Kiersten Formoso, PhD(epressed)
@formorphology.bsky.social
Vertebrate Paleobiologist & Presidential Postdoc at Rutgers U | PhD from USC | Washed up Forbes 30 Under 30 | Tired | Was on that dino show | Avatar fan
It's not only #FossilFriday, but also the 50th Anniversary of Jaws 🦈 one of my favorite movies. I'm celebrating by sharing this 5 million year old ancestral great white shark fossil from Peru's famed Pisco Formation.
*Almost* a modern GWS, it doesn't quite have the tooth serrations of today's.
*Almost* a modern GWS, it doesn't quite have the tooth serrations of today's.
June 20, 2025 at 5:59 PM
It's not only #FossilFriday, but also the 50th Anniversary of Jaws 🦈 one of my favorite movies. I'm celebrating by sharing this 5 million year old ancestral great white shark fossil from Peru's famed Pisco Formation.
*Almost* a modern GWS, it doesn't quite have the tooth serrations of today's.
*Almost* a modern GWS, it doesn't quite have the tooth serrations of today's.
Arguably my second favorite Walking with Dinosaurs.
June 14, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Arguably my second favorite Walking with Dinosaurs.
New Regal poster for Jurassic World Rebirth featuring the revamped mosasaurus.
Love the dark on top, light on bottom countershading.
Fun fact that we have fossil evidence of this! www.nature.com/articles/nat...
(But don't ever do 4DX, it blows lol)
Love the dark on top, light on bottom countershading.
Fun fact that we have fossil evidence of this! www.nature.com/articles/nat...
(But don't ever do 4DX, it blows lol)
June 12, 2025 at 5:02 PM
New Regal poster for Jurassic World Rebirth featuring the revamped mosasaurus.
Love the dark on top, light on bottom countershading.
Fun fact that we have fossil evidence of this! www.nature.com/articles/nat...
(But don't ever do 4DX, it blows lol)
Love the dark on top, light on bottom countershading.
Fun fact that we have fossil evidence of this! www.nature.com/articles/nat...
(But don't ever do 4DX, it blows lol)
Strawberry Moon
June 11, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Strawberry Moon
Me when someone asks a question after my conference talk:
June 10, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Me when someone asks a question after my conference talk:
Mammals after the K-Pg Extinction:
February 10, 2025 at 5:20 AM
Mammals after the K-Pg Extinction:
Is there Saurophaganax discourse on Bluesky too?
December 24, 2024 at 2:46 PM
Is there Saurophaganax discourse on Bluesky too?
It's #MosasaurMonday! Here's a photo of one of the favs, Platecarpus tympaniticus @nhmla.bsky.social
December 9, 2024 at 3:21 PM
It's #MosasaurMonday! Here's a photo of one of the favs, Platecarpus tympaniticus @nhmla.bsky.social
Can't believe none of you ever told me that the music video plot to one of the greatest songs ever made is evolution
December 4, 2024 at 10:03 PM
Can't believe none of you ever told me that the music video plot to one of the greatest songs ever made is evolution
Was not expecting this YouTube Recap.
I was fully expecting River of Dreams to be my top track, but everything else was up in the air.
Top 1% of Billy Joel listeners though, what an HONOR.
I was fully expecting River of Dreams to be my top track, but everything else was up in the air.
Top 1% of Billy Joel listeners though, what an HONOR.
December 4, 2024 at 5:19 PM
Was not expecting this YouTube Recap.
I was fully expecting River of Dreams to be my top track, but everything else was up in the air.
Top 1% of Billy Joel listeners though, what an HONOR.
I was fully expecting River of Dreams to be my top track, but everything else was up in the air.
Top 1% of Billy Joel listeners though, what an HONOR.
Tis the Season
December 3, 2024 at 7:35 PM
Tis the Season
They don't prepare you for this
December 3, 2024 at 4:44 PM
They don't prepare you for this
Opened up Twitter and got jump scared by that stupid subscriber final sale thing.
