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Clint Boyd @boydpaleo.bsky.social · 7d

What paper is this from?

Clint Boyd @boydpaleo.bsky.social · 8d

a yellow excavator with the word hyundai on it

Alt: a yellow excavator with the word hyundai on it

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Clint Boyd @boydpaleo.bsky.social · 8d

Out before dawn on a cool October morning. The NDGS Paleontology field season continues, now entering our sixth month this year.

A plaster jacket covering mammoth bones sits in a pit next to a garage. A light shines down in the hole to illuminate the area, while the sun is starting to rise on the eastern horizon.

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Clint Boyd @boydpaleo.bsky.social · 15d

Ack. Its too far away. Facebook won't let me see it.

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Clint Boyd @boydpaleo.bsky.social · Sep 6

FINAL DAYS!

This is the LAST WEEKEND to get your exclusive 2025 NDGS Public Fossil Dig shirt featuring our Medora dig site!

This is a limited time fundraiser that closes on Sept 7th and shirts will not be available after this time so don't miss your chance to pick up this one-of-a-kind souvenir.

2025 NDGS Paleontology Public Fossil Digs Shirts, Supporting Friends of Ndgs Paleo

Don't miss your chance to pick up an official 2025 NDGS Public Fossil Dig shirt! This year's shirt was designed as always by our wonderful and multi-talented Paleontologist Becky, and is styled like a...

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Clint Boyd @boydpaleo.bsky.social · Jun 25

Can barely find brat buns here in North Dakota, let alone a poppy seed bun, sadly.

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Clint Boyd @boydpaleo.bsky.social · Jun 25

Celery salt really makes the dog.

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Clint Boyd @boydpaleo.bsky.social · Jun 18

Any chance to get rock and/or skin samples (like a cm or so) for our ongoing dino mummy project?

Clint Boyd @boydpaleo.bsky.social · Jun 16

Better charge him under state law to avoid a presidential pardon.

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Clint Boyd @boydpaleo.bsky.social · Jun 3

Yep. A newly created position. Converted a support staff position to a geologist position. Great place to work!

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Stone Cold Jane Austen @abbyhiggs.bsky.social · May 9

READ. THE. SUBHEAD.

U.S. NEWS
Ohio police find raccoon holding meth pipe during traffic stop
When an officer took the pipe away, the raccoon pulled out another.

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Clint Boyd @boydpaleo.bsky.social · May 2

Remember! Our open Paleontologist position [Field and Outreach Lead] closes Sunday, May 4th. Get your application in and come work with Jimmothy, our newest star specimen from the Pembina Gorge!

See this page for more details and linknto the application site: www.dmr.nd.gov/dmr/ndgs/jobs

Photograph of a partially cleaned skeleton of the fish Ichthyodectes from the Pierre Formation of North Dakota, from the Cretaceous Period. Collected in August of 2024. Specimen in the North Dakota State Fossil Collection.

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Clint Boyd @boydpaleo.bsky.social · Apr 24

mr. burns from the simpsons says excellent

Alt: mr. burns from the simpsons says excellent

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Anthony Tackles Dead Cows @mosasaurologist.bsky.social · Apr 23

The secret to making happy little Edmontosaurus mummy murder mittens is lots of duct tape and really loud Ladytron while waiting for adhesive to cure. My methods certainly do get results i guess.

A vertical Grey Edmontosaurus mummy arm held up in its workspace by duct tape strapping

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Clint Boyd @boydpaleo.bsky.social · Apr 24

Already getting orders? Or one for the museum there?

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Clint Boyd @boydpaleo.bsky.social · Apr 17

I am advocating for due process for Abrego Garcia.

MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · Apr 17

JUST IN: Deputy Assistant to the President and "Counterterrorism Czar" Sebastian Gorka says anyone advocating for due process for Kilmar Abrego Garcia could be viewed as "aiding and abetting a terrorist" and be federally charged. (h/t Philip Germain)

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Clint Boyd @boydpaleo.bsky.social · Apr 17

Compares to the X-Men, while not underatanding the core lesson behind the X-Men. [chef's kiss]

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Clint Boyd @boydpaleo.bsky.social · Apr 17

Yes, but at disadvantage because this defies Wisdom.

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Clint Boyd @boydpaleo.bsky.social · Apr 15

I know, right?

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Anthony Tackles Dead Cows @mosasaurologist.bsky.social · Apr 10

One of my "secret projects" I've recently finished is making a copy of the arm of Dakota the dinomummy. Here's the blog update on it with shoutouts to @boydpaleo.bsky.social and @himmapaan.bsky.social and @uglyfossils.bsky.social for their work on the paper/exhibit rmdrc.blogspot.com/2025/04/dako...

Dakota Goes Digital: Replicating a Mummy Arm

Reonstruction by Natee Puttapipat from Drumheller et al., PLoS One, 2022 Confession time: I love giving nicknames to the specimens that I fi...

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twarda.bsky.social @twarda.bsky.social · Apr 8

I'm just discovering it's #portfolioday And since I've been busy with work, allow me to reintroduce you to my by this post:

twarda.bsky.social @twarda.bsky.social · Jan 14

Hej #portfolioday!👋
I'm a freelancing artist with a biology degree working in games.
I do #paleoart, #gameart, #conceptart, and I specialize in creature design.

My stylized illustration is shown below while you can contact me & see more of my work here: twarda-arts.carrd.co

Thanks for looking!

Stylized Styracosaurus painting with a forest background

Stylized Microraptor painting. The dinosaur is sitting on a prehistoric Ginkgo.

Left part of an underwater scene portraying mosasaurs. This part features a squid, crabs, and ammonites.

Righ part of an underwater scene portraying mosasaurs. This part features a plesiosaur, fish, Hespeornis, and a turtle.

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Clint Boyd @boydpaleo.bsky.social · Apr 8

Agreed. Loved it.

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Clint Boyd @boydpaleo.bsky.social · Apr 8

Love me some pXRF!

An image from the simpsons of the antique store owner firing a toy lazer gun while saying Zap.

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Clint Boyd @boydpaleo.bsky.social · Apr 7

We are hiring a Paleontologist to join the @ndgspaleo.bsky.social team! We are looking for someone to lead our outreach efforts, including taking a leading role on our Public Fossil Digs each summer, and assist in the Johnsrud Fossil Preparation Lab.

To apply: www.dmr.nd.gov/dmr/ndgs/jobs

An image of a job advertisement for a paleontologist working for the North Dakota Geological Survey. Position will start on or around July 1, 2025 and applications are due at midnight on May 4, 2025. Salary ranges from $60,000 to $70,000. At the bottom of the advertisement there are images of individuals participating in the NDGS public fossil digs, which will be a main duty of the selected candidate.

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