Andy Farke
@andyfarke.bsky.social
Paleontologist, educator, museum person, open science person, homebrewer, spouse, parent. Homebrewing blog at http://andybrews.com
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Andy Farke
@andyfarke.bsky.social
· Nov 14
Welcome, new followers! Here's an introductory post to tell a little about me and what I focus on here. My name is Andy Farke, and I am a vertebrate paleontologist, museum director, high school educator, and homebrewer, among other things (not all at once, of course!).
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A really great small grant, well worth applying!
Are you looking for a small grant to assist your palaeontological research on fossil fauna and/or flora of the British Isles and Ireland? 🦕🐌🦎🦈🌿
Applications are now open for our Richard Owen Research Fund. Further details can be found here: www.palaeosoc.org/grants-prize...
Deadline 28th Feb 2026.
Applications are now open for our Richard Owen Research Fund. Further details can be found here: www.palaeosoc.org/grants-prize...
Deadline 28th Feb 2026.
February 10, 2026 at 3:47 PM
A really great small grant, well worth applying!
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My latest homebrewing project, using "Mars Malt" from Gambrinus, to make a SMaSH American amber ale. Details at the blog: andybrews.com/2026/02/09/t... #beer #homebrewing #homebrew #amberale
February 10, 2026 at 3:32 AM
My latest homebrewing project, using "Mars Malt" from Gambrinus, to make a SMaSH American amber ale. Details at the blog: andybrews.com/2026/02/09/t... #beer #homebrewing #homebrew #amberale
My latest homebrewing project, using "Mars Malt" from Gambrinus, to make a SMaSH American amber ale. Details at the blog: andybrews.com/2026/02/09/t... #beer #homebrewing #homebrew #amberale
February 10, 2026 at 3:32 AM
My latest homebrewing project, using "Mars Malt" from Gambrinus, to make a SMaSH American amber ale. Details at the blog: andybrews.com/2026/02/09/t... #beer #homebrewing #homebrew #amberale
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2016 ➡️ 2026
Museum displays aren’t something we usually think about, but the supports beneath fossils and artifacts are essential. 10 years ago, this mount was created for this ~5400 yr old steppe bison skull by Restoration and Reproduction Specialist, Gisli. Read on to learn how he created it 👇
Museum displays aren’t something we usually think about, but the supports beneath fossils and artifacts are essential. 10 years ago, this mount was created for this ~5400 yr old steppe bison skull by Restoration and Reproduction Specialist, Gisli. Read on to learn how he created it 👇
February 3, 2026 at 4:53 PM
2016 ➡️ 2026
Museum displays aren’t something we usually think about, but the supports beneath fossils and artifacts are essential. 10 years ago, this mount was created for this ~5400 yr old steppe bison skull by Restoration and Reproduction Specialist, Gisli. Read on to learn how he created it 👇
Museum displays aren’t something we usually think about, but the supports beneath fossils and artifacts are essential. 10 years ago, this mount was created for this ~5400 yr old steppe bison skull by Restoration and Reproduction Specialist, Gisli. Read on to learn how he created it 👇
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Just a friendly reminder everyone, it is now “community science”, not “citizen science”, no matter what country you’re in.
#communityscience
#communityscience
February 1, 2026 at 2:07 PM
Just a friendly reminder everyone, it is now “community science”, not “citizen science”, no matter what country you’re in.
#communityscience
#communityscience
Gorgeous wildflowers spotted on my short hike this afternoon! Blue dicks, a native plant also sometimes called "wild hyacinth"
February 2, 2026 at 1:48 AM
Gorgeous wildflowers spotted on my short hike this afternoon! Blue dicks, a native plant also sometimes called "wild hyacinth"
I needed a distraction, so drafted a new label/logo for my Munich dunkle recipe. Yes, it includes a bad paleontological pun. Recipe and tasting notes at my blog: andybrews.com/2026/02/01/d...
February 1, 2026 at 10:56 PM
I needed a distraction, so drafted a new label/logo for my Munich dunkle recipe. Yes, it includes a bad paleontological pun. Recipe and tasting notes at my blog: andybrews.com/2026/02/01/d...
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Every other summer we run a fish biomechanics course at Friday Harbor Labs. It is an awesome opportunity to learn the tools of biovisualization while experiencing the rich fish diversity of the Salish Sea. Come join us!
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January 12, 2026 at 8:33 PM
Every other summer we run a fish biomechanics course at Friday Harbor Labs. It is an awesome opportunity to learn the tools of biovisualization while experiencing the rich fish diversity of the Salish Sea. Come join us!
