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mumbojumbo<p>Rock hunting in NE Michigan. I found Petoskey stones and one red agate with a geode pocket. Plus the big crinoid stone. . <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/rockhound" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rockhound</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/rocks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rocks</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Petoskey" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Petoskey</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/fossils" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fossils</span></a></p>
llewelly<p>When Dinosaurs Invented Flowers</p><p><a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/dinosaurs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dinosaurs</span></a><br><a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/flowers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>flowers</span></a><br><a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/paleo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>paleo</span></a><br><a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/fossils" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fossils</span></a><br><a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/plants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>plants</span></a></p>
Wordmark<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.green/@VQuaschning" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>VQuaschning</span></a></span> here some more <a href="https://mas.to/tags/ridiculous" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ridiculous</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/charts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>charts</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/turkey" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>turkey</span></a> and <a href="https://mas.to/tags/saudiarabia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>saudiarabia</span></a> and <a href="https://mas.to/tags/australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>australia</span></a> less <a href="https://mas.to/tags/solar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>solar</span></a> than <a href="https://mas.to/tags/pakistan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pakistan</span></a>? The <a href="https://mas.to/tags/fossilfuel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fossilfuel</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/lobby" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>lobby</span></a> did a great job soon we all are the <a href="https://mas.to/tags/fossils" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fossils</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/electricitymaps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>electricitymaps</span></a> <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tmrow.electricitymap&amp;hl=de" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">play.google.com/store/apps/det</span><span class="invisible">ails?id=com.tmrow.electricitymap&amp;hl=de</span></a></p>
Alberta Palaeo Society<p>Dr. Caron will be presenting a public talk on the Burgess Shale at Telus Spark Science Centre&nbsp;on August 6, 2025 from 11:00am - 12:00pm. &nbsp;This is his only talk in Calgary during his visit this summer and should be fascinating. More details shortly. </p><p>For more information please email david@burgess-shale.bc.ca.</p><p><a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/palaeontology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>palaeontology</span></a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/paleontology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>paleontology</span></a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/fossils" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fossils</span></a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/burgessshale" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>burgessshale</span></a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/yyc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>yyc</span></a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/ab" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ab</span></a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/alberta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>alberta</span></a></p>
AnnaAnthro<p>The curse of Toumaï: an ancient skull, a disputed femur and a bitter feud over humanity’s origins – podcast </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Fossils" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fossils</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/anthropology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>anthropology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/archeology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>archeology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/hominids" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hominids</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/news/audio/2025/jul/21/the-curse-of-toumai-an-ancient-skull-a-disputed-femur-and-a-bitter-feud-over-humanitys-origins-podcast" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/news/audio/202</span><span class="invisible">5/jul/21/the-curse-of-toumai-an-ancient-skull-a-disputed-femur-and-a-bitter-feud-over-humanitys-origins-podcast</span></a></p>
Atlas ObscuraIce Age Floods display at Tualatin Public Library in Tualatin, Oregon<a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=skeletons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>skeletons</span></a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=bones" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bones</span></a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=fossils" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fossils</span></a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=section-Atlas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>section-Atlas</span></a><br><a href="https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/ice-age-floods-display-at-tualatin-public-library" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Ice Age Floods display at Tualatin Public Library</a>
Holly<p>Two Halves of the Same Fossil Stored at Different Museums Reunited to Form New Species</p><p><a href="https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/two-halves-of-the-same-fossil-stored-at-different-museums-reunited-to-form-new-species/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">goodnewsnetwork.org/two-halves</span><span class="invisible">-of-the-same-fossil-stored-at-different-museums-reunited-to-form-new-species/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/goodnews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>goodnews</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/animals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>animals</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/museum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>museum</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/reptiles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>reptiles</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/fossils" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fossils</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/London" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>London</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Germany" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Germany</span></a></p>
llewelly<p>Another wonderful vintage paleoart review is up at Love in the Time of Chasmosaurs:<br>Gemma covers beautiful ancient ocean life murals by Marie Hubrecht<br><a href="https://chasmosaurs.com/2025/07/17/vintage-dinosaur-art-hubrecht-at-the-lyceum-part-2/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">chasmosaurs.com/2025/07/17/vin</span><span class="invisible">tage-dinosaur-art-hubrecht-at-the-lyceum-part-2/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/marine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>marine</span></a><br><a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/paleozoic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>paleozoic</span></a><br><a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/trilobites" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>trilobites</span></a><br><a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/fossils" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fossils</span></a></p>
