Cam Muskelly (Explorer of Deep Time ⏰ ⚒️)
@cambriancam.bsky.social
I am a science communicator and self-taught paleontologist/geologist located in Georgia. Future Invertebrate Paleontologist. I collect and study fossils from the Appalachian Basin.
Paleo Nerd 🦖🪨 ⚒️
Paleo Nerd 🦖🪨 ⚒️
Annnnnnnd, it is my tattoo. This one is Paradoxides gracliis from the same formation.
November 25, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Annnnnnnd, it is my tattoo. This one is Paradoxides gracliis from the same formation.
Ooooo
November 25, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Ooooo
Just to give you an example of how big they can get, here is a size chart. Acadoparadoxides is the 2nd to the left.
November 25, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Just to give you an example of how big they can get, here is a size chart. Acadoparadoxides is the 2nd to the left.
Come on, it's cool!
November 22, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Come on, it's cool!
Probably not. They are other living animals today that eat fecal matter and live quite successfully.
November 22, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Probably not. They are other living animals today that eat fecal matter and live quite successfully.
It's usually referred to as an anal tube. But because of the length it is called called the anal chimney. They can be as long as the arms of the crinoid. Infact some of them evolved spines on the anal tubes so snail wouldn't eat their poo. 😊
November 22, 2025 at 5:05 PM
It's usually referred to as an anal tube. But because of the length it is called called the anal chimney. They can be as long as the arms of the crinoid. Infact some of them evolved spines on the anal tubes so snail wouldn't eat their poo. 😊
It's usually referred to as an anal tube. But because of the length it is called called the anal chimney. They can be as long as the arms of the crinoid.
November 22, 2025 at 5:04 PM
It's usually referred to as an anal tube. But because of the length it is called called the anal chimney. They can be as long as the arms of the crinoid.
No, those are Gryphae oysters.
November 22, 2025 at 1:28 PM
No, those are Gryphae oysters.
Way older than any dinosaur. This fossil is ~361 million years old.
November 22, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Way older than any dinosaur. This fossil is ~361 million years old.