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Jason Anderson @jsanderso.bsky.social · Aug 25

New paper day! From Conrad Wilson's MSc comes the description of the back of two ray finned fish skulls. These show that in the earliest Carboniferous aged rocks at Blue Beach, Nova Scotia, there was a mix of ancient forms and more advanced fish known from younger rocks. #vertpaleo #paleontology

Two partial actinopterygian neocrania (occipital ossifications) from Blue Beach, Nova Scotia

The earliest Carboniferous period (Tournaisian stage) is a crucial interval in actinopterygian evolution, but the actinopterygian fossil record for this stage is dominated by flattened specimens refer...

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Jason Anderson @jsanderso.bsky.social · Jul 14

Long time no see! Welcome here

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Jason Anderson @jsanderso.bsky.social · Jul 10

Congrats to Nathan Cochran for passing his MSc exam on sexual dimorphism in Dimetrodon!

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Jason Anderson @jsanderso.bsky.social · Jun 24

New paper day! From Conrad Wilson's MSc comes a new predatory fish from the earliest Carboniferous deposits of Blue Beach, Nova Scotia. This is the first fish in the fossil record to have its largest teeth in the rear of its jaws.
#paleontology #vertpaleo #paleosky

A new predatory actinopterygian from the Tournaisian of Nova Scotia provides insight into the evolution of actinopterygian feeding

The Devonian–Carboniferous transition represents a fundamental shift in vertebrate faunal composition and ocean ecology. Tournaisian-aged outcrops of the Horton Bluff Formation from Blue Beach, Nov...

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CindyLouWho2 @cindylouwho2.com · Apr 25

RIP Taz, our goofy little mutt with short front legs that brought so much joy to everyone she met, and has left a huge hole in our home.

#dogs #DogsOfBluesky #RescueDog

Our dog Taz at the Calgary Humane Society the day we met her, with my hand on her collar

Our dog Taz in the backseat of the car after romping in the snow.

Taz doing Taz things, laying outside of her bed with her legs inside it

Taz at the "dog spa" aka kennel on Christmas Day when we were out of town

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Jason Anderson @jsanderso.bsky.social · Mar 17

The closing date for our positions in Veterinary Anatomy is May 15th, not the April date in the header of the Science Careers posting.

#AcademicSky
#AcademicJobs
#anatomy
#VetMed
#YYC

Assistant or Associate Professor, Anatomy, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary - Calgary (City), Alberta (CA) job with University of Calgary - Faculty of Veterinary Medicine | 670361

The University of Calgary, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine (UCVM) is seeking two academic scholars for full-time positions in Anatomy.

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Jason Anderson @jsanderso.bsky.social · Mar 14

Join our team teaching Veterinary Anatomy at the University of Calgary! We are hiring two positions to start in the Fall teaching in our new integrated curriculum.

Assistant or Associate Professor, Anatomy, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary - Calgary (City), Alberta (CA) job with University of Calgary - Faculty of Veterinary Medicine | 670361

The University of Calgary, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine (UCVM) is seeking two academic scholars for full-time positions in Anatomy.

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Jason Anderson @jsanderso.bsky.social · Jan 26

I would need to get permission from the Museum nationale d'Histoire Naturelle first. Scott, can you do 3D printing? There could be options for you that way too

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Jason Anderson @jsanderso.bsky.social · Jan 18

A detailed thread on a new study of recumbirostran Hapsidopareion. Well done @semifossorial.bsky.social !

Xavier Jenkins @semifossorial.bsky.social · Jan 7

Our anatomical description of Hapsidopareion is out in Papers in Palaeontology! Thanks to collaborators and mentors @gondwannabe.bsky.social, Arjan Mann, and @hanssues.bsky.social and ISU undergraduate coauthors for their massive help with segmentation! 😄https://doi.org/10.1002/spp2.1610

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PaleoJim @paleojim.bsky.social · Jan 3

Important new paper: Rogers et al 2025, Updating the Upper Cretaceous (Campanian) Two Medicine Formation of Montana: Lithostratigraphic revisions, new CA-ID-TIMS U-Pb ages, and a calibrated framework for dinosaur occurrences. 35 pages, worth reading! pubs.geoscienceworld.org/gsabulletin/...

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CindyLouWho2 @cindylouwho2.com · Dec 28

My dog is kinda odd

#DogSky #pets #DogsOfBluesky

Dog lying with almost all of her body on the floor but her back legs in her cuddle bed.

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CindyLouWho2 @cindylouwho2.com · Nov 23

Our 15-year-old pup Taz just loves to go bounding through fresh snow, even though she has very short legs

#DogsOfBluesky #Dogsky #pets #dogs

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Taz on a walk in the snow

YouTube video by Jason Anderson

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Daniel Kronauer @danielkronauer.bsky.social · Nov 16

It seems like many of us here could use a reset. So for the next week, I’ll post serene videos from Hawaii. 🌺

#3 Gold dust day gecko eating a papaya in Hana, Maui. 🦎

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Billie Bloebaum @billie.bookstoreromanceday.org · Nov 16

There are now more than 80 #indiebookstores in the starter pack. Can we get it to 100 by Monday?

Don't forget to use the list when buying books for the holidays! Support small businesses rather than billionaires whenever you can.
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CindyLouWho2 @cindylouwho2.com · Nov 15

Canada Post's main carrier union is now officially on strike

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STRIKE ON FRIDAY: Here’s What You Need to Know

On the morning of Tuesday, November 12, your National Executive Board issued a 72-hour strike notice to Canada Post for both the Rural Suburban Mail Carriers (RSMC) and Urban Operations bargaining uni...

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Jason Anderson @jsanderso.bsky.social · Nov 15

yeah lists, starter packs are very recent. Apologies!

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Jason Anderson @jsanderso.bsky.social · Nov 15

Was a while ago and they might have been lists too I suppose. Will dig around and see what I turn up. Things here are changing fast, as all can appreciate!

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Jason Anderson @jsanderso.bsky.social · Nov 15

There are other starter packs for VP out there as well FYI. Would appreciate an add as well

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David Levering @biogeoverse.bsky.social · Nov 13

Starter pack of vertebrate paleontologists! There are a fair few slots left so if you’d like to be added or nominate someone to be added, drop a comment or shoot me a DM!

go.bsky.app/VLmSB1B

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Jason Anderson @jsanderso.bsky.social · Nov 11

La Croix: Surströmming

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Jason Anderson @jsanderso.bsky.social · Nov 11

*Logs onto Chessable for the first time in months* Oh hey, a new badge for having over 1000 variations to review!

(Number of actual variations: 3500)

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Jason Anderson @jsanderso.bsky.social · Nov 11

I've been here a while but there are tips here that were new to me!

Comfortably Numb @numb.comfortab.ly · Nov 9

Saw this on Twitter, reposting here, with alt-text, for new arrivals

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Adam Summers @fishguy.bsky.social · Nov 7

We have 2 spots in the Biological Imaging Apprenticeship. 15 credits. Strong financial aid available. Learn CT, SEM, and other applicable imaging techniques. Now with the correct QR code!! 10 weeks at Friday Harbor Labs. Cutting edge tools at the water's edge. Please retweet.

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Jason Anderson @jsanderso.bsky.social · Nov 9

Um, his head appears to still be in the air while paper bag is fully occupied. This poor cat suffers so much

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The Beaverton @thebeaverton.com · Oct 28

The Beaverton Is Dying. Unless You Save It

We need your help

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