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ReBecca @dinochick.bsky.social · 3d

Happy Establishment date Dinosaur National Monument! On this day in 1915 President W. Wilson created the monument to protect the Carnegie Quarry: “...an extraordinary deposit of Dinosaurian & other gigantic reptilian remains of the Juratrias period, which are of great scientific interest & value...”

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Stephanie Drumheller @uglyfossils.bsky.social · 6d

Happy #Croctober to all who celebrate.

A skeletonized American alligator decomposing in a wood framed box

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Julia McHugh @drjmchugh.bsky.social · 6d

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Government Workers Say Their Out-of-Office Replies Were Forcibly Changed to Blame Democrats for Shutdown

Some employees at the Department of Education changed their responses back to the more neutral language, only to have it changed yet again to the partisan response, multiple sources tell WIRED.

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Julia McHugh @drjmchugh.bsky.social · 11d

The Florida Museum (FM) is hiring a full-time Registrar within the Department of Natural History. (Anthropology Focus)

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FLMNH Museum Registrar - Gainesville, FL 32611 - Indeed.com

University of Florida

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Julia McHugh @drjmchugh.bsky.social · 17d

Final round of proofing before the October 21 release of The Princess of Thacia!

Pre-order the eBook Now:
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Julia McHugh @drjmchugh.bsky.social · 19d

The last shot! Darn you Bluesky for cutting it off the main post...

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Julia McHugh @drjmchugh.bsky.social · 19d

It's always fun when you can put out some new skulls in the exhibit hall!

Taxa were chosen based on materials collected in western Colorado, housed at Museums of Western Colorado and BYU.

Skulls were fabricated by Gaston Design Inc and Triebold Paleontology Inc.

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Julia McHugh @drjmchugh.bsky.social · 19d

AECOM is seeking an experienced Senior Paleontologist to join our Cultural Resouces team.

This is a full-time, hybrid role that will report to our California teams and candidate should be Southern California based.

jobs.smartrecruiters.com/AECOM2/74400...

Senior Paleontologist

Company Description: Work with Us. Change the World.At AECOM, we're delivering a better world. Whether improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water, or transforming s...

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Nature Portfolio @natureportfolio.nature.com · 21d

Dinosaurs promoted open habitats in the Late Cretaceous, and their extinction could have led to a radical reorganization of the landscape and ecosystem structure at the beginning of the Paleogene, according to a study in Communications Earth & Environment. go.nature.com/3InFngj #Paleosky 🧪

This is figure 3, which shows a conceptual illustration of the ‘Dinosaurs as Ecosystem Engineers’ hypothesis.

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Julia McHugh @drjmchugh.bsky.social · 22d

Behold! The skull of Menisco-"WEEEEE!!"-sus

Cast made by Triebold Paleo.

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Filippo Bertozzo, PhD @fbertpaleo.bsky.social · 23d

in a bit, in live with @paleontologizing.bsky.social !

Danny Anduza @paleontologizing.bsky.social · 23d

We've got another BRAND-NEW DINOSAUR to discuss on #Twitch today -- Cariocecus bocagei -- and we'll be interviewing the lead author on the paper (@fbertpaleo.bsky.social) to get the inside scoop on what makes this new iguanodont so special.

Join us at twitch.tv/paleontologizing to watch & chat!

Twitch screenshot of me in my office, with a plethora of iguanodont material on the wall behind me -- 3D-printed and cast skulls and hands, framed photos and illustrations from papers, etc.

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Angus Hervey @angushervey.com · 28d

Mini marsupial bounces back from the brink!

Once listed as Endangered, the crest-tailed mulgara expanded its range by more than 48,000 km² between 2015 and 2021, lifting its status to Least Concern. Biocontrol contributed to the heartwarming bounce-back.

https://f.mtr.cool/afllseseeb

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Julia McHugh @drjmchugh.bsky.social · 29d

One hot and gorgeous Allosaurus metatarsal! #DinoFeet

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Riley Black 🦕 🏳️‍⚧️ @restingdinoface.bsky.social · Sep 5

Canoodling sharks, dinosaur display arenas, and turtles who perished in the middle of the act, I'll tell you about the fossil record of courtship and mating in my latest for Smithsonian.

From Dinosaur Scratches to Insects in Amber, How Paleontologists Uncover Prehistoric Courtship

Researchers have found fossil evidence of varied creatures wooing and mating, as they continue to search for the telltale signs of dinosaurs copulating

www.smithsonianmag.com

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Julia McHugh @drjmchugh.bsky.social · Sep 7

Tarpits...

Kleptomaniacs or Hoarders?

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Julia McHugh @drjmchugh.bsky.social · Sep 6

NGS is now part of the Walt Disney Company, so maybe not

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Chris Clark @selasphorus1.bsky.social · Sep 5

Postdoc advertisement!

Hi all, I'm looking to hire a Postdoc in BIOACOUSTICS for work on Owls. Your job would be to collect & analyze bioacoustics data, and write papers. 🦉🦉🦅🐦🦜🦉🦉

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Julia McHugh @drjmchugh.bsky.social · Sep 6

The National Geographic Society is hiring a full-time Museum Education Manager.

www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=b...

Museum Education Manager - Washington, DC - Indeed.com

National Geographic Society

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Julia McHugh @drjmchugh.bsky.social · Sep 5

Not to worry! It's still available as an eBook and Paperback on Amazon and through B&N Nook.

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Amazon.com: Ilsandra's Isle eBook : McHugh, Julia: Kindle Store

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Julia McHugh @drjmchugh.bsky.social · Sep 5

The Department of Anatomical Sciences at Stony Brook University invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position at the rank of Assistant Professor in the area of vertebrate evolutionary morphology.

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Julia McHugh @drjmchugh.bsky.social · Sep 5

The Department of Anatomical Sciences at Stony Brook University is hiring a tenure-track Assistant Professor position in the areas of evolutionary neuroanatomy, comparative neuroscience, brain evolution, and/or sensory adaptations in vertebrates.

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Julia McHugh @drjmchugh.bsky.social · Sep 5

Finding yourself out in the wild is super surreal...

Okay, so it's a wholesaler reselling my book on eBay... but it's still weird to run across unexpectedly.

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Julia McHugh @drjmchugh.bsky.social · Sep 4

The American Museum of Natural History's Invertebrate Zoology Division is seeking a full-time Curatorial Associate to manage the day-to-day care, organization and accessibility of the Invertebrate Zoology collections.

www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=d...

Curatorial Associate - New York, NY 10024 - Indeed.com

American Museum of Natural History

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Julia McHugh @drjmchugh.bsky.social · Sep 4

I really don't know who has been filling my pockets with snacks for the Drama Llama, but they need to stop it. It has become bothersome.

a close up of a llama with a tag on its ear that says ' way '

ALT: a close up of a llama with a tag on its ear that says ' way '

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Julia McHugh @drjmchugh.bsky.social · Sep 4

AECOM is seeking an experienced Senior Paleontologist to join our Cultural Resouces team.

This is a full-time, hybrid role that will report to our California teams and candidate should be Southern California based.

www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=b...

Senior Paleontologist - Los Angeles, CA 90071 - Indeed.com

AECOM

www.indeed.com

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