An Allosaurus approaches to examine the carcass of one of its own kind. This is a scene for a theme involving burials and fossilization
November 15, 2026 at 11:14 AM
An Allosaurus approaches to examine the carcass of one of its own kind. This is a scene for a theme involving burials and fossilization
Anyways read this awesome paper on ammoniacal buoyancy limiting fossilization of decabrachians. It's really good and interesting
doi.org/10.1111/pala...
doi.org/10.1111/pala...
doi.org
November 11, 2026 at 8:24 PM
Anyways read this awesome paper on ammoniacal buoyancy limiting fossilization of decabrachians. It's really good and interesting
doi.org/10.1111/pala...
doi.org/10.1111/pala...
Slowly replacing all her organics with inorganics, forced fossilization.
November 13, 2026 at 7:33 PM
Slowly replacing all her organics with inorganics, forced fossilization.
me: "I should write about the evolution of ammoniacal buoyancy & how it prevents fossilization of coleoids for my evo bio research final!"
Bandel & Leich: "yeah we figured that out in '86 actually"
Clements et al: "and then we wrote a flawless review in 2016 you could only dream of writing. loser."
Bandel & Leich: "yeah we figured that out in '86 actually"
Clements et al: "and then we wrote a flawless review in 2016 you could only dream of writing. loser."
November 11, 2026 at 8:18 PM
me: "I should write about the evolution of ammoniacal buoyancy & how it prevents fossilization of coleoids for my evo bio research final!"
Bandel & Leich: "yeah we figured that out in '86 actually"
Clements et al: "and then we wrote a flawless review in 2016 you could only dream of writing. loser."
Bandel & Leich: "yeah we figured that out in '86 actually"
Clements et al: "and then we wrote a flawless review in 2016 you could only dream of writing. loser."
BAAAAAAAAH colocaram o fossilization pra abrir o show do my dying bride 😍
Que dia bem bonito que vai ser
Que dia bem bonito que vai ser
November 13, 2026 at 8:04 PM
BAAAAAAAAH colocaram o fossilization pra abrir o show do my dying bride 😍
Que dia bem bonito que vai ser
Que dia bem bonito que vai ser
Yep. I hope I'm wrong, but I've been around for DECADES and can see the fossilization all the way from the West Coast.
November 9, 2026 at 11:40 PM
Yep. I hope I'm wrong, but I've been around for DECADES and can see the fossilization all the way from the West Coast.
One more death metal album, "He Whose Name Was Long Forgotten", by Brazil's Fossilization. I think I got this via the Everlasting Spew mailing list. TBH all mailing lists should be called Everlasting Spew, AMIRITE?
everlastingspew.bandcamp.com/album/he-who...
everlastingspew.bandcamp.com/album/he-who...
He Whose Name Was Long Forgotten, by Fossilization
5 track album
everlastingspew.bandcamp.com
November 8, 2026 at 9:53 PM
One more death metal album, "He Whose Name Was Long Forgotten", by Brazil's Fossilization. I think I got this via the Everlasting Spew mailing list. TBH all mailing lists should be called Everlasting Spew, AMIRITE?
everlastingspew.bandcamp.com/album/he-who...
everlastingspew.bandcamp.com/album/he-who...
"but silkie chickens have existed for a thousand years, just through regular selective breeding"/ "dinosaurs didn't actually have black bones, mineral replacement in the fossilization process is why some specimens look like that" YES IT'S A MULTILAYER JOKE. I REALLY HATE THOSE FUCKERS
November 7, 2026 at 1:19 AM
"but silkie chickens have existed for a thousand years, just through regular selective breeding"/ "dinosaurs didn't actually have black bones, mineral replacement in the fossilization process is why some specimens look like that" YES IT'S A MULTILAYER JOKE. I REALLY HATE THOSE FUCKERS
The tragedy of the modern campaign is that "fighting for change" is usually just the marketing budget for the status quo. We don't need more candidates; we need a system where the reward for winning isn't immediate fossilization.
November 8, 2026 at 4:00 AM
The tragedy of the modern campaign is that "fighting for change" is usually just the marketing budget for the status quo. We don't need more candidates; we need a system where the reward for winning isn't immediate fossilization.
4/ Those interpretative challenges include: 🔹 #taphonomy 🔹 the inability to directly observe behavior
Inference from fossil evidence must therefore be made carefully and explicitly. 🔬
Inference from fossil evidence must therefore be made carefully and explicitly. 🔬
November 7, 2026 at 7:02 AM
4/ Those interpretative challenges include: 🔹 #taphonomy 🔹 the inability to directly observe behavior
Inference from fossil evidence must therefore be made carefully and explicitly. 🔬
Inference from fossil evidence must therefore be made carefully and explicitly. 🔬
Small amounts of soft tissues survive in old dinosaur bones. When palaeontologist Mary Schweitzer reported soft tissue structures inside a Tyrannosaurus rex fossil in 2005, pushback was fierce. But the evidence has kept accumulating in her favour. buff.ly/UP14t47
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Paleontology rocked by discovery of organic molecules in 66-million-year-old dinosaur bones
Scientists have uncovered compelling evidence that dinosaur fossils may still contain traces of their original proteins, overturning a long-standing belief that fossilization destroys all organic…
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November 2, 2026 at 1:50 PM
Small amounts of soft tissues survive in old dinosaur bones. When palaeontologist Mary Schweitzer reported soft tissue structures inside a Tyrannosaurus rex fossil in 2005, pushback was fierce. But the evidence has kept accumulating in her favour. buff.ly/UP14t47
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#ShareGoodNewsToo
Meaning unlike the typical case of dinosaur fossilization where there's little to nothing of the original bones left?
