ToddRockford
@toddrockford.bsky.social
Nature. Science. Rocks, Fossils, Geology and Paleontology. Gardening, Plants, and Flowers. Pottery, Photography, Painting, Drawing, and Art. History and Politics. Astronomy. Exploration. Cats. Birds. Wildlife.
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I'd love to be Archbishop of Canterbury one day. Perhaps I'm being overambishops.
November 30, 2025 at 1:05 PM
I'd love to be Archbishop of Canterbury one day. Perhaps I'm being overambishops.
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DINOVEMBER 2025 - DAY 29: GREMLIN
(No joke... that's its real name)
#dinovember #dinosaurs #dinosaur #paleoart #paleoartist #paleontology #sciart #prehistoric #prehistoricanimals #prehistoricplanet #Gremlinslobodorum #gremlin
(No joke... that's its real name)
#dinovember #dinosaurs #dinosaur #paleoart #paleoartist #paleontology #sciart #prehistoric #prehistoricanimals #prehistoricplanet #Gremlinslobodorum #gremlin
November 29, 2025 at 2:51 PM
DINOVEMBER 2025 - DAY 29: GREMLIN
(No joke... that's its real name)
#dinovember #dinosaurs #dinosaur #paleoart #paleoartist #paleontology #sciart #prehistoric #prehistoricanimals #prehistoricplanet #Gremlinslobodorum #gremlin
(No joke... that's its real name)
#dinovember #dinosaurs #dinosaur #paleoart #paleoartist #paleontology #sciart #prehistoric #prehistoricanimals #prehistoricplanet #Gremlinslobodorum #gremlin
November 30, 2025 at 12:33 PM
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So, yeah - this is basically fossilized #DinoPuke ... giving us a new species of #pterosaur. 🤷♂️
🦕🤮 www.science.org/content/arti... by @jack-tamisiea.bsky.social via @science.org
🦕🤮 www.science.org/content/arti... by @jack-tamisiea.bsky.social via @science.org
Fossil vomit contains new species of pterosaur from Brazil
Filter-feeding flying reptile was likely devoured by a dinosaur during the early Cretaceous
www.science.org
November 29, 2025 at 9:45 PM
So, yeah - this is basically fossilized #DinoPuke ... giving us a new species of #pterosaur. 🤷♂️
🦕🤮 www.science.org/content/arti... by @jack-tamisiea.bsky.social via @science.org
🦕🤮 www.science.org/content/arti... by @jack-tamisiea.bsky.social via @science.org
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Cannot be geologist without a Brunton pocket transit.
I just saw that Brunton is having a 20% off sale from now until Dec 20. (It's a small business and the owner is a friend and former colleague of mine.) Orange and yellow and purple transits! All kinds of gear re-designed to make field geology easier!
www.brunton.com
www.brunton.com
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www.brunton.com
November 30, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Cannot be geologist without a Brunton pocket transit.
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November 29, 2025 at 8:39 PM
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Amazing new data on the edmontosaur soft tissue head crest, with implications for other hadrosaurs too! Crennulated margins and cock's comb-like shapes inferred for lambeosaurines... anatomypubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... #dinosaurs
anatomypubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
November 29, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Amazing new data on the edmontosaur soft tissue head crest, with implications for other hadrosaurs too! Crennulated margins and cock's comb-like shapes inferred for lambeosaurines... anatomypubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... #dinosaurs
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Today in 1957 in the Pacific Ocean, 2 miles south of Christmas Island (Kiritimati)w, the United Kingdom conducted Round C (Operation Grapple X), its first successful H-bomb test. A Valiant bomber dropped an experimental device which exploded at an altitude of ~7,382 feet. The yield was 1.8 Megatons.
November 8, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Today in 1957 in the Pacific Ocean, 2 miles south of Christmas Island (Kiritimati)w, the United Kingdom conducted Round C (Operation Grapple X), its first successful H-bomb test. A Valiant bomber dropped an experimental device which exploded at an altitude of ~7,382 feet. The yield was 1.8 Megatons.
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Maude 'Lores' Bonney, South African-born Australian aviator. 1931 decided to spend Christmas Day with husband in Brisbane & join father for lunch on Boxing Day in Wangaratta, 1173km south. 1933 1st woman to fly solo from Australia to Britain. b. #OTD 20 Nov 1897 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maude_B...
November 20, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Maude 'Lores' Bonney, South African-born Australian aviator. 1931 decided to spend Christmas Day with husband in Brisbane & join father for lunch on Boxing Day in Wangaratta, 1173km south. 1933 1st woman to fly solo from Australia to Britain. b. #OTD 20 Nov 1897 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maude_B...
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Crab migration on Christmas Island, Australia christmasislandnationalpark.gov.au/discover/hig...
November 25, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Crab migration on Christmas Island, Australia christmasislandnationalpark.gov.au/discover/hig...