Science | The Guardian<p>Largest piece of Mars on Earth sells for over $5m at New York auction <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/science/2025/jul/16/mars-meteorite-largest-auction" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/science/2025/j</span><span class="invisible">ul/16/mars-meteorite-largest-auction</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Dinosaurs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Dinosaurs</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Science</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Fossils" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fossils</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Mars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mars</span></a></p>
Global Museum<p>Scientists recover proteins from a 24 million-year-old rhino fossil. Are dinosaurs next?</p><p>Scientists have recovered ancient proteins from a fossilized rhinoceros tooth, breaking new ground in the study of ancient life on Earth</p><p><a href="https://edition.cnn.com/2025/07/15/science/ancient-protein-rhino-fossil" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">edition.cnn.com/2025/07/15/sci</span><span class="invisible">ence/ancient-protein-rhino-fossil</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Paleontology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Paleontology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/globalmuseum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>globalmuseum</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/fossils" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fossils</span></a></p>
llewelly<p>hooray! ants part 2 is out!<br><a href="https://www.palaeocast.com/ants/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">palaeocast.com/ants/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>how ants evolved from wasps</p><p>new 113 million year old ant from the Crato Formatio of Brazil!<br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://sauropods.win/@futurebird" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>futurebird</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/ants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ants</span></a><br><a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/fossils" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fossils</span></a><br><a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/insects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>insects</span></a><br><a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/paleobiology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>paleobiology</span></a></p>
Bob Nicholls Art<p>A teaser for our book, THE SECRET LIVES OF DINOSAURS, UNEARTHING THE REAL BEHAVIOURS OF PREHISTORIC ANIMALS, written by Dr Dean Lomax, illustrated in colour by me, &amp; published by Columbia University Press.</p><p>Out September 2025. Pre-order now!</p><p><a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/Art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Art</span></a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/Painting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Painting</span></a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/PaleoArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PaleoArt</span></a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/PalaeoArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PalaeoArt</span></a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/SciArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SciArt</span></a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/SciComm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SciComm</span></a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/DigitalArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalArt</span></a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/Illustration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Illustration</span></a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/Dinosaurs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Dinosaurs</span></a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/Birds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Birds</span></a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/Pterosaurs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Pterosaurs</span></a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/Reptiles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Reptiles</span></a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/MarineReptiles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MarineReptiles</span></a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/Palaeontology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Palaeontology</span></a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/Paleontology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Paleontology</span></a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/Dinosaurs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Dinosaurs</span></a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/Paleontology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Paleontology</span></a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/Palaeontology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Palaeontology</span></a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/Fossils" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fossils</span></a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/JurassicWorld" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JurassicWorld</span></a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/Psittacosaurus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Psittacosaurus</span></a></p>
Bob Nicholls Art<p>A teaser for our THE SECRET LIVES OF DINOSAURS, UNEARTHING THE REAL BEHAVIOURS OF PREHISTORIC ANIMALS, by Dr Dean Lomax, illustrated in colour by me, &amp; published by Columbia University Press.</p><p>Out September 2025. Pre-order now!</p><p><a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/Art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Art</span></a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/Painting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Painting</span></a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/PaleoArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PaleoArt</span></a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/PalaeoArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PalaeoArt</span></a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/SciArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SciArt</span></a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/SciComm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SciComm</span></a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/DigitalArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalArt</span></a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/Illustration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Illustration</span></a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/Dinosaurs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Dinosaurs</span></a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/Birds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Birds</span></a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/Pterosaurs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Pterosaurs</span></a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/Reptiles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Reptiles</span></a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/MarineReptiles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MarineReptiles</span></a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/Palaeontology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Palaeontology</span></a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/Paleontology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Paleontology</span></a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/Dinosaur" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Dinosaur</span></a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/Paleontology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Paleontology</span></a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/Palaeontology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Palaeontology</span></a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/Fossils" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fossils</span></a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/JurassicWorld" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JurassicWorld</span></a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/JurassicWorldRebirth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JurassicWorldRebirth</span></a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/Psittacosaurus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Psittacosaurus</span></a></p>
