Julia McHugh
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Vertebrate Paleontologist at the Museums of Western Colorado. Nature photographer and owner of Earthly Exposures. Foster of Kittens. All opinions are my own.
In these photos, the spool-shaped body of the vertebra would have attached where my palm is placed, but in young animals the fusion is not complete, so sometimes the fossil of 1 vertebra is preserved as 2 pieces. This is the top piece.
January 3, 2026 at 8:32 PM
In these photos, the spool-shaped body of the vertebra would have attached where my palm is placed, but in young animals the fusion is not complete, so sometimes the fossil of 1 vertebra is preserved as 2 pieces. This is the top piece.
It is the arch of bone on a vertebra (back bone) that covers the top of the spinal cord inside the neural canal.
January 3, 2026 at 8:30 PM
It is the arch of bone on a vertebra (back bone) that covers the top of the spinal cord inside the neural canal.
Ammonite survival across the K-Pg mass extinction.
January 1, 2026 at 5:34 PM
Ammonite survival across the K-Pg mass extinction.
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One of my all time favorites. Of course, I'm a sucker for stories that have high stakes problem solving and well-developed character arcs.
December 8, 2025 at 3:51 PM
One of my all time favorites. Of course, I'm a sucker for stories that have high stakes problem solving and well-developed character arcs.