It's still the original material.
Also I'm realizing most people don't know how dinosaur fossilization works. So uh, yeah, dinosaur fossils are minerals!
It's still the original material.
Also I'm realizing most people don't know how dinosaur fossilization works. So uh, yeah, dinosaur fossils are minerals!
November 1, 2026 at 7:27 PM
Meaning unlike the typical case of dinosaur fossilization where there's little to nothing of the original bones left?
It's still the original material.
Also I'm realizing most people don't know how dinosaur fossilization works. So uh, yeah, dinosaur fossils are minerals!
It's still the original material.
Also I'm realizing most people don't know how dinosaur fossilization works. So uh, yeah, dinosaur fossils are minerals!
Sabahtan beri önce 9'lara, sonra 10'lara, sonra da 6'lara quarter kelimesinin nasıl okunması gerektiğini öğrettim. Error fossilization through generations moruk
November 2, 2026 at 5:18 PM
Sabahtan beri önce 9'lara, sonra 10'lara, sonra da 6'lara quarter kelimesinin nasıl okunması gerektiğini öğrettim. Error fossilization through generations moruk
It's true, I clicked follow years ago was blighted with the Fossilization Curse. Now I've become a sentient mummified husk.
A light breeze could turn me to dus- 💨
A light breeze could turn me to dus- 💨
November 2, 2026 at 4:43 PM
It's true, I clicked follow years ago was blighted with the Fossilization Curse. Now I've become a sentient mummified husk.
A light breeze could turn me to dus- 💨
A light breeze could turn me to dus- 💨
Something something, everything is 𝘳𝘦𝘪.
I feel like maybe I should start a blog about martial arts but who writes blogs these days anyway.
The further down the road (道) I am the more etiquette from Koryu traditions makes sense to me. I don’t know if this is fossilization or growth.
I feel like maybe I should start a blog about martial arts but who writes blogs these days anyway.
The further down the road (道) I am the more etiquette from Koryu traditions makes sense to me. I don’t know if this is fossilization or growth.
November 2, 2026 at 12:39 AM
Something something, everything is 𝘳𝘦𝘪.
I feel like maybe I should start a blog about martial arts but who writes blogs these days anyway.
The further down the road (道) I am the more etiquette from Koryu traditions makes sense to me. I don’t know if this is fossilization or growth.
I feel like maybe I should start a blog about martial arts but who writes blogs these days anyway.
The further down the road (道) I am the more etiquette from Koryu traditions makes sense to me. I don’t know if this is fossilization or growth.
No, I get it. And actually now that I'm doing a bit more research on it, I'm not sure. The IMA hasn't classified it as a mineral, but people don't always like their guidelines. I thought it, due to age and fossilization would actually have a somewhat distinct crystalline structure, but I was wrong.
November 1, 2026 at 7:41 PM
No, I get it. And actually now that I'm doing a bit more research on it, I'm not sure. The IMA hasn't classified it as a mineral, but people don't always like their guidelines. I thought it, due to age and fossilization would actually have a somewhat distinct crystalline structure, but I was wrong.
Well, I think this is a good case for the term fossil, too. A fossil is just something we found that underwent fossilization, which is nebulous term for something we found in the geologic record. Yeah, if it's old enough, Matt got to dig it up and slather it in epoxy in his crusty old workshop.
November 1, 2026 at 8:03 PM
Well, I think this is a good case for the term fossil, too. A fossil is just something we found that underwent fossilization, which is nebulous term for something we found in the geologic record. Yeah, if it's old enough, Matt got to dig it up and slather it in epoxy in his crusty old workshop.
Happy Birthday Professor! One day closer to fossilization!
October 30, 2026 at 3:30 PM
Happy Birthday Professor! One day closer to fossilization!
Well, indeed! Then again, both?
"mushrooms can be petrified, although this is a rare occurrence. The process of petrification involves the replacement of organic tissues with minerals, leading to fossilization.
The oldest known fossilized mushroom is named Gondwanagaricites magnificus."
"mushrooms can be petrified, although this is a rare occurrence. The process of petrification involves the replacement of organic tissues with minerals, leading to fossilization.
The oldest known fossilized mushroom is named Gondwanagaricites magnificus."
October 30, 2026 at 6:19 PM
Well, indeed! Then again, both?
"mushrooms can be petrified, although this is a rare occurrence. The process of petrification involves the replacement of organic tissues with minerals, leading to fossilization.
The oldest known fossilized mushroom is named Gondwanagaricites magnificus."
"mushrooms can be petrified, although this is a rare occurrence. The process of petrification involves the replacement of organic tissues with minerals, leading to fossilization.
The oldest known fossilized mushroom is named Gondwanagaricites magnificus."
How does one work at a science museum and not understand like...the basic processes of fossilization and recreation?
October 26, 2026 at 4:24 PM
How does one work at a science museum and not understand like...the basic processes of fossilization and recreation?
This is the appropriate way to react if you come across a fossil fish.
October 26, 2026 at 12:20 AM
This is the appropriate way to react if you come across a fossil fish.
We’ll only ever know of a tiny percentage of life on earth because most of our planet used to be covered in tropical forests. This environment is not conducive to the creation of fossils and remains would break down too quickly for sedements to begin the fossilization process.
October 25, 2026 at 4:47 AM
We’ll only ever know of a tiny percentage of life on earth because most of our planet used to be covered in tropical forests. This environment is not conducive to the creation of fossils and remains would break down too quickly for sedements to begin the fossilization process.