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SMBE2026 Symposium L01 | Insights into the past through the lens of palaeoproteomics
📨 Abstract submission
smbe2026.org/abstracts
📋 Programme details
smbe2026.org/programme
#SMBE2026
📨 Abstract submission
smbe2026.org/abstracts
📋 Programme details
smbe2026.org/programme
#SMBE2026
January 8, 2026 at 8:24 AM
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Just finished updating my review on the evolution and fossil record of the eared seals (Otariidae) given the new paper that came out on the early Pleistocene Otaria josefinae from Peru 😅 #blog #paleo #paleontology 🦖🐬🧪 Read it here:
January 27, 2026 at 6:44 PM
Just finished updating my review on the evolution and fossil record of the eared seals (Otariidae) given the new paper that came out on the early Pleistocene Otaria josefinae from Peru 😅 #blog #paleo #paleontology 🦖🐬🧪 Read it here:
It's #TinyToothTuesday! One of the students found this little partial mammal tooth in matrix from the "Mesaverde" Formation of Wyoming. It is the 4th for this particular locality! Fossils collected under permit from #BLMPaleo and accessioned at @alfpaleo.bsky.social 🧪🦷
January 27, 2026 at 5:46 PM
It's #TinyToothTuesday! One of the students found this little partial mammal tooth in matrix from the "Mesaverde" Formation of Wyoming. It is the 4th for this particular locality! Fossils collected under permit from #BLMPaleo and accessioned at @alfpaleo.bsky.social 🧪🦷
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New Blog Post! Where I once again get lost in the backwoods of pedantry with just my torch of self-rightousness to guide me out ...
That Bass Pale Ale Label - Why It Wasn't the First Trade Mark Registered in the UK
There is an enduring story that Bass’s Red Triangle was the first registered trade mark in the United Kingdom in 1876 – and with 2026 being the 150th
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January 27, 2026 at 2:56 PM
New Blog Post! Where I once again get lost in the backwoods of pedantry with just my torch of self-rightousness to guide me out ...
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January 18, 2026 at 2:45 AM
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First paper of 2026 is out for #FossilFriday, and the first of probably several ornithischian papers over the next interval. Here my coauthors and I describe some tantalizing bits that suggest that ornithischian diversity in the Morrison Formation is higher than previously recognized.
January 23, 2026 at 8:34 PM
First paper of 2026 is out for #FossilFriday, and the first of probably several ornithischian papers over the next interval. Here my coauthors and I describe some tantalizing bits that suggest that ornithischian diversity in the Morrison Formation is higher than previously recognized.
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Congrats to John Foster, Kelli Trujillo, ReBecca Hunt-Foster, and Spencer Lucas for seeing this latest Morrison volume across the finish line!!! There are so many new great things in this volume.
Papers galore; pdfs available through authors. @societyofvertpaleo.bsky.social @agu.org
Papers galore; pdfs available through authors. @societyofvertpaleo.bsky.social @agu.org
January 23, 2026 at 4:05 PM
Congrats to John Foster, Kelli Trujillo, ReBecca Hunt-Foster, and Spencer Lucas for seeing this latest Morrison volume across the finish line!!! There are so many new great things in this volume.
Papers galore; pdfs available through authors. @societyofvertpaleo.bsky.social @agu.org
Papers galore; pdfs available through authors. @societyofvertpaleo.bsky.social @agu.org
Ad astra per aspera.
#NASADayofRemembrance
#NASADayofRemembrance
January 22, 2026 at 8:16 PM
Ad astra per aspera.
#NASADayofRemembrance
#NASADayofRemembrance
A legitimately amazing sunrise this morning.
January 21, 2026 at 5:18 PM
A legitimately amazing sunrise this morning.
A treasured piece of artwork in our household (and one of our favorite birds)! (and Valeria does amazing illustration work on a variety of subjects from birds to fossils; a great collaborator for any project you might have!)
A spotted towhee mixed media commission from 2020 (now belongs to @andyfarke.bsky.social )
#art #birds #sciart
#art #birds #sciart
January 21, 2026 at 4:14 AM
A treasured piece of artwork in our household (and one of our favorite birds)! (and Valeria does amazing illustration work on a variety of subjects from birds to fossils; a great collaborator for any project you might have!)
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Collaborate with me! Myself and @peterroopnarine.bsky.social are looking for a postdoc with expertise in quantitative paleoecology to work on our new NSF grant addressing whether communities after the PTME functioned differently than those beforehand.
job-boards.greenhouse.io/californiaac...
job-boards.greenhouse.io/californiaac...
