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A top tip for viewing sketchfab models that are large, long or that have lots of components (like this one) is to double-click, or double finger tap on mobile, on the part of the model of interest. This sets the centre of rotation for the whole model to that part, making it easy

More evidence, published today, of Blue Whale size #Ichthyosaurs , called Ichthyotitans! Congratulations to Paul de la Salle and Dr Dean Lomax on this 'huge' discovery. TS3D's Steven Dey 🇺🇦🇪🇺💙🇵🇸 3D scanned the specimen a few months back to help document and share the discovery. See the

The most beautiful, incredibly rare baby crocodile. Happy #FossilFriday 🐊

​Nicknamed “Brunni”, this ~20 cm long fossil represents the only known hatchling of a Jurassic species called Crocodilaemus robustus. Found within the Solnhofen Archipelago in Germany.

📢There are just five weeks left before abstract submission and registration for presenting delegates closes on May 17th for the Symposium on Toarcian Palaeobiology!

If you plan to present at the symposium, make sure to register soon to avoid disappointment! 🐊🐚🦋🐾🌲🌋

Huge credit to the museum researchers 🥳👏
This paper on evolving trends in vertebrate palaeontology research shows that the NHM is ranked fourth globally for number of publications 2013 to 2022. #Fossils #Dinosaurs
doi.org/10.1080/089129…

Our shop’s had a fresh delivery of fantastic Megalosaurus bags… sporting our gorgeous logo celebrating the 200 year anniversary of the first dinosaur ever named 🦖🦖🦖

Modelled here by the Megalosaurus type specimen no less 😍

#Megalosaurus200 #FossilFriday Oxford University Museum of Natural History

Huge congrats to all of these amazing scientists, but in particular to my amazing PhD supervisor and friend Paul Upchurch, winning the Linnean Medal for services to science. Extraordinarily well deserved!

A Oxford University Museum of Natural History team will be there!! Can’t wait 😎

Today, I’m delighted to begin my proleptic role as Senior Researcher of Natural History at Oxford University Museum of Natural History, alongside my The Royal Society URF and All Souls £50 fellowship.

Excited to help further grow Oxford Palaeobiology!
palaeobiology.web.ox.ac.uk

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It’s “bring your husband to work” day at Oxford University Museum of Natural History!

I’d like to say he was admiring my fantastic Megalosaurus exhibit, but he’s just fascinated by the case’s environmental monitoring system 🤦‍♀️

BIG NEWS 🪩

#DiSSCoUK is funded through the UKRI Infrastructure Fund and led by the Natural History Museum and the Arts and Humanities Research Council.

This will build on our ten years’ experience of #Digitisation , working with over 90 partner organisations around the UK 🌿

Meet Prestosuchus chiniquensis. It lived in what’s now Brazil some 210 million years ago. Although it was a large animal with big claws & a huge head with sharp-toothed jaws, it wasn't a dinosaur—it's actually a close relative of crocodylomorphs. #FossilFriday

We’re really excited about this refresh to our brand! Help us make our new logo look incredible 😎🤩

#LogoCompetition #Mineral #Fossil #Rock #Geology #Palaeontology #Paleontology #EarthSciences

We are offering a full-time permanent Lectureship in Earth Sciences that complements and/or extends our existing strengths Candidates will have extensive knowledge and expertise in an area of Earth, Environmental or Planetary Sciences… ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/se…

#mineralmonday M&M10 - Registration is now open for Mineralogy and Museums conference number 10. Amgueddfa Cymru – Museum Wales, Cardiff, Wales, 12-13 Aug 2024 events.minersoc.org/Event-Registra… more details here mm-10.org See you in Wales! #minerals #museums #mining #geology

Happy Birthday to William Buckland!!

Born #OTD in 1874 was William Buckland FRS, palaeontologist, geologist and zoophage. As well as being the first to scientifically describe a dinosaur, he had a passion for eating every animal on Earth. Find out about his gastronomic odyssey in our latest video with BBC Ideas💡: