Hey, everyone! I'll be posting a fossil every day starting TODAY! #FossilAdventCalendar
Say hi to Big Al MOR 693: #Allosaurus jimmadseni 🦖.
This specimen is housed at Museum of the Rockies in Bozeman, Montana. This specimen is famous for their many pathologies, or injuries 🩹 sustained during life.
Say hi to Big Al MOR 693: #Allosaurus jimmadseni 🦖.
This specimen is housed at Museum of the Rockies in Bozeman, Montana. This specimen is famous for their many pathologies, or injuries 🩹 sustained during life.
December 1, 2024 at 9:44 PM
Hey, everyone! I'll be posting a fossil every day starting TODAY! #FossilAdventCalendar
Say hi to Big Al MOR 693: #Allosaurus jimmadseni 🦖.
This specimen is housed at Museum of the Rockies in Bozeman, Montana. This specimen is famous for their many pathologies, or injuries 🩹 sustained during life.
Say hi to Big Al MOR 693: #Allosaurus jimmadseni 🦖.
This specimen is housed at Museum of the Rockies in Bozeman, Montana. This specimen is famous for their many pathologies, or injuries 🩹 sustained during life.
#FossilAdventCalendar day 3: Meet the #Daspletosaurus 🦖horneri holotype (MOR 590)!
These GORGEOUS, large tyrannosaurs roamed what is now Montana ~10 MILLION years before Tyrannosaurus rex.
Want to learn more? Watch this video from tyrannosaur expert Dr. Thomas Carr: youtu.be/4D3aHIFOtMk?...
These GORGEOUS, large tyrannosaurs roamed what is now Montana ~10 MILLION years before Tyrannosaurus rex.
Want to learn more? Watch this video from tyrannosaur expert Dr. Thomas Carr: youtu.be/4D3aHIFOtMk?...
December 4, 2024 at 2:00 AM
#FossilAdventCalendar day 3: Meet the #Daspletosaurus 🦖horneri holotype (MOR 590)!
These GORGEOUS, large tyrannosaurs roamed what is now Montana ~10 MILLION years before Tyrannosaurus rex.
Want to learn more? Watch this video from tyrannosaur expert Dr. Thomas Carr: youtu.be/4D3aHIFOtMk?...
These GORGEOUS, large tyrannosaurs roamed what is now Montana ~10 MILLION years before Tyrannosaurus rex.
Want to learn more? Watch this video from tyrannosaur expert Dr. Thomas Carr: youtu.be/4D3aHIFOtMk?...
#FossilAdventCalendar day 10: Tenontosaurus tilletti (MOR 682).
Not only is this a GORGEOUS specimen, but 11 sharp, serrated teeth were discovered with it, leading researchers to believe it was killed by a pack of Deinonychus.
Discovered by Dr. David Varricchio in 1991 on BLM land in Montana.
Not only is this a GORGEOUS specimen, but 11 sharp, serrated teeth were discovered with it, leading researchers to believe it was killed by a pack of Deinonychus.
Discovered by Dr. David Varricchio in 1991 on BLM land in Montana.
December 14, 2024 at 5:42 PM
#FossilAdventCalendar day 10: Tenontosaurus tilletti (MOR 682).
Not only is this a GORGEOUS specimen, but 11 sharp, serrated teeth were discovered with it, leading researchers to believe it was killed by a pack of Deinonychus.
Discovered by Dr. David Varricchio in 1991 on BLM land in Montana.
Not only is this a GORGEOUS specimen, but 11 sharp, serrated teeth were discovered with it, leading researchers to believe it was killed by a pack of Deinonychus.
Discovered by Dr. David Varricchio in 1991 on BLM land in Montana.
#FossilAdventCalendar day 15: Dromaeosaur hand claw (MOR 484).
Dromaeosaurs, or "raptors," had recurved hand claws that assisted them in holding and grasping their struggling prey.
Dromaeosaurs, or "raptors," had recurved hand claws that assisted them in holding and grasping their struggling prey.
December 15, 2024 at 3:47 PM
#FossilAdventCalendar day 15: Dromaeosaur hand claw (MOR 484).
Dromaeosaurs, or "raptors," had recurved hand claws that assisted them in holding and grasping their struggling prey.
Dromaeosaurs, or "raptors," had recurved hand claws that assisted them in holding and grasping their struggling prey.
#FossilAdventCalendar day 11: #Hypacrosaurus stebingeri holotype (MOR 549):
These 75 million year old crested hadrosaurs lived with Maiasaura, Troodon, and other Cretaceous dinosaurs across what is now Montana and Alberta.
This stunning specimen resides at Museum of the Rockies.
These 75 million year old crested hadrosaurs lived with Maiasaura, Troodon, and other Cretaceous dinosaurs across what is now Montana and Alberta.
This stunning specimen resides at Museum of the Rockies.
December 14, 2024 at 6:12 PM
#FossilAdventCalendar day 11: #Hypacrosaurus stebingeri holotype (MOR 549):
These 75 million year old crested hadrosaurs lived with Maiasaura, Troodon, and other Cretaceous dinosaurs across what is now Montana and Alberta.
This stunning specimen resides at Museum of the Rockies.
These 75 million year old crested hadrosaurs lived with Maiasaura, Troodon, and other Cretaceous dinosaurs across what is now Montana and Alberta.
This stunning specimen resides at Museum of the Rockies.
#FossilAdventCalendar Day 2:
#Promerycochoerus synonymized now with #Merycochoerus, were oreodonts, affectionately referred to as "sheep🐏-camel🐪-pigs🐖".
Though they've been studied fairly well, there's still not a great #paleoart depiction.
Drop your favorite depiction in the comments ⬇️:
#Promerycochoerus synonymized now with #Merycochoerus, were oreodonts, affectionately referred to as "sheep🐏-camel🐪-pigs🐖".
Though they've been studied fairly well, there's still not a great #paleoart depiction.
Drop your favorite depiction in the comments ⬇️:
December 3, 2024 at 5:09 AM
#FossilAdventCalendar Day 2:
#Promerycochoerus synonymized now with #Merycochoerus, were oreodonts, affectionately referred to as "sheep🐏-camel🐪-pigs🐖".
Though they've been studied fairly well, there's still not a great #paleoart depiction.
Drop your favorite depiction in the comments ⬇️:
#Promerycochoerus synonymized now with #Merycochoerus, were oreodonts, affectionately referred to as "sheep🐏-camel🐪-pigs🐖".
Though they've been studied fairly well, there's still not a great #paleoart depiction.
Drop your favorite depiction in the comments ⬇️:
#FossilAdventCalendar day 5: Meet #Maiasaura peeblesorum, state dinosaur of Montana and "good mother lizard".
Museum of the Rockies cares for a 75 million year old dinosaur nesting ground where Maiasaura, #Troodon, and others laid their eggs 🥚🥚🥚.
Learn more: www.nps.gov/articles/mes...
Museum of the Rockies cares for a 75 million year old dinosaur nesting ground where Maiasaura, #Troodon, and others laid their eggs 🥚🥚🥚.
Learn more: www.nps.gov/articles/mes...
December 6, 2024 at 1:22 AM
#FossilAdventCalendar day 5: Meet #Maiasaura peeblesorum, state dinosaur of Montana and "good mother lizard".
Museum of the Rockies cares for a 75 million year old dinosaur nesting ground where Maiasaura, #Troodon, and others laid their eggs 🥚🥚🥚.
Learn more: www.nps.gov/articles/mes...
Museum of the Rockies cares for a 75 million year old dinosaur nesting ground where Maiasaura, #Troodon, and others laid their eggs 🥚🥚🥚.
Learn more: www.nps.gov/articles/mes...
#FossilAdventCalendar day 7: #Ornithomimus "Ostrich mimic" hand (MOR 1105)!
Ornithomimids were bird-like dinosaurs with sleek bodies built for speed!
If you saw one alive, you'd swear it was an ostrich, complete with wings 🪶 and a toothless beak.
Learn more: www.newscientist.com/article/dn22...
Ornithomimids were bird-like dinosaurs with sleek bodies built for speed!
If you saw one alive, you'd swear it was an ostrich, complete with wings 🪶 and a toothless beak.
