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friedmanlab.bsky.social
The finishing touch.
Jawless fish model sized in the claws of a giant eurypterid model.
October 30, 2026 at 7:13 PM
kiabugboy.bsky.social
Jaekelopterus grabs a dead Adelophtalmus
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RegY...
#SciArt #paleoart #3dAnimation #eurypterid #seascorpion #Devonian
October 28, 2026 at 11:00 AM
fossildetective.bsky.social
New lab logos for #FossilFriday!
A circular logo with the words Development Ecology Evolution Phylogeny Time Biology in a green ring around an image that is half eurypterid, half phylogeny, and a series of horseshoe crab growth stages, with the words Lamsdell Lab above and below. A simple version of the logo with the half eurypterid, half phylogeny image next to the words DEEP Time Biology Lab.
October 30, 2026 at 2:25 PM
villesinkkonen.bsky.social
Eurypterid sketches
October 25, 2026 at 6:55 PM
fossildetective.bsky.social
I just received a package, with a handwritten letter, from an excellent young collector containing a bunch of eurypterid specimens. It's actually made me feel like a researcher, and I've decided I'm going to write a physical letter in response. We lose so much intimacy with messages and email.
October 28, 2026 at 5:43 PM
comptonscatter.bsky.social
yaas my fave eurypterid
October 28, 2026 at 1:36 PM
fossildetective.bsky.social
In the move I appear to have not realised I was on a paper that came out last month! Some small notes on a Chinese eurypterid

sjp.pensoft.net/article/2103....
New insights on the morphology and phylogeny of the Chinese dolichopterid eurypterid Malongia (Eurypterida, Dolichopteridae)
A recently recovered slab of siltstone preserving two individuals of Malongia mirabilis Wang et al., 2022 is described from the Early Devonian Xitun Formation in Yunnan Province, south-western China. ...
sjp.pensoft.net
October 27, 2026 at 8:09 PM
fossildetective.bsky.social
Sharing one of my favourite phenomena for #FossilFriday: when a drill core bullseyes a fossil! This one, from the Silurian of Estonia, has caught some exceptionally preserved body segments of a pterygotid eurypterid. ⚒️🧪
A photograph of a circular drill core with several eurypterid body segments on it preserved as red-brown cuticle, covered in fine scales.
October 23, 2026 at 3:01 PM
mjosmurphy.bsky.social
Here's one that's probably not been mentioned: stuffed animals, both variety and quality. You couldn't get a giant eurypterid plushie in the 80s. A lot of brands, like Pokemon and Ikea, are just way softer and have better quality control.
October 23, 2026 at 10:49 PM
ramses-sartoryx.bsky.social
Yup! It is. The good and only, chelicerata arachnid eurypterid Jesus itself. Even managed to make him a good scar (another for the collection as Nigel proudly said)
October 24, 2026 at 5:34 AM
fossilsndcoffee.bsky.social
The odds that a car has both circus aerial equipment and a giant eurypterid plush are low...but non-zero #ithaca @prinstitution.bsky.social
Back if a subaru with a lyra hoop, box of silks, mailing boxes and a giant eurypterid body pillow
October 17, 2026 at 7:45 PM
captpaulgeo.bsky.social
We own every plushy PRI has ever made, including the giant eurypterid and the grey trilobites that everyone wants.
October 18, 2026 at 10:42 PM
brachinus.bsky.social
love my giant eurypterid plush 🥰
October 17, 2026 at 7:47 PM
elizabethsibert.bsky.social
Wait who stole my car and drove it to Ithaca? (kidding, kidding, but as a professional aerialist of 20+ years and paleontologist who most definitely owns a giant eurypterid plush, the odds are actually quite high)
October 17, 2026 at 8:37 PM
fossilsndcoffee.bsky.social
That's awesome!

My teen has been doing it for a few years, mostly silks. They opened for a cirque us performance yesterday with one of their friends.

