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Movie you’ve watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Stars (Wars nor Trek), LOTR, or Marvel, Disney Animated or Pixar.

France returns stolen dinosaur skeleton to Mongolia The fossils were looted in the Gobi Desert and were confiscated by French customs officials in 2015. They were returned at a ceremony in Paris on Monday will be displayed at a museum that Mongolia is ...

www.lemonde.fr/en/science/a...

It was. There was no where to go. Steep canyon, went on for a long distance. Was easier to head back to the vehicle. I have photos of its paw prints in my tracks somewhere.

Another time we were at a memorial service in the desert and one came up the edge of the cliff we were standing on for the ash spreading. That was wild. I had another follow me through a wash once, luckily he decided I wasn’t worth it.

Which time @tmkeesey.bsky.social lol. I’ve been “lucky” and seen 7! Wildest was collecting fossils with Ruby when she was maybe 2 on a mountain. We loaded up to leave and two jumped down from the ridge we had just been on, stopped to look at us, and then continued down the slope! 😳

Introduce yourself with 5 animals you've seen in the wild:

Wolverine
Grizzle bear
Red racer
Pika
Mountain lions

Heartbreaking. The University of Nebraska will terminate its entire Earth science department.

One of the country's most successful and respected geology & climate programs: gone.

When ideologues & politicians are threatened by the very act of studying climate change, I wonder: who of us is next?

BREAKING: ‘This hurts’: UNL eliminates 4 programs despite faculty, student pleas The University of Nebraska-Lincoln eliminates the Earth and atmospheric sciences 8-0, educational administration 7-1, statistics 7-1, textiles, merchandising and fashion design 7-1 programs.

It's over.

Despite the fact that the academic council recommended against it, despite the fact that the program brought in more tuition than it cost, and despite the fact that Nebraskans need & deserve this expertise, Earth & Atmospheric Sciences will be cut.

www.dailynebraskan.com/news/adminis...

Woman wearing hiking clothes and boots sitting on a rock ledge with scenic hills behind her.

Look at her: A kid from Nebraska who wants to know how the world around her works, but wants to stay close to her family and community while doing so.

She could do it when UNL thought Nebraskans deserved to. She DID do it!

The next generation, though? They can't anymore.

I have some geological coal gift bags for anyone who is interested. It is $15, shipping included (US only). Here’s the details:

Here are some little gift bags of coal for some holiday fun. I tend to think of coal as a super fun gift with lots of geological information.

Thank you! Congrats!

also, Spotify doesn't pay royalties at all for tracks with less than a thousand streams.

and sometimes if an album gets a sudden surge of fan interest, Spotify deems it "unusual listening activity" and just removes the album, as happened to my last EP.

Can I get a PDF? Was the DINO Allo on loan included?

Is the Barosaurus still up?

Back at Synchrotron Soleil for a few hours ☀️ There's a tiny 360 million year old fossil plant on this photo, and it's going to spend the night receiving X-rays to image in detail some of its structure. Some very cool results coming up in 2026! 🥳🌿⛏️ #paleobotany

A tweet from the department of homeland security which reads "This Thanksgiving, there is no room at the table for invaders."

Who wants to tell them?

Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen:

Jimmy Buffett
Fleetwood Mac
The Eagles
Garth Brooks
The Rolling Stones

An inspiring thread of hope, support, and finally, accomplishment. Best in the future, and my admiration to your mentors! (Six posts, including this one)

I’m sure people talk to Dan Aykroyd all the time about SNL, Blues Brothers, and Ghostbusters. But does anyone tell him about the time he broke their heart in My Girl?! Because I have trauma-shared this with my kids now. I’ll never forget openly weeping at 12 years old, alone in a theater.😭😭😭💔

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Today’s xkcd made me cry.

In a good way.

xkcd.com/3172/

New paper alert! (My first!)

This is a benchmark paper on all NPS fossils within the State of Utah through 2024. Loads of illustrations by me and pic by coauthors and collaborators. Open access, free to download! Thanks to all who made this possible!

giw.utahgeology.org/giw/index.ph...

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New seasonal paleontology positions available for Dinosaur National Monument, Petrified Forest National Park and Fossil Butte National Monument. Apply soon, they close after they receive a certain number of apps! #NPSpaleo #PaleoJobs

www.usajobs.gov/job/850816000

www.usajobs.gov/job/850816700

Cover of new paper shows geologic section with fossils of a variety of national parks and monuments in Utah.

New paper alert!! Thanks to @tuttran.bsky.social for putting us all together for his first publication! It will be helpful to have much of this data in one place. Check it out: giw.utahgeology.org/giw/index.ph...
#NPSpaleo

The scantron lol😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣

My UFOP talk last month on our progressing research on the Jurassic- Cretaceous dinosaur mass extinction and some possible causes has been posted; the paleosols may hold the key! www.youtube.com/watch?v=uoQ9... @utahpaleo-ufop.bsky.social @societyofvertpaleo.bsky.social

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The Fossil Files: Nanotyrannus and vertebrate origins: day 1 at the society of vertebrate paleontology The Fossils Files are on Tour! Susie and Rob are in Birmingham for the massive Society of Vertebrate Paleontology conference which has made a rare trip to Europe. We will be meeting and chatting with ...

Rob is recording #FossilFiles episodes at #2025SVP! Listen to his thoughts and some of the superstars of the conference on libsyn or wherever you get your podcasts! @thefossilfiles.bsky.social fossils.libsyn.com/nanotyrannus...

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