No, I'm not paying for that website. Not a cent. Sowwy.
No, I'm not paying for that website. Not a cent. Sowwy.
December 2, 2024 at 11:33 PM
Opened up Twitter and got jump scared by that stupid subscriber final sale thing.
No, I'm not paying for that website. Not a cent. Sowwy.
No, I'm not paying for that website. Not a cent. Sowwy.
Guys look I'm so cool
November 25, 2024 at 6:43 PM
Guys look I'm so cool
A very toothy cetacean for #FossilFriday
Ankylorhiza. Whales are so funny to me because we "know" them but they are actually super alien looking. Like you're telling me this is an ultra specialized aquatic hoofed mammal?
(Yes. And now I'm telling you.)
Ankylorhiza. Whales are so funny to me because we "know" them but they are actually super alien looking. Like you're telling me this is an ultra specialized aquatic hoofed mammal?
(Yes. And now I'm telling you.)
November 22, 2024 at 5:38 PM
A very toothy cetacean for #FossilFriday
Ankylorhiza. Whales are so funny to me because we "know" them but they are actually super alien looking. Like you're telling me this is an ultra specialized aquatic hoofed mammal?
(Yes. And now I'm telling you.)
Ankylorhiza. Whales are so funny to me because we "know" them but they are actually super alien looking. Like you're telling me this is an ultra specialized aquatic hoofed mammal?
(Yes. And now I'm telling you.)
I'm allowed to also post memes that three people will laugh at! 😤
November 19, 2024 at 5:05 PM
I'm allowed to also post memes that three people will laugh at! 😤
Gonna buy a car in a year or so and I'm probably gonna frighten the salesman when I ask him how much of my scream he can hear from inside the vehicle.
Me: Drives great. But I need to do the scream test.
Salesman: Scream test?
Me: Yeah gimme a second.
*shuts door*
Me: Drives great. But I need to do the scream test.
Salesman: Scream test?
Me: Yeah gimme a second.
*shuts door*
November 18, 2024 at 5:54 PM
Gonna buy a car in a year or so and I'm probably gonna frighten the salesman when I ask him how much of my scream he can hear from inside the vehicle.
Me: Drives great. But I need to do the scream test.
Salesman: Scream test?
Me: Yeah gimme a second.
*shuts door*
Me: Drives great. But I need to do the scream test.
Salesman: Scream test?
Me: Yeah gimme a second.
*shuts door*
Sharks after every mass extinction
November 18, 2024 at 2:12 PM
Sharks after every mass extinction
YEEEAAHHHH
November 17, 2024 at 10:16 PM
YEEEAAHHHH
I make videos for nerds too
November 17, 2024 at 9:50 PM
I make videos for nerds too
I'm sure I'll do more than post memes on here... one day. Anyway here's a meme.
November 12, 2024 at 2:53 PM
I'm sure I'll do more than post memes on here... one day. Anyway here's a meme.
So I've been binging the show Fringe. Great sci-fi drama lemme tell you. Excellent horror episodes too.
I've never actually finished it, but I just passed the hump/wall I always used to stop on (mid season 3), so I'm excited to finally see it through.
I've never actually finished it, but I just passed the hump/wall I always used to stop on (mid season 3), so I'm excited to finally see it through.
November 11, 2024 at 10:48 PM
So I've been binging the show Fringe. Great sci-fi drama lemme tell you. Excellent horror episodes too.
I've never actually finished it, but I just passed the hump/wall I always used to stop on (mid season 3), so I'm excited to finally see it through.
I've never actually finished it, but I just passed the hump/wall I always used to stop on (mid season 3), so I'm excited to finally see it through.
Monday Meme.
Was so chuffed in making this lol
Was so chuffed in making this lol
November 11, 2024 at 5:54 PM
Monday Meme.
Was so chuffed in making this lol
Was so chuffed in making this lol
Let's test how my memes do here
November 10, 2024 at 10:10 PM
Let's test how my memes do here