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AngriestNaturalist @angriestnaturalist.bsky.social · Sep 4

What about New Zealand though? In refugia where terrestrial mammals are still absent, oviparity is the dominant reproductive strategy.

This is an interesting research topic though, what egg-related behaviors were lost with the arrival of humans and other egg predators?

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Anne-Laure D 🌿 @aldpaleo.bsky.social · Aug 29

Some plant fossils, like this piece of Triassic wood, retain some organic matter of their cell walls 🌿⛏️ With a little bit of chemistry we can remove minerals & transfer the organic matter on a piece of cellulose acetate that can be observed under the microscope 🧪Happy #FossilFriday! #paleobotany

A polished section of Triassic fossil wood (right) and an acetate peel of its surface (left)

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AngriestNaturalist @angriestnaturalist.bsky.social · Aug 28

Given the topic, that’s a pretty full school, in more ways than one! 🐟

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Danny Anduza ✈ is back home from TwitchCon San Diego @paleontologizing.bsky.social · Aug 28

We're talking all about DEINONYCHUS on the 60th anniversary of its discovery!

Join us to learn about how this dinosaur helped spark the 'Dinosaur Renaissance,' changing the way scientists (and the public!) think about dinosaurs forevermore

Join us now @ twitch.tv/paleontologizing

Twitch screenshot of me in my office, with Deinonychus all over the background -- a 3D-printed Deinonychus skull, assorted printed and framed figures of Deinonychus from various publications, and more

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AngriestNaturalist @angriestnaturalist.bsky.social · Jul 1

Some species didn’t just survive the asteroid… they've barely changed! Wrote up a journal post about my new iNaturalist project: Cretaceous Critters of North America.

Check it out here →

www.inaturalist.org/projects/cre...

#LivingFossils #Paleontology #NaturalHistory #iNaturalist #CitizenScience

7/1/2025: Introduction to the Project + First New Taxon Inclusion

Hello and welcome! For this first journal post, I’d like to expand a bit on the goals of this project as outlined in the description. Despite the stated purpose of this project, to document the surviv...

www.inaturalist.org

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Kenneth Lacovara, PhD @kennethlacovara.bsky.social · Jun 30

www.popsci.com/science/dino...

A dinosaur 'tombstone' lurks underneath New Jersey

Visitors to a new museum and fossil park can dig for buried end-Cretaceous treasure.

www.popsci.com

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AngriestNaturalist @angriestnaturalist.bsky.social · Jun 6

The State of Things

The Birdist @thebirdist.bsky.social · Jun 6

Me and all my pals following the news today

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Flint Dibble @flintdibble.bsky.social · Apr 15

Amazing video by Professor Dave about Graham Hancock, Joe Rogan, Jimmy Corsetti, Dan Richards, and me

Please share far and wide!

youtu.be/JK4Fo6m9C9M?...

The Great Big Pseudoarcheology Debunk (Graham Hancock, Dan Richards, Jimmy Corsetti)

YouTube video by Professor Dave Explains

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Steve Brusatte @stevebrusatte.bsky.social · Apr 10

Flamboyant dinosaurs. Beautiful visuals. Compelling storytelling. Hard-core science.
Walking With Dinosaurs is back!
And I'm excited for you all to see what many of us have been working on behind the scenes for years...

Jay @kakapojay.bsky.social · Apr 10

I'm so excited for the world to see what we've been working on. It is such a genuine joy to see my babies out in the world! Walking with Dinosaurs - coming soon.

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AngriestNaturalist @angriestnaturalist.bsky.social · Apr 9

Wait, where did they say that they deliberately made them white to look like the GoT wolves? They’re obviously not shying away from the reference by photographing the puppies on the Iron Throne and having GRRM hold them… but where’s the direct confirmation?

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Thomas R. Holtz, Jr. @arctomet.bsky.social · Apr 8

phys.org/news/2025-04...

