Jim Kirkland
@Paleojim
State Paleontologist for Utah; exploring and promoting the history of life in our southwestern deserts for the public good and the wonder of it all.
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http://ugs.academia.edu/JamesKirkland 06-11-2010 00:12:12
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#FossilFriday Mike Benton's recent review of the Cretaceous dinosaur revolution. He does not see a link between the latest Jurassic asteroid Morokweng impact. Google it; and let the stones be thrown. See you at SVP, I hope. lyellcollection.org/doi/full/10.11…
Utah Friends of Paleontology
It’s #FossilFriday and this is a reminder that I am hiring a new Prep Lab/Collections Manager at the Prehistoric Museum! We begin reviewing apps May 1. SVP The Paleontological Society The PalAss geosociety Utah Geological
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Reptiles aren't just cold-blooded; they're full of emotions and social complexities 🦎💚. Understanding them better could save them. #ReptileConservation #EmotionalCreatures discovermagazine.com/planet-earth/r…
That is the new virtually perfect Poposaurus skeleton excavated by Yale from the GSENM Circle Cliffs, Chinle in southern Utah. Best every found!! How can a cast be secured for exhibit in Utah?? Yale Peabody Museum Congrates on new exhibit. St. George Dinosaur Discovery Site Jeremy Roberts Bureau of Land Management Utah GSENM
Basal Pcycnodonte newberryi pebble bed at type area of proposed 'Jessie Twist Mbr.' of Tunuck Shale SE of Green River Utah. New Member capped by Coon Springs Ss. Mbr. Well exposed but long, low relief type section. Steeper section at Crystal Geyser capped by Terrace #FossilFriday
View to so. across Cathedral Valley northern Capitol Reef NP. White band basal U Jur Curtis Fm. In distance, cong bench on top red rocks, J5 unconf., L. Cret Buckhorn Cong cuts out Jur Brushy Basin and rests on Salt Wash Mbr Morrison. Geo-maps under revision. Utah Geological