Upland moa in a forest
#paleoart

Early Cretaceous hatchet wasp!
Procretevania exquisita, a parasitic wasp from the Yixian Formation of China! #paleoart #wasp #insect #entomology

It's #FossilFriday ! This week, we had Postdoctoral Fellow Ryuji Takasaki from U of T Palaeontology visiting our Paleontology Collections and Galleries comparing Hadrosaur dinosaurs from North America. He measured, photographed, and surface scanned our Gryposaurus monumentensis skull.

Morning Takeoff
Crested shelduck(Tadorna cristata) are one of only 2! near-endemic birds of Korean penninsula(both presumed extinct), with only 3 known specimens left
#paleoart

Happy #FossilFriday !
It's a little more on the extant side but I'm very happy to share this amazing turtle study I got to be a part of.
Great work by Gabriel focusing on the hyoid bone in different 🐢 families at different stages of life.
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An exceptionally preserved pseudoscorpion has been discovered in Eocene amber from Gujarat, Western #India . The #fossil represents a new genus and species, Geogaranya valiyaensis, and provides new insight into the diversity of tree-dwelling animals in #Eocene tropical forests.

I forgot to share this yesterday: I'm drawing plant size charts for.... something.... it's still very early days, but anyway, I thought you'd like to see. #paleobotany #paleoart #paleontology #plants #botany #sciart

I did a legit spittake Stuart Webb

Set up for small parts. Made custom jaws and program

With crystals the same colour as candyfloss, this pretty mineral specimen is heulandite on chalcedony.

#MineralMonday #mineral #crystal #geology #museum #rock #rock s #fossil #fossil s #palaeo #paleo #palaeo ntology #paleo ntology #LapworthRocks

New dice for my next dnd campaign

Happy #FossilFriday ! Duckbilled #dinosaurs were diverse #Cretaceous plant-eaters. Recently, Dr. Ryuji Takasaki visited from U of T Palaeontology to study duckbills, including #Brachylophosaurus . This dinosaur’s name translates to “short-crested lizard” for the small crest on its head.

New #theropod #dinosaur named based on leg #fossils from the #Jurassic #BlueLias in #Dorset , England. It is the second-oldest member of #Theropoda known from the UK. The bones were originally unearthed in 1859, showing new discoveries still come from #HistoricalCollections .

Rebecca Dart Tom Parker Tyler Carpenter Dolev Fabrikant
Get your prehistoric weeds out!!!

Join us for a free guided #tour of the #Museum galleries next Monday 13th May from 12-1pm. You might even get a chance to see behind the scenes!

For more info: ow.ly/ijwM50RhY8R

#geology #palaeo #fossil #fossil s #rock #rock s #mineral #mineral s #crystals #dinosaur

Came across my new dinosaur quiz-encyclopaedia at the local bookstore, co-written with Riley Black for DK Books UK. It’s aimed for ages 9-12 but there’s a few questions in there that might give hardcore palaeo fans a run for their money…

Kurz mal raus 🌬

How do scientists study the climate history of Earth?

Dr Michelle McKeown Michelle McKeown explores #paleoclimatology and how it relates to our present and future climate.

Recorded live today, the Mooney Goes Wild episode will air RTÉ Radio 1 later this year. 📻

Look what a beauty arrived today in the lab! (referring to the book) 📚 Sonja's new book on the Aterian, which can be bought here: harrassowitz-verlag.de/title_7422.aht… #Archaeology #NewReads '

Have you been considering a career in palaeontology? Why not check out how Dr Dean Lomax got started and hear his perspective of making his way in a geological career. #careers #palaeo Dr Dean Lomax

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