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#fossils

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llewelly

U is for Udelartitan, a saltisauroid titanosaur from Uruguay

V is for Venenosaurus, presumably non-venemous, but found in the Poison Strip member

W is for Wintonotitan, found on the point bar of a fossil river in Australia

X is for Xianshanosaurus, named after Xian mountain

Y is for Yamanasaurus, a saltisaurid from Ecuador

Z is for Zhuchengtitan, who lived among tyrannosaurs, ceratopsians, and giant hadrosaurs.

#dinosaurs
#sauropods
#fossils
#titanosaurs
#brachiosaurs

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llewelly

P is for Patagotitan, giant of Argentina, known from seven amazing specimens

Q is for Quetecsaurus, named for fiery breath it probably didn't have

R is for Rinconsaurus, whose name means "Amazing in the tail". I heard you giggle

S is for Saltasaurus, smallest and most taxonomically important of titanosaurs

T is for Titanosaurus, described for scrapy bits, of dubious distinguishing characters, leaving a taxonomic mess

#dinosaurs
#sauropods
#fossils
#titanosaurs
#brachiosaurs

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Alberta Palaeo Society

Whew! Another symposium has come and gone, and Paleo 2025 was a huge success! Over 150 people attended seven lectures, viewed one of 20 posters, visited vendors and association tables, joined our Sunday fossil scanning workshop, or simply mingled with fellow palaeontology enthusiasts!

Stay tuned for more posts about this fantastic event!

A big thanks to all the volunteers who made it happen!

A row of panels running down the middle of a hallway. The panels have academic posters on them, concerning palaeontology. There's a cluster or people around one of them, discussing the poster.
A crowded lecture hall. At the front is a large screen showing a picture of the Earth as it would have been in the Permian: a large, C-shaped continent surrounded by water. At the front Dr. Vavrek is gesturing to the audience.
Three people standing in front of a powerpoint presentation. The presentation title is "Fossil 3D Imaging Workshop".
A university lab classroom. People are gathered in clusters, creating 3D scans of fossils which they brought. Most are using their phones, but one person at the front is using a handheld surface scanner.
#palaeontology#paleontology#fossils
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The Inquisitive Biologist

New review: Uncovering Dinosaur Behavior is a concise, well-structured, and beautifully illustrated book that transcends being "merely" good popular science by also addressing professional palaeontologists.

inquisitivebiologist.com/2025/

#Books #BookReview #Bookstodon #AnimalBehavior #Ethology #Fossils #Evolution #Paleontology #Palaeontology #Dinosaurs #Scicomm princetonupress@mastodon.social @princetonnature @serpenillus @bookstodon

The Inquisitive Biologist · Book review – Uncovering Dinosaur Behavior: What They Did and How We KnowUncovering Dinosaur Behavior is a concise, well-structured, and beautifully illustrated book that transcends being “merely” good popular science by also addressing professional palaeont…
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Alberta Palaeo Society

Eight more days until Paleo 2025!

Our next talk is by Dr. Pigg about the Eocene flora of Republic, Washington. Rumour has it that there may be a field trip there later this year!

Did you know that this event will also be held online? If you're an APS member you will get the Zoom code about a week beforehand. If you're not a member but would like to attend, just send us a message!

An image of a fossil plant impression in some brown / sandy rock. Over that is superimposed the title of the talk ("Exploring the Diverse Plant Fossils of the Early Eocene Flora of Republic, Washington") along with the presenter (Dr. Kathleen Pigg, Arizona State University). Below that is a cutout with the details of the symposium: the fact that it's held on Saturday, March 15 from 9 - 4:30pm at Mount Royal University, Calgary, Alberta, along with the fact that admission is free and the event is open to the public.
#palaeontology#paleontology#fossils
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Russell Garwood

Two for the price of one, this #FossilFriday - meet two Carboniferous (~310 million year old) millipedes. The left is Amynilyspes, the right is Myriacantherpestes - both are from the USA, but fossils of land animals this age are found throughout the US, and Europe (incl. UK). Why?

Well, they are associated with the coal we've mined, especially since the industrial revolution, which is typically this age. That in turn, reflects a few things.

A black and white photograph of a fossil millipede. You are looking at the dorsal (top) surface, and can see on the right, a head, followed by a series of body segmented demarcated by spines. There are a couple of segments at the end with no spines. Overall it's long, but also relatively flat - kinda lozenge shaped. It is quite 3D, and there is a metric scale on the rock above it. It's about 3 inches long.
A photograph of a millipede fossil in a slightly shattered piece of rock. The rock is grey, and has a few bits of plant in it as well as lots of cracks through it. The fossil is darker than the rock, and is made of a large number of segments - I guess at least 30 but have not counted (sorry). Each segment has a spine going out sideways. This is just part of the animal so we're missing the head and the butt. There is a scale bar across the bottom - it's about 20cm long. It's preserved curved into an s shape.
#science#nature#fossils
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Alberta Palaeo Society

Ten more days until Paleo 2025 symposium!

The third talk of the day will be Darren Tanke discussing progress on the Kaskie hadrosaur! Last year there was a bit of a mystery, so we're excited to see what happened.

Did you know that this event will also be held online? If you're an APS member you will get the Zoom code about a week beforehand. If you're not a member but would like to attend, just send us a message!

A close-up picture of the hoodoos with both the more solid sandstone cap and the more friable mudstone beneath. In large letters there's the title of the talk ("Overview and Update on the Kaskie Hadrosaur Project in Dinosaur Provincial Park") and in smaller letters the presenter (Darren Tanke, Senior Technician II, Royal Tyrrell Museum). Below that is a cutout with the details of the symposium: the fact that it's held on Saturday, March 15 from 9 - 4:30pm at Mount Royal University, Calgary, Alberta, along with the fact that admission is free and the event is open to the public.
#palaeontology#paleontology#fossils
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Alberta Palaeo Society

11 more days until the Paleo 2025 symposium!

Our second exciting presentation will be by Dr. Vavrek on Geographic Area and Body Size Relationships in the Dinosauria Through the Mesozoic.

Did you know that this event will also be held online? If you're an APS member you will get the Zoom code about a week beforehand. If you're not a member but would like to attend, just send us a message! The event is open to all!

There is a picture of a large T-Rex skeleton (Black Beauty, at the Royal Tyrrell Musuem of Palaeontology) in the dark, being illuminated with a flashlight, with the title of the talk ("Geographic Area and Body Size Relationships in the Dinosauria Through the Mesozoic") and the presenter ("Dr. Matthew Vavrek, Cutbank Palaeontological Consulting") superimposed. Below that is a cutout with the details of the symposium: the fact that it's held on Saturday, March 15 from 9 - 4:30pm at Mount Royal University, Calgary, Alberta, along with the fact that admission is free and the event is open to the public.
#palaeontology#paleontology#fossils
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Ele Willoughby, PhD

The last of my older prints which would fit #printerSolstice2425 prompt silicon: four radiolarians of the of the spyroidea family on handmade Japanese paper. Radiolarians (or radiolaria) are a type of tiny creature -amoeboid protozoa - which produce silica mineral skeletons. They occur as zooplankton throughout the oceans and their tiny skeletal remains can be used as diagnostic fossils to date submarine sediments.

As described: linocut print of four radiolarians of the of the spyroidea family on handmade Japanese celadon-grey paper, 8” x 8” (20.3 cm x 20.3 cm) printed in dark plum ink. Their mineral skeletons are various shapes and sizes include bulbous forms with many holes and spiky bits.
#linocut#printmaking#sciart
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