clean and conserve fossils so they can inspire and inform future generations. #madagascarmonday #Museumscience #dmns

Toilet paper: an essential fossil tool. 🧻
Last summer in North Dakota, Malagasy paleontologist Bakoli Rakotozafy taught our interns how to protect specimens, trim blocks, and wrap fossils for safe travel — part of our Madagascar Project. #MadagascarMonday #fieldwork

A Rufous Vanga bird sits in a mossy nest between two nearly vertical tree branches.

Happy #MadagascarMonday! 🇲🇬

Here's an expecting Rufous Vanga momma sitting in her mossy nest to keep her eggs warm while her mate is off foraging.

#Madagascar #Bird #Wildlife #Rainforest #Nature #Photography #Conservation #Restoration