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Jeanne Timmons
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Freelance writer (she/her) interested in paleontology and archaeology. Avatar by Natalia Jagielska.
https://mostlymammoths.wordpress.com/freelance-work/
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Jeanne Timmons @mostlymammoths.bsky.social · Nov 6
"Do not get lost in a sea of despair. Do not become bitter or hostile. Be hopeful, be optimistic. Never, ever be afraid to make some noise and get in good trouble, necessary trouble. We will find a way to make a way out of no way." - the late Congressman John Lewis
Evergreen and inspiring tweet from the late Congressman John Lewis: "Do not get lost in a sea of despair. Do not become bitter or hostile. Be hopeful, be optimistic. Never, ever be afraid to make some noise and get in good trouble, necessary trouble. We will find a way to make a way out of no way. #goodtrouble"
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Here at the Houston Museum of Natural Science they have mammoths tossing human hunters around.
A replica of a mammoth skeleton tosses off the replica skeleton of a human hunter.
December 19, 2023 at 8:27 PM
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A new genus of amebelodonts from the Miocene of China and a re-examination of the phylogeny of the Amebelodontidae
Abstract. Amebelodontidae, a group of proboscideans with distinctive shovel-like mandibular symphysis and tusks, have been the subject of contentious class
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January 24, 2026 at 10:56 PM
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Saegusaia is an early diverging member of this family from east China, previously thought to belong to the genus Protanancus. Its lower jaw forms a shovel shape similar to its more derived cousin Platybelodon, though less extremely broad and flattened, with relatively longer mandibular tusks
Various material assigned to Saegusaia brevirostris, taken from Wang et al 2025. A and B, IVPP V20841, cranium, in dorsal (A) and ventral (B) views; C–E, IVPP V20836, cranium, in ventral (C), lateral (D), and caudal (E) views; F–H, IVPP V20835, mandible, in lateral (F), dorsal (G), and ventral (H) views; I–K, IVPP V31299, distal fragment of right mandibular tusk, in dorsal (I), ventral (J), and caudal (K) views; L, IVPP V23481, right DP2; M, IVPP V31270, right DP3 and DP4; N, IVPP V23485, right P3; O, IVPP V23484, right P4; P, IVPP V31280, left M1; Q, IVPP V23467, left M2; R, IVPP V20841, right M3; S, IVPP V23480, left p3; T, IVPP V23479, right p4; U, IVPP V23466, left m2; V, IVPP V20480, right m2 and m3; L–V are in occlusal view. Phylogenetic diagram of Elephantiformes, taken from Wang et al 2025. Saegusaia brevirostris is placed and an early diverging member of Amebelodontidae, basal to the split between Amebelodontinae and Platybelodontinae Black and white photograph of the holotype skull and mandible of "Protanancus" brevirostris, taken from Wang et al 2015. The skull is shown in dorsal (A) and palatal (B) views, and C is the mandible in dorsal view
January 24, 2026 at 10:56 PM
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Perhaps the most bizarre were the amebelodonts, commonly called "shovel tuskers", which take the ancestral flattened lower jaw tusks of animals like Phiomia and elaborate them into huge reinforced cutting, scraping and scooping tools
Comparison of the lower jaws of various Amebelodontids, shown in dorsal view. A) Archaeobelodon filholi, B) Serbelodon barbourensis, C) Stenobelodon floridanus, D) Eurybelodon shoshanii (fragment of a mandibular tusk), E) "Platybelodon" barnumbrowni, F) Platybelodon grangeri, G) Konobelodon britti, H) Amebelodon fricki
January 24, 2026 at 10:56 PM
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#Cenozoicrewind2025 Meet Saegusaia brevirostris!

#paleoart #vectorart #platybelodon
Vector illustration of Saegusaia brevirostris, a small amebelodont proboscidean from the early Miocene of China, laying down with its tail flicked up. This bizarre elephant relative has short shovel shaped jaw with long flattened tusks and a long trunk. It is mostly greyish and hairless like modern elephants, but has light brown fuzz on its head and back. Text reads: Saegusaia brevirostris. Shi-Qi Wang, Chunxiao Li, Xiaoxiao Zhang, and Yongtau Quan. "A new genus of amebelodonts from the Miocene of China and a re-examination of the phylogeny of Amebelodontiae." Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, Volume 205, Issue 1, September 2025, zlaf116 Sep 10 2025
January 24, 2026 at 10:56 PM
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I cannot abide this wanton cruelty to ceratopsians
Cast tyrannosaur skeleton with cow-sized ceratopsian skeleton in its jaws Dromaeosaur cast skeleton holding baby Triceratops in its mouth by the drill. Busy background with lots of other skeletons on display.
February 10, 2026 at 4:30 AM
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-The Dragon's Respite-
A family of Nothosaurus giganteus perching on the rock's formation around the shore.

2nd Place for the IV Edition of Premio Italiano di Paleoarte 2024.
December 12, 2024 at 11:57 AM
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Protosphyraena, the edgiest fish of the Western Interior Seaway. Not only does it have a swordfish's needle-sharp bill, its mouth is armed with teeth and its pectoral fins are serrated. the whole front half is weaponized!