Learn more: www.newscientist.com/article/dn22...
December 8, 2024 at 3:10 PM
#FossilAdventCalendar day 7: #Ornithomimus "Ostrich mimic" hand (MOR 1105)!
Ornithomimids were bird-like dinosaurs with sleek bodies built for speed!
If you saw one alive, you'd swear it was an ostrich, complete with wings 🪶 and a toothless beak.
Learn more: www.newscientist.com/article/dn22...
Ornithomimids were bird-like dinosaurs with sleek bodies built for speed!
If you saw one alive, you'd swear it was an ostrich, complete with wings 🪶 and a toothless beak.
Learn more: www.newscientist.com/article/dn22...
#FossilAdventCalendar day 12: Diplodocid 🦕 fossilized skin (MOR 637)!
Skin fossils discovered at the Mother's Day Quarry in Montana exhibit a vast amount of scale diversity. They vary in shape, size, orientation, and 3-dimensional relief depending on their location on the integument.
Skin fossils discovered at the Mother's Day Quarry in Montana exhibit a vast amount of scale diversity. They vary in shape, size, orientation, and 3-dimensional relief depending on their location on the integument.
December 14, 2024 at 6:20 PM
#FossilAdventCalendar day 12: Diplodocid 🦕 fossilized skin (MOR 637)!
Skin fossils discovered at the Mother's Day Quarry in Montana exhibit a vast amount of scale diversity. They vary in shape, size, orientation, and 3-dimensional relief depending on their location on the integument.
Skin fossils discovered at the Mother's Day Quarry in Montana exhibit a vast amount of scale diversity. They vary in shape, size, orientation, and 3-dimensional relief depending on their location on the integument.
#FossilAdventCalendar day 14: #Edmontosaurus maxilla!
This partial maxilla, or upper jaw, belongs to one of the largest Cretaceous hadrosaurs, Edmontosaurus.
As their teeth 😬 wore down, they were replaced throughout their life, giving them an endless supply of teeth and zero dental bill.
This partial maxilla, or upper jaw, belongs to one of the largest Cretaceous hadrosaurs, Edmontosaurus.
As their teeth 😬 wore down, they were replaced throughout their life, giving them an endless supply of teeth and zero dental bill.
December 14, 2024 at 6:55 PM
#FossilAdventCalendar day 14: #Edmontosaurus maxilla!
This partial maxilla, or upper jaw, belongs to one of the largest Cretaceous hadrosaurs, Edmontosaurus.
As their teeth 😬 wore down, they were replaced throughout their life, giving them an endless supply of teeth and zero dental bill.
This partial maxilla, or upper jaw, belongs to one of the largest Cretaceous hadrosaurs, Edmontosaurus.
As their teeth 😬 wore down, they were replaced throughout their life, giving them an endless supply of teeth and zero dental bill.
#FossilAdventCalendar day 4: This GORGEOUS 😍 ammonite!
Look closely 🔎: Can you see the intricately preserved structures? The sutures and septa have been beautifully preserved!
Ammonites thrived for in the world's oceans 🌊 for 140 million years until they went extinct ☄️ with nonavian dinosaurs 🦖.
Look closely 🔎: Can you see the intricately preserved structures? The sutures and septa have been beautifully preserved!
Ammonites thrived for in the world's oceans 🌊 for 140 million years until they went extinct ☄️ with nonavian dinosaurs 🦖.
December 5, 2024 at 6:58 AM
#FossilAdventCalendar day 4: This GORGEOUS 😍 ammonite!
Look closely 🔎: Can you see the intricately preserved structures? The sutures and septa have been beautifully preserved!
Ammonites thrived for in the world's oceans 🌊 for 140 million years until they went extinct ☄️ with nonavian dinosaurs 🦖.
Look closely 🔎: Can you see the intricately preserved structures? The sutures and septa have been beautifully preserved!
Ammonites thrived for in the world's oceans 🌊 for 140 million years until they went extinct ☄️ with nonavian dinosaurs 🦖.
#FossilAdventCalendar day 9: #Troodon embryo (MOR 993)!
