Dallas Paleontological Society
@dallaspaleosociety.bsky.social
We are the DPS in Dallas, Texas. A group of amateur and professional paleontologists working together to build the knowledge of North Texas Fossils. www.dallaspaleo.org
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Love veggiesaurs? Check out When the Earth Was Green. I wrote an entire chapter about how some dinosaurs, like my beloved “Brontosaurus,” were shaped by how they grazed on greens. 🌱
When the Earth Was Green: Plants, Animals, and Evolution's Greatest Romance
Plants, Animals, and Evolution's Greatest Romance
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March 25, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Love veggiesaurs? Check out When the Earth Was Green. I wrote an entire chapter about how some dinosaurs, like my beloved “Brontosaurus,” were shaped by how they grazed on greens. 🌱
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Hey, paleo nerds! Rocks rock!
In episode #84, Ray and Dave go rock 🪨 hunting through the eons with Marcia Bjornerud, a structural geologist, author, and Professor of Geosciences at Lawrence University, Wi.
Listen to episode #84 now!
www.paleonerds.com/podcast/marc...
In episode #84, Ray and Dave go rock 🪨 hunting through the eons with Marcia Bjornerud, a structural geologist, author, and Professor of Geosciences at Lawrence University, Wi.
Listen to episode #84 now!
www.paleonerds.com/podcast/marc...
March 26, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Hey, paleo nerds! Rocks rock!
In episode #84, Ray and Dave go rock 🪨 hunting through the eons with Marcia Bjornerud, a structural geologist, author, and Professor of Geosciences at Lawrence University, Wi.
Listen to episode #84 now!
www.paleonerds.com/podcast/marc...
In episode #84, Ray and Dave go rock 🪨 hunting through the eons with Marcia Bjornerud, a structural geologist, author, and Professor of Geosciences at Lawrence University, Wi.
Listen to episode #84 now!
www.paleonerds.com/podcast/marc...
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I was part of a group from @dallaspaleosociety.bsky.social invited to a fabulous lecture at SMU by @mcnultylab.bsky.social
March 10, 2025 at 9:21 PM
I was part of a group from @dallaspaleosociety.bsky.social invited to a fabulous lecture at SMU by @mcnultylab.bsky.social
We have our monthly meeting next Wednesday, "Dinosaurs Under Foot; The Early Cretaceous Borborema - Cameroon Dinosaur Dispersal Corridor” www.dallaspaleo.org Meeting is both in person and on Zoom.
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March 6, 2025 at 11:02 PM
We have our monthly meeting next Wednesday, "Dinosaurs Under Foot; The Early Cretaceous Borborema - Cameroon Dinosaur Dispersal Corridor” www.dallaspaleo.org Meeting is both in person and on Zoom.
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De-extinction is the “let’s colonize Mars” for Biologists. Instead of working to fix & be sustainable, its a frat boy mentality that we can just trash it all and science will undo it. We don’t need to change our behaviors because we can control Z it
March 5, 2025 at 6:23 AM
De-extinction is the “let’s colonize Mars” for Biologists. Instead of working to fix & be sustainable, its a frat boy mentality that we can just trash it all and science will undo it. We don’t need to change our behaviors because we can control Z it
This company is in our city and causing a stir amongst our board of directors. What side would you be on in this situation?
“I study animals from the past, and they should stay in the past. Lack of habitat, human conflict, agriculture, climate change—the idea that they can fix that with gene editing is missing the big picture.” @elsa-panciroli.bsky.social nails it.
Is this cute little "woolly" mouse going to lead to a resurrected woolly mammoth? 🧪 www.scientificamerican.com/article/comp...
March 4, 2025 at 9:22 PM
This company is in our city and causing a stir amongst our board of directors. What side would you be on in this situation?
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Working on a new gigantic task. Describing over 300 well-preserved, diverse pterosaur bones from a niche Late Jurassic locality. An independent project led by me and an army of eager local fossil collectors and preparators. 🤫 Look out for it hitting the press later this year!
March 4, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Working on a new gigantic task. Describing over 300 well-preserved, diverse pterosaur bones from a niche Late Jurassic locality. An independent project led by me and an army of eager local fossil collectors and preparators. 🤫 Look out for it hitting the press later this year!
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Alberta Paleo Soc. beat out @utahpaleo-ufop.bsky.social in posting my talk on Morrison Dinosaur nesting sites and behavior. @prehistoricmuseum.bsky.social @museumoftherockies.bsky.social @ljkrum.bsky.social @jeremybroberts.bsky.social
@drjmchugh.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=sNSQ...
@drjmchugh.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=sNSQ...
Dr. James Kirkland - Eggs, Nests, and Dinosaur Behaviour: Evidence from the Morrison Formation
YouTube video by Alberta Palaeontological Society
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March 3, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Alberta Paleo Soc. beat out @utahpaleo-ufop.bsky.social in posting my talk on Morrison Dinosaur nesting sites and behavior. @prehistoricmuseum.bsky.social @museumoftherockies.bsky.social @ljkrum.bsky.social @jeremybroberts.bsky.social
@drjmchugh.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=sNSQ...
