Dr Dana Ehret
@drdanaehret.bsky.social
Paleontologist, herpetologist, ichthyologist, curator, adjunct professor. Editor for: Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, Eastern Paleontologist and The Mosasaur he/him
Princeton Allosaurus! Giving a departmental lecture today
September 25, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Princeton Allosaurus! Giving a departmental lecture today
September 9, 2025 at 5:58 PM
This past week a program about Natural History in Quebec came to the NJSM to film about the dinosaurs of Appalachia!
August 1, 2025 at 4:01 PM
This past week a program about Natural History in Quebec came to the NJSM to film about the dinosaurs of Appalachia!
I didn’t know I was mentioned in this #shark book about the #Megalodon !
July 17, 2025 at 10:09 PM
I didn’t know I was mentioned in this #shark book about the #Megalodon !
Before and after shots of drawer installation in our #naturalhistory collections #museumlife
June 3, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Before and after shots of drawer installation in our #naturalhistory collections #museumlife
The New Jersey State Museum is hiring a Curator of Archaeology and Ethnography!
May 31, 2025 at 11:04 AM
The New Jersey State Museum is hiring a Curator of Archaeology and Ethnography!
It’s been 5 years since we lost paleobotanist Brian Axsmith to Covid… he was a good friend and I still think of him every time I see a plant fossil
May 4, 2025 at 11:05 AM
It’s been 5 years since we lost paleobotanist Brian Axsmith to Covid… he was a good friend and I still think of him every time I see a plant fossil
Great day giving a tour to a Princeton University comparative anatomy class at the NJ State Museum today!
April 29, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Great day giving a tour to a Princeton University comparative anatomy class at the NJ State Museum today!
Our newest exhibit, Ecosystems at Risk opens on April 19th at the NJ State Museum! I’ll be there to give tours and talk to visitors!
April 11, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Our newest exhibit, Ecosystems at Risk opens on April 19th at the NJ State Museum! I’ll be there to give tours and talk to visitors!
Happy 95th (!!) birthday to John Astin aka Gomez Addams! @iamseanastin.bsky.social
March 30, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Happy 95th (!!) birthday to John Astin aka Gomez Addams! @iamseanastin.bsky.social
Today we had to move our ‘Ornithomimus’ sculpture at the NJ State Museum. This was done by Louis Paul Jonas for Sinclair’s Dinoland exhibit at the 1964 World’s Fair. Ours is not the original but was made from the same mold in the mid 1960’s #FossilFriday
January 25, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Today we had to move our ‘Ornithomimus’ sculpture at the NJ State Museum. This was done by Louis Paul Jonas for Sinclair’s Dinoland exhibit at the 1964 World’s Fair. Ours is not the original but was made from the same mold in the mid 1960’s #FossilFriday
Back to teaching at Monmouth University this Spring! It’s been a hot minute!
January 23, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Back to teaching at Monmouth University this Spring! It’s been a hot minute!
Ho hum… O. Megalodon
December 9, 2024 at 8:09 PM
Ho hum… O. Megalodon
This fossil represents an armored tail of a late Triassic (~215 mya) reptile named Aetosaurus arcuatus. Aetosaurs were herbivorous or omnivorous reptiles.This fossil once was the type specimen of 'Stegomus arcuatus jerseyensis'. It was found in Somerset Co., NJ #FossilFriday
December 6, 2024 at 2:57 PM
This fossil represents an armored tail of a late Triassic (~215 mya) reptile named Aetosaurus arcuatus. Aetosaurs were herbivorous or omnivorous reptiles.This fossil once was the type specimen of 'Stegomus arcuatus jerseyensis'. It was found in Somerset Co., NJ #FossilFriday
December 2, 2024 at 11:52 PM
Bottosaurus harlani was a late Cretaceous/early Paleocene (~65 million yrs. old) crocodilian related to modern caimans. Some researchers believe their unusual rounded teeth were used for crushing their prey. This mandible (lower jaw) was found in Gloucester Co., NJ #FossilFriday
November 22, 2024 at 2:27 PM
Bottosaurus harlani was a late Cretaceous/early Paleocene (~65 million yrs. old) crocodilian related to modern caimans. Some researchers believe their unusual rounded teeth were used for crushing their prey. This mandible (lower jaw) was found in Gloucester Co., NJ #FossilFriday
When my supervisor runs outta steam #rangerdanger
November 16, 2024 at 11:57 PM
When my supervisor runs outta steam #rangerdanger
I’m full of PaleoBS! Mainly Appalachia sharks, turtles and whatever else strikes my fancy!
November 15, 2024 at 1:15 PM
I’m full of PaleoBS! Mainly Appalachia sharks, turtles and whatever else strikes my fancy!
Sneak peek at #FossilFriday, a Castoroides incisor fragment from New Jersey recently donated by an avocational paleontologist to the NJ State Museum!
November 14, 2024 at 11:05 PM
Sneak peek at #FossilFriday, a Castoroides incisor fragment from New Jersey recently donated by an avocational paleontologist to the NJ State Museum!
Welcome new Blue Sky-ers! About me: I’m a Natural History Curator and paleontologist mainly studying 🐢 and 🦈! You may have seen me on Shark Week or the Smithsonian Channel years ago. I’m here to share science, nature and pics of my dogs!
November 14, 2024 at 12:54 AM
Welcome new Blue Sky-ers! About me: I’m a Natural History Curator and paleontologist mainly studying 🐢 and 🦈! You may have seen me on Shark Week or the Smithsonian Channel years ago. I’m here to share science, nature and pics of my dogs!
Future #ichnology in action! White tailed deer tracks on the beach in New Jersey!
November 14, 2024 at 12:48 AM
Future #ichnology in action! White tailed deer tracks on the beach in New Jersey!