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#paleoart #SciArt #art #artist #paleontology #artistonbluesky #originalart
A swordfish-like creature with a toothy mouth, bladelike fins and a silvery body swims alongside a shoal of its kin.
January 28, 2026 at 8:20 PM
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Purussaurus....
February 10, 2026 at 8:11 PM
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A reminder that I will be speaking in the Women in Paleoart panel on February 11!
extinctfineart.bsky.social Karim Zanaty @extinctfineart.bsky.social · 18d
𝘍𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘵 - women in palaeo(art)

Annualy, on February 11th is "𝘐𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘋𝘢𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘞𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘎𝘪𝘳𝘭𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘚𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦" to raise awareness
that shaping a future where science and gender equality advance together has not been reached yet - by far.

Cont.
February 10, 2026 at 12:51 AM
mostlymammoths.bsky.social
"Currently, there are over 37 496 described species of ray-finned fishes..." Wow!

Alexandre Cunha Ribeiro, Diogo de Mayrinck, Flávio Alicino Bockmann, Mário de Pinna
friedmanlab.bsky.social Matt Friedman @friedmanlab.bsky.social · 10h
Remarkable. Report of a Brazilian spiny-rayed fish dating to the Barremian stage of the Early Cretaceous, preceding the oldest known acanthomorphs by ~20 million years. Gondwanacanthus extends the roots of one of today's most prominent vertebrate radiations: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Four incomplete fossil fish specimens on a black background. The specimens preserve scales, vertebrae, spines, and so on, and are dark gray on lighter gray to mustard-colored slabs.
February 10, 2026 at 11:32 PM
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"A Trio Of Butterflies"
Hand embroidered thread painting artwork.
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#FlyDay #embroidery #butterfly #art
A rectangular artwork of a trio of butterflies. Top; Red Admiral Bottom row (l-r) Orange Tip and Small Pearl Bordered Fritillary. All are hand embroidered on an off white satin
January 30, 2026 at 4:11 PM
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Artists have always loved to sketch!

Sketch of a sparrow from Egypt dated c. 1479–1458 BC.

Some 3,500 years ago in Egypt, artists used flakes of limestone as sketchpads!

MMA excavations 1922-23, Deir el-Bahri. 📷 The Met www.metmuseum.org/art/collecti...

