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Annamarie Fadorsen
@glorgana.bsky.social
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Fossil Preparator, currently at Virginia Tech. I can't post about most of the unpublished holotypes I'm working on (dang, that's a flex), but I do post about other odd projects.
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Annamarie Fadorsen @glorgana.bsky.social · 1d
Keep moving forward. #vote #getoutthevote #voteVA #Ivoted #democracy
My "I Voted" sticker, a blue sunny day in the background, and my awful ratty thumb nail polish
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Annamarie Fadorsen @glorgana.bsky.social · 11d
I'm in a tizzy getting ready for my first ever #2025SVP in the UK, and today I learn that next year it's in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. I can drive there, and stay with family. Irony.
Save the Date SVP 2026. 86th annual meeting, Cleveland Ohio. Huntington convention center of Cleveland. Image of an art deco Cleveland Guardian holding the skull of a dunkleosteus SVP 2025 program cover. A very dynamic rhynchosaurs dominates the cover. Society of Vertebrate Paleontology 85th Annual Meeting, Birmingham
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Annamarie Fadorsen @glorgana.bsky.social · 12d
I knew it!
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Annamarie Fadorsen @glorgana.bsky.social · Sep 20
I haven't really had anything to talk about on social media for months, but hey, I'm probably actually going to get to go to SVP in Birmingham UK in November, so that's something.
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Annamarie Fadorsen @glorgana.bsky.social · May 23
Wow, my favorite T-shirt company is having a tariff sale. What a world teeturtle.com?utm_source=A...
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Shop thousands of funny, artistic, and pop culture t-shirts made by a brilliant team of in-house artists. Plus, check out the original Reversible Plushies, Plushie Tote Bags, and other adorably unique...
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Daniel Huffman @pinakographos.bsky.social · May 13
Big news! The IMA is launching a #Map of the Month subscription. Support a variety of indy mappers making beautiful products, by giving the gift of exploration to yourself or someone special.

Please help share this limited offering (closes Jun 15)!

somethingaboutmaps.bigcartel.com/product/map-...
A promo image for the Map of the Month Club. The text reads: "Map of the Month Club. Cartographic goodies delivered monthly. Brought to you by the good folks of the Independent Map Artists. Mapartists.org." Thumbnail images are seen, showing off a few different maps.
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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · May 14
Shout out to all of the faculty and students who made it through this semester in particular. What a time to be teaching and learning in spaces that are directly under attack from people who benefited from having access to the same resources themselves.
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Jeanne Timmons @mostlymammoths.bsky.social · May 16
From 2022: Among the many fossils studied in this South African outcrop, clusters of four to eight Lystrosaurus fossils were found close together, their bodies spread-eagled, two of them preserving mummified skin.

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These Fossil Mummies Reveal a Brutal World Long Before T. Rex Lived
Paleontologists have found fossils of Lystrosaurus , an ancient herbivore, that are covered in leathery skin.
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Adam Roberts @adamroberts.bsky.social · May 16
Dingo Starr
Neil Pet
Phil Collie-ns
weratedogs.com WeRateDogs @weratedogs.com · May 15
This dog politely asked for a musician's drumstick in the middle of their performance. Always excited to find a fellow stick lover. 12/10
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Kanna Banana 🏳️‍⚧️🇧🇷 @kanna-banana.bsky.social · Aug 5
Daily affirmations:
- your scales are lustrous
- you are gender as fuck
- your claws look beautiful
- you cause psychic damage to others
- foolish mortals can never comprehend your true form
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NPR @npr.org · May 9
Paleontologist Ken Lacovara never expected to find critical fossil data in a New Jersey suburb—let alone info about the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs. His dig site is now a fossil park and museum.
New Jersey is a fossil hotspot, with answers about the day the dinosaurs died
Paleontologist Ken Lacovara never expected to find critical fossil data in a New Jersey suburb—let alone info about the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs. His dig site is now a fossil park and museum...
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Spencer Fordin @spencerfordin.bsky.social · May 8
I thought a Chicago Pope would look more like this
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Brandon "Tunnel Ignus" Kirkman @kirkmanbrandon.bsky.social · May 8
"Uhh, fuck! Fuck! Mustard communion wafers? M-Malort as the wine?? Da Pope but said like Da Bears?! Shit shit shit, someone's already posted all this!!!!" -Every Chicago person on Bluesky right now
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tef @tef.bsky.social · May 8
you know who else came from chicago and was on "a mission from god"
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Annamarie Fadorsen @glorgana.bsky.social · May 10
a cartoon drawing of two women with face masks on their faces
Alt: a cartoon drawing of two women with face masks on their faces. My interpretation of art snaps.
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Daniel Huffman @pinakographos.bsky.social · May 9
Purple Lizard's "Mapping the Gulf of Mexico: A Cartographic Stand for Truth" has a few days left in their Kickstarter and need help crossing the finish line. I just increased my pledge. Share the word! www.kickstarter.com/projects/gul...
Mapping the Gulf of Mexico: A Cartographic Stand for Truth
Beautifully designed map highlighting the cultural, environmental, and political history in this vital region.
www.kickstarter.com
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Pittsburgh graffiti @pghgraffiti.bsky.social · May 9
Fart Friday
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Annamarie Fadorsen @glorgana.bsky.social · May 6
Alright, this is coming together. Cranial nerves, amirite?
Inside view through the cut open back of the sheep skull, mostly through the frontal bone. Inside you can see the ethmoid, presphenoid, basisphenoid , and a lot of the partial. Various foramina are highlighted in pink, with the cranial nerves that pass through them listed.
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Annamarie Fadorsen @glorgana.bsky.social · May 6
The paint touchup is done, so all the cranial bones are IDd. Now after making a huge mess, time to mark all the cranial nerves with Pinkest Pink #culturehustle
In the foreground in the vari-colored sheep skull. In the background, an impressive mess of bright pink powder and paint
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Annamarie Fadorsen @glorgana.bsky.social · May 5
Finally done with coloring all the bones, but I'm too sleepy to go back over and detail. Tomorrow.
A very colorful sheep skull, grinning at the camera from inside a box with random other projects miscellany.
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Annamarie Fadorsen @glorgana.bsky.social · May 5
I'm in the home stretch, only 4 cranial bones to paint, and the hyoid. I'm coming for you pterygoid, ethmoid, basisphenoid, and tympanic bulla!
A view into a brightly painted sheep skull, with a window cut into the top. The ethmoid, basisphenoid and a bit of the pterygoids are visible, and await paint.
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🪾whetstone 🍂 @whetstone.bsky.social · May 3
This is beautiful.

Prison cats should be standard until we get rid of prisons.
When Kittens Came to My Prison, I Had Not Petted One in 15 Years
I had not touched a cat in 15 years when an orange kitten wandered over to sit with me in the grass.
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Annamarie Fadorsen @glorgana.bsky.social · May 3
I'm only 5 colors/bones done, but they were the big ones. I also made this little cradle for the mandible and hyoid. Time for a break
The mandible of a sheep, painted pearly white, on a grey felt base. The yet unpainted hyoid bones rest in the jaw. In the background, the skull is visible, with some big regions of color picking out specific cranial bones. And, my messy workspace.
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Annamarie Fadorsen @glorgana.bsky.social · May 3
He actually took longer than I anticipated to appear once I started.
Most of the photo is of Rumi, a fluffy gray cat. He is sitting on a paper-covered table, snuggled against the sheep skull, amongst my painting supplies
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Annamarie Fadorsen @glorgana.bsky.social · May 3
Time to actually get paint on this sheep skull
A paper-covered table strewn with art supplies, sketches, and anatomical notes.
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