My absolute favorite Poinsettia this year, a new variety called "Red Ribbons". It looks like burgundy snowflakes against black-green foliage. (It is a deeper burgundy than my phone's camera makes it seem)
#BloomScrolling #Gardening #Poinsettia #Christmas
#BloomScrolling #Gardening #Poinsettia #Christmas
November 29, 2025 at 6:48 PM
My absolute favorite Poinsettia this year, a new variety called "Red Ribbons". It looks like burgundy snowflakes against black-green foliage. (It is a deeper burgundy than my phone's camera makes it seem)
#BloomScrolling #Gardening #Poinsettia #Christmas
#BloomScrolling #Gardening #Poinsettia #Christmas
November 29, 2025 at 4:13 PM
A 36% approval rating...
Starting an expensive and unnecessary war that will create even more displaced migrants will surely fix that.
Starting an expensive and unnecessary war that will create even more displaced migrants will surely fix that.
November 29, 2025 at 3:01 PM
A 36% approval rating...
Starting an expensive and unnecessary war that will create even more displaced migrants will surely fix that.
Starting an expensive and unnecessary war that will create even more displaced migrants will surely fix that.
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Finally getting some theological clarity on the ethics of reclining in one’s plane seat
November 29, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Finally getting some theological clarity on the ethics of reclining in one’s plane seat
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Taiwanese ambassador to Finland performs with his metal band at Taiwan-Finland cultural event! 🤘✊️
That's what I call great ambassador
That's what I call great ambassador
November 28, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Taiwanese ambassador to Finland performs with his metal band at Taiwan-Finland cultural event! 🤘✊️
That's what I call great ambassador
That's what I call great ambassador
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A supermoon is lighting up our skies, and this one shows up before sunset! 🌕🧪
The next supermoon rises on December 4, as the Moon reaches perigee. That is its closest orbital point to Earth, where it can appear up to 14% larger and 30% brighter than a typical full moon.
The next supermoon rises on December 4, as the Moon reaches perigee. That is its closest orbital point to Earth, where it can appear up to 14% larger and 30% brighter than a typical full moon.
November 28, 2025 at 2:20 PM
A supermoon is lighting up our skies, and this one shows up before sunset! 🌕🧪
The next supermoon rises on December 4, as the Moon reaches perigee. That is its closest orbital point to Earth, where it can appear up to 14% larger and 30% brighter than a typical full moon.
The next supermoon rises on December 4, as the Moon reaches perigee. That is its closest orbital point to Earth, where it can appear up to 14% larger and 30% brighter than a typical full moon.
Missi looking a bit risqué post-surgery. But is snug and warm on my lap.
As Bob Barker used to say, "Help control the pet population. Have your pets spayed or neutered."
#Caturday
As Bob Barker used to say, "Help control the pet population. Have your pets spayed or neutered."
#Caturday
November 29, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Missi looking a bit risqué post-surgery. But is snug and warm on my lap.
As Bob Barker used to say, "Help control the pet population. Have your pets spayed or neutered."
#Caturday
As Bob Barker used to say, "Help control the pet population. Have your pets spayed or neutered."
#Caturday
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#DinoConUK 2026 talk and event lineup coming together, it's gonna be an amazing meeting. We're at the Hilton Birmingham Metropole, July 25th-26th. Thanks to the many vendors who have applied already :) Interested in volunteering at the event? Contact us!
November 29, 2025 at 11:55 AM
#DinoConUK 2026 talk and event lineup coming together, it's gonna be an amazing meeting. We're at the Hilton Birmingham Metropole, July 25th-26th. Thanks to the many vendors who have applied already :) Interested in volunteering at the event? Contact us!
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When a bound volume of #1920s newspapers got wet, we froze it to prevent mould developing until we had the time and space to dry it out properly. As the wet pages felt slightly tacky we had to interleave them with dry sheets, so they wouldn’t all stick together in the freezer.
#EYAConservation
#EYAConservation
November 29, 2025 at 11:40 AM
When a bound volume of #1920s newspapers got wet, we froze it to prevent mould developing until we had the time and space to dry it out properly. As the wet pages felt slightly tacky we had to interleave them with dry sheets, so they wouldn’t all stick together in the freezer.
#EYAConservation
#EYAConservation
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Dino doodles for Hong Kong (@pablonotpicasso.bsky.social)
Yi qi, weird creature, with weird snout with buck teeth
Yi qi, weird creature, with weird snout with buck teeth
November 29, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Dino doodles for Hong Kong (@pablonotpicasso.bsky.social)
Yi qi, weird creature, with weird snout with buck teeth
Yi qi, weird creature, with weird snout with buck teeth
Please reply with a favorite Christmas or Winter song written or performed by a singer or band from your country. Contemporary or traditional, as long as it's still popular.
November 29, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Please reply with a favorite Christmas or Winter song written or performed by a singer or band from your country. Contemporary or traditional, as long as it's still popular.
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