@drjmchugh.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=sNSQ...
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Day after #FossilFriday The new updated "Glossary of fossil tetrapod tracks" is available open source! Sure to be the go to reference on fossil tracks for decades to come. palaeo-electronica.org/content/pdfs... @utahpaleo-ufop.bsky.social @ichnologist.bsky.social
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February 15, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Day after #FossilFriday The new updated "Glossary of fossil tetrapod tracks" is available open source! Sure to be the go to reference on fossil tracks for decades to come. palaeo-electronica.org/content/pdfs... @utahpaleo-ufop.bsky.social @ichnologist.bsky.social
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Some interesting evidence of pathologies in dicynodonts. Possible causes include post-trauma cysts, parasites, muscular avulsions, osteomyelitis, and fungal disease.
link.springer.com/chapter/10.1...
link.springer.com/chapter/10.1...
February 15, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Some interesting evidence of pathologies in dicynodonts. Possible causes include post-trauma cysts, parasites, muscular avulsions, osteomyelitis, and fungal disease.
link.springer.com/chapter/10.1...
link.springer.com/chapter/10.1...
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Ways to help instead of doom-scrolling: Do you like making spreadsheets? Create well-referenced database outlining what government does for us. Are you an artist? Use the list to make easy-to-share, well-referenced infographics. Are you a social media wizard? Make an account to share these facts.
Is there a simple and long list of what our gov does for us? I’d like to print it on neon paper and tape it on utility poles. (I will try to search.)
February 15, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Ways to help instead of doom-scrolling: Do you like making spreadsheets? Create well-referenced database outlining what government does for us. Are you an artist? Use the list to make easy-to-share, well-referenced infographics. Are you a social media wizard? Make an account to share these facts.
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We're hosting a hybrid lecture on the recent Iowa mastodon find! State Archaeologist John Doershuk will present, "A Community-inspired (and Energized) Mastodon Excavation in Southern Iowa," at noon CT on February 28. More details here: events.uiowa.edu/92425 🏺
February 12, 2025 at 9:40 PM
We're hosting a hybrid lecture on the recent Iowa mastodon find! State Archaeologist John Doershuk will present, "A Community-inspired (and Energized) Mastodon Excavation in Southern Iowa," at noon CT on February 28. More details here: events.uiowa.edu/92425 🏺
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Giant short-faced bears were the largest carnivores of the Pleistocene in North America and are subsequently well known in science. Highly studied, small & large forms have been recognised as subspecies, but some researchers have suggested this may be sexual dimorphism! A 🧵(1/3) 🌍🧪🐻
February 14, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Giant short-faced bears were the largest carnivores of the Pleistocene in North America and are subsequently well known in science. Highly studied, small & large forms have been recognised as subspecies, but some researchers have suggested this may be sexual dimorphism! A 🧵(1/3) 🌍🧪🐻
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A new book illustrates the wonders of Antarctica and the Arctic—and the lengths scientists go to to study them before it’s too late.
Author dr. @neilshubin.bsky.social joins us to talk about “Ends of the Earth” and science at the poles.
Author dr. @neilshubin.bsky.social joins us to talk about “Ends of the Earth” and science at the poles.
Adventures In Science At The Icy ‘Ends Of The Earth’
A new book explores how one biologist’s work at the North and South Poles changed the way he sees the world and our place in it.
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February 14, 2025 at 7:21 PM
A new book illustrates the wonders of Antarctica and the Arctic—and the lengths scientists go to to study them before it’s too late.
Author dr. @neilshubin.bsky.social joins us to talk about “Ends of the Earth” and science at the poles.
Author dr. @neilshubin.bsky.social joins us to talk about “Ends of the Earth” and science at the poles.
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A Fin-Credible Chat with #paleoichthyologist Dr. Allison Bronson about her research on #fossil #sharks 🧪⛏️
We talked about her career path, CT scans, and what the correct plural of fish is 🐟🐠
youtu.be/udtiu-AQPvw
We talked about her career path, CT scans, and what the correct plural of fish is 🐟🐠
youtu.be/udtiu-AQPvw
A Fin-credible Chat: Paleoichthyologist Dr. Allison Bronson Studies Ancient Sharks
YouTube video by DrNeurosaurus
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February 6, 2025 at 2:21 PM
A Fin-Credible Chat with #paleoichthyologist Dr. Allison Bronson about her research on #fossil #sharks 🧪⛏️
We talked about her career path, CT scans, and what the correct plural of fish is 🐟🐠
youtu.be/udtiu-AQPvw
We talked about her career path, CT scans, and what the correct plural of fish is 🐟🐠
youtu.be/udtiu-AQPvw
Tonight's meeting is on Zoom! Come see what fossils our members have found that have them stumped. "Stump the Society" night. dallaspaleo.org
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February 12, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Tonight's meeting is on Zoom! Come see what fossils our members have found that have them stumped. "Stump the Society" night. dallaspaleo.org
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Happy #MosasaurMonday from the Pit of Despair (end stage PhD work), here's an appropriate lizard: Tylosaurus "Heath" on display at the Perot Museum in Dallas.