Dinosaurs hatched from eggs 🥚 and sometimes we can still find tiny bones 🦴 of unhatched embryos inside.
This little one never made it, but it’s helping us unlock secrets of how Troodon grew, and adds to our knowledge of dinosaur reproduction.
Dinosaurs hatched from eggs 🥚 and sometimes we can still find tiny bones 🦴 of unhatched embryos inside.
This little one never made it, but it’s helping us unlock secrets of how Troodon grew, and adds to our knowledge of dinosaur reproduction.
December 10, 2024 at 9:48 PM
#FossilAdventCalendar day 9: #Troodon embryo (MOR 993)!
Dinosaurs hatched from eggs 🥚 and sometimes we can still find tiny bones 🦴 of unhatched embryos inside.
This little one never made it, but it’s helping us unlock secrets of how Troodon grew, and adds to our knowledge of dinosaur reproduction.
Dinosaurs hatched from eggs 🥚 and sometimes we can still find tiny bones 🦴 of unhatched embryos inside.
This little one never made it, but it’s helping us unlock secrets of how Troodon grew, and adds to our knowledge of dinosaur reproduction.
#FossilAdventCalendar day 6 AND #FossilFriday! Meet "Montana's T.rex"!
Museum of the Rockies 🏛️ here in Bozeman, Montana has the largest collection of T.rex 🦖 in the world!
This adult T.rex (MOR 980) was found near Fort Peck Lake in 1997 and is one of the most complete T. rex specimen ever found.
Museum of the Rockies 🏛️ here in Bozeman, Montana has the largest collection of T.rex 🦖 in the world!
This adult T.rex (MOR 980) was found near Fort Peck Lake in 1997 and is one of the most complete T. rex specimen ever found.
December 6, 2024 at 7:48 PM
#FossilAdventCalendar day 6 AND #FossilFriday! Meet "Montana's T.rex"!
Museum of the Rockies 🏛️ here in Bozeman, Montana has the largest collection of T.rex 🦖 in the world!
This adult T.rex (MOR 980) was found near Fort Peck Lake in 1997 and is one of the most complete T. rex specimen ever found.
Museum of the Rockies 🏛️ here in Bozeman, Montana has the largest collection of T.rex 🦖 in the world!
This adult T.rex (MOR 980) was found near Fort Peck Lake in 1997 and is one of the most complete T. rex specimen ever found.
#FossilAdventCalendar day 8: #Ornithomimus foot (MOR 1105)!
This gorgeous ~66 mya foot belongs with the hand 👋, covered in my last post. The metatarsals, or foot bones, elongate the leg, making this animal an excellent runner 🏃♀️.
Visit this and other fossil specimens at Museum of the Rockies 🦖!
This gorgeous ~66 mya foot belongs with the hand 👋, covered in my last post. The metatarsals, or foot bones, elongate the leg, making this animal an excellent runner 🏃♀️.
Visit this and other fossil specimens at Museum of the Rockies 🦖!
December 10, 2024 at 9:26 PM
#FossilAdventCalendar day 8: #Ornithomimus foot (MOR 1105)!
This gorgeous ~66 mya foot belongs with the hand 👋, covered in my last post. The metatarsals, or foot bones, elongate the leg, making this animal an excellent runner 🏃♀️.
Visit this and other fossil specimens at Museum of the Rockies 🦖!
This gorgeous ~66 mya foot belongs with the hand 👋, covered in my last post. The metatarsals, or foot bones, elongate the leg, making this animal an excellent runner 🏃♀️.
Visit this and other fossil specimens at Museum of the Rockies 🦖!
#FossilAdventCalendar day 13: #Edgarosaurus muddi holotype (MOR 751).
Plesiosaurs like Edgarosaurus were air breathing marine reptiles that swam the seas 🌊 while dinosaurs lived on land.
The bountiful Western Interior Cretaceous Seaway teemed with life 🐟 that supported these large marine animals.
Plesiosaurs like Edgarosaurus were air breathing marine reptiles that swam the seas 🌊 while dinosaurs lived on land.
The bountiful Western Interior Cretaceous Seaway teemed with life 🐟 that supported these large marine animals.