FunHouse Radio<p>"It’s official: Minnesota’s state fossil is the giant beaver, an extinct creature the size of a small bear that roamed around the Twin Cities more than 10,000 years ago."<br><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/weird" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>weird</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/weirdnews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>weirdnews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/odd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>odd</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nature</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/animals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>animals</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/ancient" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ancient</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/fossils" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fossils</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/midwest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>midwest</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Minnesota" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Minnesota</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/MN" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MN</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/bear-sized-giant-beaver-once-roamed-north-america-and-theyre-now-the-official-state-fossil-of-minnesota-180986937/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/</span><span class="invisible">bear-sized-giant-beaver-once-roamed-north-america-and-theyre-now-the-official-state-fossil-of-minnesota-180986937/</span></a></p>
Global Museum<p>380-million-year-old fossil reveals what the first land animals ate.</p><p>About 400 million years ago, some intrepid fish became the first vertebrate animals to walk on land. Now a fossil jawbone found in northern Australia might help explain what these pioneering fish ate.<br><a href="https://cosmosmagazine.com/history/palaeontology/lungfish-jawbone-fossil-land/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">cosmosmagazine.com/history/pal</span><span class="invisible">aeontology/lungfish-jawbone-fossil-land/</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/fossils" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fossils</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/globalmuseum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>globalmuseum</span></a></p>
Radical Anthropology<p><a href="https://c.im/tags/Fossils" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fossils</span></a> of <a href="https://c.im/tags/Homoerectus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Homoerectus</span></a> and contemporary animal species collected from the <a href="https://c.im/tags/Java" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Java</span></a> seabed. They help to re-create what a landscape now drowned by the sea once looked like.</p><p><a href="https://c.im/tags/anthropology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>anthropology</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/palaeontology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>palaeontology</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.sciencenews.org/article/seafloor-clues-ancient-human-relatives" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">sciencenews.org/article/seaflo</span><span class="invisible">or-clues-ancient-human-relatives</span></a></p>
llewelly<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mstdn.social/@davidamckay" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>davidamckay</span></a></span> </p><p>has anybody mentioned SMOC is very similar to Smok, the polish word for "dragon", also used to name this carnivorous late triassic archosaur: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smok_wawelski" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smok_waw</span><span class="invisible">elski</span></a></p><p><a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/fossils" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fossils</span></a><br><a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/smok" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>smok</span></a><br><a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/dragon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dragon</span></a><br><a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/archosaur" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>archosaur</span></a></p>
Global Museum<p>Trilobite Cap.</p><p>100% cotton in all colors, fabric weight 7 oz. / 240 gsm<br>Five-panel design <a href="https://www.redbubble.com/i/hat/Trilobite-by-ArtShare/161785331.XAK6W" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">redbubble.com/i/hat/Trilobite-</span><span class="invisible">by-ArtShare/161785331.XAK6W</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/trilobite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>trilobite</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/globalmuseum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>globalmuseum</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/caps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>caps</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/clothing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>clothing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/fossils" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fossils</span></a></p>
Dr Steven Allain<p>I recently visited Lyme Regis with a number of friends for the Lyme Regis Fossil Festival and had a blast! You can find out more about what I got up to and my thoughts here: <a href="https://stevenallain.co.uk/Blog/scifri-lyme-regis-fossil-festival-2025/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">stevenallain.co.uk/Blog/scifri</span><span class="invisible">-lyme-regis-fossil-festival-2025/</span></a> Hopefully, I'll see you there next year! <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/SciFri" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SciFri</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/FossilFriday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FossilFriday</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/Fossils" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fossils</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/LymeRegis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LymeRegis</span></a></p>
llewelly<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://saturation.social/@clive" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>clive</span></a></span> </p><p>I searched for "Stegosaurus" and got _Osteology of the Armored Dinosauria_ by Charles Whitney Gilmore , 1914</p><p>A link to the internet archive copy, bc reasons: <br><a href="https://archive.org/details/osteologyofarmor00gilm/page/n6/mode/2up" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">archive.org/details/osteologyo</span><span class="invisible">farmor00gilm/page/n6/mode/2up</span></a></p><p>I think this volume is still referenced by paleontologists working on stegosaurs today; see for example the description of Miragaia</p><p><a href="https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC2674496/pdf/rspb20081909.pdf" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/</span><span class="invisible">PMC2674496/pdf/rspb20081909.pdf</span></a></p><p>and search for Gilmore</p><p><a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/dinosaurs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dinosaurs</span></a><br><a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/stegosaurs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>stegosaurs</span></a><br><a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/fossils" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fossils</span></a><br><a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/armoredDinosaurs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>armoredDinosaurs</span></a><br><a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/fossilFriday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fossilFriday</span></a></p>