Postdoctoral Researcher, Paleontology
San Francisco, CA
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January 16, 2026 at 6:25 PM
Collaborate with me! Myself and @peterroopnarine.bsky.social are looking for a postdoc with expertise in quantitative paleoecology to work on our new NSF grant addressing whether communities after the PTME functioned differently than those beforehand.
job-boards.greenhouse.io/californiaac...
job-boards.greenhouse.io/californiaac...
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Hey western paleontology folks! WAVP is coming up - abstracts due end of day on Monday, registration ending in a few weeks. Conference is February 13-15 (main presentation / poster day is Saturday, February 14).
Check it out at wavp.us
Check it out at wavp.us
Western Association of Vertebrate Paleontology
wavp.us
January 17, 2026 at 6:26 PM
Hey western paleontology folks! WAVP is coming up - abstracts due end of day on Monday, registration ending in a few weeks. Conference is February 13-15 (main presentation / poster day is Saturday, February 14).
Check it out at wavp.us
Check it out at wavp.us
Hey western paleontology folks! WAVP is coming up - abstracts due end of day on Monday, registration ending in a few weeks. Conference is February 13-15 (main presentation / poster day is Saturday, February 14).
Check it out at wavp.us
Check it out at wavp.us
Western Association of Vertebrate Paleontology
wavp.us
January 17, 2026 at 6:26 PM
Hey western paleontology folks! WAVP is coming up - abstracts due end of day on Monday, registration ending in a few weeks. Conference is February 13-15 (main presentation / poster day is Saturday, February 14).
Check it out at wavp.us
Check it out at wavp.us
For those who were at SDSM&T Geology - Professor Emeritus Dr. Perry Rahn passed away yesterday. www.kirkfuneralhome.com/obituary/per...
Obituary for Perry H. Rahn at Kirk Funeral Home & Cremation Services
Perry H. Rahn, 89, of Rapid City, South Dakota, sadly passed away January 15, 2026. Please check back soon for a full obituary.
www.kirkfuneralhome.com
January 16, 2026 at 5:16 PM
For those who were at SDSM&T Geology - Professor Emeritus Dr. Perry Rahn passed away yesterday. www.kirkfuneralhome.com/obituary/per...
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Very excited to share that our latest paper is out in Science! We show that the type specimen of Nanotyrannus—an isolated skull—is fully grown, showing that it is not a juvenile Tyrannosaurus rex but a distinct species (1/12)
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
www.science.org
December 4, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Very excited to share that our latest paper is out in Science! We show that the type specimen of Nanotyrannus—an isolated skull—is fully grown, showing that it is not a juvenile Tyrannosaurus rex but a distinct species (1/12)
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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IOB
Resolving #evolutionary relationships-
IOB’s Selina-Viktor Robson details more about their co-authored work
iobopen.com/2026/01/12/r...
& read the paper
doi.org/10.1093/iob/...
by Robson, @jmtheodor.bsky.social et al
#science #fossils #paleobiology #morphology #taxa, #ontogeny.
Resolving #evolutionary relationships-
IOB’s Selina-Viktor Robson details more about their co-authored work
iobopen.com/2026/01/12/r...
& read the paper
doi.org/10.1093/iob/...
by Robson, @jmtheodor.bsky.social et al
#science #fossils #paleobiology #morphology #taxa, #ontogeny.
January 12, 2026 at 12:09 PM
IOB
Resolving #evolutionary relationships-
IOB’s Selina-Viktor Robson details more about their co-authored work
iobopen.com/2026/01/12/r...
& read the paper
doi.org/10.1093/iob/...
by Robson, @jmtheodor.bsky.social et al
#science #fossils #paleobiology #morphology #taxa, #ontogeny.
Resolving #evolutionary relationships-
IOB’s Selina-Viktor Robson details more about their co-authored work
iobopen.com/2026/01/12/r...
& read the paper
doi.org/10.1093/iob/...
by Robson, @jmtheodor.bsky.social et al
#science #fossils #paleobiology #morphology #taxa, #ontogeny.
Not a big baby! My commentary in @science.org about the latest Nanotyrannus research. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Not a big baby
Multipronged approaches resolve the debate about the Nanotyrannus fossil species
www.science.org
January 15, 2026 at 7:10 PM
Not a big baby! My commentary in @science.org about the latest Nanotyrannus research. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...