Dinosaurs' apparent decline prior to asteroid may be due to poor fossil record, say researchers

The idea that dinosaurs were already in decline before an asteroid wiped most of them out 66 million years ago may be explained by a worsening fossil record from that time rather than a genuine dwindl...

phys.org

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AngriestNaturalist @angriestnaturalist.bsky.social · Apr 7

Yes I’m also confused by this? That’s the same amount of time that separates us from the chimpanzees/bonobos. I’m struggling to find more information about which genes were changed and how much that shortens the genetic gap between the two genera…

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AngriestNaturalist @angriestnaturalist.bsky.social · Apr 2

The exhibits at the new EFM are extraordinarily awesome!

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Skye McDavid @skyemcdavid.com · Apr 2

"gentle giants"? I don't think so. Get smushed, theropod.
Acrocanthosaurus vs "Astrodon"

Diorama is a sauropod crushing a theropod, closeup of the foot crushing the neck

Diorama is a sauropod crushing a theropod

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Xavier Jenkins @semifossorial.bsky.social · Mar 26

Gemini is using Pterosaur Heresies as one of it's sources now. Extremely concerning...

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AngriestNaturalist @angriestnaturalist.bsky.social · Mar 5

Is this from a known genera? Such a great prep job!

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AngriestNaturalist @angriestnaturalist.bsky.social · Mar 4

What you see below is a ‘woolly’ mouse—viable mice with #WoollyMammoth genes, sporting a thick golden coat and extra fat reserves. This proof of concept is a major success for #deextinction, demonstrating how #Genomics and #CRISPR could help revive species we’ve lost to extinction! #Biotech #Science

Scientists Have Bred Woolly Mice on Their Journey to Bring Back the Mammoth

The mice were created by Colossal Biosciences, which edits DNA for species conservation, and has been working to bring back the woolly mammoth since 2021.

time.com

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PaleoJim @paleojim.bsky.social · Mar 4

Well, at least USA Today has its priorities straight.

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AngriestNaturalist @angriestnaturalist.bsky.social · Feb 24

I find the contemporary “Darwin as a Monkey” art pieces so funny. Sure, they were satirical and thinly veiled mockery, but the fact that they look oddly plausible (like his head really could fit on there) kind of illustrates the point of “The Descent of Man”.

Caricature of Charles Darwin as a monkey on the cover of La Petite Lune, a Parisian satirical magazine published by André Gill from 1878 to 1879.

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AngriestNaturalist @angriestnaturalist.bsky.social · Feb 20

Their companion art book is fantastic!

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AngriestNaturalist @angriestnaturalist.bsky.social · Feb 17

People are very flippant with accusations of using AI sometimes. I wouldn't sweat it too bad, nice photo!

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AngriestNaturalist @angriestnaturalist.bsky.social · Feb 15

Did you know sea turtles at one point reclaimed the niche of predatory marine reptiles during the Age of Mammals? Trachyaspis, a Miocene pelagic sea turtle, evolved a pseudodont (‘false-toothed’) jaw and powerful forelimbs, likely chasing large, fast-moving cephalopods. #TurtlePower

Illustration by Robert E. Weems

Godfrey, Stephen J. 2023. “The Geology and Vertebrate Paleontology of Calvert Cliffs, Maryland, USA – Volume 2: Turtles and Toothed Whales”. Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press.

https://smithsonian.figshare.com/articles/book/The_Geology_and_Vertebrate_Paleontology_of_Calvert_Cliffs_Maryland_USA_Volume_2_Turtles_and_Toothed_Whales/23847438

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PaleoJim @paleojim.bsky.social · Feb 15

Day after #FossilFriday The new updated "Glossary of fossil tetrapod tracks" is available open source! Sure to be the go to reference on fossil tracks for decades to come. palaeo-electronica.org/content/pdfs... @utahpaleo-ufop.bsky.social @ichnologist.bsky.social

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AngriestNaturalist @angriestnaturalist.bsky.social · Feb 5

You’re telling me you don’t like Fast & Furious with cgi playdough Velociraptors? That’s just what everyone who was captivated by the original film wants! /s

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AngriestNaturalist @angriestnaturalist.bsky.social · Feb 5

Science communicators preparing for the millions of questions kids will now ask about the weird dinosaur mutant thing in #JurassicWorld.

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