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Happy #FossilFriday with these rusophycus, cruziana, and planolites trace fossils from east TN! These were found at a thrust fault in the Great Smoky thrust fault belt on a field trip from UT Knoxville’s field methods course.
#Fossils #Trilobites #Science #Geology #Education

It's clearly common knowledge, no need to get into the weeds with citations!

The winner of Clash of the Clades: a new taxon, Finnegan-ada! Fear not, mollusk lovers, your clade raised the most money! Thank you all who participated in this wild and wacky fundraiser. We appreciate all who donated and cast their vote! 👑

#paleontology #geology #geosciences

Happy #FossilFriday from the Petrified Forest!
The “PEFO” is a field full of Triassic age petrified trees in Arizona. It formed when a river flooded and fallen trees were filled with elements like iron, carbon, and manganese.
#Fossils #PEFO #PublicLands #NationalParkService #Arizona #Paleontology

Spread some Halloween cheer by fighting for your favorite clade.

See Venmo or the link below

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#paleosociety #paleontology #invertebrates #vertebrateevolution #geology #geosciences

Finnegan has taken the lead with the most votes, with mollusks close behind!

Vote today, the competition is tight!
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@Paleo-Society on Venmo

#paleosociety #paleontology #invertebrates #vertebrateevolution #geology #geosciences

In a wild turn of events, mollusks and Seth Finnegan are tied for first place!

Don't forget to cast your vote! Look for the QR code on previous posts or the link below to vote today! 🐝🪱🐛🦋🐌🐞🐜🪰🪲🦂🐢🦖🐋🐊🦐🦑🐠🐫

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#paleosociety #paleontology #invertebrates #vertebrateevolution

This visit to the Trendall Geoheritage Reserve (R50149) and Buick Reserve (R44710) was conducted under Permit SGR041. Entry into these reserves requires a permit issued by the Geological Survey of Western Australia.

#FossilFriday from these Tumbiana Formation stromatolites (~2.7 billion years old)!

Stromatolites have a distinct layered structure formed by microbial mats and sediment🦠

Found by Emeritus Professor Zheng-Xiang Li, Curtin University

#Stromatolites #ArcheanEra #AustralianFossils #AustralianGeology

Happy #FossilFriday, here is a gorgeous Squalicorax cf. S. lindstromi tooth found by Zachary Burman from Temple University!🦈 Squalicorax is also an index fossil, used to help tell time!
📸Got a fossil to show? Send it here!
forms.gle/CUCKaogSpqa4...
#Paleontology #Palaeontology #SharkTooth #Ocean

Remember to mark your calendar for PS events at GSA in San Antonio, there will be 6 fantastic events across 5 days. Find more information at paleosoc.org and from our Priscum newsletter!
We hope to see you there, & safe travels!
#PSEvents #GSAConnects #GSA #GSASanAntonio #Paleontology

Happy #FossilFriday from the Mention Bassins Sédimentaires Évolution Conservation of Université d’Antananarivo, who won a Sepkoski Grant to conduct research on subfossil seeds in Ampiriaka, Madagascar!🇲🇬🌿
#FossilFriday #Palaeontology #Palaeobotany #Palynology #Fossils #Madagascar

Fossil Frogs and Toads of North America is a 3 chaptered book on frog paleoherpetology, now on sale for 30% off with a PS discount! When you add frog to your cauldron this Halloween, appreciate the millions of years of evolution that made them!🐸
#Paleontology #Herpetology #Frogs #PSBookReview

Happy #FossilFriday from under the microscope with this freshwater acritarch!
While we don’t know the full evolutionary tree of this tiny fellow, some people believe they may have descended from algal ancestors. Thanks @paleotrin.bsky.social !
#Paleontology #Palynology #Palynomorph #Microscope

Extinctions: How Life Survives, Adapts, and Evolves by MJ Benton is a fantastic read on extinctions, great for anyone of any experience in paleo! It also has incredible visuals from paleoart and fossils, springing ancient ecosystems back to life. Pick up your copy today!
#Paleontology #BookReview

Today’s #FossilFriday is an incredible 35,000 year old thorny bamboo from Manipur, India!
These were found by Dr. Bhatia, who researches palaeobotany at the Birbal Sanhi Institute of Palaeosciences to learn about how past environments created today’s ecosystems🎍
#Fossil #Palaeontology #Palaeobotany

