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Denver Museum of Nature & Science @denvermuseumns.bsky.social · 1d

Fresh from the prep lab: a Majungasaurus jawbone — tooth and all! 🦷

This right dentary (the main lower jawbone) was restored by our fossil preparators, who clean and conserve fossils so they can inspire and inform future generations. #madagascarmonday #Museumscience #dmns

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Denver Museum of Nature & Science @denvermuseumns.bsky.social · 5d

Bone-afide proof spooky season is upon us. 💀🎃

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Denver Museum of Nature & Science @denvermuseumns.bsky.social · 6d

🕵️‍♀️🦬 Mystery solved! Our missing 650-pound Museum bison has returned after 50 years. Learn about its journey back to the Museum in #Catalyst. https://dmns.mobi/47bCc43

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Denver Museum of Nature & Science @denvermuseumns.bsky.social · 22d

Toilet paper: an essential fossil tool. 🧻
Last summer in North Dakota, Malagasy paleontologist Bakoli Rakotozafy taught our interns how to protect specimens, trim blocks, and wrap fossils for safe travel — part of our Madagascar Project. #MadagascarMonday #fieldwork

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Denver Museum of Nature & Science @denvermuseumns.bsky.social · Sep 5

Join James Hagadorn as we glimpse the first rock cores from just below the parking lot - a record of ancient rivers and rocks that haven't seen sunlight in 66 million years. https://dmns.mobi/46bysQu #dmns #parkinglotdino #fossilfriday #sciencesky

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Denver Museum of Nature & Science @denvermuseumns.bsky.social · Sep 2

Meet the Smoky Hawk King! 👑 This dazzling plate of amazonite and smoky quartz from Teller County, Colorado, is one of the state’s crown-jewel mineral specimens. You can see the Smoky Hawk King in all its glory at the Hard Rock Summit in Denver, Sept. 4–6. #HardRockSummit #ColoradoMinerals

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Denver Museum of Nature & Science @denvermuseumns.bsky.social · Aug 30

Overheard at the museum… #incorrect #museum #dioramadrama

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Denver Museum of Nature & Science @denvermuseumns.bsky.social · Aug 29

Ever wondered how you actually pull up 763 feet of history from under a parking lot? 🌍🔍 Dr. James Hagadorn shows how the team drilled, sampled, and studied Ice Age sediments—mud and all! https://dmns.mobi/46bysQu #ParkingLotDino #DMNS #fossilfriday

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Denver Museum of Nature & Science @denvermuseumns.bsky.social · Aug 27

We make this look too easy. #dmns

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Denver Museum of Nature & Science @denvermuseumns.bsky.social · Aug 26

Do you even need to ask? #InfinityTheater #dmns #giantscreen

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Denver Museum of Nature & Science @denvermuseumns.bsky.social · Aug 22

It’s your final weekend to step into the world of ancient Cambodia!

Explore sacred sculptures, intricate carvings, and rare artifacts in "Angkor: The Lost Empire of Cambodia" before the exhibition closes on August 24. Learn more: https://dmns.mobi/45qiDVR

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Denver Museum of Nature & Science @denvermuseumns.bsky.social · Aug 21

Heads up, families! 🧽✨ The Discovery Zone will be closed September 2–4 for deep cleaning. We’ll reopen on September 5, ready for more hands-on fun and exploration!

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Denver Museum of Nature & Science @denvermuseumns.bsky.social · Aug 21

“Jurassic Oceans: Monsters of the Deep” closes Sept. 7!

Travel back to a time when colossal predators ruled the seas, and witness striking fossils, life-size casts, and ferocious marine reptiles. Don’t miss the final dive!

Tickets: https://dmns.mobi/jurassicoceans

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Denver Museum of Nature & Science @denvermuseumns.bsky.social · Aug 20

It’s the final week to experience “Angkor: The Lost Empire of Cambodia” and the breathtaking giant-screen film “Angkor 2D” together at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science!

#Angkor #DMNS #GiantScreenExperience #LastChance

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Denver Museum of Nature & Science @denvermuseumns.bsky.social · Aug 15

Earlier this year, a geothermal feasibility project beneath our own parking lot resulted in a major scientific discovery: a partial dinosaur bone found at 763 feet below the surface.

Learn more in #Catalyst: https://dmns.mobi/4lvHn4D

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Denver Museum of Nature & Science @denvermuseumns.bsky.social · Mar 4

Crinoids like this look like they belong in a surreal underwater fantasy scene. Or maybe a cryptic fever dream? Crinoids were filter feeders that lived attached to the sea floor, using their long, feathery arms to capture food particles drifting in the water. #sciencesky

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Denver Museum of Nature & Science @denvermuseumns.bsky.social · Mar 4

Such a fun time. Thanks for visiting us!

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Denver Museum of Nature & Science @denvermuseumns.bsky.social · Feb 27

Girls & Science kicks off on Friday, March 7! Join us at the Museum to meet mentors, participate in hands-on STEM activities and explore the many diverse opportunities a future career in science, technology, engineering, and math can bring. #girlsandscience2025

A young girl looks at atriums with plants inside

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Denver Museum of Nature & Science @denvermuseumns.bsky.social · Feb 27

The Museum is now home to a remarkable collection of more than 800,000 wildlife images—one of the most comprehensive wildlife photography archives ever assembled!
Learn more in the full story from 9NEWS: www.9news.com/article/tech...

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Richelle @nerdbirdsstudio.bsky.social · Feb 13

A short but good visit to the museum! Always nice to click in an audiobook and dinosaur! *rawr* @denvermuseumns.bsky.social #sketch #sketchcrawl #drawing #fossils #sketchbook #artist #pleinair #scienceart #sciart #beingnerdy #autistic #autisticartist

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Denver Museum of Nature & Science @denvermuseumns.bsky.social · Feb 14

Cool Easter egg alert! 👀 We had a cameo in the new Tom Hanks movie "Here" on Netflix. A character wears a vintage Denver Museum of Natural History t-shirt—an exact replica of a design actually sold in our gift shop back in the 1970s. 🏛️👕

Read more about the shirt’s origins here: bit.ly/3ElEYbV

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How Our Museum’s Vintage T-Shirt Ended Up in a Film on Netflix Featuring Tom Hanks

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Denver Museum of Nature & Science @denvermuseumns.bsky.social · Feb 10

Reconstruction of Sanajeh indicus from the Late Cretaceous of India, feeding on young sauropod dinosaurs. Sanajeh, estimated to have been 11 ft, is a close relative of Madtsoia. (Image from Wikipedia: sculpture by Tyler Keillor, original photography by Ximena Erickson; modified by Bonnie Miljour)

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Denver Museum of Nature & Science @denvermuseumns.bsky.social · Feb 10

Vertebra of Madtsoia madagascariensis in two views (side and back). Photographs by M. Stewart. Scale bar = 1 cm.

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Denver Museum of Nature & Science @denvermuseumns.bsky.social · Feb 10

Known from vertebrae and ribs, its skeletal structure suggests it was a slow-moving ambush predator that killed via constriction. Estimated at up to 26 ft—comparable to today’s largest pythons and anacondas, which eat large mammals and caimans—why couldn’t M. madagascariensis have eaten dinos too?

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Denver Museum of Nature & Science @denvermuseumns.bsky.social · Feb 10

Were all Mesozoic snakes small and slithering between dinosaur toes? Definitely not! Some, like Madtsoia madagascariensis from the Late Cretaceous of Madagascar, may have preyed on small dinosaurs.

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