A nearly-complete tan-colored specimen of Archaeopteryx, including a white geode in the abdominal cavity.

A nearly-complete tan-colored specimen of Archaeopteryx, including a white geode in the abdominal cavity. You can also see impressions of feathers around the arms and tail.

The torso and skull of the Chicago Archaeopteryx.

A nearly-complete tan-colored specimen of Archaeopteryx. You can also see impressions of feathers around the arms and tail.

For #FossilFriday, the Chicago #Archaeopteryx! This gorgeous animal includes not only nearly the entire skeleton, but also soft tissues! At #Paleofest, Jingmai O'Connor discussed soft tissues of the skull and the feeding habits of this animal, including a mobile tongue, basihyal, & oral papillae!

I wouldn't call it a "highlight" of #PaleoFest but basically being thrust into running one of the auctions (I have 0 experience or even affiliation with the Burpee Museum) was certainly a memorable experience.

Glad I could help and hope I didn't make a complete fool of myself, lol

Lena Cole, University of Oklahoma
“Going with the flow: reconstructing ancient communities and ecological evolution from the crinoid fossil record
#PaleoFest #BurpeeMuseum

News article about Funisia Dorothea. Title is "First sex was 570m years ago."

Beware what you put in a paper, the press will run with it 🤣 Mary Drozer's #Paleofest talk on the Ediacara Biota.

PowerPoint slide discussing the Eidacara Biota with three images: one of a centipede on the fossil Dickinsonia, one of an Australian stamp, and one of a geological marker. Text: the Dawn of Animal Life: the Ediacara Biota. A suite of fossilized soft-bodied organisms collectively called the Ediacara Biota after Ediacara, SA. Globally distributed: a few important localities. Spam about 30 million years. Other text is covered by a person's head.

Mary Drozer giving her talk

I just love this picture of a centipede on Dickinsonia from Mary Drozer's Ediacara Biota talk at #Paleofest

#PaleoFest2026 #PaleoFest talks are starting soon. Don't forget to axolotl questions!

Two weirdos posing for a selfie in front of a medium-sized, thin tyrannosaur. This is Jane, the Nanotyrannus at Burpee Museum in Rockford, Illinois.

James Napoli speaking about Nanotyrannus next to a photo of Jane on his PowerPoint.

Images from James Napoli's talk showing CT and real fossil images of the Nanotyrannus from the Dueling Dinosaurs at North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences.

James Napoli next to a PowerPoint image of art involving two Nanotyrannus species.

#Paleofest at Burpee Museum of Natural History!! Special talk tonight by James Napoli appropriately involved Jane, the #Nanotyrannus! #fossilfriday

Composite skeleton of the Early Cretaceous sauropod dinosaur Astrodon

#FossilFriday #PaleoFest Composite juvenile skeleton of the Early Cretaceous sauropod Astrodon at the Maryland Science Center

A Montevarchi (AR) sabato 4 e domenica 5 ottobre torna il Paleofest. Il Festival della Preistoria Torna il “Paleofest. Il Festival della Preistoria”, organizzato dal Museo Paleontologico dell’Accademia Valdarnese del Poggio di Montevarchi, che dal 2017 propone una due giorni dedicata alle scienze, al Valdarno e alla nostra storia più antica di Redazione

A Montevarchi (AR) sabato 4 e domenica 5 ottobre torna il Paleofest. Il Festival della Preistoria Torna il “Paleofest. Il Festival della Preistoria”, organizzato dal Museo Paleontologico dell’Accademia Valdarnese del Poggio di Montevarchi, che dal 2017 propone una due giorni dedicata alle scienze, al Valdarno e alla nostra storia più antica di Redazione

A Montevarchi (AR) sabato 4 e domenica 5 ottobre torna il Paleofest. Il Festival della Preistoria Torna il “Paleofest. Il Festival della Preistoria”, organizzato dal Museo Paleontologico dell’Accademia Valdarnese del Poggio di Montevarchi, che dal 2017 propone una due giorni dedicata alle scienze, al Valdarno e alla nostra storia più antica di Redazione

A Montevarchi (AR) sabato 4 e domenica 5 ottobre torna il Paleofest. Il Festival della Preistoria Torna il “Paleofest. Il Festival della Preistoria”, organizzato dal Museo Paleontologico dell’Accademia Valdarnese del Poggio di Montevarchi, che dal 2017 propone una due giorni dedicata alle scienze, al Valdarno e alla nostra storia più antica di Redazione

Mark my words- one of these days, I am going to make my entrance to #DinosaursandMOR or #SVP or #PaleoFest, just.....like.....this...... www.youtube.com/watch?v=i7lD...