December 14, 2024 at 6:35 PM
#FossilAdventCalendar day 13: #Edgarosaurus muddi holotype (MOR 751).
Plesiosaurs like Edgarosaurus were air breathing marine reptiles that swam the seas 🌊 while dinosaurs lived on land.
The bountiful Western Interior Cretaceous Seaway teemed with life 🐟 that supported these large marine animals.
Plesiosaurs like Edgarosaurus were air breathing marine reptiles that swam the seas 🌊 while dinosaurs lived on land.
The bountiful Western Interior Cretaceous Seaway teemed with life 🐟 that supported these large marine animals.
#FossilAdventCalendar day 16: fossil leaf impression (MOR PB 72).
The study of plants is called paleobotany 🌿, a subfield of paleontology.
Between 66 and 58 million years ago, a leaf fell from a tree 🍁 and left its impression in the mud, only to be discovered by curious fossil hunters in 1936.
The study of plants is called paleobotany 🌿, a subfield of paleontology.
Between 66 and 58 million years ago, a leaf fell from a tree 🍁 and left its impression in the mud, only to be discovered by curious fossil hunters in 1936.
December 18, 2024 at 12:45 AM
#FossilAdventCalendar day 16: fossil leaf impression (MOR PB 72).
The study of plants is called paleobotany 🌿, a subfield of paleontology.
Between 66 and 58 million years ago, a leaf fell from a tree 🍁 and left its impression in the mud, only to be discovered by curious fossil hunters in 1936.
The study of plants is called paleobotany 🌿, a subfield of paleontology.
Between 66 and 58 million years ago, a leaf fell from a tree 🍁 and left its impression in the mud, only to be discovered by curious fossil hunters in 1936.
#FossilAdventCalendar day 17: Troodon formosus nest and eggs 🪺 (MOR 393)!
Over 75 million years ago, Troodon, medium-sized meat-eating dinosaurs, nested in the same area as Maiasaura, large hadrosaurs, or duck-billed dinosaurs.
Museum of the Rockies is still actively studying this important site.
Over 75 million years ago, Troodon, medium-sized meat-eating dinosaurs, nested in the same area as Maiasaura, large hadrosaurs, or duck-billed dinosaurs.
Museum of the Rockies is still actively studying this important site.
December 18, 2024 at 1:06 AM
#FossilAdventCalendar day 17: Troodon formosus nest and eggs 🪺 (MOR 393)!
Over 75 million years ago, Troodon, medium-sized meat-eating dinosaurs, nested in the same area as Maiasaura, large hadrosaurs, or duck-billed dinosaurs.
Museum of the Rockies is still actively studying this important site.
Over 75 million years ago, Troodon, medium-sized meat-eating dinosaurs, nested in the same area as Maiasaura, large hadrosaurs, or duck-billed dinosaurs.
Museum of the Rockies is still actively studying this important site.
#FossilAdventCalendar day #21: #Smilodon fatalis.
The La Brea Tar Pits in Los Angeles 🌴🌊, has the largest collection of Smilodon skeletons in the world, all from within Hancock Park.
This specimen, on display at the UNL Morill Hall Museum, is one of many that reside at museums worldwide.
The La Brea Tar Pits in Los Angeles 🌴🌊, has the largest collection of Smilodon skeletons in the world, all from within Hancock Park.
This specimen, on display at the UNL Morill Hall Museum, is one of many that reside at museums worldwide.
December 29, 2024 at 4:16 AM
#FossilAdventCalendar day #21: #Smilodon fatalis.
The La Brea Tar Pits in Los Angeles 🌴🌊, has the largest collection of Smilodon skeletons in the world, all from within Hancock Park.
This specimen, on display at the UNL Morill Hall Museum, is one of many that reside at museums worldwide.
The La Brea Tar Pits in Los Angeles 🌴🌊, has the largest collection of Smilodon skeletons in the world, all from within Hancock Park.
This specimen, on display at the UNL Morill Hall Museum, is one of many that reside at museums worldwide.
#FossilAdventCalendar day #24: Daeodon, the "Hell 🔥 pig".
One of my all-time favorite fossil mammals, these HUGE, fast, fearsome, omnivorous, pig-like 🐗 ungulates ate their way through North America 29-15.97 million years ago.