Does "everything's bigger in Texas" apply to its mosasaurs? I've got a few upcoming public talks addressing just that...& more. Stay tuned!
Does "everything's bigger in Texas" apply to its mosasaurs? I've got a few upcoming public talks addressing just that...& more. Stay tuned!
February 3, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Happy #MosasaurMonday from the Pit of Despair (end stage PhD work), here's an appropriate lizard: Tylosaurus "Heath" on display at the Perot Museum in Dallas.
Does "everything's bigger in Texas" apply to its mosasaurs? I've got a few upcoming public talks addressing just that...& more. Stay tuned!
Does "everything's bigger in Texas" apply to its mosasaurs? I've got a few upcoming public talks addressing just that...& more. Stay tuned!
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Happy International Day of Women and Girls in Science - from me and my lab! 🤩
The discipline of Molecular Paleobiology has been pioneered by women scientists - and I am so proud to be part of it and train the next generation of brilliant minds! 💚
The discipline of Molecular Paleobiology has been pioneered by women scientists - and I am so proud to be part of it and train the next generation of brilliant minds! 💚
February 11, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Happy International Day of Women and Girls in Science - from me and my lab! 🤩
The discipline of Molecular Paleobiology has been pioneered by women scientists - and I am so proud to be part of it and train the next generation of brilliant minds! 💚
The discipline of Molecular Paleobiology has been pioneered by women scientists - and I am so proud to be part of it and train the next generation of brilliant minds! 💚
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Exciting news for aspiring fossil preparators! Applications are now open for our Fossil Preparation Internship—a unique opportunity to gain hands-on experience working with real fossils in a professional lab setting.
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#internship #fossilprep #lab
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#internship #fossilprep #lab
February 4, 2025 at 4:10 AM
Exciting news for aspiring fossil preparators! Applications are now open for our Fossil Preparation Internship—a unique opportunity to gain hands-on experience working with real fossils in a professional lab setting.
elevationscience.org/internships-...
#internship #fossilprep #lab
elevationscience.org/internships-...
#internship #fossilprep #lab
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Paleontologist and author @neilshubin.bsky.social has been on multiple expeditions to the Arctic and Antarctica.
Now Shubin is out with a new book called that celebrates the incredible variety of scientific research and discovery in these extreme environments.
to.wttw.com/40McoIo
Now Shubin is out with a new book called that celebrates the incredible variety of scientific research and discovery in these extreme environments.
to.wttw.com/40McoIo
February 11, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Paleontologist and author @neilshubin.bsky.social has been on multiple expeditions to the Arctic and Antarctica.
Now Shubin is out with a new book called that celebrates the incredible variety of scientific research and discovery in these extreme environments.
to.wttw.com/40McoIo
Now Shubin is out with a new book called that celebrates the incredible variety of scientific research and discovery in these extreme environments.
to.wttw.com/40McoIo
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This year marks the 120th anniversary of Dippy the #Diplodocus, one of the most iconic dinosaur skeletons in the world. With over a century on display and replicas in cities like Paris, Berlin, Buenos Aires, and Moscow, Dippy has had a massive influence on the public's perception of #dinosaurs.
January 19, 2025 at 3:43 PM
This year marks the 120th anniversary of Dippy the #Diplodocus, one of the most iconic dinosaur skeletons in the world. With over a century on display and replicas in cities like Paris, Berlin, Buenos Aires, and Moscow, Dippy has had a massive influence on the public's perception of #dinosaurs.
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Since @solomonrdavid.bsky.social just followed me, here's some old #paleoart of fish including Atractosteus (gar), Melvius (bowfin) & Myledaphus (guitarfish). These were commissioned for the now award-winning Cretaceous Creatures project
January 20, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Since @solomonrdavid.bsky.social just followed me, here's some old #paleoart of fish including Atractosteus (gar), Melvius (bowfin) & Myledaphus (guitarfish). These were commissioned for the now award-winning Cretaceous Creatures project
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Not reproduceable, not verifiable, and yet it gets a name and privately held specimens, less problematic than this, get noses turned up at them.
www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-...
www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-...
Dinosaur fossils were destroyed in WWII. Now, photos reveal they were a new species
Bones of the massive 32-foot-long predator were found in 1914, researchers said.
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January 16, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Not reproduceable, not verifiable, and yet it gets a name and privately held specimens, less problematic than this, get noses turned up at them.
www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-...
www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-...
We're looking for speakers for our monthly membership meetings. Second Wednesday of each month, in person or by zoom. Email [email protected] if you are interested.
January 16, 2025 at 1:31 AM
We're looking for speakers for our monthly membership meetings. Second Wednesday of each month, in person or by zoom. Email [email protected] if you are interested.
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