Hard to believe a week has already gone by! #PaleoFest #BurpeeMuseum

Right back at ya Eugenia! #PaleoFest 2025!

#PaleoFest 2025 was a blast! Finally had a minute to post some pics! Great talks, well attended. #PaulSereno excited folks w/an updated #Spinosaurus talk! Got to see a couple of my "kids" Jane & Homer #Tyrannosaurusrex #Triceratops. Gave a couple talks on #Nanotyrannus & Paleo-popculture!

A pachyceohalosaurus I drew while at #paleofest!
It was a blast meeting and seeing so many people I look up to!
This guy is based off the skull model in the Burpee Museum in Jane the Juvenile Rex room!

From my #PaleoFest talk:

a black and white photo of a glass dome with a brain inside and a label that says hans delbruck scientist & saint Alt: a black and white photo of a glass dome with a brain inside and a label that says hans delbruck scientist & saint

I think @arctomet.bsky.social just outdid @museumguyscott.bsky.social for highest number of GIFs used in a #PaleoFest talk.

Happy #PaleoFest Weekend to all in attendance!
🥰🖤🙌🦖

Well....yeah....a tiny sauropod......that has a serious drug problem :P #PaleoFest #BurpeeMuseum

a skeleton of a dinosaur is coming out of a box in a dark room . Alt: a skeleton of a dinosaur is coming out of a box in a dark room .

Starting a small 🧵 from Day 1 of #PaleoFest of some random tidbits and observations… follow at your own risk…

Author in a mask standing in front of a tyrannosaurus skeleton

I figure I need to crash the party at Burpee’s #PaleoFest once every 10 years or so…

Happy #FossilFriday & #PaleoFest eve!
Attending tomorrow's PaleoFestivities? Prepare to meet TEX; genuinely one of the coolest critters I've had the pleasure of working with! Here's a pterygoid from "the Black Knight," a specimen that exemplifies our beast's capacity for violence

#PaleoFest is the best! Member's talk tonight, then two full days of paleontologist's presentations Saturday and Sunday. Burpee Museum, Rockford, Illinois, USA.

Dr. Eric Morschhauser Associate Professor of Biology, Indiana University of Pennsylvania Talk title: Ceratopsian dinosaurs: Lifestyles of the Horned and Hornless

PaleoFest presented by Burpee Museum Frb 28 - March 2, 2025

PaleoFest 2025 Speaker, Dr. Eric Morschhauser

Associate Professor of Biology, Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Talk title: Ceratopsian dinosaurs: Lifestyles of the Horned and Hornless

Feb 28- Mar 2, 2025 Burpee Museum Rockford, Illinois, USA
#PaleoFest #BurpeeMuseum
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Lectures | Burpee Museum of Natural History

Current list of PaleoFest 2025 speakers.
Burpee Museum Rockford, Illinois, USA. February 28 - March 2, 2025
#PaleoFest2025 #PaleoFest #BurpeeMuseum
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Burpee Museum of Natural History's logo with the silhouette of "Jane" the teenage tyrannosaurus.

Burpee Museum's PaleoFest will be held Feb. 28- March 2, 2025. Fun activities for the whole family, 2 full days of talks by paleontolgists from around the world presenting results of their latest work, and amazing fossils on display. Rockford, Illinois, USA.
#BurpeeMuseum #PaleoFest #PaleoFest2025

If you know me from before, it's most likely from my #BurpeeMuseum #PaleoFest posts from all of the interesting talks given that wonderful weekend each March. Though I have been on a few digs, I'm not a paleontologist, just a fan and supporter who appreciates all the hard work that they do.