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Joanna Kobierska @joannakobierska.bsky.social · 1d

And the scan itself!
It's huge. This male aurochs had over 80cm horn span!

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Lucas Nunes @lucasjn.bsky.social · 5d

Here's a T. Rex bored to death trying to bite their own tail. My partner asked me to animate it in stop motion, after she watched a video about the very important topic of "could T. Rex chew its own tail like a dog". The puppet is still a work in progress 🦖

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Le Suricate @lesuricate.bsky.social · 11d

🎬 #MaryAnning est un #film d’aventure, d’apprentissage et d’émancipation, un hommage à celles qui ont creusé avant tout le monde, sans reconnaissance, mais avec passion.

Mary Anning, l’empreinte d’une pionnière

Mary Anning est un film d’aventure, d’apprentissage et d’émancipation, un hommage à celles qui ont creusé avant tout le monde, sans reconnaissance, mais avec passion.

www.lesuricate.org

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Jeremy Lockwood @valdosaurus.bsky.social · 9d

For #FossilFriday some iguanodontian dorsal vertebrae with ossified tendons which would have formed a crisscross pattern. First appeared Late Jurassic associated with increased mass and quadrupedality. From #IsleofWight in the collections of @nhm-london.bsky.social.

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Thomas R. Holtz, Jr. @arctomet.bsky.social · 10d

first pachycephalosaurid from the Late Cretaceous Two Medicine Formation: effects of the Western Interior Seaway on North American pachycephalosaurid evolution url: academic.oup.com/zoolinnean/a...

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The first pachycephalosaurid from the Late Cretaceous Two Medicine Formation: effects of the Western Interior Seaway on North American pachycephalosaurid evolution

Abstract. During the latest Cretaceous, western North America experienced several regressive and transgressive cycles of the Western Interior Seaway (WIS).

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Ben Miller @extinctmonsters.bsky.social · 11d

I think I'm getting increasingly irked about the current AMNH fossil halls and exhibits like it that go out of their way to make the objects boring

A glass case with a maroon backdrop and five skulls floating in front of it. There's a black and white photo in there, and some white labels with a cladogram.

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Olof Moleman @lordtrilobite.bsky.social · 10d

And some life recons that aren't tiny.

Olof Moleman @lordtrilobite.bsky.social · 10d

Honestly, some colour and making some actual big signs with basic info like the names of the animals, that you can read at a glance from a distance would already go a long way to make it more interesting and informative. That's a lot of small text there.

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Tess Gallagher @tessasaurus.bsky.social · 12d

Galeamopus 🦕

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Chibdm @chibdm.bsky.social · 13d

Robin Williams' daughter has some quality thoughts on AI slop

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Olof Moleman @lordtrilobite.bsky.social · 14d

The way the salamander got put in air jail is really funny.

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KOJAMF🤘🖤🤘 @kojamf.bsky.social · 14d

Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.

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Alessandro Chiarenza @macroecoevoale.bsky.social · 15d

A brilliant palaeontologist, Dr Tsogtbaatar, is facing a tough battle and needs help with medical expenses. Please consider donating or sharing the link: every bit truly helps. Thank you!

Donate to Help Dr. Tsogtbaatar, Icon of Mongolian Paleontology, organized by Lindsay Zanno

Renowned Mongolian paleontologist Dr. Khishigjav Tsogtbaatar is fig… Lindsay Zanno needs your support for Help Dr. Tsogtbaatar, Icon of Mongolian Paleontology

www.gofundme.com

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Ole Zant @thebiobob.bsky.social · 17d

A new diplodocid skeleton was unveiled today at the Provincial House of the Dutch Province of North Brabant!

It will be on display there for the rest of the month, until it returns to the Oertijdmuseum, which is where we originally prepared the skeleton.
#dinosaurs

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BK. Titanji @boghuma.bsky.social · 18d

Sad to read Jane Goodall has died. She inspired a whole generation of biologists and conservationists. Read my first book by her in high school. We also happen to share a birthday😊. An absolute LEGEND, the world is lucky to have experienced her talent and compassion.
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Jane Goodall, renowned chimpanzee researcher and animal advocate, dies at 91

"Dr. Goodall's discoveries as an ethologist revolutionized science, and she was a tireless advocate for the protection and restoration of our natural world," the Jane Goodall Institute said in a Wedne...

