Clint Boyd

Thats a win any day.

I commented years ago about how people shouldn't work with the guy after a rex paper that he was included on was released and I got immediate angry pms from coauthors on the paper. Made it clear to me most people really don't care where their funding comes from.

Not the kind of person you want to coauthor with or accept funding from...

On January 5th, I resigned as a co-chair of the Student and Postdoc Liasion Committee. My resignation followed the US invasion of Venezuela because that was like an imaginary line I set up for myself as the last straw.

However, as I was organising the Round Table, I heard the concerns of members

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The rule is if you learned about the job from my post you can't fire me.

Come be my boss! The North Dakota Geological Survey is hiring the State Geologist position. They are casting a wide net in terms of professional experience, including paleontology given the strong program we have here. To apply go to www.nd.gov/jobs and search for State Geologist.

Oh I see how it is Cary! 😂

Also, I will add to this list Michelle Stocker and Sterling Nesbitt.

Streets behind.....love it.

I need to do more on this topic.

The Dakota Badlands Used to Host Sabertoothed Pseudo-Cat Battles The region was once home to a plethora of catlike creatures called nimravids, and fossils show they were an especially fractious breed

Scratches and bite marks tell us that cat-like carnivores called nimravids fought each other often. And when they did, they went for the face. A favorite from my Smithsonian back catalog. 🧪

Vanavond in het 8 uur journaal over ons nieuwe onderzoek waarin wij ontdekten dat mosasauriërs ook in rivieren voorkwamen! #aardwetenschappen #paleontologie #mosasaurus @vuamsterdam.bsky.social @uuvertpalaeo.bsky.social @ndgspaleo.bsky.social @perahlberg.bsky.social @boydpaleo.bsky.social

"King of the Riverside", a multi-proxy approach offers a new perspective on mosasaurs YouTube video by Palaeo cast

Ep171: Freshwater Mosasaurs
www.palaeocast.com/mosasaurs/

We're dipping into the Late Cretaceous rivers of the Hell Creek Formation in this special episode. What's the worst that could happen?

Oh and we made a video:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-q24...

#mosasaur #paleo #fossil #dinosaur #geochem

“King of the Riverside”, a multi-proxy approach offers a new perspective on mosasaurs before their extinction - BMC Zoology BMC Zoology - The discovery of a mosasaurine tooth (NDGS 12217) in the Hell Creek Formation, Morton County, North Dakota, adds to the growing evidence that mosasaurs, traditionally considered...

And now the paper on those mosasaur discoveries is published:

link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Happy #MosasaurMonday from Eustace, the holotype skull of Jormungandr walhallensis discovered in North Dakota by the NDGS.

We were tasked with taking this not-quite-complete skull (right) and digitally restoring it for display at the NDGS as well as a library just a few miles from the dig site 🧪

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The correct answer is always to join us in the summer.

I'm trying so hard to find you a freshwater Xiphactinus, but I'm only one person....

“King of the Riverside”, a multi-proxy approach offers a new perspective on mosasaurs before their extinction - BMC Zoology BMC Zoology - The discovery of a mosasaurine tooth (NDGS 12217) in the Hell Creek Formation, Morton County, North Dakota, adds to the growing evidence that mosasaurs, traditionally considered...

link.springer.com/article/10.1...

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Alternate Title:

Hell Creek Mosasaur 2: Freshwater Boogaloo

“King of the Riverside”, a multi-proxy approach offers a new perspective on mosasaurs before their extinction - BMC Zoology BMC Zoology - The discovery of a mosasaurine tooth (NDGS 12217) in the Hell Creek Formation, Morton County, North Dakota, adds to the growing evidence that mosasaurs, traditionally considered...

Download the Open Access paper here:

link.springer.com/article/10.1...

King of the Riverside - explainer video YouTube video by Genuine Rockstars

Fresh. Water. Mosasaur. In. The. Hell. Creek. Formation.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=tn8l...

I'm going to do it even slower now.

In about 8 hours....

Don't spoil my fun. I only get to do this so often. 😆

We're almost at new paper day! Lets take a look at some of the specimens used in the study. 🕵️ Oops, I seem to have messed up some of the names. 😱 Well, we'll know what they are soon enough... ⌛

The paper coming out later this week will provide an interesting update on the Hell Creek ecosystem. 🌎 As a teaser, here is a cropped bit of artwork. Any guesses about the topic? Best guess wins some NDGS Paleo stickers!🎉

[Keep quiet any paleontologists that already know about the paper] 😁

Sadly, not yet. That one keeps churning through rounds of reviews.

It will be. And there are tyrannosaur specimens included...

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I know the year is almost over, but maybe you have some time left before the holidays to squeeze in one more Hell Creek Formation paper?

New paper on a discovery from the Hell Creek Formation of North Dakota from an international team of researchers drops next week. Watch this space...