Specimen housed at the UNL Morill Hall Museum in Lincoln, Nebraska.
One of my all-time favorite fossil mammals, these HUGE, fast, fearsome, omnivorous, pig-like 🐗 ungulates ate their way through North America 29-15.97 million years ago.
Specimen housed at the UNL Morill Hall Museum in Lincoln, Nebraska.
December 29, 2024 at 6:19 AM
#FossilAdventCalendar day #24: Daeodon, the "Hell 🔥 pig".
One of my all-time favorite fossil mammals, these HUGE, fast, fearsome, omnivorous, pig-like 🐗 ungulates ate their way through North America 29-15.97 million years ago.
Specimen housed at the UNL Morill Hall Museum in Lincoln, Nebraska.
One of my all-time favorite fossil mammals, these HUGE, fast, fearsome, omnivorous, pig-like 🐗 ungulates ate their way through North America 29-15.97 million years ago.
Specimen housed at the UNL Morill Hall Museum in Lincoln, Nebraska.
#FossilAdventCalendar day #18: Megalonyx Jefferson, the Jefferson's ground sloth.
We live with many Ice Age 🧊 megafauna that persevered into present day, like coyote and American pronghorn, but these large sloths 🦥 went extinct, unfortunately!
Specimen UNSM 145000 at UNL Morill Hall Museum.
We live with many Ice Age 🧊 megafauna that persevered into present day, like coyote and American pronghorn, but these large sloths 🦥 went extinct, unfortunately!
Specimen UNSM 145000 at UNL Morill Hall Museum.
December 29, 2024 at 2:13 AM
#FossilAdventCalendar day #18: Megalonyx Jefferson, the Jefferson's ground sloth.
We live with many Ice Age 🧊 megafauna that persevered into present day, like coyote and American pronghorn, but these large sloths 🦥 went extinct, unfortunately!
Specimen UNSM 145000 at UNL Morill Hall Museum.
We live with many Ice Age 🧊 megafauna that persevered into present day, like coyote and American pronghorn, but these large sloths 🦥 went extinct, unfortunately!
Specimen UNSM 145000 at UNL Morill Hall Museum.
#FossilAdventCalendar day #19: Mammuthus columbi molar.
Columbian mammoth, wooly mammoth's larger cousin 🐘, had 4 large molars in their mouth that were replaced 6 times over their lifetime!
Mammoth remains have been found in ALL 93 counties in Nebraska 🌽.
Specimen at the UNL Morill Hall Museum.
Columbian mammoth, wooly mammoth's larger cousin 🐘, had 4 large molars in their mouth that were replaced 6 times over their lifetime!
Mammoth remains have been found in ALL 93 counties in Nebraska 🌽.
Specimen at the UNL Morill Hall Museum.
December 29, 2024 at 2:35 AM
#FossilAdventCalendar day #19: Mammuthus columbi molar.
Columbian mammoth, wooly mammoth's larger cousin 🐘, had 4 large molars in their mouth that were replaced 6 times over their lifetime!
Mammoth remains have been found in ALL 93 counties in Nebraska 🌽.
Specimen at the UNL Morill Hall Museum.
Columbian mammoth, wooly mammoth's larger cousin 🐘, had 4 large molars in their mouth that were replaced 6 times over their lifetime!
Mammoth remains have been found in ALL 93 counties in Nebraska 🌽.
Specimen at the UNL Morill Hall Museum.
#FossilAdventCalendar day #22: Ankylosaur scute.
Ankylosaurs had osteoderms, or scutes made of bone 🦴, embedded in their skin that worked together as a form of protection against toothy predators 🦖.
This specimen from Glacier County, Montana (MOR 419) is housed at Museum of the Rockies.
Ankylosaurs had osteoderms, or scutes made of bone 🦴, embedded in their skin that worked together as a form of protection against toothy predators 🦖.
This specimen from Glacier County, Montana (MOR 419) is housed at Museum of the Rockies.
December 29, 2024 at 4:45 AM
#FossilAdventCalendar day #22: Ankylosaur scute.
