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Amy Atwater @maryanningsrevenge.bsky.social · Aug 26

Don’t let the smile fool you, @mosasaurologist.bsky.social is actually screaming because I made him pose with his exhibits at Rocky Mountain Dinosaur Resource Center 🤣 He’d rather get eaten by a Megalodon.

Two scientists pose inside the giant toothy jaws of the extinct shark, Megalodon

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

I just wanted to show off some super detailed prints of Martinichthys snoots that I was using as tactile examples at our GSA poster on Monday. Happy #FossilFriday! Cc @maryanningsrevenge.bsky.social 🧪🐟

Grey printed snoots that I let people handle so they could feel the point that I was making

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Amy Atwater @maryanningsrevenge.bsky.social · May 19

LIFE GOAL ACHIEVED!!!

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Amy Atwater @maryanningsrevenge.bsky.social · May 19

Wish I could be there for our fossil fish feces poster! Thanks for representing @mosasaurologist.bsky.social!

Anthony Tackles Dead Cows @mosasaurologist.bsky.social · May 19

Come see me at my poster and talk about my poop!

I'll be around GSA all day and I have printer turds and snoots to show off, if you're into that sort of thing.

This giant poster on poop and fish is here at GSA. Find me and I'll walk you through all of it

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Scoobiesue2 @scoobiesue2.bsky.social · Apr 29

Today's review...'The Fossil Keeper's Treasure' @maryanningsrevenge.bsky.social illustrated by Natalia Cardozo
@magiccatpublishing.bsky.social
Beautiful!
throughthebookshelf.com/reviews/the-...

The Fossil Keeper’s Treasure — Through the Bookshelf

They say to never judge a book by its cover, but ‘The Fossil Keeper’s Treasure’ is as lovely inside as the outside hints it’s going to be! Not only is it visually appealing, there is a tactile element...

throughthebookshelf.com

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Amy Atwater @maryanningsrevenge.bsky.social · Apr 29

Thank you!!

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Amy Atwater @maryanningsrevenge.bsky.social · Apr 23

You could talk to Holly Simon at the Whiteside Museum. She wrote the book I Came Before the Dinosaurs and does great scicomm www.wmnh.org/product-page...

I Came Before the Dinosaurs! Written and Illustrated by Holly Simon | WMNH

Do you ever wonder what came before the dinosaurs? Learn about the first animals to conquer land. Learn more about the animals from the world-famous Texas Permian Red Beds. The term Permian refers to ...

www.wmnh.org

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Amy Atwater @maryanningsrevenge.bsky.social · Apr 23

It’s always fun stopping by the Morrison Natural History Museum to feed the mosasaur!

A scientist is pretending to dive into the open mouth of a large fossil mosasaur on display at a museum.

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Amy Atwater @maryanningsrevenge.bsky.social · Apr 21

That moment when you see your book in the @denvermuseumns.bsky.social gift shop!

#purejoy #booksky

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Amy Atwater @maryanningsrevenge.bsky.social · Apr 19

My beautiful Texas friend, Acrocanthosaurus, looking gorgeous as ever at the Witte Museum. Glad I got to stop by briefly while I was in San Antonio last week!

#fossilfriday

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Adam Marsh @notthatmarsh.bsky.social · Apr 18

Never underestimate the power of fossils to inspire scientific curiosity in children. #FossilFriday 🦖🧪

Four children looking at a small reptile jaw on a tv

Visitors looking at a wall exhibit behind a mounted skeleton

Four children digging in a simulated fossil dig pit

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Amy Atwater @maryanningsrevenge.bsky.social · Apr 12

Thank you SO MUCH!!! I hope they all love it!

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Caroline Fielding @cazapr1.bsky.social · Apr 10

Absolutely gorgeous bookpost today, Bea & I love this highly illustrated and tactile book about fossils, The Fossil Keeper's Treasure, written by @maryanningsrevenge.bsky.social & illustrated by Natalia Cardozo. Thanks @magiccatpublishing.bsky.social! #KidLitUK

Front cover has a large embossed golden ammonite surrounded by other golden illustration on a dark blue background.

Page about trilobites, with one to touch

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Amy Atwater @maryanningsrevenge.bsky.social · Apr 11

Oh my goodness, thank you so much for sharing my book!!!

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Amy Atwater @maryanningsrevenge.bsky.social · Apr 4

Nothing like fossils to remind us how small and insignificant we all are in deep time!

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Amy Atwater @maryanningsrevenge.bsky.social · Apr 4

Thanks to @mosasaurologist.bsky.social for patiently trying to explain fish fossils to me yesterday while I was fully distracted by everything else, including this rad Pachycephalosaurus skull.

#fossilfriday

A scientist is holding a dinosaur skull in a lab.

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Amy Atwater @maryanningsrevenge.bsky.social · Mar 24

THANK YOU ERIC!!! 🥹

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Amy Atwater @maryanningsrevenge.bsky.social · Mar 13

!!!! Thank you so much!! So thrilled that you love it!!!!

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Museum of Natural and Cultural History @uomnch.bsky.social · Mar 11

Our Annual Dinner this year includes a talk by @geopetalfabric.bsky.social! In the area? Join us as she explores how we can confuse 'weirdness' for new species in long-dead animals, and how museum collections provide clues to untangle the fossil record..

mnch.uoregon.edu/learn/annual...

Annual Dinner and Talk

The museum's annual dinner and talk. Tickets on sale now!

mnch.uoregon.edu

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Amy Atwater @maryanningsrevenge.bsky.social · Mar 7

I’ll be sure to post some soon!

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Amy Atwater @maryanningsrevenge.bsky.social · Mar 7

Thanks! You can order it from Barnes and Noble or Amazon or Target or other retailers! www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-fossil...

The Fossil Keeper's Treasure: With Amazing Fossils to Touch|Hardcover

Discover how every fossil tells a story with paleontologist, Amy Atwater. Open this scrapbook to learn how fossils are as precious as gold-because of what they tell us about the past. Uncovering key d...

www.barnesandnoble.com

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Amy Atwater @maryanningsrevenge.bsky.social · Mar 7

Well I’d sure love to do a book signing at MOR!

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Amy Atwater @maryanningsrevenge.bsky.social · Mar 7

It can be ordered here: www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-fossil...

The Fossil Keeper's Treasure: With Amazing Fossils to Touch|Hardcover

Discover how every fossil tells a story with paleontologist, Amy Atwater. Open this scrapbook to learn how fossils are as precious as gold-because of what they tell us about the past. Uncovering key d...

www.barnesandnoble.com

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Amy Atwater @maryanningsrevenge.bsky.social · Mar 7

My first book, The Fossil Keeper’s Treasure, is out now! It’s illustrated by the amazing Nat Cardozo. Each page features embossed fossils you can touch.

Every fossil tells a story, and every scientist started out as a curious kid.

I can’t believe it’s finally here!

#fossilfriday #booksky

A paleontologist is outside holding a children’s book called “The Fossil Keeper’s Treasure” with a dinosaur poking its head in the background.

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Ceri Weber @ceriweber.bsky.social · Feb 21

It was so much fun chatting with @embirlab.bsky.social on @scifri.bsky.social about the wonderful world of tails!

Science Friday @scifri.bsky.social · Feb 21

In a recent study, researchers explored the biomechanics of different animal tails and considered how a better tail could help build a better robot.

Dr. Talia Moore and Dr. @ceriweber.bsky.social join us to discuss the science of tails.

In Search Of The Best Tail For Balance

The bone and joint structures in mammal tails help them keep their balance. Could those benefits be adapted for robots?

buff.ly

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