Palaeobiodiversity and Palaeoenvironments’s special issue, Rhenish Massif, is an incredible assemblage of papers on the history of the Rhenish Massif in Central Europe. Learn all about life through time and how the Rhenish Massif went from ocean to mountains!
#Paleontology #Fossils #BookReview

Vertebrate Ichnology is a must-have for anyone interested in tetrapod trace fossils and ichnology, and the second volume released last month! Don’t wait to pick up your copy, as the paperback & eBook are both on sale for 25% off on Elsevier, 50% if you bundle!
#PSBookReview #Paleontology #Fossils

Paleo Society will host 6 events over the 4 days at GSA in San Antonio, TX, so mark your calendar! 📆 Be sure to stop by the PS booth to pick up some swag and meet some of our wonderful members and student ambassadors!

#Paleontology #GSA #PaleoSociety #GeologicalSocietyOfAmerica #GSAConnects2025

Submit your research to a Paleo Society-sponsored session at @geosociety Connects 2025 in San Antonio! This year we have 30 paleo sessions, and today we’re featuring paleocology related sessions. 🦕🌴
Submit your abstract by August 5th!

#Paleo #Geoscience #Geology #gsaconnects2025

The Paleo Society is looking for student ambassadors to attend the 2025 GSA conference! Apply by August 1st here: www.paleosoc.org/student_amba...
#Paleontology #UndergraduateResearch #Geology #Science

Mark your calendars for the FREE 2025 PS Short Course, Open Science, Collaboration, and Reproducibility in Paleontology! It will be held from 8:00am - 5:30pm on Saturday, October 18 in San Antonio, TX.

www.paleosoc.org/2025-paleo-s...

#gsaconnects2025 #paleontology #paleo #gsa #shortcourse

Last chance to apply by tonight to represent PS at the Geoscience Congressional Visit Days in September! Travel funding available! forms.gle/fsFT94uUb6Cf...

Pictures congratulating the award recipients and thanking the committee members. There is confetti and the Paleo Soc logo is present.

Congrats Alienor Duhamel, Anubhav Preet Kaur, Morrison Nolan, & Raman Umamaheswaran for Norman Newell Early Career Grant! Thank you committee members Dr. Phil Novack-Gottshall, Dr. Hannah Owens, & Dr. Surangi Punyasena.
Apply and learn more at paleosoc.org/norman-newell-early-career-grant-program

REMINDER: Abstract submissions for GSA Connects 2025 are open!

Got research to share? Field or lab—put your work on the map in San Antonio.

🗓️ Deadline: 5 Aug 2025
📍 San Antonio, Texas | 19–22 October
🔗 Submit: gsameetings.secure-platform.com/connects25

#GSAConnects #CallForAbstracts #Geology

Paleontological Society & Geoscience Congressional Visit Days 2025 Apply to represent the Paleontological Society in Washington DC for Geoscience Congressional Visits Day (Geo-CVD)! The Paleontological Society (PS), through its Government Affairs Committee (GAC), w...

Apply by July 10 using this form! forms.gle/bMgxzVhv2R9v...

The Paleo Society Government Affairs Committee presents: 2025 Geosciences Congressional Visit Days September 9 & 10. Applications due July 10. The Paleo Society logo and the American Geosciences Institute logos are in the upper corners. Pangea is in the background and art of a government building is present.

We are sending 8-10 members to participate in the Geoscience Congressional Visit Days September 9th & 10th in DC! Participation is open to all US members, including undergraduate and graduate students, faculty, staff, and avocational paleontologists. Apply today!
#Paleontology #Geology #Geoscience

Dr. Bamerni stands next to trilobite traces. The fossils, of which there are about 25, look about 8 centimeters or 4 inches in width and 18 centimeters or 9 inches in length. They are a light yellow in a light gray bedrock.

Happy #FossilFriday!
These Rusophycus trilobite traces were found in Iraq’s oldest rocks, the Khabour Quartzite-Shale Formation. Captured by University of Duhok geology professor Dr. Abdulrahman Bamerni in the Barwari Balla area, Duhok, Kurdistan Region of Iraq.
#FossilFriday #Paleontology #Geology

Howdy Paleo pals! Reminder that registration for GSA Connects 2025 is now open!

Keep an eye out! 👀 Over the next few weeks we will be featuring Paleo Society endorsed sessions at GSA Connects 2025.

#gsaconnects2025

Paleo post-doc opportunity! Apply by June 30.