Fish-within-a-fish fossil at the Sternberg Museum. A fossil Xiphactinus with a Gillicus within the gut contents. A dark brown fish fossil within another fish fossil against a light brown background.
This #FossilFriday, we have our museum's most recognizable fossil: Fish-Within-A-Fish! Featuring Xiphactinus, a large predatory fish, with the smaller Gillicus in its gut contents. It was found and collected by George F. Sternberg in 1952, and is now an iconic part of the Sternberg's collections!
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Silvisaurus condrayi at the University of Kansas Natural History Museum. An ankylosaurid dinosaur skeleton is shown in a museum exhibit. Photo supplied by NGPezz.
This week for #FossilFriday, we have the last of the three state fossils of Kansas. Silvisaurus condrayi is the official state land fossil of Kansas and is a nodosaurid ankylosaur. Which Kansas state fossil has been your favorite? Photo courtesy of NGPezz.
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A photo of a fossil Pteranodon. The fossil is dark brown against a tan background. Photo property of Fort Hays State University.
What's better than one state fossil? Three! Kansas is one of the only states with three state fossils. We saw Tylosaurus last week, our state marine fossil. This week for #FossilFriday, we have Pteranodon, our state flying fossil. Stay tuned next week for our state land fossil!
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A large fossil of the mosasaur Tylosaurus, one of the state fossils of Kansas.
Happy Friday and hello from Sternberg Museum Paleontology! We are new to Bluesky and kicking off with Tylosaurus for our first #FossilFriday. Did you know Tylosaurus is one of three state fossils of Kansas? Stay tuned for more about Kansas paleontology. Follow us for the latest from the Sternberg!
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Paleontologist of sorts. MSc from Idaho State University. I study dicynodonts and pterosaurs, among other things. They/them
scientific illustrator dabbling in paleontological research: pterosaurs, dinosaurs, other fossil reptiles, zoological nomenclature
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Glutton for paleontology fieldwork punishment. Discovering new ancient sea life all over Western Kansas. Curator. Also home to random rescue Golden Retriever pics and the occasional dinosaur.
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