Benjamin Mohler
ptpaleo.bsky.social
Benjamin Mohler
@ptpaleo.bsky.social
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Paleontologist, Laboratory Assistant, Independent science writer. Keep up with my work: https://discord.gg/hZbqC2vVPx patreon.com/PTPALEO
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Just out this morning, a special (& free) bonus blog for Halloween: The Ghost of Glossopteris www.patreon.com/posts/bonus-...

This is a spooky tale about extinction, climate change, and our obligation to protect the living world.
In case you missed it, here's the recording of Monday's stream showing what's new in my FREE virtual museum project! www.youtube.com/watch?v=iD4z... #fossils #UE5
Showing off what's new in my virtual museum as of the most recent update!

SHADOWBOX Virtual Museum Update | Beta 1.55 Devstream
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SHADOWBOX Virtual Museum Update | Beta 1.55 Devstream
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One more... here's an Eocene-aged ant trapped in amber, now on display in the Geological Eras Tour!
Also check out this new display in the Naco Formation featuring agatized brachiopod shells!
A new update for SHADOWBOX is out now (Windows Beta 1.55)! There are some new fossils on display, such as this dinosaur eggshell... store.steampowered.com/news/app/299...
I'm not a newcomer to neural networks. I started following developments with deepdream over a decade ago. Image search is a legit useful tool. 2020's image and text generation are not what they're cracked up to be and only iterative improvements on 10 years ago. It's not intelligence!
It's time for another Microstream, LIVE for the next hour! Today, I'm sifting through some 80 million year old sediment in search of teeth, bones, and shells. www.youtube.com/live/sMSwHbG...
Searching Cretaceous Sand! | Microstream #47
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Doing another mini-microstream for the next 30 minutes! Today, I'm taking continuing tophotos of fossils from the Bangor Limestone of Alabama; this is a marine deposit that dates back 330 million years old! www.youtube.com/watch?v=vW-5...
Photographing a 330,000,000 Year Old Seafloor! | Microstream #46
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This week, I'm doing a shorter 30 minute stream to take photographs of fossils from the Bangor Limestone. This is a Mississippian (~330 million year old) deposit that preserves the fossils of many delicate sea animals! www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYXN...
Photographing a 330,000,000 Year Old Seafloor! | Microstream #45
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It's #Microstream Monday! This week, I'm continuing to clean a dinosaur bone under the microscope. This fossil was just recently collected from the Menefee Formation of New Mexico, and is around 80 million years old. www.youtube.com/live/mhbbC1P...
Cleaning a Dinosaur Bone, Week 2 | Microstream #43
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LIVE for the next hour! Today for #microstream I'm cleaning up a dinosaur bone collected just last month from the Menefee Formation of New Mexico: www.youtube.com/live/mr33Q2k...
Cleaning a Dinosaur Toe Bone | Microstream #43
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Today marks 3 years since I launched the Parent-Teacher Guide to Paleontology on Patreon! In that time, I've published:

-202,174 words of material utilizing 1,175 scientific sources

-65 Expedition Videos

-42 Microstreams

-1 really awesome virtual museum!

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PTPALEO's 3 Year Anniversary: Milestones & Moving Forward | Benjamin Mohler
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Microstream is back with a new scope light! For one more week I'm sorting through sediments collected from the Menefee Formation - Cliff House Sandstone contact. www.youtube.com/live/1xxqj5Y...
Testdriving New Scope Light! | Microstream #42
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In case you missed the stream, here's my devlog video for SHADOWBOX Beta 1.4!

What's new in this update? Four exhibits (Kaibab Limestone, Moenkopi Formation, Thaynes Group, Blue Lias), a free camera mode, and paleogeographic maps!

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Virtual Fossil Museum Update! New Exhibits, Maps, & More! | SHADOWBOX Devlog Windows Beta 1.4
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Hard at work preparing the next SHADOWBOX update, set to release with FOUR new exhibits! Here is a sneak peek at the Moenkopi Formation, a rock unit that dates back to the Triassic Period...
Probably the toughest site I've ever had the pleasure of working... hope all is going well out there! Good luck team 🤞
Sneak peek at the updated SHADOWBOX lobby! Next update (Windows Beta 1.4) should be pushed in the next week or so...
You can't spell Deinosuchus without DEI
An integral part of museum exhibit design is hiding pride flags everywhere
Where in the world are SHADOWBOX players? This is a map of (the majority of*) beta testers to date. It's incredible to me that folks around the world have gotten up close and personal with #fossils primarily from here in the Southwest, including many that I've collected myself! 👀 Alt text for list.