(The eurypterid is a holdover because I brought it to class and I don't have a permanent office on campus).
October 18, 2026 at 2:06 PM
paleogalli.bsky.social
Novos insights sobre a morfologia e filogenia do euriptérido dolicopterídeo chinês Malongia (Eurypterida, Dolichopteridae) sjp.pensoft.net/article/2103...
New insights on the morphology and phylogeny of the Chinese dolichopterid eurypterid Malongia (Eurypterida, Dolichopteridae)
A recently recovered slab of siltstone preserving two individuals of Malongia mirabilis Wang et al., 2022 is described from the Early Devonian Xitun Formation in Yunnan Province, south-western China. ...
sjp.pensoft.net
October 15, 2026 at 1:24 PM
olivineperidot.bsky.social
I had no idea my two most favorite extinct prehistoric marine critters were in Final Fantasy XIV until I signed up for @fisherfruity.bsky.social's aquarium meet-up, but now I know and am much happier for it.
A photograph of a laptop playing Final Fantasy 14, with the player character catching a fish in Ultima Thule known as a Triaina, which closely resembles an extinct invertebrate known as an Eurypterid. There is a plush toy of an Eurypterid laying across the keyboard. A photograph of a laptop playing Final Fantasy 14, with the player character catching a fish in Ultima Thule known as a Monster Carrot, which closely resembles an extinct marine animal known as Tullimonstrum/the Tully Monster. There is a plush toy of a Tully Monster laying across the keyboard. A screenshot from Final Fantasy 14 of a player character in a personal house, standing in front of two fish print frames featuring the Monster Carrot and Triaina fish.
October 13, 2026 at 10:23 AM
fossilsndcoffee.bsky.social
Glad it went well! Many eurypterid paddle hugs for you!
October 8, 2026 at 11:03 PM
magpieofthesea.bsky.social
Thank you again Dr Brendan @fossilsndcoffee.bsky.social ! Surgery went well yesterday and the abdominal gas has finally left so I can be upright with my new bestie! Cancer is very lonely, you really made my day with this guy, thank you so, so, so much!
Me, a white woman in glasses resting on a giant eurypterid pillow with big black eyes and many arms for hugging
October 8, 2026 at 9:09 PM
hadeelsaad.bsky.social
#FossilFriday 🦂 UMMNH has a new exhibit on eurypterids! I’m providing some work-in-progress research on eurypterid feeding behavior.
October 2, 2026 at 8:14 PM
friedmanlab.bsky.social
Variety pack of eurypterids at UMMNH for #FossilFriday: Acutiramus (UMMP IP 86635), Paracarcinosoma (UMMP IP 62598), Eurypterus (UMMP IP 7157), and Dolichopterus (UMMP IP 62680). All from the Silurian of New York and Ontario.
A fossil eurypterid on a gray slab of rock. A fossil eurypterid on a gray slab of rock. It has a narrow tail and a swollen midsection. A fossil eurypterid on a gray slab of rock next to a model of the same species painted green. A fossil eurypterid on a gray slab of rock with long, extended swimming appendages. It is displayed next to a model of the same species painted brown and yellow.
October 2, 2026 at 11:59 AM
magpieofthesea.bsky.social
Wanna hear a random act of kindness? A few weeks ago, @fossilsndcoffee.bsky.social shared this huge Eurypterid body pillow from the Paleontological Research Institute. I joked "who wants to buy this for me", and Dr Anderson did! my breast cancer has spread, so this is perfect for surgical recovery!
A woman sits in the edge of bed, she is wearing a white tank top with the word survivor or in pink script, green pants and holding a GIANT plushie that is a Eurypterid, a sandy colored arthropod from the paleozioc period
October 2, 2026 at 9:36 PM
historyofgeology.bsky.social
One of her watercolor paintings shows an "Eurypterid or Fossil of Giant Water Scorpion:
October 2, 2026 at 10:25 AM
magpieofthesea.bsky.social
Here is the Eurypterid, I named him MOAB, covered in some of my Cambrian plushies.

Who is your favorite paleozic creature? It can be from any period. Moab is from the Silurian period. Most of my faves are Cambrian, and at the top is anomalocaris and always has been and always will be🥰
A giant eurypterid stuffie has a variety of other stuffies from the Cambrian periodic all shapes and sizes and colors!
October 2, 2026 at 10:40 PM
amypteride.bsky.social
What time is it? It’s #Cheliceratime !
Today's entry is one of the most famous eurypterid, Megalograptus ohioensis!

All the basic infos are here but if you want to learn more, there’s more in the thread below!⬇️🧵

#arthropod #ordovician #paleoart #eurypterid #sciart #bugsky

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This famous arthropod was one of the biggest eurypterids during the Ordovician period, and its genus was first identified as a graptolite. It’s well-known for the long spines on its second pair of legs and for the semi-lunar shape of its telson. Size : a bit more than 50cm of body length Time period : Late Ordovician Paleoart speculativometer : Almost a carbon copy The animal drawn looks a bit like a scorpion but without pincers, with instead large spiny arms
September 30, 2026 at 4:05 PM