Ankylosaurs had osteoderms, or scutes made of bone 🦴, embedded in their skin that worked together as a form of protection against toothy predators 🦖.
This specimen from Glacier County, Montana (MOR 419) is housed at Museum of the Rockies.
Ankylosaurs had osteoderms, or scutes made of bone 🦴, embedded in their skin that worked together as a form of protection against toothy predators 🦖.
This specimen from Glacier County, Montana (MOR 419) is housed at Museum of the Rockies.
#FossilAdventCalendar day #20: Bison latifrons.
Large and in-charge, this Pleistocene bison 🦬 was MUCH larger than the bison we see in the American west today.
The horns of Bison latifrons measured 84 in. tip to tip, compared to 26-35 in. in modern bison.
UNL Morill Hall Museum, Lincoln, NE.
Large and in-charge, this Pleistocene bison 🦬 was MUCH larger than the bison we see in the American west today.
The horns of Bison latifrons measured 84 in. tip to tip, compared to 26-35 in. in modern bison.
UNL Morill Hall Museum, Lincoln, NE.
December 29, 2024 at 2:47 AM
#FossilAdventCalendar day #20: Bison latifrons.
Large and in-charge, this Pleistocene bison 🦬 was MUCH larger than the bison we see in the American west today.
The horns of Bison latifrons measured 84 in. tip to tip, compared to 26-35 in. in modern bison.
UNL Morill Hall Museum, Lincoln, NE.
Large and in-charge, this Pleistocene bison 🦬 was MUCH larger than the bison we see in the American west today.
The horns of Bison latifrons measured 84 in. tip to tip, compared to 26-35 in. in modern bison.
UNL Morill Hall Museum, Lincoln, NE.
#FossilAdventCalendar day #25:
Parasaurolophus cyrtocristatus.
This GORGEOUS specimen in Evolving Planet at the Field Museum 🏛 is a special specimen - it’s the holotype, or the specimen🦴 used to describe the species.
I hope you've enjoyed the Fossil Advent Calendar. Stay tuned for more #scicomm!
Parasaurolophus cyrtocristatus.
This GORGEOUS specimen in Evolving Planet at the Field Museum 🏛 is a special specimen - it’s the holotype, or the specimen🦴 used to describe the species.
I hope you've enjoyed the Fossil Advent Calendar. Stay tuned for more #scicomm!
December 29, 2024 at 6:29 AM
#FossilAdventCalendar day #25:
Parasaurolophus cyrtocristatus.
This GORGEOUS specimen in Evolving Planet at the Field Museum 🏛 is a special specimen - it’s the holotype, or the specimen🦴 used to describe the species.
I hope you've enjoyed the Fossil Advent Calendar. Stay tuned for more #scicomm!
Parasaurolophus cyrtocristatus.
This GORGEOUS specimen in Evolving Planet at the Field Museum 🏛 is a special specimen - it’s the holotype, or the specimen🦴 used to describe the species.
I hope you've enjoyed the Fossil Advent Calendar. Stay tuned for more #scicomm!
#FossilAdventCalendar day #23: Brachylophosaurus lower jaw (MOR 1071-7-15-98-226).
My, that's a lot of teeth you have! Hadrosaurs, or duck-billed dinosaurs, had rows full of teeth that created a grinding surface for shredding tough plants 🪴.
This specimen is housed at Museum of the Rockies.
My, that's a lot of teeth you have! Hadrosaurs, or duck-billed dinosaurs, had rows full of teeth that created a grinding surface for shredding tough plants 🪴.
This specimen is housed at Museum of the Rockies.
December 29, 2024 at 5:43 AM
#FossilAdventCalendar day #23: Brachylophosaurus lower jaw (MOR 1071-7-15-98-226).
My, that's a lot of teeth you have! Hadrosaurs, or duck-billed dinosaurs, had rows full of teeth that created a grinding surface for shredding tough plants 🪴.
This specimen is housed at Museum of the Rockies.
My, that's a lot of teeth you have! Hadrosaurs, or duck-billed dinosaurs, had rows full of teeth that created a grinding surface for shredding tough plants 🪴.
This specimen is housed at Museum of the Rockies.