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franz @franzanth.bsky.social · 23d

"The Netherlands plans to transfer more than 28,000 fossils from the Dubois collection to Indonesia, following a request by Indonesian authorities."

omg

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Jeremy Lockwood @valdosaurus.bsky.social · 23d

For #FossilFriday a posterior view of the braincase of the Early Cretaceous fish-eating spinosaurid dinosaur Baryonyx walkeri. In the collections of @nhm-london.bsky.social. First discovered in Barremian aged Smokejacks brick pit Surrey by collector William Walker in 1983. Time flies!

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WitmerLab at Ohio University @witmerlab.bsky.social · 26d

Having a great time in the dinosaur collections of the National Museum of Nature & Science in Tsukuba, Japan, just outside Tokyo. Many wonderful fossils like this beautiful skull of Thescelosaurus NSM PV 24661.

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Darren Naish @tetzoo.bsky.social · 26d

Out This Week: Meozoic Art Volume II ... a review article at @downthetubes.bsky.social downthetubes.net/out-this-wee... My bio info is very out of date but great coverage :) #MesozoicArtII

Out This Week: Meozoic Art Volume II

Don’t miss this, Paleoart fans…

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Thomas R. Holtz, Jr. @arctomet.bsky.social · 26d

Ibiricu, L.M., Lamanna, M.C., Alvarez, B.N. et al. Latest Cretaceous megaraptorid theropod dinosaur sheds light on megaraptoran evolution and palaeobiology. Nat Commun 16, 8298 (2025). doi.org/10.1038/s414...

Latest Cretaceous megaraptorid theropod dinosaur sheds light on megaraptoran evolution and palaeobiology - Nature Communications

Megaraptoran theropod dinosaur anatomy and evolution is unclear due to the fragmentary nature of most available fossils. Here the authors report a well-preserved, late surviving megaraptoran from Argentina that clarifies our understanding of the morphology of this group and potentially provides insights into its diet and feeding strategies.

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Claude ✡️🦖🦕 @cascoclauda.bsky.social · 26d

a warm welcome to joaquinraptor casali, a megaraptorid from maastrichtian patagonia 🦖 several features of the animal's anatomy suggest that megaraptorans retained robust arms and gracile skulls even at large body sizes, contrasting other massive theropods
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art depicting joaquinraptor holding a crocodylomorph arm in its mouth

a diagram from the paper describing joaquinraptor showing the known elements of its skeleton

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Tyler Keillor @tylerkeillor.bsky.social · 27d

Natural bristles from a brush glued onto snout, trimmed and painted for a subtle fuzzy display…I think it’s done! I‘ll add some final thoughts on my new Cyonosaurus sculpture in a follow up thread next-

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Prof Chris Jackson @seismatters.bsky.social · 28d

I strongly second this! 👏🏾

When talking about science communication, I also always stress that *all* forms and forums of communication matter 🔄

Whether it’s a big, factually correct but details-lite TV show or movie…or just chatting to granny or your mates in a pub 🗣️

Tracy Bale @thebalelab.bsky.social · Sep 18

Fantastic piece in Nature Reviews Neuro by @nicolecrust.bsky.social on the importance of science communication. My take? Everything matters - just do something. It will make a difference for how science is valued and trusted, how community understands. Let's get out there and communicate! 👏

The unexpected value of communicating science to the public

Nature Reviews Neuroscience - As a group, our scientific community has a responsibility to unpack the ‘what’ and ‘why’ behind our work for the public, not least because much...

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Tyler Keillor @tylerkeillor.bsky.social · Sep 19

This summer I had the pleasure of collaborating w/ researchers Naiomi Cookson & Arjan Mann (Field Museum) to reconstruct a flesh-model bust of Cyonosaurus. After getting to meet the holotype, I started roughing out the skull armature. More of the process to follow!
#paleoart

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Olof Moleman @lordtrilobite.bsky.social · Sep 19

Clearly a good dog.

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