#Archaeology
Met Museum photo of an Ancient Egyptian artist’s painting of a swallow on a flake of limestone, dated to the New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, joint reign of Hatshepsut and Thutmose III, c. 1479-1458 BC. The sparrow stands in profile with head to the right. It is delicately painted with a pinkish body. The outline and details are highlighted in a reddish/brown pigment. Its legs, eye, and beak are painted black. Limestone flake dimensions Height 6.6 cm x Width 10.6 cm. This may have been a practice drawing of the sparrow hieroglyph which was used for words meaning ‘small’, ‘poor’, or ‘bad’. Egyptian artisans who decorated tombs and temples made practice sketches on flakes of limestone which are known by egyptologists as ostraca (singular: ostracon). Sometimes the drawings were used as a template when transferring an image to the wall of a tomb or a temple. Limestone flakes were readily available for this purpose as by-products of the construction of temples and rock-cut tombs. A number of ostraca were recovered at Deir el-Bahri during the 1922-23 MMA excavations.
February 3, 2026 at 10:59 AM
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Monsters in the Mist.
A digital illustration depicting a herd of long-necked dinosaurs, barely visible through a dense fog.
February 9, 2026 at 8:50 PM
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Regarding events of last week in SVP and the wider vertebrate paleontology community.
First, I want to be very clear that I am not speaking in any official capacity for the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology (SVP) with this post. I’ll be speaking of the society of course, but this is not an organizational official statement. I’m also not going to speak super directly to the details of the Epstein Files revelations that erupted over the weekend and still continue. I believe the stories I’ve heard from numerous female SVP members about other behaviors, words and actions by accused individuals and many other men. There should be a robust Ethics Committee investigation that includes the possibility of bannings and revocations as potential consequences for a totality of offenses both recent and otherwise. This goes for any SVP member, not just those with outsized influence or media presence. Communications Committee (which I am co-chair of) was not involved in crafting the statement released by SVP earlier this week. We are discussing how to better integrate relevant committees in future situations that require precise, expeditious official commentary from SVP. While the technical legalistic language in that statement is correct, IMO it severely missed the mark on understanding and acknowledging the hurt and anger amongst membership. The community response appeared to be in part driven by decades of women in membership feeling their real experiences with harassment, objectification, and assault continue to be minimized and ignored. Due to structural inequities, legal fears and power imbalances we especially see influential repeat-offenders relegated to whisper-network warnings rather than face any true professional or personal consequences. As anyone with a shred of empathy can understand, this has over time led to intense and even angry frustration, members quitting the society, and others avoiding membership altogether. Despite robust cultural and operational changes within SVP over the past 20+ years, the outcomes we are experiencing are still deeply problematic. If the outcomes are chronically proven inadequate, that means the systems producing those outcomes are inadequate, and should be fixed where appropriate or thrown out in favor of a complete rebuild. I have not arrived at these conclusions lightly. I have been in private conversation with current and former SVP members (mostly women) nearly constantly since this past Sunday. Everyone from students who only joined very recently, early careers expressing dismay at the silence of more senior figures, established mid-career members, and those who have left membership in frustration. The act of leadership relies most on listening, and I’ve been doing my best to do that where I can this week. In light of this assessment, and with the help of extensive dialogue which I am immensely grateful for, I have submitted the following action items to SVP leadership to be included in discussion at an upcoming followup town hall meeting: 1) Strongly consider an overhaul to our Code of Conduct rules regarding interpersonal behavior, ethics reporting, and ethics violation policies within the bounds of technical legal protections required for all parties. This includes but is not limited to banning from meetings, banning from society membership, and revocation of Society awards as official potential consequences. If our current systems for dealing with abusive or unprofessional behavior are not getting the job done, we should fix them. 2) Assemble comprehensive, expansive strategies that SVP leadership can implement with the goal of addressing the underlying unprofessional actions and attitudes that lead to misconduct behaviors propagating in our community. In function, the goal is to educationally inoculate against toxic and unprofessional behaviors. 3) SVP will produce a media series that guides members through the full start-to-finish ethics violation reporting and administrative action processes. We believe empowering membership with this information will help us all hold each other accountable and make SVP as safe and welcoming as possible to those wishing to contribute to the betterment of our professional community. (This one is more directly under my control and thus I can speak more assertively about it.) 4) SVP should provide quarterly progress updates on initiatives to address member safety as well as violation accountability procedures. This *would not* mean a change in policy for public disclosures on the details of ongoing ethics violation investigations. It will mean providing members with updates on process overhauls and finding new ways to provide allowable transparency to membership without creating legal vulnerabilities. We are a society of incredibly smart, talented, generous and hardworking people. Circumstantial excuses do not protect our community members. These chronic problems are fixable if we have the collective will to do so. Thanks for your time if you made it all the way through. I look forward to working with anyone with good-faith interest in making the changes our organization clearly still needs.
February 8, 2026 at 6:29 PM
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February 9, 2026 at 7:56 PM
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Smart people have already written about the many problems of generative AI better than I could, but I’ll tell you this about the thing I know: writing is about writing. It’s an action. A verb. It’s what we do. I write, you write, they write. Skip that and you’re not a writer.
February 8, 2026 at 10:57 PM
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This likely happened because a federal judge found that the termination of her student status was illegal and ordered it reinstated.
On December 5, 2025 a federal judge in Massachusetts ruled that Ms. Öztürk’s Student and Exchange Visitor Information System record was wrongfully terminated and must be reinstated, allowing her to fully participate in her educational and training program once more. While the government filed a notice of appeal of this decision on February 6, 2026, her SEVIS record remains reinstated. On January 22, 2026, another federal judge in Massachusetts determined in AAUP v. Rubio that the government’s policy of arresting and detaining scholars like Ms. Öztürk violated the First Amendment, and documents released as part of the case confirmed that the government targeted her solely on the basis of the op-ed.
February 10, 2026 at 12:39 AM
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NEW: A federal immigration judge ruled that there was no lawful basis for our client, Rümeysa Öztürk, to be deported.

This is promising news, but her case is still ongoing in federal court. We’ll keep fighting until she's free for good.
February 9, 2026 at 11:13 PM
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The reason we do mutual aid & the reason why mutual aid is grounded in anticapitalist theory from a long time is that capitalism says your survival depends on what you can do for people. We say, no you deserve to survive by virtue of your humanity. If you can't produce, we will help you survive.
February 9, 2026 at 11:52 PM
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The survivors standing in front of the Capitol twice is why Rep. Thomas Massie & I were able to pass the Epstein Transparency Act.

Tomorrow, Massie and I will go together to DOJ to see the unredacted files.

We will not rest until the Epstein class is brought to justice.
jimacosta.bsky.social Jim Acosta @jimacosta.bsky.social · 2d
BREAKING: The Epstein survivors are releasing this ad on this Super Bowl Sunday to send the message that they will not “move on” from the largest sex trafficking scandal in the world. #standwithsurvivors
February 8, 2026 at 11:43 PM
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This and is powerful and the truth should not be a a difficult demand!
jimacosta.bsky.social Jim Acosta @jimacosta.bsky.social · 2d
BREAKING: The Epstein survivors are releasing this ad on this Super Bowl Sunday to send the message that they will not “move on” from the largest sex trafficking scandal in the world. #standwithsurvivors
February 9, 2026 at 12:31 AM
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mollyjongfast.bsky.social
Why are the men’s names redacted and the victims names exposed?
February 6, 2026 at 2:42 PM
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Good morning. The President of the United States was in the middle of the most serious child sex trafficking ring of the last quarter century.

He is referenced not a dozen times in the case files. Not 100 times. Not 1,000 times. He’s referenced 38,000 times.
February 8, 2026 at 7:50 PM
mostlymammoths.bsky.social
SO satisfying: curling under the covers on a bitter cold winter's day and reading a book cover to cover. 📚❤️
February 8, 2026 at 11:18 PM