#fossilfriday a partial specimen of the giant dragonfly Meganura. It's hard to make out so I included the diagram. On display at the Kansas University Natural History Museum, Lawrence.

#kansasuniversitynaturalhistorymuseum #kansasuniversity #prehistorickansas #dragonfly #giantbug

#fossilfriday I don't usually post dinosaurs unless they have to do with Laramidia. So here's a Centrosaurus skull on display at the Royal Tyrrell Museum of Paleontology, Drumheller, Alberta, Canada

#royaltyrrellmuseum #paleontology #prehistoriccanada #alberta #dinosaur #fossil

Congratulations to Nanotyrannus on becoming a valid species. As for my thoughts on the matter... I'll keep them to myself as they only ever get me in trouble (plus I'm never right about anything).

#nanotyrannus #tyrannosaurusrex #tyrannosaur #dinosaur #cretaceous #paleontology #raymondalfmuseum

#museummonday jaguars in California? You bet! The big cats used to roam the Golden State (though this specimen is from elsewhere). On display at the Great Valley Museum, Modesto, California.

#greatvalleymuseum #modesto #california #wildlife #jaguar #bigcat

Everyone's talking about nanotyrannus. But we have to wrap up #gomphtober2025 . Finishing things off is Eubelodon. On display at the University of Nebraska State Museum, Lincoln.

#fossilfriday #universityofnebraskastatemuseum #universityofnebraskalincoln #prehistoricnebraska #fossil #elephant

#throwbackthursday McArthur-Burney Falls Memorial State Park, California, 2014.

#mcarthurburneyfallsmemorialstatepark
#mcarthurburneyfallsstatepark
#mcarthurburneyfalls #waterfall #california #californiastateparks

#museummonday dinosaur hall at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County.

#naturalhistorymuseumoflosangelescounty #losangeles #naturalhistorymuseum #california #dinosaurs

Fourth entry for #gomphtober2025 a lower jaw of the spiral tusked gomphothere Cuvieronius. On display at the Florida Museum of Natural History, Gainesville.

#fossilfriday #floridamuseumofnaturalhistory #universityofflorida #fossil #elephant #prehistoricflorida

#museummonday a hadrosaur encounters a giant bowfin in the highlands of southern Arizona/northern Mexico. Arizona Museum of Natural History, Mesa.

#arizonamuseumofnaturalhistory #arizona #prehistoricarizona #prehistoricmexico #hadrosaur #dinosaur #paleontology

Some kind of worm

Third installment of #gomphtober2025 : lower jaw of the amebelodont Amebelodon fricki. The largest jaw of any land animal. On display at the University of Nebraska State Museum, Lincoln.

#fossilfriday #universityofnebraskastatemuseum #universityofnebraskalincoln #elephant #prehistoricnebraska

#museummonday life in a salt marsh at several times life size. On display at the San Diego Natural History Museum, California.

#sandiegonaturalhistorymuseum #thenat #saltmarsh #estuary #crab #fish #clam

Second installment of #gomphtober2025 skeleton of gomphotherium from Mt. Diablo, California. Was on display at UC Berkeley, don't know if it still is.

#fossilfriday #prehistoriccalifornia #gomphotherium #cenozoic #miocene #elephant #fossil

#throwbackthursday sunset at Salt Creek, Death Valley National Park, California, 2007.

#deathvalleynationalpark #deathvalley #saltcreek #desert #desertlife #sunset #california

#museummonday gray wolves hanging around Gates of the Arctic National Park, Alaska. On display at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science, Colorado.

#denvermuseumofnatureandscience #denver #colorado #wolf #graywolf #gatesofthearctic #nationalpark #wildlife #nature

Welcome to the first instalment of #gomphtober2025 where we spotlight gomohotheres and their relatives. Kicking things off is Stegomastodon Arizona from the pliocene of Arizona.

#fossilfriday #smithsonian #nationalmuseumofnaturalhistory #elephant #fossil #prehistoricarizona #paleontology

#throwbackthursday old steam engine used to haul ore buckets in and out of mines. Bodie Historical State Park, California, 2013.

#bodiehistoricalstatepark #bodiehistoricpark #california #history #steamengine #mining

Edie getting face to face with the latest batch of feral kittens.

#doggo #doge #kitties #kittens

#museummonday living swamp. Mississippi Museum of Natural Sciences, Jackson.

#mississippimuseumofnaturalscience #mississippi #museum #naturalsciences #jackson #alligator #turtle #swamp

#fossilfriday skull and lower jaw of the fox-like dog Archaeocyon. On display at the Ben Reifel Visitor Center, Badlands National Park, South Dakota.

#badlandsnationalpark #badlands #dog #doge #doggo #oligocene #fossil #paleontology

#throwbackthursday desert bighorn ram. Los Angeles Zoo, 2010.

#losangeleszoo #losangeles #california #zoo #bighornsheep

Happy World Gorilla Day!

#worldgorilladay #worldgorilladay2025 #gorilla #ape #primate #sanfranciscozoo

#fossilfriday American lion upper jaw. On display at the Natural History Museum of Utah, Salt Lake City.

#naturalhistorymuseumofutah #universityofutah #saltlakecity #lion #bigcat #fossil #paleontology

#throwbackthursday the Matterhorn against the moon. Disneyland, 2010.

#disneyland #anaheim #california #matterhorn #mountain

#fossilfriday skull and half-neck ring of the armored dinosaur Edmontonia. On display at the Royal Tyrrell Museum, Alberta, Canada.

#royaltyrrellmuseum #alberta #canada #prehistoriccanada #nodosaur #armoreddinosaur #dinosaur #cretaceous

#museummonday California grizzly bear. Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History.

#santabarbaramuseumofnaturalhistory #santabarbara #museum #naturalhistory #california #grizzly #bear #wildlife

#fossilfriday skull of the sheep-sized oreodont Mesoreodon. On display in the Thomas Condon Paleontology Center, John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, Oregon

#johndayfossilbedsnationalmonument #johndayfossilbeds #nationalmonument #prehistoricoregon #oregon #cenozoic #oligocene #paleontology

#throwbackthursday When we first got Sophie. So hard to believe that fuzzy little puppy is now 15 years old.

#dog #doggo #puppy

#fossilfriday The Onion Creek Mosasaur. On display at the Texas Science and Natural History Museum, Austin.

#texasscienceandnaturalhistorymuseum #prehistorictexas #universityoftexas #austintx #mosasaur #marinereptile

#throwbackthursday The Painted Hills. John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, Oregon, 2014.

#johndayfossilbedsnationalmonument #johndayfossilbeds #nationalmonument #oregon #geology #paleontology #paintedhills